So it's all packed up for another year.. the knitivity is back in it's bag, the dolls house lights are wound round a tiny dolls house board to stop them
This year I've been reading a lot of crafty blogs and becoming a bit more aware of what I like to do in the craftzone.. I've head quite a lot about swaps and I didn't really understand.. nice crafing folks from all over the world package up their loveliness and post it to other craftying folks across the world.. how very random. (I haven't got my head around give aways yet at all) I saw one swap of christmas ornaments organised by these crafties Cake and Pie and freshly blended which I was just having a nosey at.. when I spotted it had a flickr site of all the ornaments which were sent in the
OMG I was sooo excited
then I was slightly less excited.. my design relied rather strongly on my sewing machine.. which I had inherited from my Nanny when I was 14, I'm now a touch older than that so when it finally gave up the ghost on the day set aside to make my ornaments, I was crushingly disappointed that I couldn't make them, but appreciative of the service and support it had g
Fortunately Farmer's Wife (tobe) stepped in and I borrowed her machine, made my ornaments and posted them off within a day of the addresses being sent out.
It took a week or so before I got any back..and I still haven't received all my ornaments.. some I was more pleased with than others.. a few just aren't my taste at all.. but I was rather pleased with my haul and may well take part in a swap shop again when people stop getting married/having babies/celebrating birthdays and all those other excuses I make up for starting a new craft project.

[maybe I should make a little apology now.. I am by NO MEANS a professional photographer.. I have also just spent more of my life than I care to admit in trying to put these all
Oh and which ornament is mine.. it's the stripped green tree at the top with a button for a star.. yes I'm kinda fond of all things stripey and buttony too!!
1 comment:
I don't mind what you call me, but at least spell 'Kitsch' properly!!
Lovely crafty things! Congratulations on your successful swapping! I must have a go soon...
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