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Response: I am so glad it made it! I was quite worried.
Response: I'm so glad you liked them! Tatting is very therapeutic for me - quite meditative.
Response: Correction for this is in the works! Another package is ready to go. My partner has not logged on in a while, and I have contacted admin to see if I can get an address for the resend.
Response: I am so happy that it arrived safely! Enjoy!
Response: They have a great selection of reasonably priced materials at Dharma Trading Co. Give it a shot!
Response: For dyeing tatting thread, I have used fiber reactive dyes from Dharma Trading with great success. It is lots of fun, really, and a great creative process...making the tatting even more unique!
Response: I still use Where's My Teddy? in storytimes at the library - such a great story! Thanks!
Response: I am so glad you were so pleased!! I had a LOT of fun putting that together for you!
Response: I am very glad you liked everything so much! I had a blast making everything.
Response: That was needle tatting, as making chains is painful for me with a shuttle. I use those for ring only patterns. I learned what I know so far from how-to books with DVDs. The visual.compoonent was very necessary!
Response: So glad that one made it in one peice, and that you like it too!
Response: So glad! I have noticed that kids really get into the "hide and seek" nature of that rhyme. Such fun!
Response: Glad you like it! I first tried a softer material, which didn't work with wax, then clay, which stuck to the wax (I didn't oil it well), so went back to my favorite carving material...and it worked just right! Proof that my favorite is still my favorite!
Response: Merry Christmas to you, too! It was a very fun swap...
Response: Merry Christmas to you as well! Glad you couldn't wait...I know I am not the only one, now!
Response: That page ended up being PERFECT. Thanks!
Response: Just in time for snowy weather, then...not that either of us see snow too often!
Response: Thanks! I had fun mixing and matching several fairy tales with my imagination...
Response: I made the black one with a mold (it is polymer clay), but the bottle cap face was made by a friend of mine some time ago...I hope you enjoy wearing them!
Response: I'm so glad there were books you hadn't read on there!
Response: Thanks! It was a very fun theme.
Response: So glad you like them! I have found my favorite packages focus as much on presentation as the acutal swap, so am developing my own to try to be just as impressive. Enjoy!
Response: The later parts of the series - the mysteries - were less interesting to me, really, but that first book...oh, what a charming view of childhood self-reliance! I can still read it and find new inspiration. Thanks, and I am glad you will enjoy my creations!
Response: So glad you like it! I love tatting, of course, and am always glad to find another fan.
Response: You bet! Sorry the first one was lost...I actually did send a replacement as well, so you will get a hard copy of a different poem, too.
Response: Glad it made it safely! Thanks...and enjoy!
Response: Uh oh...an extra layer of glue to reinforce glass jar stoppers may be in order next time! Thanks for letting me know...and I am so glad that you like your package. My favorite thing to tat is butterflies!
Response: Glad you received the poem! It is from Helen Keller's autobiography.
Response: I hope you enjoy your tatted bookmarks! Thanks for rating.
Response: It was a great swap idea, and will be a fun way to display photos. Thanks for hosting!
Response: Aren't those pretty? I love vintage button cards...even the packaging is great art material!
Response: Suminagashi is one of my favorite techniques. Thanks!
Response: I sure did! It was lovely how meditative the process was. I started, and an hour passed without me realizing it. Such a delightful way to relax after a long day!
Response: After the resend went missing too, I have sent a third one certified mail just to make sure it arrives safely. Vanne has been lovely and patient as I have had unusual postal difficulties! UPDATE: Thanks for the rating change, and I am SO glad that you finally got your ATC!
Response: I am so glad that the second package made it to you, and I hope you enjoy the recipes. The pound cake is my favorite of all time!
Response: Thanks! I am definitely becoming quite fond of this type of found poetry.
Response: What a great compliment! Thank you, and enjoy using them...
Response: That sounds like a marvelous thing to do with her!
Response: So glad you like it! I figured you would appreciate the whimsy of that one...
Response: Wonderful!!! I look forward to future additions.
Response: I am so glad that the resend made it to you safely, and that it had such a great emotional effect. Thank you!
