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Great gifts Jess, you got some wonderful things!!!! Isn't it exciting? I love craft swaps now.

You sent to "someone"!! Go get it "someone"!!

Yes, it is sooo much fun to see what everyone gets. I will be back checking on this thread tonight.

I love them too Loz! I like everything I got! Triss did a great job!

Only 4 people to go!!

Those dishclothes that Triss made look cool. Somehow I can never get my edges straight like hers are. My edges "wobble." Looks like everyone is getting some pretty cool packages.

By the way, I was so annoyed to discover that I'm out of photos! I'm going to have to put the walmart one-hour to good use, just so I can use some of the stuff I got!!

I wish I was out of photos! I have so many that I don't know where to start!

(I have some catching up to do as I was not online yesterday at all.)

Originally Posted By: Wrennie Originally Posted By: jayhawkAnd the first Willy of the swap! He's adorable.
Shirley and Tina got Willies in cs #5

Actually, Everybody--I made Triss a Willie as my craft item as well!!! He was a little 6 inch guy. I painted him to match Bill's Willie. (the one on his posts)

Glenda, Christy, Sarah & Wrennie: great Gifts,- to be sure!!!
I really enjoy seeing all the great gifts everybody gets.

Christy, Wrennie, Wendy, & Jessica--you all did great jobs!!

hey!!! Jessica got her Package from Triss as well!!! yea!! Jessica, you got some great gifts as well.!!

I aM Happy Happy FOR YOU ALL!!!
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OK--so I noticed too late that CS #7 was closed. I tried to delete this post from there & move it to here--but I could not. Oh well!!

wow! jess wonderfull gifts from triss!
i love the foot ball ones!!!!

Jessica, to say that I am up-to-date with my photos is a far cry from merely being out of them. I believe my scrapbooks are up to May of 2006, so I'm just over a year behind. I always order my photos in "batches" (dig. camera) because sometimes the girls get into them and slobber, fingerprint, or get food/dirt smudged all over them. This way, they can only ruin a small batch at a time.

Who's getting their package today? I'm ready for them to get it and post pics, just as soon as they are ready!!

did shirl nl get her box from the post??????

She hasn't posted anything yet Christy!

You are doing better than I am Sarah!

Wow Jessica! You got a lot of great things

I love the dish clothes, I have some too. They are great! I'm going to have to
make me one of those pot scrubbers!!

This seems to be the 'season' for Scrapbooking!!! Love it!

I looked at a pattern for the pot scrubbers that somebody posted here somewhere but I'm not good at reading those patterns. I wanted to make some but I will have to see if I can figure it out!

Is the pot scrubber made with two sides put to gether, only, or is it filled with anything thing...like a plastic or polyester scrubber (whatever those are made out of!)?

It looks to me like this one is two sides put together. There is nothing in the middle. There is a link to a pattern posted here somewhere. Let me go find it.

Jody posted this. Check it out! I don't think it is the same one though! I could definitely be wrong though!

That looks pretty much like the same thing! I don't need the pattern though. I can do it in my head (as nuts as I am??!! Yep!) Just needed to know if I was supposed to put anything in side. Cool!! I'm making some!! I have four of the dish cloths, and really like them!!! They just 'feel' good when they are wet and you are using them!!!!

(That even sounds crazy! Why does everything I say
sound 'crazy'? )

Do you have to ask that Shirls? You don't even want to me to comment on that anyways! I can't keep anything clean enough to post a response to this: They just 'feel' good when they are wet and you are using them!!!!

I have made some of the dishcloths but for some reason patterns don't make any sense to me. I have to just make something up when I am doing it. Maybe if I would learn from somebody how to read them and watched them do it I would figure it out but it is jibberish to me. I do my own thing! Might try that to make some of them!

Nothing here today---Mail just came--

Bummer Carol Jean! But it could come UPS or something??!! That is how I sent mine! It is convenient for me because I can do it right here from work and I don't have to go to the PO.

ill check back in in a bit n see if nl posts!!! bb is wanting to play on the puter n all those colored threds wrennie got me gave me a itching for needle point:}

Have fun Christy !

Jessica, I can do both, read patterns, and make it up in my head. But I can also look at the picture of a pattern and just do it!!! At least I'm capable doing SOMETHING!!

