Once a season swap...Autumn

I joined in Cheryll's  "Once a season swap"  and the theme

this season is AUTUMN

I must admit, I did find this one rather challenging,

as the colours of Autumn are usually the colours

that I avoid crafting with. It's not that I don't like

these colours, its just that I've never thought to try them.

My first thoughts were of Easter, as Easter falls in Autumn

here in Australia, but a closer look at Cheryll's

rules made me realise that I couldn't hide behind

the Easter bunny and had to come up with something

more related to Autumn itself.

I was lost for ideas, but finally came up with

some bits and pieces, and I do hope that

they reflect Autumn for my secret swap partner Fiona

I have just heard that the gifts have been recieved so I can now
share them with you :o)

I took the pattern for this bag from Janelle Wind's

Pieces of Me...

and here is the rest of the package I have sent...

...4 tea towels in autumn tones

2 scented candles (also autumn tones)

some Orange truffles

a fat quater of fabric

and a butterfly

Fiona is also in Cheryll's birthday fat quater club

and I know that she has recently celebrated her

birthday, so why not pop on over HERE and

wish her a fantastic day and also check out all

of her amazing creations too  :oD

Hope you like your gifts Fiona

and thanks again to Cheryll for hosting another

amazing swap!

Thanks for stopping by

Happy crafting!

Peta xoxo

heart swap

Hi everyone

do you remember this sneak peek?

well it was for Cheryll's Initial heart swap. I had to send to

Barb from Barbs Creations

I started tp worry that Barb hadn't recieved it in time but found

that she has posted about it on her blog, so now I can share the

rest of the image with you :oD

I also sent a heart notebook

a 3 pack of Ferrero Rocher

a 3 pack of Raffaello

and a fat quarter of love heart fabric.

Hope you like your gifts Barb :o)

Thanks so much to Cheryll too for hosting another

awesome swap!

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting!

Peta xoxox

Check this out!

Hi everyone

I know you're all well and truly over Christmas,

but I really had to share this, I was so excited lol!

where did I get this cool idea?

Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 13

I love it, it's just one of those plastic wine glasses,

turned upsidedown filled with momentos and the bottom

glued on to finish it off. The book used an oversized

bottletop, but I just used the base of the glass, it fits perfectly!

The reindeer is a wine bottle stopper, I cut the cork down

to fit better inside and added a poinsettier flower and

some text, a bits of gold cord and glitter and a ornament

topper from an old bauble.

I can see myself making loads of these, you can add

anything your imagination desires, even photos :o)

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting!

Peta xoxo



Initial heart swap

Hi everyone

I recently joined Cheryll's Initial Heart swap

and we were assigned secret partners, ie, we send to someone

and recieve from another swapper, but do not know who will

be sending to us until it arrives.

I have recieved my lovely gifts from Lyn

The swap was for a heart of some kind with our partner's initial

and some chocolate or sweets.

Lyn has sent me 7 gifts (how lucky am I?)

and inside...lots of yummy goodness...

firstly, the Initial heart...sorry Lyn, my photo does not do this any

 justice, it is absolutely gorgeous in real life

and there is a little letter P up the top :o)

and the rest of the gifts...

some heart shaped notepads, a journal, a gorgeous smelly soap,

a mugrug/potholder ( I love the colours ) a nice red fold up

shopping bag and some very yummy lindt chocolates.

Thankyou so much Lyn, I love each and everyone one of my gifts!

You can see more of Lyn's gorgeous work HERE

A big thanks also to Cheryll of Gone stitchin' for hosting this

awesome swap :o)

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting!

Peta xoxo