Response: I am glad I was able to put together a special package for you! I love to make my partners happy!
Response: I hoped you would enjoy those goodies! So glad to have made your day...
Response: As I often say? "Ah, the joy of life with cats!!!" I hope they dry out still readable...and I very much enjoyed our swap. Perfect timing, as my dish cloths are starting to wear out. I use them for everything! Thanks again...
Response: Glad they made it safely! That was such a fun swap.
Response: I just love it when people's profiles allow me to do that! One of my biggest goals...thanks so much!
Response: Experimenting wiht dying fibers has been so fun...gonna see how fancy I can get with that!
Response: Squeal! So glad my package made your day....sounds silly but that makes my day too!
Response: Sounds great! I definitely did have a hard time deciding what kind of pin would be best for the flower, so having the receiver choose is a great idea. So glad you will enjoy it!
Response: I love making goddess dolls with felt...it's such fun to tell a story wiht the appliques.
Response: That sun-sensitive paper is SUCH a fun toy...and makes a beautiful addition to artwork. So happy you were pleased!
Response: Oh, that is the ultimate compliment! Thank you so much.
Response: So glad you enjoyed it this much! Since I only tat small items, I wanted to give you a fun selection to play with. Hope we get to swap again!
Response: Everyone should check out the Tomten! It is such a quiet but touching tale.
Response: I hope everyone was as pleased as the two of us! The doll I received for this swap was amazing.
Response: Thanks! They are a slight variation of characters I call "Crazy Nuts." Now, it appears, I also have to start a collection of "Sweet Teeth."
Response: Glad it arrived safely! I am making a few more of those this year for gifts, and hoping to try a more complicated one soon. I hope you enjoy it!
Response: Thanks! I had fun making them.
Response: I love making people's day! It is such a wonderful thing. So glad you will enjoy the treats, and I'm sure I will be thrilled by yours as well.
Response: Yay! Glad they made it safely and will be well used. Enjoy!
Response: Thank yoU! I am always excited to use hand-dyed fabric...planning a silk dying session this weekend, so wish me luck!
Response: That was my first teacup pincushion, and I was so pleased to see how simple but FUN they are to make and use. I was going to make a scissors case, but I received a pincushion from my partner and was totally inspired! So glad you like it.
Response: So glad they made it to you! Enjoy...
Response: SUCH fun making that pair.
Response: Hope you enjoy! I'll see if I can manage to carve that face on a real pumpkin this year without chopping off a tooth or two...
Response: I'm so excited to see what you made! Not sure I'll be able to help, but I will try...I'm still pretty beginning level...
Response: So glad you like it! Have a happy Halloween!
Response: It's actually not from the book...though that is a great one! Also Frederick..."You're a poet!" My name's origin is pretty literal. I love lavender flowers and essential oil, and lizards are symbols of life (and I was once surrounded/followed by one for days!)
Response: So glad you liked them! The celebration of holidays is so personal that I wasn't quite sure everything would suit, so I'm glad my instincts were right! Enjoy the season...
Response: Thank you so much! Surprises are such fun to swap...
Response: Oh, another tatter!!! Such a treasure to find...I'm still doing just simple patterns, but I just love it.
Response: I'm so glad my instincts were right for this one! I'm addicted to handmade wash/dishcloths now as well, and can only make soap a couple times a year, but it's such a delight to use homemade! Enjoy...
Response: This was an inspirational swap - I hope we get to do it again sometime.
Response: Green is the new black... ;) And that is the absolutely PERFECT place to release the stuffie! You live near a zine library...how awesome!
Response: SO glad you like it! I found this a very inspirational swap...
Response: So glad you like her! I was worried about the swap for a while, because I found and loved the face but the rest of the inspiration didn't strike until a week before the deadline...then, pow! ;)
Response: Yup, third time was the charm on that one! I now know several new types of ink that do not combine well with Mod Podge...such a great learning experience...
Response: Oh, enjoy learning! I recommend the book and DVD set Learn to Tat by Janette Baker. That one cleared up a lot of confusion for me...I had trouble trying to learn from diagrams.
