Alice in Wonderland - what i got!!!!

this was a really good swap!
look what Amanda from
http://kitschycoo.blogspot.com/
sent me
this lovely big bag made from gorgeous
"Alice in Wonderland" fabric

it's really cute!

it's lined in lovely polka dot baby needlecord fabric

and full of nom nom nom Thornton's chocolates
it will be perfect as a crafty project bag once i've finished all the sweeties!

a fantastic hand-made notebook

i love this cute heart detail

and some Wonderland crafty supplies -
beautiful Alice fabric and this lovely cotton tape with part of the story on it.

"we're all mad here, i'm mad, you're mad"

and this photograph most definately proves that sentance!
yes to top it off Amanda sent me this
crazy Mad Hatter's shower cap

I loved doing this swap - thanks again to MeridianAriel for organising it :o)

Alice in Wonderland Swap - what i made.

wrapping up the parcel
another good excuse to use my button stamps :o)

and here is why i ran over the time allowance
i designed this cross-stitched piece in stages and then just ignored my design
and free-styled it in the end to tie in all the motifs,
this was the second attempt and i very nearly abandoned it but i think i got it right in the end.

a Wonderland themed button card

an "eat me" pincushion jar full of sweeties

Wonderland stick puppets

a set for making more
puppets/bookmarks/card toppers

my swap partner was Kitschycoo
check out her blog
http://www.kitschycoo.blogspot.com/
she always makes me smile
even her last post telling us she is suffering
with a case of fatal tonsilitus

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This fantastic craft swap was arranged by the wonderful MeridianAriel
http://meridianariel.blogspot.com/
who brought us other amazing swaps such as the Fairytale swap, the 80's fantasy film swap and the Owl swap {please read in the voice of Troy McClure}

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see everyone elses photo's here in the flickr group
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1350708@N22/

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

if you have never seen this blog - Grosgrain
do yourself a favour - go and have a look
especially if you are the proud owner of a little girl
there are regular giveaways of the most amazing clothes and costumes
how she can give this work of art away i really do not know!

AMAZING!

***hApPy m0TheR's DaY***

hope all you mothers have a lovely day tomorrow!!!
i'm praying for Thornton's chocolate truffles & handmade mother's day cards

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here is the card i made for my Mum
i cut an illustration out of a thrifted copy of
"Alice in Wonderland"
then watercolour tinted selected parts
glued it onto some mountboard and then decoupaged
a layer of vintage dressmaking pattern paper on top
wrapping around the edges as i went
next i cut out happy mother's day from old books and lightly inked them
then added them to the decoupaged piece and 3D glazed them.

once it was all dry i used a pattern marker to make the holes for my stitches
then went over them all with a needle and sewed a border.

then i cut a card blank and attached the piece with large foam pads.

it makes me happy to spend a few hours making my lovely Mum a card for Mother's day.

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now is it mothers day or mother's day or mothers' day???
no doubt my Mum will have the answer!