Jessica, since you know how to crochet, I'm sure someone could show you how to read a pattern and you would then be able to, right away, and it would then be easy for you.

I think I need somebody to explain it to me and have them actually do it as they are reading the pattern so I see what they are talking about. I don't know all the stitches. I just do what I want! I think I know what a double crochet is and all that but I might be doing it wrong too! I looked online and taught myself.

No packages yet today??? Somebody must be getting one soon!

Well good!! then we all have hope yet----Thanks Jess.

YAY look at all the cool gifts!!!!!!!!!! i am just now having a real chance to go back over all the threads.......all love all the bead stuff, the santa, the dishcloths, and just everything everybody got!

sarah, i saw last nite that you got mine, i just did not have time to post. i had sooo much fun picking the stickers out for you, that is the first time i "really" looked at scrapbook stuff, i could spend a fortune! i had hoped you liked everything, and it looks like you did!

NOW....I GOT MINE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! i think it was there yesterday, but believe it or not, i did not go to the post office

jayhawk got me---which i got her in the last swap---- YOU DID GREAT! I LOVE EVERYTHING!

i got...
2 scrapbook pages with cats (but i could not get them in the pic)
2 packages of cat stickers
cat cut outs for scrapbooking
cat note cards
a BEAUTIFUL basket she made :ding:
mod pouge
paint brushes
4 paints all purple and green....my kinda colors!
4 scarecrow stakes....i love fall and halloween!
3 suction cups.....i constantly need those!
hot glue stix.....always a must!
2 things of beads....one looks like crystals...the other is moonstone chips!
moonstone is my absolute fav....how did you know!?
and a gorgeous card with a hand written note!

close up of basket she made and the pretty card....sorry the card is too far over the basket..

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW I LOVE EVERYTHING! :ding:
even snuggles, my cat, does....i just noticed he was in the background of the first pic!

sssssssoooooooo, does that make 3 left??? oh please mailman, hurry!!!!!

Cool stuff again, and I love that basket!

Very nice gifts! Glenda makes the best baskets!!!

yes she does.....somehow....i had missed that she made baskets, so this was a real surprise having one that was crafted!

She had me in one of the previous gift swaps so I got one then. She does a wonderful job!

Super gifts, Wendy!!!Hurray!!! You did good, Glenda!!!

cooool stuff! I didnt even notice Snuggles hiding in the shadows till you said something! The basket is gorgeous. I love all the kitty stuff too!

wow wendy! what a awsome gifts! i love scarcrows too!!
glenda did a wonderful job on the basket!

Is snuggles all black? Those are some cool gifts! That basket looks so neat!

Wendy, it is so easy to spend a ton of money on scrapbook supplies. I try not to buy anything other than paper and occasional tools. Anything else goes on the christmas/birthday list! And I just tried those pens today and they are awesome! They write so smoothly and are very, very glittery. I will have to hide them from the kids.

Wendy, everyting you got is wonderful!!!

Glenda makes beautiful baskets. You can see the one she made for me, in our Meet and Greet topic in Member Interactions!
(I'm going to have to take another picture of it with my Pothos start in it!!!)

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Thanks for all the nice comments about the baskets I make.

The one I made for Wendy is supposed to resemble a paper gift bag. It can be decorated for seasons, holidays, parties, or just about any occasion.

I just think the things you make are so darn cute...and would sell like hot cakes if you ever decided to go that route.

I hope my person gets theirs today.

That is very cool Glenda! You have some wonderful ideas with your baskets! I have to tell you that I use mine all the time!

Thank you Loz!

I hope somebody else gets theirs today! I want to see more pics!

I got my package today!!! I could not wait to get it opened, I felt like a kid at Christmas!!!

Loz, THANK YOU so very much for all the wonderful things, you did GREAT!

I will post pics a little later, as I have just gotten home, and need to get organized.

Shirl

Oh Shirl I'm glad you got it and I'm glad you like everything!

Cool, More pics acomin!

Oh boy!!!

Well, while we wait for Shirl NL, I will show you the basket Glenda made for me which I put a Pothos in. The red and green fabric you see is what she lined it with and then pulled the corners through! Very clever.
Look at the little round knob feet. I love those!!!!



