Exchanges to Share

A couple of my exchanges were finally received so I thought I would post them.

First, in Round 12 on the Fair and Square, I had Maren for a partner. Here are the squares I stitched for her.


This is a freebie design from Danybrod. They are stitched on 32ct. Antique White Lugana with DMC.

A couple of months ago, I participated in a mailart exchange on the Hooked on Exchanging blog. In fact, I was the moderator of this particular exchange. I had one person go MIA and had to find a replacement. I did get a volunteer, however, it fell through for some reason. Poor Lucy, its bad enough that your partner doesn't follow through, but then for the replacement to not come through either? Well, of course I felt bad for her and thank goodness she was so patient and very understanding. Last weekend I stitched her a mailart. I mailed it on Monday and she received it just today.

Here it is before I sewed up the sides.


And here it is all sewed up.



I couldn't get a good handle on her likes except that she liked spring. I knew I had this banding with the ladybugs on it and I started with that. I stitched the "Friendship Grows" freebie from Lizzie Kate and some motifs from Lizzie Kate's June Block Flip-Its. I found the ladybug alphabet on the internet. It is stitched with DMC Floss and Variations #4200.

From her e-mail, it sounded like she was quite pleased. I was relieved to hear that it finally was received. I love sending mailart but it is a little scary throwing it in the mail.

Again I thank Lucy for being so patient and understanding.

HoE Mailart Exchange

This morning I got a message from Nela in Venezuela, that according to the USPS, there was an attempt to deliver my mailart on Monday, 3/16. She also sent me the tracking information so after work I went to the post office and retrieved my package.

OMG! No picture is going to do this piece justice. Nela's work is to die for! For those of you who have been fortunate to receive something from her, you know exactly what I am talking about. Nela mailed it inside another envelope as she has many embellishments on it.




Wait until you see the inside. This was a no goody exchange but Nela didn't listen, LOL! This is just amazing!

There is a fob with a very cool peacock feather charm on it, beads, threads, peacock feathers and a beautiful wooden thread palette with a peacock on it.

Thank you so much, Nela. I love all of it!

Mailart to Laurence

I just heard that Laurence received my exchange for the HoE Mailart Exchange.

The design I stitched was from the September 2008 issue of the Gift of Stitching. It is stitched on banding with DMC Variegated #115.




Here is the front after I took it to the post office.


I have made several different pieces of mailart lately and just love them. This was a fun exchange. Can't wait until I receive mine.