Happy Saturday! This morning I want to share with you the things that I sent to my 'receiving' partner for the swap at
A Swap For All Seasons. Her name is Wendy, and she lives in Iowa. That is about all I know about Wendy, as she was not the most communicative person, which made it hard to know what to send to her. Part of the fun, the JOY of doing this swap is getting to know someone new, and maybe even making a new friend. My 'sending' partner, or the person who sent goodies to me, was Debbie, and we hit it off and visited via email quite a few times during this swap, and I feel as if I got to see a peek into her life in Ohio, and that was fun!
So, since I didn't know the types of things that Wendy likes, I just sent her things that I would like to receive in a swap. As I said in the previous post, the swap was to consist of a handmade card, a handmade tag, and some yellow things from your crafting stash. Here is what I sent to Wendy ...
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| Some yellow ribbons and trims, wrapped onto tags and tied together with seam binding. |
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| Some yellow buttons, a couple of chocolate chicks, and a handmade pin cushion made from vintage chicken feed sack fabric from the 1950's. |
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| A close-up of the pin cushion ... it is only about 2 1/2" tall. The fabric is chicken feed sack from the chicken house we had when I was a child. The chicken house was struck by lightening and burned down in 1958, just weeks before I turned 6 years old. Does the ribbon look familiar? I used some of the hand dyed seam binding that my 'sending' partner, Debbie sent me, and it was a perfect match to the fabric. (see previous post.) |
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| The card and TWO tags that I made for Wendy. The tags come with envelopes too, so that she can mail them to a friend or family member. There's plenty of room on the back to write a quick note. I love the image, from a vintage greeting card. |
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| And a hand crocheted, 100% cotton dish cloth that I crocheted using two strands of yarn, one yellow and one white, and which makes the cloth very thick and heavy and great for tough jobs! |
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| Before I packed everything up, I put it all into cellophane envelopes to protect it, then stacked it up and ... |
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| ... wrapped it all up in yellow tissue paper, wrapped it in yellow seam binding, and slipped a cute hand made tag on top, just under the seam binding. |
What do you think? How would YOU like to get this package in your mail? I know I would, and I really hope that Wendy enjoyed opening the treasures she received. Thanks for visiting today, and blessings!
