Craftster addict!

Today was a great day. There wasn't much going on at work, but that was alright. After work Jason and I came home and had great workouts in the backyard. I LOVE our new phones! We stick them in our pockets, turn on the music, and GO! I tell you what, that 40 minutes of walking/jogging flies by a lot faster when you're listening to good music.

I found out today that my partner in the Craftster Book Lovers' Swap received her stuff, so I'm posting this slide show to show off what I made her and what she sent me. (You can click on the pics to make them bigger.)



First, are the things I made her. The first item is a pyrography/painted plaque that was inspired by an item on her wist and a book by her favorite author, Sherman Alexie. The second pic is a detail of the feathers. This was my first time doing wood-burning besides my practicing on a coaster the night before.

The library book is a place for her to record who has borrowed a book from her. It was based on one of our shared favorites, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and was my first time binding a book. The little fall-leaves thing is a simple bookmark.

Finally, there is an altered-altoid tin that is meant to be her "Favorite Literary Quotes Holder" and a beaded bookmark. That was my first project on my new beading loom. It is useless as a bookmark, but she is going to turn it into a bracelet.

The group shot is of all the wonderful things she sent me; the embroidered geisha tote bag (my favorite), some Memoirs of a Geisha inspired notecards that I'm going to try to get framed, a hand-bound reading journal, and two books to read! I was really spoiled on this swap!

I received info on my partners for the two other swaps I'm doing to finish out the year. One swap is a "Christmas Ornament Swap" and I'll actually be sending out three handmade ornaments to three different people and receiving an ornament from each of them. The other swap is an altered-altoid tin swap and the theme is "First Aid Kits". We have to alter the tin and then stuff it full of first-aid supplies. They'll both be easy swaps and lots of fun!

Well, that's just how addicted to craftster I am right now! I guess the cold weather means I'm inside a lot more crafting!

Goodnight!