Response: That looks like such an amazing project! I would love to see something like that happen here.
Response: Yay! Thanks so much...
Response: Glad they made it safely! I glanced over some of the photos on your website, too - you take gorgeous pictures!
Response: I was quite excited to find those cards in Savannah on my vacation this summer...never seen any of his work in person, but I just love it!
Response: I've become butterfly obsessed of late, so that had to be included! Glad you will enjoy the necklace...
Response: Oh, so glad you enjoyed everything! I will definitely get in touch with you about a private swap...
Response: What an awesome compliment! I am so incredibly happy!!! He's the first I've ever made combining fleece and cotton, and I think the process bears repeating over and over...more Franken-Creatures to follow!
Response: I enjoyed finding an appropriate recipe...there is something eternally pleasing about bread, even now that I have to eat mine gluten free!
Response: Yes, your Labyrinth box is still very much in use...just love it! I'm glad you liked your charms - I am actually wearing the Vincent Price one you made to a party tonight...
Response: So glad you like them! Have courage...I can always make you more! Hope we can swap again...
Response: I'm thrilled you like the journal! I definitely found that swap inspiring, and enjoyed experimenting with a new format. I will have to choose a favorite quote and send it to you...
Response: I had so much fun making the swap, that I plan to host another similar swap later! Glad you will enjoy it...
Response: So so happy that you enjoyed it! I really loved this swap...
Response: No worries at all! As long as she's there safely, I'm a happy lady!
Response: That's the trouble I have with some of the cards I've received...I will have to really like someone to part with them! ;)
Response: I love making jewelry that lets me include a story in the design...this was a very fun swap to make! Glad you like it!
Response: So glad you're happy! I made one of those winged envies for myself as well, I liked it so much!
Response: So glad you like it! Yeah, it was a challenge letting go of those embroidered linens...that's when I knew I had the perfect thing - when parting with it made me cringe a little! Enjoy...
Response: Oh yay!!! I am so glad she's a hit with you...thought that would be a good match. Consider yourself bff'ed! ;)
Response: And what a great pun, too! Thanks, and I am so glad you enjoyed the package.
Response: I though glitter'd be a good addition to your package! Enjoy!
Response: I'd love to swap penpal letters! And so glad you enjoyed the package...one of those ideas that wouldn't let me go...
Response: I was pretty excited to find that amethyst, too. I've been to that site three times, and that is the only time I've found any purple...
Response: I definitely hope that it is helpful!
Response: So glad that one made it to you safely! I really enjoyed working on it.
Response: Yay! Yep, it took a few thrifting trips to find that much fancy fabric, but poof and pink were utterly required. Enjoy the next shindig, and thanks again for my amazing cunning hat. LOVE it!
Response: Thank you! I love making those butterflies, and I love sending handmade items, so since the storybook-themed thigns were mass-produced, I had to add one in even though it doesn't have a strict storybook theme. Glad you liked it!
Response: I unfortunately don't know the year - the stamp was shoved into a ziploc baggie I found at an antique store. Most of them are from the 60s-80s that I can tell.
Response: Always glad to spread the tatting bug! ;)
Response: So glad you like it! I had a lot of fun making the box and filling it - I think I will be participating in more of these!
Response: It just makes my day when I "hit" so well! Thank you so much for the great rating...
Response: The background was collaged from a damaged bok of poetry I found at Goodwill - I think at least part of it is Keats.
Response: So glad you like the selection! I always have fun with these "surprise" swaps...they give me such freedom to put together a sumptious mix of goodies...
Response: Yeah, the discovery of a pattern for an origami X-Wing TOTALLY made my day!
Response: I hope you have a use for a half apron - I love vintage ones, and that one was too sweet to pass up! Reminded me so much of the Disney Cinderella I loved as a child, without actually being Disney, if that makes any sense...
Response: I hope you'll let me know how you likeusing the materials! The lino substitute is still pretty new to me, so feedback is great.
Response: It's definitely a personality thing - I love the meditative nature of tatting, but can definitely see that the process wouldn't be for everyone! And your tree is only size 20 thread - true tatting thread is 70 or 80, even tinier! So glad you like your bookmark...
