Trick or Treat Swap . . .

A couple of dear close friends of mine and I did a 3-way private swap... Lots of FUN with a capital "F" = F.U.N.!

I didn't take pics of the things I sent in my packages, I know ~ my bad! *slaps hand* :(

BUT here's what came in box #1:



a scarecrow garden pick, 2 handcrafted candy corns shelf sitters, a pkg. of Prim napkins (I can never find these), "Poison Apple" melting tarts - mmmmm they smell yummilicious! You can ALMOST eat them... you'll wanna if you had these in your possession *lol*, a sweet lil' Annie doll with pumpkin, and a Autumn ceramic plate with candy on it. Candy didn't last! Yep - GONE!
The sweet Annie is my greeter for this month and will be on my Thanksgiving table. She sure makes me SMILE! Thank you so much Diana for the wonderful goodies I got from you!
This was a fun swap and can't wait to do the Secret Santa! Woot!

Until Next time . . . Hugs & Smiles!

Swap It's: Witchy Swap . . .

Whew- 4th post today ... had a lot of catching up to do! I'm getting my Blog on *lol*
Here's another Swap It (on FB hosted by Kim) swap - the theme being: "Witch". Ince again - you sign up that you're interested in a Witch swap, get paired up, and you and your partner discuss what you want to do. can be anything as long as its related to the theme Witches!
My swap partner was Laura. And made another friend Yayyy! Laura likes grubby and darker - folky stuff. We agreed to let this one be a "surprise". So I made a cloth doll!
This is the first time I made a round head for a cloth doll. It turned out more pumpkin-y than round. I need practice, but not bad for a first timer on this kind of head on cloth dolls.

I thought a picture of this Witch next to a wood burning stove gave it a cute lil' hearth-y look for this picture! Love it!



I used a pattern from Tonya @ Back Porch Pickins. I used the vintage Annie pattern and Halloween-ified" it. I lurve how this came out! Isn't this Witch something?!
I also made a small 'wooden people' Witch for Laura. As well as a Jack'O' ornie.


I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and expand a bit when making cloth dolls ~ with different heads, doll bodies, facial features and whatnot. I don't mind a challenge! Woot!


Until Next time . . . Hugs & Smiles!

Swap It's: Halloween Swap . . .

I'm a swap-a-holic! There I said it! =P I love to create things for other people as well be inspired!
On FaceBook- Kim has a group called "Swap It". She hosted a "Halloween" swap. The deal is you sign up that you're interested. You wait until everyone has been paired up, then you contact your partner and talk about what you want to swap. Can be cloth dolls, bowl fillers, hangers, decorations, or whatever strikes your fancy! It's cool to do it this way! Then you have 2 weeks to complete the project(s) and send it off. If you need more time - just make sure you tell your partners. Communication is KEY!!
I was paired up with Kellie and made a new friend as well. I think it's safe to post here since I don't post my blog link on FB. I know sneaky me eh?

Here's what I made Kellie- she wanted a witch and i love witchy poohs too... so this was a perfect swap!



On the doll everything is made by me except the lil' witch hat that I bought at Michael's. The doll pattern is by Cindy of Homespun from the Heart. I modified the facial features a bit. First time I painted the lips on instead of usual floss stitched lips or noses, used felt instead, - just changed things up a bit. The witch comes complete with a star wand - glittered of course ;). I also made a wooden "K" for Kellie in Halloween colors. Black with crackled orange paint and glitter (you know me). She can use it to hang in her crafts room or as a door hanger around the Halloween season! Extras included candles - everyone HAS to have candles during Autumn. some garden Pumpkin seeds, and some orange candy. According to confirmation delivery- the package has been delivered! Just waiting to hear from Kellie. She's a sweetie - a single Momma and works a lot. Bless her heart - she's doing it and rocks!


Until Next time . . . Hugs & Smiles!