Another round of the inchies swap!
Hello? (Kitty)
In The Retro Kitchen
Holy Shmoly!
Cupcakes Galore
Amy Butler's Pieced & Stitched
More chunky houses for another round of the Little Chunky Houses swap! This time, I decided to go with a series of houses (using the same basic design...with small variations), and I made sure to sketch out a plan of sorts before I got overwhelmed by the E6000 glue fumes.
Ugly sketch of things to come:
"Many folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
"Traveling this year will bring your life into greater perspective."
"You will soon be surrounded by good friends and laughter."
"Excitement and intrigue follow you closely wherever you go!"
"Your secret desire to completely change your life will manifest."
Having received 45 inchies in a swap, I figured I might as well do something with them before they get scatterd all over the house. But I wasn't quite sure about how I wanted to display them. For now, I've mounted them with rubber cement on the back of a photo frame. It definitely adds a much needed splash of colour to the bland walls in my new office!
After my first batch of chunky houses, I've decided that my tiny houses (~ 3" by 4") are definitely bungalows (i.e. single storey, single-family residence)! RY and I did a personal swap for a chunky house. This is what I made for her.
It began with an innocent enough conversation about green practices...which led to a promise to make a couple of bags in non-girly colours that a guy would not be ashamed to use at the grocer's. Somewhere, somehow, 2 guy-friendly shopping bags grew to a grand total of 15 grocery bags *sheepish* The shopping bag pattern I used is an adaption of various patterns available online. Best of all, I like that it folds flat and is tucked away neatly...ready for my next shopping trip! Hmm...now I need to figure out what to do with the rest of the bags.
Lately, all I seem to work on, are papercraft projects. Per usual, these are for a swap on Craftster.
Front view of all the chunky houses...
Back view of the chunky houses...
Close-up of "House of Blues"
Close-up of "Bloom"
Close-up of "Explore"
Close-up of "Birdie Home"
I liked the "Birdie Home" chunky house so much, that I had to make one for myself! Here's Birdie Home Deux!
And last but not least, a gratuitous shot of all five chunky houses, with real houses in the background :D
Yet another swap. 50 inchies were made for trade. I decided to pick 5 themes and have a field day with them.
1. Shakespearean Insult
2. Focal word
3. Inked
4. Patchwork
5. Doodles
Close-up of a few of my favourite inchies:
I haven't a clue as to why pincushions are so darn addictive. Seriously. You just can't make one and call it a day. Here's what I sewed for my swap partner, MB, for round 10 of a pincushion swap.
A simple pincushion that has shades of blue in it.
A black & white tetrahedron pincushion with button pins!
Close-up of button pins
The entire swap package (yes, with a bit of fabric thrown in for good measure...)
For someone who was flaked on.
One of the joys of swapping, is the nervous anticipation of finding out if your swap partner likes everything that you worked on. It must be awful, never to know if your crafted goods were well-received. Hopefully, AGS will like the stuff I've made for her! It's a rather odd assortment of items, but everything is based on her wists.
Handspun Yarn
Yarn Dyeing Kit
Earrings
Button Rings
Button Pendant
Sleep Mask 
Eye Pincushion
Matchboxes of Whimsies (oh, some buttons and so much more!)
Why, patchwork...of course! I had some pretty scraps left over from the mini messenger bag, and I found a plain journal that I bought a couple of summers back. Voila!
