Favorite Color Swap on Ravelry - Items Sent

One of my favorite things to do...join swaps!  Here's what I sent to my swap partner in the Favorite Color Swap on Ravlery...

Green is my favorite color...So I sent her the following items...
Green Crochet Cotton
Small Green Velvet Bag
Bamboo Crochet Hook
Pear Lip Balm
Olive Soap
Green Light-Up/Twirling Pen
Mint Favors
Green Photo Frame
Clover Yo-Yo Maker in a green color
Chocolate Mint Ice Cream Gum
Green Buttons & Stitch Markers
Green Tupperware Flexible Cutting Board & Paring Knife

Items I made:
Crocheted Carrot Bag filled w/Easter Candy
Chicken Egg Cup Pincushion
Victorian Bath Mitt & Finger Towel Set

Brown Bag Quilt Contest - Fabric Received

Just wanted to add a quick post that I received the fabric from my swap partner a few weeks ago in the:

I spaced out posting pictures of the fabric she sent to me when I first got it, so here's a picture now:

I can't wait to get started on the quilt!
More to come in the future...

Aqua and Avocado Vintage Swap - Package Received!

I was recently involved in a swap where things sent to our swap partners had to include vintage items, as well as items in aqua and avocado colors.  The amazing thing is this...  Last year I was involved in a Secret Angel Swap where we all sent to a different person than we received from, and our identity remained a secret until our swap partner would receive his or her package in the mail.  Well, last year the person I was assigned to send to was Wendy over at Stitchduchess' Crazy & Sane Quilting World 

The coincidence in all of this is that Wendy and I were paired up, all by chance, in this Aqua and Avocado Vintage Swap!  We had already learned quite a bit about each other because of the swap last year, and we had also stayed in touch here and there, as well as following each others' blogs.  So this was amazingly fun to swap w/Wendy!

Anyways...to get to the really exciting part, here's what Wendy sent to me:

 The above picture is an AMAZING hand knitted shawl Wendy made for me...

It was her first knitting project, and it turned out gorgeous!

I am wearing it over my shoulders to keep myself warm & cozy as I type this post!

The below picture shows a vintage avocado colored glass bowl (exactly like one I used to have that was my Great Grandmother's, but either broke or got lost in a move a few years ago); a Ball Jar pin cushion that Wendy made using some of the fabric I had sent to her in her swap package; some very pretty stationery cards in a green see-through bag; a book called Creating Crochet Fabric by

Dora Ohrenstein (this book has some amazing patterns in it that I am excited to try making); and last but certainly not least...TWO vintage figural tape measures!!!  One is a gnome (pull out the nose for the tape measure) and the other is a dog (pull out the tail for the tape measure).  Wendy knows I collect vintage tape measures...these two are an awesome addition to my collection!
Wendy...thank you so very much for making this swap so fabulous!  You're an amazing woman...someone I'm grateful to have "met" and gotten to know...even if it has only been through cyber space!

~To see Wendy's post on her blog in regards to what she sent me, just go here:

Swap Package Arrived at Destination

To see Wendy's post about what I sent to her in this swap, just go here:

Good Mail Day

Also, here's some pictures I took of what I sent Wendy before I shipped it all off to her...

A Pair of Pillows...

A couple of pillows I made for a swap partner in a recent swap I was a part of...

Ravelry's Flat Rate Box Swap - Received...

Here's what I received from my swap partner, jackiemania (her Ravelry name)...

Ravelry's Flat Rate Box Swap

I recently joined a few swaps on Ravelry.com, and am excited to say that today after work I came home to find a package waiting for me on the front porch. It was a swap package from the Flat Rate Box Swap on Raverly. The theme for this particular swap is "Local Theme" meaning, we are to send items from our local area (town / state). My swap partner lives in the state of Maryland, so she sent me some things related to her area. WOW, I must say I sure did get a nice package of things! Even my kitties got treated by my swap partner!

Jasper & Casper with their new toys!

Here's all the neat stuff I got in my box from my swap partner...

• "Crochet Boquet" Book from Joann Fabrics - This is a book on crocheted flower motifs.
  (And you'll never believe that just this morning I was online trying to find a pattern for a flower motif, then I find this awesome book in the mail from my swap partner today)!
• Skein of Vanna White white yarn
• Skein of red yarn made locally in my swap partner's community
• Old Bay Seasoning (YUMMY! Can't wait to try this!)
• Souvenier sand keychain
• Souvenier toothpick container (shaped like a small coffee mug)
  
• Stationery note pad designed by a local person
• ANNA magazine - never heard of this magazine before...it's filled with needlework patterns!
• Hallmark Wedding photo/scrap book
• Gummy Worms for my fiancee's boys
• Webkins Oriole for my son - Orioles are Maryland's state bird
• Postcards with pictures of Maryland and places in the area
• Postcard with a crab cake recipe on it
• Kitty Christmas wrapping paper
• Kitty stickers
• Stuffed toy crab
• Crochet hook comfort grips
• Maryland collector spoon
• Magazines on Maryland and the local areas
• Blue Angels magnet
• Hand crocheted angora hair tie, made locally in Maryland
• Lavender soap from Ireland
  

If I've overlooked something on this list, I'm sorry! There's just so much, and I am so grateful to "cardidog" (my swap partner). This was her first swap, and she did awesome! I appreciate and love everything!

THANK YOU CARDIDOG!