spring craft exchange

We have just received our spring craft exchange items in the post. I love getting these packages its so exciting and when it arrives with its USA postmark, faith and I gather around it and really carefully break all the tape first so that then we can just effortlessly open the lid to reveal its treasures.

We got a rabbit flax seed heat pack, a felt tree and gnome, a wooden tree, blue silk, wooden prince and princess figures and a cuddly dog/sheep ( at first we thought it was a little spring lamb but then faith adopted it as a little fluffy puppy and even gave it a little pink leg warmer to sleep in!).

My contribution to the exchange was some crocheted baskets, they had some crocheted spring flowers in them too but somehow I failed to take photos of them.

I love these exchanges and appreciate the gifts we receive so much. Thank you to all those talented mums out there who contribute. Looking forward to the summer exchange.

Jo x 

 

winter exchange

Recently took part in a winter solstice craft exchange.

These are the things I made:

Wool felt and glass bead embroidered brooches,



and crocheted wool baskets.

I received the most beautiful items in return, amazingly gorgeous needle felted toys and a playscape which were quickly smuggled away to be played with by faith, felt balls which roghan has been swiping at (yet to make contact but the thought is there!),  beautiful glass decorations, handmade salve and soap, a soft potholder, felt pouches with hand warmers inside, a needle felt decorated notepad and a piece of dyed silk (the pink and white that the other things are resting on in the pictures.

I feel so lucky to be swapping with these talented and creative people, thankyou so much to everyone who took part and to Jenna for organising it all x

Jo x