Thank you Susan!

There was a voodoo doll package waiting for me when I arrived at home today. 

Susan sent me this cute voodoo doll. It's on a glass pedestal. I think the idea of putting a voodoo doll pincushion on a pedestal is brilliant. I wish I had thought of that for the one I made. 

Susan also included some tea for fall, a potholder, pins and a Halloween themed table runner. Doesn't the runner look nice with my Halloween bowl?! All I need is to buy a few pounds of chocolate bars to fill up the bowl.  Thank you Susan I love my voodoo package.

Delivery confirmation says my package was delivered so I'm sharing a picture of the pincushion I sent my partner.  I forgot to take pictures of the tuck-ins I made. Thank you Val for satisfying our cravings for zombies and voodoo dolls. It was fun!

Speaking of zombies, this was the tire cover on the car in front of me this morning.  I couldn't resist taking a picture. I think it should say don't get bitten, but that's just me. I like zombies but I don't want to become one.

it was me...

 

 

 

   little messy miss posted about the Day of the Dead pincushion she made because her swap partner liked DoD. I really hoped it was me she was talking about... and IT WAS!!!!! ((insert happy dance))

   I can't tell you how excited I was when I saw her name on the box. It's a DoD dream come true, especially since I'm not spending money on "unnecessaries". Messy Miss made it possible for me to add three new handmade pieces to my collection, a drawer to add small items to, if I can bear to not show off the sides, a felt sewing kit and the most awesome voodoo pincushion  e.v.e.r. She was so thoughtful, she even sent me a heart shaped rock because she knew I collect them.

        Thank You little messy miss for my box and Thank You Val for hosting. I'm ready for next year!

 

 

TTFN,

Chris =]

Voodoo Swap Tote Bag - Thank You Again!

When I wrote about the package I received from Kerry I was so overwhelmed with things going on in my life that all I could do was love the beautiful Voodoo doll and the other amazing gifts included with it. The week that I received it my boss's mother was hospitalized and my co-worker was stricken with a kidney stone which she will finally be having removed tomorrow! I have been holding down the fort at work, worrying about my boss, her amazing mom, my co-worker and to make it ever worse, I found out (that same week) that my Dad has cancer again and he began chemotherapy last week. Needless to say I was a bit frazzled! After two long weeks I am happy to say that there is good news on most fronts. My boss's mom continues to improve,  my co-worker will hopefully be back to work by Thursday and my dad is not suffering from any side effects from the treatments. Whew!

This weekend is the first time in over 2 weeks that I could sit and be hopeful. So, today I was finally able to relax a bit and I got to play with my pincushion swap goodies! When I did I realized that not only is the tote bag I received hand painted and embroidered, it was completely hand made by Kerry. So I had to post about it again!

As you can imagine, the package truly made my week and now that I am able to sit down and enjoy it I am just in awe of the beautiful work that went into my gift!! Kerry, thank you again. I really, truly appreciate the amount of hard work and skill that went into the gift you sent me!! 

Here She is...

Here she is. She's being a little dramatic, but then she's been that way during the entire process. I'll admit,it was all my fault. Originally I thought she was going to be a boy, she absolutely refused that and insisted that I immediately add a bow to what was left of her hair. She hated the first outfit that I so lovingly created so I made a second, and then a third :0) She is a very particular pincushion. I hope her new mom enjoys her. She is really looking forward to helping her with all projects that require pins and needles. She is filled with a mixture of fiberfill and crushed walnut shells which will sharpen the pins and needles. Her arms and legs are fully bendable and if you position her just right she'll stand on her own but I recommend sitting her down when in use.

Here is a look at the package that is going to my partner

Once again I had a great time creating for this swap!! A big thanks to Val for hosting and organizing these great swaps for us!!!

stick me

Here is the little pincushion I sent Susan.   
I went with cute instead of creepy.  I attached a little jar of pins so they would always be handy for those "stick-me" situations!

I added some additional pins and a few other goodies as the tuck ins...

I've not heard from her so I hope she likes it!

Sneak Peek...

Here is a little sneak peek of one of the things I made for my partner using one of the many tea tins I have saved. Now I have to make myself one!

I am almost finished the Voodoo doll and will be posting a picture of that soon. This is so much fun!

My package has arrived!!!

My package arrived on Wednesday and I couldn’t be happier. Check this amazing guy out! 

Not only did I get this awesome voodoo doll pincushion I also got these really cool tuck-ins!

 

Wow! Kerry, you rock. I couldn’t be happier and can assure you that your creation will have a place of honor in my studio, right next to my sewing machine J

Thank you!

blown away!

Okay, so I came home from work.  It was my second "not great" day in a row.  I was tired and really just wanted to walk in and take a nap.  

UNTIL.

Until I spied a BOX ON MY DOORSTEP!

So look what was inside....I lurve me some awesome wrappage:

So, I unwrapped the little red thingie first because it was so lumpy.....couldn't imagine what would be inside.

EEK!  I love it!  a severed monther finger for my Halloween tree.  Seriously ghoulish!

Then I unwrapped the flat thingie in the great pumpkin fabric.  (which went directly into my fabric stash!)

JackPot!  The cutest little voodoo doll EVER.  So I had to put him in my pumpkin patch.  He's stylin' some glittered up pins too and just too cute to put in my sewing room right now.  

So, I was thinking to myself, "Time to open that bag 'o' candy".....but NO WAY!  Guess what was inside the big bag?

Little Miss Zombie Muffet...and she is sitting on her tuffet!  Too cute.  Into the patch she went...see the creepy spider, coming up beside her?  See that cute yet slightly off kilter smile on her face?  Yea, she's gonna eat him.

Thank you Stacie for an extraordinary swap package.  You totally rocked it!    (Oh and....this gave me an idea for next year's swap...MINIS!)

voodoo who do

 

 

   My voodoo doll took on a life of it's own and looks more like a zombie than my zombie did (the fact that it lost half it's body in a horrible measuring accident doesn't help). It will be on it's way on the morrow. I hope my secret friend likes 13 pins and a little steampunk.

 

TTFN,

Chris =]

sneak peek

voodoo dolls need love too, right?

and tea.....they need tea, right?

1st peek

 

 

    A HaPpY voodoo doll pincushion?   It's happened again!

 I don't seem to be able to help myself.

 

 

 

TTFN,

Chris =]

swappers get swapping!

Okay ladies,

I've emailed everyone their voodoo doll person they send to.   this is a secret swap so feel free to post!

Also, I have 2 open invitations to post on the blog:  Sarah K and Stacie.  Just accept the invite and you can post here too!