Response: I used mastercarve for that block...and meant to label the card! So glad you like it!
Response: Thank you! I've been experimenting with tissue paper over collage to create those floaty effects.
Response: They can be so versatile...youc an sew it to clothing, a bag, put it on a necklace or magnet, make a brooch or barrette, add it to a knitted or crochet piece...can you tell I've been obsessed with my tatted butterflies of late? ;)
Response: So glad you like it! I had an inspiring evening making that bookmark...
Response: My first pinhole was from a kit, made out of cardboard, and it works swimmingly. Give them a try - developing at a lab is hit and miss due to uneven spacing, but I have fun with it.
Response: Had such fun with this swap! I'd never decorated pencils before, and it was a wonderful idea.
Response: I sent this in a message, but just in case anyone else wants the info, I thought I would put it here too: The seed packet did give some instructions about planting...it said to till the soil at least a few inches deep, fertilize well with manure, and plant the seed about an inch deep. Water well once, let it sprout, then don't overwater after that. I've never tried it before, but am looking forward to making the attempt!
Response: Oh, I am so glad you like it! I did work hard on that one...and loved every minute of it. I think I will be sewing up some more prim style dolls soon, as it was really satisfying to make.
Response: Figured you'd catch that! I sent some on a letter to a friend as well, and she sends compliments your way. LOVE that faux postage...
Response: Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed everythign so much...makes my day!
Response: I'd never made one quite like that before, and am definitely going to use that style again...glad you like him! Lots of fun to make.
Response: You're worthy, you're worthy! ;) Enjoy everything...glad it made you smile, as planned!
Response: Squee! I am so glad you liked it so much!
Response: Blushing now! I'm so glad that the swaps made your day...you need it after living through such a difficult event...
Response: I adore child logic!!! I did make the charms...and am so so glad that you enjoyed everything!
Response: Thank you so much for the great comments! I'm so happy you enjoyed it...
Response: Yippee, a success! Inspiring wrestling matches is always a good sign!
Response: Yay, it made it! I had so much fun putting that together...
Response: I noticed the swap today, and gushed over it in capital letters...I thought the timing was delightflully serendipitous, and will not be missing that swap for anything. The collective unconscious of artsy types makes life even more fun!
Response: I am so glad that the package ended up being something you loved! I'd never used that bamboo yarn, but it was too soft to pass up...
Response: Thank you for the marvelous compliment! I am so glad you liked everything...
Response: I'm so glad you liked it! This was a very fun swap to put together - the variety of fillers made it quite inspirational.
Response: The charm is actually tatted - I have had such fun learning this technique!
Response: So glad you like them! He was so clear in my head...
Response: It is! I used some of my grandma's lace to create the background, and then used the stamp I carved over the top.
Response: So glad that the second one made it! I will get to work tatting your dress right away... ;)
Response: Thanks! The carving and words to go with it came to me in a semi-dream, half-awake state one morning before the alarm went off. Perfect for Valentine's Day!
Response: Me too! SO much fun to get to share my photos...
Response: I missed the sign-up deadline for round 2 due to the flu...hoping for more, because haiku is my favorite!
Response: Oh no!!! I am totally resending. NO way are you getting nothing! (re-mailed on 1/15) Glad it made it! No, I'll always resend if things go astray - I never want a partner to end up with nothing from me!
Response: So glad they made it! I was hoping they didn't get lost in the holiday mail rush, as I mailed them right at the busiest time for the post office.
Response: Thank you! I am so glad that you liked everything, and that they made you smile...
Response: So glad you like him! A quirky boy...the hat was a necessity!
Response: So glad you liked it! As someone with some allergies myself, I am always careful to accomodate...
Response: Tee hee...I won't kick you if you can't wait! I am bad at that myself...
Response: Oh, thanks for telling me! I knew about wool, so it's good to know about the tea as well...
Response: I hosted an ATC-sized 1000 BWC swap a few months ago, and it was just great! I definitely suggest it - and I'll join in!
