Christmas Cheer

Samson on Christmas Day

The following are handmades I received in a Ravelry Swap:

Mail!!

My mailbox has been bringing tons of smiles lately!












The details are posted on Ravelry :)

Swap Love!

3 Awesome Packages from Recent Ravelry Swaps! For all the details, see my posts in the threads realted to the swaps over there :)

Swappy Yumminess

Yvonne sent me a delicious swap package for the $10 swap. The theme was "Candy Swap"

An Awesome Scarf Kit Swap!

In the Super Swappers group on Ravelry, Karen was my sender for our October Small Swap. The theme was Scarf kit. She really spoiled me!

More Swappy Goodness!

My swap pal, Julie went above and beyond to put together this package. It was based on my Halloween costume choice, Queen Anne Boelyn :)

More Swapping Goodness

More details on Ravelry :)

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Sometimes, I just use this blog as an easy place to store pics to upload to Ravlery...this is one of those times ;)

Simplicity 3529

What's In My Cup: Tonight, it's just air!

So, I made Simplicity 3529. It's a Project Runway inspired pattern. I purchased the pattern and fabric almost a year ago, so I figured it was time to get it done! I like the finished results, and the full review/details for this, as well as other projects can be found here:

Envelope Swap

What's In My Cup:San Francisco Bay Hazelnut Creme Yummy!

Today, I'm sharing a pic of my most recently received swap package. The "rules" were that only items that would fit in a 6x9 envelope could be sent. So, we had to get a little creative and find flat things. Lucky for me that Dianne is an artist, as she sent me some beautiful items :)

New FO!

Nothing in the mug today!It is tooooo hotttttt for warm drinks!

I cast-off the shawl for my mom's Christmas gift recently. It was a KAL for two groups on Ravelry. This is the Larch Scarflet pattern, and it was an easy and quick knit :)

New Hobby!!

What's In My Cup: I can't believe it myself, but I'm empty! It's almost bedtime, so I am done for today ;)

So, my youngest son and I have started geocaching. Tried to involve hubby and the oldest son as well, but they weren't into it. So, little guy and I have been having a great time "hunting for boxes" as he calls it! I just wanted to share our two most recent finds, as they were pretty cleverly hidden:

Misc

In my cup this beautiful day: French Broad Blend from Blue Smoke Coffee in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Compliments of a lovely swap partner!

So, here's what I've been up to:

I sewed a top/shorts set for a friend's soon-to-be-born baby. Simplicity 2625 (I've sewn this one before)


I got tied up by a little boy who likes to think he's Rosco P. Coltrane (and with my own yarn!)


And, I got some very exciting mail:
Stitch markers from Melissa


And, a whole slew of DPNs (and a pretty needle roll to contain them in), and some more pretty stitch markers from Tonja

Swappy Goodness!!

The Odd Ducks Swap: Hometown Swap. This is a secret swap, where you don't know who is sending to you, so I was really surprised when a large flat rate box appeared in Friday's mail!!

The hometown represented? Austin, TX!
Look at the loveliness contained therein:

MOHS

My dear Ravelry Swap Partner, Tutorgal, sent me this fabulous package :)

A New Project

In the Mug Today:Some amazing Kaffi from my Icelandic friend, Eva Huld

I made a needle roll for my swap pal, Nina. I just upsized the pattern for the Lazy Girl Wonder Wallet. It was a fun and fast project!