** February Craft Circle **

[saganaga]

Want to make a craft? Sign up here!
How about we have sign ups until Feb 10th, then a list of who you send your craft will be posted Feb 11th.
Have fun being creative!

[dakotahblu]

Hola Chicas,
I am dakotahblu, and would love to join the little craft party. I am making festive ornaments of the funky cool variety to hang all year long, also making sock puppets with my son :), and decoupage boxes, beaded necklaces, funky painted picture frames... a little bit o' everything.

PS- no joke on the sock puppets, I have to say, these little puppies turned out soooo awesome! hehehe, we named them Tabor (the toddler size sock for my son) and Looscious (the sock puppet for me) planning on making a whole slew more...

Also make felt puppets, and all kinds of papercrafts, embroidered things and crocheted things.
wheee! this sounds like fun :)

[mom at home]

Hi,

I'd love to join in if whoever picks me doesn't mind sending it to New Zealand. I do various things with wool. Knit, spin, felt. I can do felted toys for kids or something felted for an adult or both. I make awesome granola, but I don't think I can send that overseas. Other stuff, too.

Alison

[lilypad]

this sounds great, I do knitting & sewing stuff mostly.

[saganaga]

Don't worry about living in New Zealand...I think there was someone living in France who wanted to participate, too.

I want to start making crafts out of felt, what ideas do you have for felt toys for kids?

[pinky]

I make bead necklaces and bracelets, and I make embellished fabric things like pillows and drawstring bags. I also sew diapers if that counts as a craft!

[tasha]

I'm in! I moved durring one of them and lost my contact, but I'm back! I just need to know a favorite color.

[mom at home]

Saganaga,

Felted toys... masks, felted balls with bells inside, felted balls with streamers attached, felted animals, butterflies, little bags, purses, dolls, felt beads strung on yarn... far more than I'll ever have time for, it seems. I have a book that has a bunch of ideas. The masks in it are really cool. I just need to figure out what dyes to use for the wool or see if I can find wool in a wider range of colors.

I'm glad it won't be a problem to send to New Zealand. Thanks.

Alison

[parisfrance]

Here I am! This will be a very international craft swap! I do machine embroidery, personalized towels, t-shirts, etc. I also make great cookies, but can't ship them, too bad for you. Just let me know what you want.

Michelle

[Parthenia]

I can knit and make really funky knitted-felted hats for adults and kids. I also make yummy honey or barley malt sweetened peanut butter cookies (You could eat them for breakfast! They're more like lightly sweetened biscuits)

[saganaga]

What's the name of the book (that you have for felt crafts)?

[mom at home]

Saganaga,

My favorite book for ideas is: The Art of Feltmaking by Anne Einset Vickrey. I also like: How to make Felt by Anne Belgrave.

Alison

[saganaga]

Thanks for listing the books, I hope to find them at the library.

[onehipmomma]

I would like to participate too but...

the person who will be receiving my package may have to wait a little bit as it is going to be a busy month. If that is not a problem for you guys then please add me to the circle!

C.

[scribblerkate]

I'll join in! First time in a craft circle. Right now, I'm mainly concentrating on paper crafts.

K.

[Missgrl]

I'm in yet again!!!!! :) :) :) :)

[saganaga]

Hey crafty gals, today's the day I said I'd post the list...so let's try this for February:

Parthenia sends to onehipmomma
onehipmomma sends to scribblerkate
scribblerkate sends to Missgrl
Missgirl sends to dakotahblu
dakotahblu sends to mom at home
mom at home sends to lilypad
lilypad sends to pinky
pinky sends to tasha
tasha sends to parisfrance
parisfrance sends to saganaga
saganaga sends to Parthenia

Voila!
That makes a craft cirle. Did I forget anyone?

Now you will have to email each other to get each other's snail mail addresses.

Enjoy!

[parisfrance]

Hey saganaga, I can't seem to pm or email you, please send your address to emerye@wanadoo.fr

Michelle

[saganaga]

I just emailed you, let me know if you got my email.

[saganaga]

Could you email me your snail mail address? Thanks!

[Missgrl]

Dakotahblu......I PMed you!!!:p

[Parthenia]

Hey Onehipmama, I just emailed you....

[lilypad]

Hey pinky, I just PM'd you. Hopefully I did it right, it is my first time !

[scribblerkate]

Missgrl, I sent a PM. Hopefully, it worked (first time ever!).

K.

[Missgrl]

Yep...skribblerkate....it worked!
I responded so let's see if you know how to go read my response! LOL

[lilypad]

pinky, I got your email. THanks!

[Missgrl]

Anyone heard from Dakotahblu????
I PMed her about a week ago and haven't heard from her. I see she
only has 3 posts on the boards....I hope she is not gone!

Anyone?

[mom at home]

Lilypad,

I don't know how to PM, so if you want to email me, I can get your address that way.

Alison

edited to remove my email address

[saganaga]

Don't know if anyone is interested in doing this, but I thought it might be fun to add a postcard from your area along with the craft you're sending. I thought I'd start sending a postcard along with my crafts & if you want to you can do it, too.

[mom at home]

Hi lilypad,

I got your address. Thanks!

Alison

[Missgrl]

Waaaaaaa:crying I think my craft partner is GONE!

Still looking for Dakotahblu.........she hasn't posted since her initial
post here saying she'll be in the craft swap! And hasn't responded to any of my PM's!!!!

Anyone want my craft????

Mom at home.....you are supposed to get a craft from her....have you
heard from her? Can i send my craft to you?