Don't worry!! The plant is sitting in a plastic dish

I think we have the same countertops.

You know I looked all over for sock yarn. I really did. Even had Mark helping me look. I'm pretty new to scrapbooking myself so I'm just jumping in and not looking back---it's a lot of fun and there's so much cool stuff to buy to do it.

BTW, the magnets....one is white and the other was done on cream fabric...I didn't want you to think one was dirty or something.... And I sell Avon and I like to spread a little Avon love---that's my all time fav. shower gel they make.

I love bamboo chimes, glad you do too---I think they sound soothing.

BTW, I like your tile work a lot.

Very nice Wendy!!! Lots of fun stuff! You did a good job Loz!

Wendy, did you already have the magnets on your frig??

Cool stuff! I am afraid to look at scrap booking stuff yet. I have too many WIPs (works in progress) and plans on the next projects to tackle something new.
You have good taste, Lozzie Lou. And Shirl is a lucky lady.

I also love the tile in your kitchen!

Ohhh...is that the magnets sitting in front of your Yarn Mate??!

You know nobody has called me Lozzie Lou in a LONG time. I sorta miss it.

I love these swaps, seriously I could do one a month and be happy---it's so exciting and fun to give gifts.

If I had more time I would've made a much bigger full sized cross stitch for you Shirl...I hope that magnets were okay.

on the counter tops. Good taste we have! Our counter top is a quartz composite ( solid slabs). I did not want granite because of the sealing requirements every so often.

I know you spilled your coffee on the cream colored magnet and tried to wash it out . I would never think it was dirty!

Poor poor Mark! I am sure he was rolling his eyes as he looked for sock yarn! No biggie. I would not have started on them right away anyhow. I have to learn how to do them.

Thanks on the tile work. We had this house custom built, so we were able to work with the designer, and do things the way we wanted them done. I really like the way it came out too.

OK, I am no longer going to hijack the thread.

OH my goodness!! YES the magnets are wonderful! I smiled when I saw them because both sayings touched my heart! Don't fret. I loved everything

Shirls??? Who in the heck are you talking to? ( Wendy)

Yep they are on the fridge now

I don't know Shirl, I have been confused all day!!!

I KNOW that NL is Shirl also...I'm just 'spacy'!!!! Sorry!!!

shirley is loopie!

i am glad to see i am not the only one!!!! :ding:

awesome gifts!

sarah, i thought those pens looked neat, and yes, snuggles is all black!

ssooo, who is left???? maybe tomorrow will be the day!

Shirl! We all have our days!

awsome gifts ya got shirl,nl!!!!! that yarn caddy looks cool![ i often use a coffee can to toss my ball in so it dont go rollin around ]
lots of nice scrapbookin stuff!
i love the magnet loz made ya! she did a good job!




and shirls! love that basket glenda made for you!

Oh, Jayhawk and Loz those gifts rock. I hope I can get in on the next gift swap, it's so much fun.

Nice stuff Shirley~NL~!! Those yarn caddies are a good idea. I love the little dragonfly candle holder!

Very nice gifts Shirl! You did great Loz!

good morning!! sorry i am so late with this post--the kids beds are in my computer room--so once they get home from school there is not much computer time for Aunt Carol.

So it is me & Penny--I will wait patiently for the mail to come this AM!!

NL~Shirl--super gifts!! Loz you did REAL well!!!

NL/Shirl, you're gifts look great. I'm sure the magnets will be treasured for a long time! Good job, Loz!

Shirley, that is a cool basket that Glenda made. She really is a talented lady!!

Wendy, my cat is all black too, which is why we asked. Black cats are my favorite! We got ours shortly after having our youngest, kinda an apology to the eldest (sorry you're not an only child, have a kitten ) and she named him "black kitty" which is now Blackie. Such an original name!

black kitties are my fav too!

i wonder if they will get their boxes today?? i hate to ask, but i thought penny either left or got--you know---is that the same one??? she won't be able to post when she gets her box then.?!

Oh COME on mail people!!

oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh, thought i read up in CH that carol got her, did ya, DID YA?

Niope--I Had Triss!!