Response: I'm kind of obsessed now! ;)
Response: If it helps, it was in my head for days as well! ;)
Response: I wanted to go as far out as possible for my chosen media this time...glad you liked it! Yeah, the Nessie was too great to pass up...
Response: So glad you liked it! I had a lot of fun putting that together...
Response: I love serendipity! So glad you enjoyed everything.
Response: I am so glad you liked it! I had a lot of fun carving those for you. You can actually get started pretty cheaply, too - practice on dollar store erasers with lino carvers or craft blades. I love the book Art Stamping Workshop...I hardly ever use store bought stamps now, it seems!
Response: I love serendipity!
Response: I'm so glad that you liked your package! I definitely enjoyed our swap, and will do another anytime!
Response: I did make that stamp! It is a (very) stylized chupacabra...
Response: Thanks for the advice! I'll try that next time...
Response: I started to have the same response to many scents recently, so can definitely understand! Glad that you liked everything!
Response: That's great! They are the perfect size for that...
Response: That sounds just awesome!
Response: Yay! Another one well-received. It always makes me grin to know that people enjoy what I make them. Thanks!
Response: I'm so glad they made it to you safely! Enjoy.
Response: I'm so glad that you liked everything! Enjoy working with the cards.
Response: Oh, how funny! I actually used cayenne to stop ants coming in recently (don't use it in a windy spot indoors, or you can end up in pain!) and it worked quite well. As well as the two bottles of Raid I used in college...but that idea caught me and wouldn't let go, which is good, because I originally tried to crochet a trowel, and it looked nothing like a trowel! Enjoy looking...but yes, that is real cayenne in the soap, so no putting it on hands!
Response: Merry Christmas to you too! :)
Response: I'm glad we figured out the address typo! Enjoy the stuffie--she was so fun to make!
Response: They are SO much fun to make!
Response: It's my favorite holiday, so I love to spread some Halloween cheer even where it isn't celebrated. Glad you like your stuffie!!!
Response: Glad you liked them! I got the idea of making a treat bag instead of one stuffie, and thought Halloween was the perfect theme!
Response: I'm so glad that the second package made it! Hopefully the other found a good home in postal limbo. Enjoy everything, and I look forward to trading again!
Response: Tee hee...she does love the rain! Glad you like her...
Response: I'm so glad you liked them! I absolutely adore making stuffies and sending them off to good homes. I plan to teach kids how to do it soon at my library...
Response: Glad they are a hit! I love making owls...
Response: Those leaves did take forever, but once the idea took hold, no fewer would do! I'm so glad you like him...
Response: Thanks! I have found that working in extreme miniature is SO fun!
Response: I'm so glad the second doll made it to you, and that you like her!
Response: I had a ball making them--I was very surprised when the paint washed off the first attempt, though...paint never washes out when you actually want it to! But the second turned out just how I wanted.
Response: Oh, thanks so much! I love making dolls in that style.
Response: I did, and I am loving them!!! Thanks.
Response: So glad he was a hit...I loved making him.
Response: I'm so glad you liked the doll! That is the first prim stuffie I've sent into the world, and I hoped it would make you happy!
Response: I love those cheesy DVDs! And yes, those stamps are so useful for things like fabric that require a simple block pattern or repeated images. Thanks!
Response: That would be pretty! Enjoy...
Response: I love it when serendipity strikes! I just KNEW the light switch plate had to go to you.
Response: I only wish I could have known her personally! I can tell that her kind spirit will live on through her friends here.
Response: I did! I sanded, colored them with chalks, then stamped using stazon ink. Glad you like everything!
Response: So glad you liked it! I really enjoyed putting it together. And it was nice to have someone to pass on some of my childhood treasures to...I was notorious for saving things for a "special occasion" that never came!
Response: I'm a big haiku fan myself...and yes, art therapy is the BEST!
Response: So glad you liked it!!! I sent you a message with the button instructions...
Response: It does that to me a lot too--if you wait a moment and try again, then it will let you. Knowing you liked it is most important, though! Thanks!
Response: Glad you found it! I am thrilled wtih that alien fabric as well.
