I'm also participating in a JM/Something Corporate/Andrew McMahon ("All Things Andrew McMahon") swap.
I'm gonna do something with a California postcard I bought in a vintage shop. And I'm gonna try to make a zipper pouch, I think. And I'll probably stencil a tote or a shirt or something.
I've been organizing a bookmark swap that is RUNNING MY LIFE. Ha.
It's got 66 swappers (that's a huge swap, usually they cap at around 25.) and we're about halfway through the crafting period, nearing send-outs, on Sept 5.
Here's what I've made so far.
For a partner who likes vintage, antique stuff (it's elastic and awesome!):
For a partner who listed "sky" as a theme...it's magnetic and buffly so, I tested it on cardstock! Anyway here it is:
For a partner who listed "mice" as a theme:
Note that the blue bead has felt ears glued on to enhance the bead's mouse-like properties :)
For someone who loves robots and listed this on their wist, I went for my own spin, using this robot as my template:
It'll be laminated.
And here's one for someone who also likes vintage/steampunk stuff and yellow/green. I like the simplicity of bookmarks. I don't like a lot of extra stuff or having something that my book won't even close around.
It's elastic and has yellow/green ribbon that leads to a vintage, awesome, old skeleton key that I found in a vintage store.
I'm having a lot of fun doing the bookmarks. I think it's easy for me because I love reading. I want these to be used for years.
I'm swapping with 5 partners (6 in my group) and doing an unofficial swap with about 8 people, so I'll end up with about 13 bookmarks, altogether.
I was at Michael's today and wanted to share a great deal I found!
I have oogled over Small Things designs for...ever. They're so cute, petite, chic, simple and timeless.
I found a pendant today at Michael's for $3.99.
But I just haven't been crafting or swapping. I signed up on a lark for a swap. This one is all about Cupcakes!
What else is new...I've starting riding lessons (horses) and I'm about to be promoted at work. It's just been a busy stretch of six months or so. I'll keep posting whenever I do crafts.
So I just discovered this "Craft a Day" blog. It's pretty neat. Anyway, you can check out her projects here.
I was browsing the Paper Craft section of Craftster and stumbled on the idea of making my own rubber stamps. I saw some Suuuuuuupppppper cute stamps done up in the Image Reproduction Technique section. It's like stenciling but BETTER! Ha.
So I think I'm going to try my hand at stamp-making.
Here are the cute stamps that inspired me.
And here's one flickr tutorial for creating stamps with rubber erasers...it gives a basic idea of how to create a stamp. Of course you could change out the medium, the image, the tools...it's all very personal. You decide what you like!
