Showing posts with label swap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swap. Show all posts

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Last but not Least

Remember the swap fun we started a few months ago? The last two packages arrived! (The swap has ended, but we are thinking about a new one!)


Andrea's (of Crownology) package made a world travel before coming to us, I'm guessing that a postman was thinking of keeping it as it is so gorgeous! But eventually it arrived and we are so glad it did as she has sent some pretty amazing stuff. The package was already like a treat, look at the beautiful star, of course we love it! But the actual treat was inside. A gorgeous drawing made by Andrea, the Morning Swim 1952. The bathing cap is made of a real bathing cap of 1952 as you can see in the picture here under. The bathing suit is cut out of Japanese origami paper and even the straps are made of thread, so much lovely details and patience in this work, so glad that it arrived! Crownology will open later this year, and her Morning Swim series will be available then, so keep an eye on her shop, her banner already looks very promising! Thank you so much Andrea! In the mean time you can also have a look at her beautiful blog.


Greet aka FleurFatale has some lovely felted cat brooches in her shop (among other gorgeous jewelry) but as she knows that we are dog lovers, she made us a super cute dog brooch, among with my favorite card she designed, Be Different. Greet has a very inspiring blog and a gorgeous shop, be sure to visit both! Thank you so much, Greet!

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Flickr Favorites and Swap Packages


1. Baby Scops Owl, 2. Mr and Mrs Nature Owl, 3. Owls well, that ends well...., 4. Masked Owl

Owls have always fascinated me, their amazing faces and looks. And the fact that they can turn their head 135 degrees in either direction; they can thus look behind their own shoulders, with a total 270 degree field of view.

Hop over to ArtMind's blog to see more mosaics or to play along!



My inspiration of this week's mosaic came from the owl Psarokokalo sent us for the swap. If you fell in love with mine you can get your own in her shop. Maria also makes jewelry and naked men, mostly made of recycled material. Thank you Maria, this sweetie stole my heart :)


ViltalaKim sent us a wet felted heart, perfect to adorn a cupboard and such.
She makes beautiful felted scarves and other things.
Thank you very much Kim!




JealousyDesign has sent us gift tags, handmade and carved out of wood, perfect for special gifts. She makes gorgeous sterling silver jewelry with natural materials.
Thank you so much, Carita!



Gypseharte has sent us a wall adornment, with a heart and a star, representing our shopnames together, sweet! Joyce makes adorable felted and fimo made creatures.
Thank you so much Joyce!


Stoic has sent us a lovely pouch, thank you so much!
Tia has a shop full with scrabble tile pendants, great for presents!

Saturday, 25 July 2009

Another visit from the Postman

Some more packages of the swap fun arrived this week!


This traditional Portuguese handmade Rooster has been sent by Helena aka Pulguinha, apperently these roosters are in every house of Portugal. A very lovely and thoughtful idea, thank you very much, Helena!
Pulguinha has a shop with lovely jewelry.


These beautiful felted brooches are from Jane aka JaneBoFelt, they sure will make my jackets and bags look gorgeous! It has been our first package ever from Russia and the Kremlin card was just a perfect icing of the cake. Thank you so much Jane!
JaneBoFelt sells gorgeous felt scarves and accessories, she also has a beautiful blog.


These beautiful vintage glass beads are from Greece, sent by Antigoni. They will be perfect for one of our projects. Thnk you very much!
Antigoni has a beautiful jewelry shop and supply shop! She also has a lovely blog.


DinaFragola has sent us some fun scented erasers and a colorful pen, thanks so much!
Nathalie has a lovely Kawaii shop, and she blogs often about her cute kittens and other cuteness.


Can't wait to see the remaining packages!

Saturday, 18 July 2009

Some More Packages

We have sent 27 packages for the Swap, we recieved another bunch of packages and are still expecting 11 more, yummy!


This yummy package is from Devi aka GlasFaden. She sent us two fabulous handmade (by her) lampwork beads, please note that one is like an Urchin! And as a Steampunk lover I was super happy with the vintage clockmovement! Thank you so much Devi!! Please check her wonderful shop where she creates amazing glass and felt jewelry, she also has an inspiring blog.


Ayperi who has two shops, Periay and 1dream has sent us a super cute amigurumi critter and a lovely scarf, perfect for cool summer nights.
Thank you so much Ayperi!
You can visit her handmade shop here and her supply shop here .