BUT__I got mine today!!!FROM PENNY!!!! yes I did--

and i took pictures--AND I have them loaded onto my 'puter BUT----I cannot get them to load onto photobucket--SOOO here is a list of all the wonderful she sent to me.

Gardening scrapbook stickers (3 different sets of them)
"Tiny cat" scrapbooking Brads--very cute
a Christmas Card making kit
all occasion (flowery) Card making kits (2 different ones)
Double-sided Scrapbooking tape(good-I just gave mine to my niece to use)
A Paper Embossing kit
A jar of mauve-like paper flower embelishments
2 embroidery hoops--in just the sizes I needed too!!
1 5x5 cross-stitch Kit (Dragonflies)
1 8 x 10 Thomas Kincade Church cross stitch kit
a Paint pallett
3 tubes of Acrylic paint---lilac, Cobalt Blue, & Cherry.--perfect!!
A glass beading kit--i will love learning tomake jewelry with it

And an adorable "Welcome" sign. it has a cute butterfly on it--

It will be just perfect to use in the summer heat, as it is light weight. (As it turns out, just yesterday my outdoor wreath fell due to its weight on the sticky hanger I had on the door---Great timing penny!!!

And am I correct in thinking that you made the paper that you had written your note on to me?? I loved the lilac color of it as well.

I hope I did not forget anything--it took 2 pictures to get it all recorded ther is so much. Thank You so very much Penny! I Love all my gifts!! They are just perfect!!!--I hope to get the pictures posted tonight when I can get some help.

Sounds like you got some wonderful gifts Carol Jean!

yes--and there is MORE!!! (I put the first few things to the side when i was opening up the box, and did not include them in my pictures or my list.

i also got: a package of Cardstock Borders
and Mini Scrapbooking Kit.

and i also know wht is the problem with my camera---I need new batteries.

so perhpas the pics will have to wait until friday--but maybe not--we shall see

All great things!!!

Gee I wonder who sent to Penny :LOL:

..Wrennie

A lot of nice things you got, Carol!!!

I seen Carol's things before she did.

Those sound like great gifts, Carol Jean! Now you've got a few projects to keep your hands busy! Would love to see pics, if you can get them.

Smarty pants, Tam!!!!

if you can't get the pic, I might still have it in my e-mail from Penny. She wanted to know what I thought about it, I should of told her Carol doesn't like that kind of stuff~just send it to me

Tamara--if you have it all that would be great---I can then take my time get it straight & then just post a picture of the card she sent me.

and i am glad you did not tell her i would not like the stuff ---'cause i really do!!! :wink:

Carol.

I can't find the e-mail from her. I know I have the pic saved somewhere though.

lots of wonderful gifts ya got from penny carol!

ok carol or tamara post some pics!

yay carol!!!!!

here are my pictures-- Yea Penny!!!!!!

I hope they are the correct size??? I looked on the resize place at photobucket--and the 640 x 480 was not a choice so i assume i have it chosen correctly allready???

perfectly size, Carol Jean. Those look great!!

Great pictures!!! Lots of good stuff!!

(My camera is set to take that correct size)

More great things to see!

I have really enjoyed following the thread and seeing what everyone recieved. Just like Christmas!!

Shirl

i love all that carol!!! penny did you good!

here is a picture of the things that I had set aside when I was taking all my gifts out of the box when I got it. silly me!!

Very good stuff you got there! You got hooked up!

i was gonna say i love that blue paper till i relized it was your placemat!!!

those are cool!think i would be itching to put those stickers in a gardening planner!

Another dragonfly in cross stitch!!!!!! I see a` theme here

I just want to let you know.....

I have already started cutting out a quilt from all the fat quarters I have received as part of the various gift swaps.

It is a very easy one with no seam matching.

I hope to have the top put together within the next month so keep watching for a picture.

cant wait to see pics glenda!!!

yep, I think so too Wrennie--but perhpas it is just that "Great Minds Think Alike"!!!

--but the greatest thing is--my brother LOVES Thomas Kincade--so I think the church cross stitch will be a housewarming gift for him!! Anf I will not need it until November--so plenty of time for me!!!

How cool! A bit of fate stepped in there huh?