Fabric Book Swap

Good Morning All

Here is a Fabric Book I have made for a swap on a Facebook group I am a member of.

I framed the picture with wooden corners.
Added a lovely lace trim and some pearl trim.

And the spec was to make a Stick Pin fabric book, we did not have to include the ins but I have.

I also added some dangle charms too

I hope my partner likes it.

xxxxx

Wendy L

First ATC's

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I have heard of ATC's before but never really got into them.

The swap group I am in on Facebook set Valentine ATC's as a swap theme.

So I thought I would have a go.

All parcelled up, I added a bow and a dangle charm.

I will show you the ones I receive, when I get them.
Amanda has made a video on You Tube showing all the ATC's

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We are going to walk a dog this morning, one we hope to adopt, will post pics tomorrow.
He is a beagle cross and so cute.
The kennels tell us he is a very good natured dog, so we walk him first then he comes to us for 1 week to see if he settles and we suit him too.  Then the adoption papers are sorted.
A very good way of doing it we think.

Wendy L

Happy Birthday Vals

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My two friends, Val J and Val C both have birthdays today.

I made Val J's card ages ago and posted it for an Allsorts DT card HERE.

It was A Christina box die and card in Black & White.

Well here is the card I made for Val C.

Sadly the embossing does not show up too well, but it is from the Papercraft Essentials magazine that Sandra from Cotswold Crafter Blog kindly posted to me.

And Val J had brought the Sentiment stamp set & Die to match,  to Craft Club so I stamped afew of them to take home.

Added afew butterflies.

A pretty card.

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In the swap group I am in on Facebook, we have just completed a swap of making at least 3 Stick Pins and packaging them nicely.
Here are the ones I received from Debbie Vignola in Florida USA.

A gorgeous Pi cushion too.

And here is my parcel to Debbie.

These are lace Stick Pins.

I made this card using a Bugaboo digi and  JND heat embossed butterflies and dragonflies.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Jigsaw Embellishments Swap

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I received a swap from a lovely lady on the Facebook group I am in.

The swap was one I had organised and it was to make 3 embellishments using Jigsaw pieces.

This is  the  3 pieces from Karolena.

Here are three cards I made, using them.

Very pleased with all three.

And here are some extras she sent too.

I love these swaps, I get some great ideas for making embellishments. 

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Wendy L

My Pin Cushion Swap

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Last Wednesday I shared the gorgeous Pin Cushion I received in my Swap, well here is the one I made for my swap partner.

I altered a Ferrero Roche chocolate box and filled it with homemade fabric flowers.

I did not stick the pins in the top I put them inside

(for posting)

I also included some other goodies too.

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My John is scooting off to Liverpool tomorrow to watch a footy match and catch up with family so lots of crafting for me!!!!

On Wednesday,  my crafty friend Val and I are on a coach trip.

  We are going to a place called Elda, not been there before.
Will show some pics n a future post.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Pin Cushion Swap

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Wow, when I got home there was a parcel waiting for me, my latest swap and the  theme was Make a Pin Cushion.

This is the pics as I opened it.

Lots of lovely, little parcels wrapped in tissue paper.

Stunning Pin Cushion

with Stick Pins.

Bags of extras - Embellishments, Laces, Trims

Cant wait to use some of these gorgeous gifts on my makes.

Thank you Julie, so much, so gorgeous.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Thanks Veonnifer

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I keep mentioning the swaps I make or receive within a group on Facebook, well here is afew cards I have made using some Shaker Mason Jars sent to me from the very talented Veonnifer.

HERE is the post where I showed all that was in the swap.

All I had to do was decide which paper matched with the Mason Jar and mat and layered onto a card base.

Added a sentiment and I did not think they needed any other embellishments.

Busy making lots of cards, boxes and altered items as I have been approached by another place in the village that would like to show them.

And  my charity lady called last week and wanted another batch of cards for a fundraiser, I usually give her 50 assorted ones,

so busy busy busy.

How did I ever find time to work!!!!!!

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Wendy L

Desk Calendar

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Here is a Desk Calendar I made for a swap on Facebook.
I found the calendar months on the net and printed off.
Then made a card for each month and layered with another piece of paper from LOTV, but I left one end open to put a tag in for dates or journaling
Random stamping and embellishments on each page.

I hope my swap partner liked it.

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Wendy L

Box of Flowers

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I have posted before about a Swap Group I am in on Facebook, well this is another make for a swap.

The theme was Flowers in a Box - Alter, or make a box and fill with at least 6 handmade flowers.

The lady I swapped with has received this so I can show it on here.

I bought a box from the  China store for, I think, 1 euro as the corner was abit squashed, which I wasn't bothered about as I was decorating it anyway.

It had a lovely pic of  a baby peeping from under a blanket which I thought was too cute to cover.

So I painted around it with chalk paint. and thought I could do a roll back of paper around so that the baby was still showing.

The inside  had a lovely pink gingham in it so I just added lace along the top edges.

Then I found a small, cute image of a baby and used the same roll back technique as the top.

LOTV paper on the sides and lid,

all edges distressed and inked.

This gorgeous lace  around the lid with pearl trim.

I had to leave a gap to show the pic of baby and filled the gap with 'Too Cute'

This is the lid once finished

And I did add more than 6 flowers but I love making them so that's not a problem.

I always add afew extras with my swaps as the other ladies do.

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I had an email last week from the lovely Gail who was on my design team for MAWTT.
She is in Spain for afew months and guess where she is staying!!!!
The next town to me, so we met up on Wednesday and had a great chat, she is a lovely lady.
And she gave me a load of LOTV toppers, so kind, Thank you.
She is going to come to one of the craft meets in January.
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Later that day John and I went for a walk in Guadamar, the waves were  higher than usual too and we could see the damage the 2 days of torrential rain at the weekend had done on the beach.
The rain must have rushed down the side streets onto the promenade, then straight off onto the beach making rivers into the sea.
Here is a palm tree that was uprooted.

It was a beautiful day, clear blue sky and quite warm too.

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We are going to Benidorm for afew days, which we have done before but this time we are trying a different hotel.
See you on the 27th.
Have a great Christmas.

xxxxxx

Wendy L