Response: Glad the tattoos were a hit! I saw his wish list and knew I had some things to include. Enjoy the goodies...and to mention it again, thanks for all the great CDs! Above and beyond!!! They are awesome.
Response: Glad you do! I've been having a ball using handmade dishcloths instead of store-bought. It makes doing dishes more fun, somehow.
Response: I definitely feel the same! Thanks so much for trading.
Response: Glad you liked the selection! The rose quartz was my last-minute idea for this swap.
Response: Glad you liked them! I tried several different types...
Response: What a great compliment! Thanks so much.
Response: Thanks so much!!!
Response: So glad you like them!
Response: So glad that it was a hit! I had fun with this one.
Response: Glad Tanzi enjoyed getting mail too! Thanks for introducing Markl to the rest of the bunch.
Response: So glad you liked it!!! I was hoping it would mesh with your style!
Response: Good for you! I had a lot of fun making the gifts to leave behind. I plan to do that more as well!
Response: So glad you liked them! I've been experimenting a lot lately, and trying to write more.
Response: I use shrink plastic--I sand it, apply chalks, and stamp with Stazon ink, then use a circle cutter to dut out shapes. Spray sealant makes them more durable!
Response: Definitely! I love my stuffie!!
Response: Yay! I tried for as tiny as I could get...I received one from someone whose body was only an inch long, and was inspired. I didn't do quite that well, but it was still very little!
Response: You're on!!! ;)
Response: The one you sent was perfect!!! Glad you liked my Coraline...
Response: I always do, even for sender's choice swaps--sending personalized packages is always such fun!
Response: I'm so glad you liked it! I had such a ball making that apron...
Response: Glad you like them!
Response: Thanks--that hedgie is my favorite so far!
Response: So glad you like it! I love suminagashi--both the process and the result.
Response: I do try to look carefully at profiles to personalize things... Glad you liked her!
Response: Thanks so much! I did kind of go overboard, but I had a ball with it. Hand embroidered zines might not be the wave of the future, but I might make another as a special gift sometime!
Response: So glad you liked it! I thought it was so funny how the book I chose covered so many things you wanted to learn, and then the bookmark idea hit me!
Response: I'm glad you like it...my stuffie making has been a bit obsessive right now, so I actually was up until about 11:00... ;)
Response: Handmade buttons are so fun to make!
Response: No, that was was from the store--just a little extra!
Response: That is so sweet! You have just made my day!!!
Response: Glad you like them! I was inspired by all that black and white in the masks...
Response: I had the perfect fabric on hand for a star lover!
Response: I'm so glad you like it! That was so fun to make.
Response: I sent you a message with the full technique...it is very addictive!
Response: Glad you liked her!!!
Response: I'm so glad you liked everything!!!
Response: Small world syndrome!!! That is so cool!
Response: I am so glad you liked it! I was proud...
Response: Fair warning--it's addictive!
Response: Tee hee. He's one of those monsters that came out of the needle with his personality already formed! Enjoy, and glad you liked him!
Response: Glad you enjoyed it!!
Response: Oh, I am so glad you liked it that much! You have made my day.
Response: Glad you liked them!!!
Response: Thanks! I hope your daughter liked the stickers I sent her too...I looked for robots, but had to settle for the animals!
Response: Yay! I'm glad it made it, and that you're enjoying the goodies.
Response: So glad it was a hit! I had fun with that character...
Response: Glad you like it! I like to include my directions, since I'm often really curious how things are made myself...
Response: No worries! Glad she made it to her new home.
Response: I'm so glad you like it! I'm an obvious fan of lizards, and am currently addicted to embroidering felt...
Response: I'm so glad you like them!!! I had a lot of fun making the package!
Response: Thanks! I made the clay ones myself, and a friend made the fiber beads.
Response: So glad you liked it! That was a wonderful swap.
Response: I am SO glad the flag arrived at just the right time! Thanks for sharing how much it meant to you. Making those was a great experience.
Response: Glad you like it! I've been hoarding that agate for ages...
Response: I am so happy that you liked it! Those bears are so much fun to make, and I am glad everything will be useful and well loved...