I've been busy today! I have two swaps I've been "participating" in. I haven't done a damn thing til today.
So swap #1: Stocking Stuffer 2009--twenty "small" items.
For today, I've accomplished the following
- a holiday candle set (*she* likes baked good smells...not I but it's not for me...)
- Roald Dahl magnet poetry using his randomly awesome words that don't factually exist.
Also on the docket:
- a "Night Owl" pillowcase--it's gonna be awesome. We're both into owls.
- a smattering of tea and a loose leaf tea brewer thing (not crafted)
- some hedgehog notecards*
- a "42" pendant (hitchhiker's guide)*
- a bookmark with some sort of quotation*
- a small, purple first aid kid to keep in a bag*
That's about all I know for now.
*=craft in progress, no picture yet.
I know it's been a L-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-g time since I've posted. I've not been doing much in the crafty way of life.
But. I signed up for two swaps. So I'll be posting about the process here.
Swap #1: PostSecret. I'll be creating 5 postcards with my "secrets" on them. I'll probably post a few but not post a few too. Some of my secrets are really secrets. Some aren't.
Swap #2: It's an ATC swap but instead of "C"s, it's going to be puzzle pieces! You create 3 (or 4?) separate pieces for three different people based on a theme. Then you get back 4 (I think?) pieces that go together based on a theme. All I wrote for my "receive" themes were colors: lavender, cerulean. I think I also wrote "dogs".
I'm really excited because this will give me an excuse to get out and explore the crafty/thrifting side of my new city. I will need to locate an old used puzzle. And I know of some great antique shops in my current city that have awesome vintage postcards. I could have myself a hunt in the new city searching for vintage postcards.
So I know it's been a long time. But I should be posting *some* of my stuff in the next week or so.
I found this great website of 'obscure' "Z" words that I think I'm going to use for my "Z" card for the Alphabet ATC swap. That's my only project that needs to be done. I ended up with like 10 ATCs for the May swap. Pretty good!
The Little Miss Sunshine card is my favorite that I've made. It references a scene where a character learns he is color blind. Check it out here.
I also made a Golden Girls card. It doesn't compare to color blind. But. Oh well!
I made more cards (3) that I didn't snap pictures of: one was a 42 utility towel , one was a rainbow (it was frenzied and very busy.) and one was a "Y" card, which had "You may rely on it." like a Magic 8 Ball. I just sealed up the envelopes without even thinking!
I just signed up for a "Y,Z ATC Swap". I think I'm going to do "Yes" and "ZOINKS!" for my two cards. I am excited. With all the cards I'm going to be receiving, I should get a binder or some such neat way to display my cards. My favorite so far has been this neat tornado ("Weather") card I received that is a mini-watercolor. I am in love with "mini" things in the first place (mini shampoos, mini cupcakes, mini everything!) and these mini-works of art are right up my alley!
On another note, I have been considering making a new blog to take one photo a day. Not of myself, no way. Just of something significant to me. Keep an eye out for a new link. Photography isn't really a "craft", per se but it is something I really enjoy. And I think the more I practice, the better photos I can take. One photo at a time. I generally gravitate toward landscapes and natural scenes.
