Whedon-Verse

Here is another pic of the whedon swap


The main theme is "Firefly" with a little bit of Angel and Buffy too.  I made a Wash dinosaur shadow box, a Mal cross stitch ornament, Simon Tams's journal, a dishcloth for the serenity kitchen, a I love my captain mug from Kaylee, a Kaylee inspired necklace, an Inara inspired necklace, 5 magnets, and 3 pieces of fabric, 1 for Inara and 2 for Kaylee, a polymer clay stake, and Angel comic book, a crocheted strawberry for Kaylee and a tin like the box Book gave them to her in... I think thats it.  It was only a 5 point swap so I went a little above required but I had such fun brainstoriming and crafting for this one.. I cant wait till the next one

In the meantime I am in a Buffy swap on Ravelry, that is due out this month... I need to get crackin' as I only have a few things done.  I have to make an Ami of either Spike or Willow...
Today I crocheted Easter eggs, only 4, one for each of my kiddos:)

This is a hoop I recieved in a personal swap on Craftser from BurstofPanties, I have to make her a gypsy in return which I have yet to start on..it is Monster High, its for my daughters 8th birthday. She is gonna LOVE it:)

Two more hoops from the Hoopla Rd. 5 Swap.  Can you guess the theme... I saw some really pretty Alice hoops on there and on Pinterest, I have never really been "into" Alice before but alot of the art work that has come from it is so my style that i had to ask for Alice in my themes and I am super glad I did:)

This is so lovely! iT  is from a private swap with Mezcraft.  It is a day of the dead Painted Face. I love the traditional Painted Faces they are so beautiful. 

Here is what I got from the Wish Swap... A Nook cover (left) A supply hoop for my hooks and a bag...Lovely stitching... Wish I could make these myself!

AGNS Goodies

This is what I recieved from the Anything Goes Needlework Swap...Isnt it adorable. The owls are perching on a needle and a crochet hook, which is perfect because the two main crafts I do are needle craft and crochet...My partner totally got me!! I sent hers off without getting a photo...grr but when she puts it up I will try and upload it on here... I am working on two more hoops that have to be sent off on the 4th and 5th and a Whedon swap that needs to go out on wednesday..I am trying to get them all done today and tomorrow because I am having some work done at the dentist tomorrow and I am going to be in a lot of pain so I may not be able to do much but sleep for the rest of the week...I am sending the kids to their grams house till Wednesday, I hope I feel better by then, four kids and me in pain does NOT sound like a good time... but I am excited about how I will look when I am done and healed up. Wish me luck.

Pinterest Swap on Craftster

I recieved these two hoops in the Pinterest Swap on Craftster.org...I love swapping... I make stuff that I wouldnt neccessarily make for myself and sometimes I love it so much that I make one for me too..Plus I try stuff I wouldnt otherwise and who doesnt love getting craft love in the post??? I love seeing all the talent that these women (and a few men) put into their crafts. I thought it would be hard to send something off but I know that since I am sending it to someone who knows and appreciates the hard work and time put into something will take the time to appreciate it and know its worth... ramble on much???
The tree has mine and my hubbys first initials 'carved' on it...cool huh??

Another Hoop

This is my hoopla wall...It is in my bedroom but I am thinking of switching it to the basement which is where my craft room is, which i cleaned and rearranged yesterday since I got two base whte cabinets at the thrift store. They were brand spankin new... I was so happy I have wanted cabinets for a while!

This is a hoop I made for another swap.. The theme was pinup girls...Do you like t. I am not the best embroiderer but I think my stuff is not too terrible...a few things Ive done have looked really great

My Wists

I guess I should make a pininterest but I am too lazy, all of these images came from craftster.org most from the organized swap galleries

I LOVE these!

See, these are some of the hoopla items for past swaps, super talented people. I want them all, I thought about maybe taking some of the designs and re-interpreting them  ? 
My favorite is the painted face I love painted faces and sugar skulls. Dia los Muertos = crafti possibilities galore! Yep....  And the halloween pincushion. I want some pincushions I have a total of zero.  I need to make some