PetitPlat has sent us an amazing miniature, she also guessed my favorite tart, I love these kind of tarts yumm. Although I know her work I have been nicely suprised that it is even better in real, awesome details. Thank you so much! Stephanie has a wonderful miniature shop and blog full with tiny goodies.



Pınar aka Toosis has sent us some lovely romantic candles, thank you so much!
She makes gorgeous jewelry which you can admire here, she also has a lovely blog.



Maria of Neraidodhmiourgies sent us some yummy vintage buttons and lovely shells from Greece, thank you so much! Maria has a lovely jewelry shop here and also a supply shop which you can find here. And explore more on her blog!

Can't wait to see the other packages!

Saturday, 11 July 2009

More Yummy Packages

Yesterday we recieved 5 more Swap packages, it is so much fun to get so many packages without knowing what is inside of them, here they are:


Petronella aka Kraplap has sent us a beautiful vintage doll, mum has a collection of vintage dolls so it was perfect! Thank you so much Petronella!
Visit Petronella's Kraplap shop to find amazing button creations and bags and to find great button stories and history you can visit her blog.


Evihan has sent us a lovely bell, in the shape of a cute cat. He already has a place in our home, and looks all smug to the dogs :) She also attached a beautiful handmade glass evil eye bead, which is always handy. Thank you so much Kristin! Kristin has a beautiful shop full with amazing glass jewelry pieces.


Carmenesque sent us a sexy sleep mask, perfect for my imsomnia times :) Beside the mask their where also beautiful vintage cabochons which will be of great use. Thank you so much Krisztina!
Find Krisztina's gorgeous beaded jewelry in her shop, and explore more at her blog!


Karuski's package is so cute, I had to show it too. Inside the box is a vintage pendant with abalone shell, simply gorgeous! Thank you so much Minna!
Minna makes beautiful bags and jewelry which you can find in her shop. She also has a blog with gorgeous pictures.


PlainBananas has sent a cute cat for storing rings, quite nifty as we told that we have alot of jewelry :) Thank you so much Christiana!
Christiana has a lovely jewelry shop and an awesome blog too!

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Yummy Packages

About 10 days ago we started this swap fun, yesterday just in time for my birthday we recieved the first bunch of packages! These are the first 6 packages, we have sent 24 packages so alot to look forward to :D


This amazing gorgeous flower all the way from Norway is from Inger Maaike's package. I always love her creations, but it is impossible to show or describe how soft and gorgeous detailed this flower actually is! Thank you so much Inger! Inger has a fantastic blog, scarves and other felt creations shop and a wonderful felt toy shop!




Birribe has sent us a piece of Swedish Forest to us, a handmade decorative moss bristle. The moss is so beautiful it looks like peacock feathers! It already found a perfect spot in our home, thank you so much, Britta! Britta has an amazing shop where you can find more moss bristles, silk scarves, beautiful jewelry and much more!




I fell in love with the amazing bookspacer SteinSchmuckDesign sent us! Besides that she also gave us a beautiful clock wall hanging and a very sweet card with birthday wishes. Thank you so much Michele, Harry Potter looks even more magical now!! SteinSchmuckDesign has a gorgeous luxurious jewelry shop!



DutchCraftWork sent us a beautiful Gooddodoll, red for passion and love she says. It has a manual which I will study to get some good Zen out of my Doll! Thank you so much Tine! Tine has her DutchCraftWork shop where you can purchase your own Gooddodoll and beautiful sketchbooks, she also has BlueImageDesign where she sells Collage sheets for your own creative work and she has a gorgeous blog.



VadJutka has sent us a beautiful green silk scarf, a cute notebook and a yummy soap, the package had a lovely smell on it's arrival! They will all have a great use and arrived acompanied with a vintage card of Budapest and a sweet note, thank you so much Judit! Judit makes gorgeous fabric jewelry and also fused glass jewelry which you can find in her shop. She also has a fabulous blog with great pictures and stories!




Alatvian has sent us lovely seafinds from Latvia, with a beautiful handmade clay rose! Great pieces to put with our seafinds from Turkey! Thank you so much, Rita!
Rita has a beautiful shop where you can purchase your own clay roses and beautiful jewelry! She also has a lovely blog full with flowers and creativity!

Thank you so much girls, it was a great birthday with all your packages!!