Swaps

This weekend I took all this with me to my boyfriend's place and started turning it into the Christmas Ornament part of Chookyblue's SSCS. Ever seen a grown man with calloused hands from being a dairy farmer for the last 40 years sit there with pieces of material and glue???... should have taken a photo of him helping me, but I'm sure I would not have got out of there with a photo like that!



I also finished knitting these cloths last week and now have to work out which one or two (maybe three?) will I send to my swap partner in the Jellywares cloth swap.



I can't show the finished photos as it will spoil it for the swap partners who will receive them.

Until next post..

Cheers...Jewells

I've joined another Christmas swap!

In my last lot of comments, Laura was kind enough to direct me to another swap.... so I have joined it too!

The swap is called 3-2-1 Winter Tote Bag Swap, by Coffee Time Stitches and can be found but clicking on here.

Thanks Laura for letting me know.

Until next post...

Cheers...Jewells

So far I have signed up for these swaps!

I just can't help myself!... I LOVE receiving parcels in the post, so I have joined a few swaps. The first one is a Spring Cloth Swap hosted by Jellywares. I was in one run by her about a year ago and it was fun to be in, so I decided to join another one and I am madly knitting a "spring cloth"... I had to buy the handmade soap on eBay, as I live in a small town that doesn't sell that sort of thing.... but that was just an excuse to buying some yummy soap for me too!

The second swap I am in is a Secret Santa swap run by on my verandah. Apparently, this lady ran the same swap last Christmas with great success, so I joined this with gusto, as it is a bit different to the other Secret Santa I was in last year and joined again this year:

The third swap I am in is Chookyblue's Secret Santa Swap. As mentioned above, I was in it last year and was chomping at the bit, waiting for it to be advertised this year. Last night I started making the Christmas Tree ornament as part of this swap.

I wonder, is there any other swaps I should know about out there in blogland?

Until next post...

cheers...Jewells

Scarf Finished

I finished the scarf yesterday..54inches long and no more of that wool left.

Now I am going to start making a Christmas Tree ornament for the Chooky Blue swap.

Until next post..

Cheers...Jewells

BOM Block 3 Finished

Block 3 was received and made, all within a week! I must applaud the Fat Quarter Shop for the quantity of fabric sent with each block...there is probably enough in each pack to make every block twice!

I have now joined 2 Secret Santa Swaps (no logo yet available for one of them to add to my side bar)... so I now must work out what I want to make for each of them.

Until next post...

Cheers...Jewells

Kitchen Set Finished

A friend (Betty) of a friend (Robyn) knew I made dishcloths as she received one as a gift from Robyn, so she contacted me and asked if I made a cloth and something else that matched the cloth...I said I made a tea-towel and dish cloth set, but she wanted more, so I told her that I had made pot-holders as well.... upon hearing this, Betty commissioned me to make a set.



Betty told me that the person who will be receiving this set as a gift loves homemade items and treasures them more than the expensive ornaments (dust collectors) that Betty has given her in the past. Betty says that she is in a "win, win" situation with buying a homemade gift from me for $20, as it is a lot, lot cheaper and will be appreciated a lot, lot more... makes me think I might be too cheap???

Until next post...

cheers...Jewells

Leftover Wool Scarf & Crochet Book

As I don't like waste, I was thinking of knitting another beanie, but I didn't think there will be enough wool left for that, so I decided to knit up this scarf. I will just keep knitting until I run out of wool. It is a 10ply pure wool and the scarf is knitting up so soft, which I found to be a surprise!



I also have been looking at and ordering some craft and reading books last week and this in one that arrived...it is so "yummy" (if a book can be yummy!) and I am itching to do some crocheting again.... so much to do, so little time...wish I didn't HAVE to work!



Until next post...

Cheers...Jewells