[mom at home]

Missgrl,

I haven't heard from her. Maybe since she hasn't been around we should just take her out of the craft swap and you give to me instead. You can email me at: and I'll send you my address.

Alison

PS Is there a time limit we are supposed to have our craft done? I can tell I'm not going to be very speedy. I just haven't had any time yet.

[saganaga]

So glad things worked out for you...as for dakotablu something must have come up, if she's able to come back she'll be able to join the March Craft Circle (which is only a week & a half away).

mom at home,
A time limit has never been made...I've received my craft as much as 2 months after. Maybe we could all try to send them off within a month after, but I think we are all understanding that things come up in life, our children & families are our priority and I think that as long as you keep in touch with your craft person as to when you'll be sending it---she won't be left in the dark & she'll be understanding.

[parisfrance]

Hey saganaga, I tried to pm you and it didn't work. I finished your t-shirt, now I just have to drag my butt to the Post Office. I'll let you know when I get it sent how much time they think it will take.

Michelle

[saganaga]

Sounds great!

[abismommie]

Well,

It looks like I missed February too! I'll get on the band wagon for March!

HUgs,

J

[saganaga]

Check back here on Fri March 1st, just 2 days away---there should be a sign up for a March Craft Circle.

[saganaga]

I got your crafts out in the mail this morning---you should expect it in a week.

[parisfrance]

Hey Tasha, I got the paper art last week, it is really pretty! My ds liked it too, but I rescued it in time :D .

Michelle

[mom at home]

Lilypad,

Sorry I am sooooo slow... It is taking me a long time. Dh was out of town and now we have company, but I'm slowly making progress. I have not forgotten you.

Alison

[lilypad]

mom at home,
i don't mind how long it takes you, it sounds like you do really amazing crafts and i just feel lucky you are sending to me :) i just read your post in the march thread, i have a daughter,11 months old today!

[Missgrl]

Mom At Home~~~
I accidently deleted your address. Your craft is almost ready
so can you PM me your address again.....????

Thanks!

also....did you say you had 2 girls??

[Missgrl]

Where is everybody to let us know what you got???????

Mom at home~~ I"m shipping out on Friday!:)

Skribblerkate~~I PMed you!:thumb

[saganaga]

Parthenia,
Did you get my package?

parisfrance,
Did you get my email?

[saganaga]

Yesterday I got your package---the embroidered t-shirt with pink tulips and my initials is so pretty! Spring weather is just around the corner---look forward to wearing it soon! Thanks so much!

[Missgrl]

Scribblerkate!!!!!!!~~~~finally sent off your packege about a week
ago (3/20). It has a long way to go so we'll see when you actually
get it! But i sent it by plane, not boat, so it should be relatively fast! :)

Mom at home.....how's my craft going?....no rush....just curious! :)

[tasha]

Hey pinky, I got your bracelts and they are BEAUTIFUL! I love them, wear them everyday! When people compliment me on them I proudly tell them that they were hand made by an ap mom.
Thank you so much.

[lilypad]

Hi Alison,
I got the crafts from you today (April 8), I am impressed with the NZ mail service, on the package it was postdated Apr. 3, it takes longer than that to send stuff to my family in Canada! Thanks so much, the crafts are gorgeous. I don't think i have seen anything made out of felted wool before, it is beautiful and you are really talented. You have inspired me to find out how to do it. I think i remember in the feb. craft circle thread you gave the names of some books you liked. ANd you are right, my dd loves to carry things around with her, so the little purse is great.
I hope you had a fun vacation, it looked beautiful on the postcard.
Nadia.

[mom at home]

Missgrl,

I think there is some confusion... You sent to me in NZ. I got your craft today, we've been out of town so it's been waiting for me, but I'm not Scribblerkate, I'm mom at home or Alison. I sent to Lilypad.

I hope this makes sense.

Your craft was great, my kids LOVE the soaps and the cards you made are beautiful. Thank you!!!!

Alison

edited to add that I just checked the list, scribblerkate sends to you.

[Missgrl]

Mom at Home.....OOPS :blush
Can you tell I do way too many craft swaps???
Glad you like the stuff! :D

ScribblerKate....where are you????

[scribblerkate]

Missgrl, I am here!!!! Let me grovel in public for being such a horrible craft swap partner. It is coming, I promise. You are on my mind all the time now. It's just that we have got tons of illness and other stuff going on, so I am drained every evening when it comes time to finish off the many projects I need to finish.

[onehipmomma]

ScribblerKate:

Just wondering if you got my package. I sent it out quite some time ago, you should have rec'd it by now.

Parthenia:

I haven't rec'd my package from you yet. I was just wondering how it is coming along?

[Missgrl]

I don't want to complain but.......:crying :crying :crying

ScribblerKate...I haven't gotton any craft!!!!!

[scribblerkate]

onehipmomma, I am sorry to report that I didn't receive your package. Our mail deliverer is pretty good, as is our post office. If you sent it by the slow boat it could just be taking its time making its way here.

Mssgrl, you have every right to complain. I am finally coming up for air (just graduated!) and will finally finish your project, plus my DH's b-day present and a project I've promised to my mom. I definitely bit off more than I could chew, but at the time I decided to do these projects, I had some free time. How quickly that disappeared!

[onehipmomma]

Kate: I sent it ages ago, by ground. I am in Canada so it really should be there by now. If you don't get anything in the next week or so, please let me know and I will send out another package. I didn't insure it as I just had enough money to mail it on me at the time, figures!