Matryoshka Swap Lovelies Made by me.

My partner for the Martyoshka swap on Craftster recieved her package so I can post pics of what I made for her.
First up a felt door hanger with applique on front. I used this tutorial. And it was my first time sewing ricrac onto something and I have to tell you, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. I am really happy with how it turned out.


Next up earrings. The pic is a bit dark. They are really bright purple. I think I need to make myself some.


Necklace with Matryoshka bead. I also sent her two of the same bead but in red.


And the apron. It turned out so well. I am so happy with this and think that this might just be my Christmas present to all my chickies this year.

And a close up.

As always I stressed and stressed and stressed but in the end was happy with what I made.  I always seem to do that... I worry if I've done enough, or is it to my partner's taste, etc. But thankfully she loved everything.

October Swap sent

I participated in the October Birthday Swap on craftster and I made this bag for Pixieval.

The fabric is from Spotlight in the home furnishing dept. Actually in the kids section. I love it. The size is based roughly on this bag. So it is quite a big bag and I used heavy weight fusible interfacing so it should hold it's shape quite well.

I think I may have to make one for me now. I just adore the colour combo.

I'll have more things to share soon as my Matryoshka swap partner also has recieved her goodies.

Until then,

Bless,

Mel

I think I need one of these....

So very cool. Found Here

Matryoshka Swap Lovelies

So I got some really cute Russian Doll themed crafted items from my swap partner Schnerby (from Craftster) and as always I am excited to share what I recieved.

First off, a pretty pink embroidered hand towel.

A handstitched, felt luggage tag. The cross stitch in this is lovely...

A purple hairclip for Zoe.

Close up of lugguage tag. How perfect are those stitches!

Next up, a family portrait of us as nesting dolls.

They are ATC size.

I can't begin to tell you how much I love them.

An embroidered Matryoshka to be hung in my sewing room

An embroidered bag for Koby to hold all his toys in.

And last but not least this gorgeous scarf. It is soo incredibly soft and the texture is just wonderful.I keep coming and patting it.

Close up of crosstitch. *love*

Schnerby is an Australian who is living in China teaching English and found her resourses for this project to be limited, but I think she did an amazing job with what she had available to her. The day before she was supposed to send off my package she broke her finger and had to get some of her students to put the fringe on the scarf and sew on the matryoshka patch, so I say a big thank you to you as well.
I hope she recieves her swap package soon and I hope she likes everything that I've made her.

Birthday Girl.....Me!

Last Monday was my 30th birthday. Mum, Dad and my beautiful sisters-and families, came over and decorated my living room and cooked me dinner.

I love red glass and have quite a big collection so they put tealight candles in them and the room glowed a lovely shade of pink.

Check out the fairy lights. Sooo pretty.

Birthday dinner was pork roast, my favourite salad (cawliflower, cucumber and shallots) and desert..... Triple Chocolate cheesecake that my lovely (almost) bro in law cooked up.
I felt incredibly blessed to be able to spend my birthday with my favourite people. And found out that after a couple of glasses of bubbly I no longer talk but sing every sentence, like I am one of the flight of the conchords (i'm obviously the shorter, more goodlooking one!)
Thanks Nath, Zoe, Koby, Mum, Dad, Jo, Jef, Brax, Hayley, Ryan, and Molly.