So, last night was our craft swap. And, again, it was goooood!
First, I'll share what I did.
I made Scrabble pieces into necklaces. Full disclosure, I had seen my niece wearing one a couple of months ago, and I just knew that I had to make them.
They were remarkably simple. I found tiny little screws with a loop on the top at a local jewelry supply store. After I perfected making a lead-hole into the Scrabble piece without splitting it in half, I inserted the screw, added a jump ring, and then attached it to a chain.
I thought they turned out really well, considering jewelry is not my medium. Although, I'm not really sure what my medium IS.
There were some great things last night.
These gift bags that Kelly made out of newspapers and magazines are really clever. I will be making more to use after these are gone.
Suzanne made Kusudama balls. And wrote a Haiku.
I think she folded close to 500 pieces of paper to make this craft. They are spectacular.
Rosalie made fish brooches out of coffee bags. Yes coffee bags. And they are delightful.
YES, I said. Coffee bags!
Marcia is one of the most organized women I have ever known in my life. We tease her about it, and she TRIES to help us. Or me. She made these great organizers. It is a clip-board, with a cork pad, and a key hook. It's so darn cute, that I may even try to get organized!
Brenda made these great polymer based mosaic necklaces.
Which came in an origami box that she made. Nifty, huh?
Lisa did monogrammed glass trays, that she made using an etching cream. I love monogrammed glass. I have lots of ideas where to use this one!
It was incredibly hard to tear into the packaging that Erin made. But I managed.
And sure was glad I did. A Gocco'd-then-appliqued Moleskine journal and pencil pouch were waiting inside.
With, you guessed it, Ticonderogas and a Pink Pearl.
With this swap over, we're already looking ahead to our next swap in May. It's going to be a doozy. To shake things up a bit, we'll be making one important piece based on a questionnaire that the to-be recipient has filled out anonymously. Then we'll have to guess who we created the piece for. You know, just to see how well we know each other. Or not.
And here's a little something that's moving me. Although, I prefer the studio version, the lyrics are phenomenal.
