You might remember a while back I mentioned I was doing this swap. Well, I did it, and the time has come to talk about it!
First, let me tell you about my Swap Partner! The poor girl lives in Ohio and was RIGHT in the path of Hurricane Ike which was RIGHT before we were supposed to send out these swaps. She was out of power for an entire week. (As many others were.) And after that, she was just so swamped with getting back to life as normal that the Halloween Swap sort of went on the back burner. If you ask me, that is more than a little understandable. The point here is that I do not have it yet, so I cannot rave as I properly should. It will probably arrive tomorrow when this post goes up, but I will be half-way to Missouri by then and not able to see it for a week.
But she sent me pictures, and I think I can adequately rave from those, though I know it will be better when they arrive.
These are the packages she sent to me. OOOOOOOO, it makes me want to tear right in and rip them open! I love tissue paper tied with ribbon! (I must also say that I did not send my package so cutely wrapped. I will show you what I sent later, but there is no picture of wrapping because I was more than a little, uh, not impressed with how I did it!)
This is the whole pile of stuff. You must know that I LOVE Halloween. It might be my favorite holiday. I love the weather at Halloween. I love the moon at this time of year. I love the festivity. I have never thought of it as evil or scary, just festive and fun. So this pile of stuff makes me giddy!
Here are some close-ups. The first is a box of wrapped Hersheys Nuggets. I LOVE it that Angela is a stamper like me because just knowing what this is, I know it is SO cool. Her style and taste are much different than mine, and she is more artistic. From the picture I can tell these are beautiful. Unfortunately, they probably will not last very long under my care, but at least there is a picture by which to remember them! And they are in a very cute tin, which makes it even better.
This one is a paper bag Halloween Journal. Do you love it? I do! I LOVE black cats. That really has nothing to do with Halloween, but I currently have two black cats and had another before these. This is just TOO cute! Maybe I can fill it with pictures of my black cats? Or maybe my children? I do not know. I will probably just use it as a decoration for a while. It is definitely worthy of doing that.
I think this one might be my favorite. It is a collage just for the sake of art. I. LOVE. IT! And the girl on it has red hair which is icing.
The last one is something she said EVERYONE needs… a pooping cat. Is that hilarious?! I think so. I have never seen such a thing. (But I never shop which could possibly be part of that problem.) It being a black cat and all is good enough, but there appears to be candy (poop–I just will not think about that) attached, so it is even better!
Here is what I made for her.
This cookie jar was SOOOOO easy; it took about 5 minutes which put me into a mood of guilt over it. I used a Decor Elements piece from St*mpin’ Up! to do it. When I sent it to her, I put a ribbons on the lid. I apologize that I did not send hers with cookies, but I was using it as a display for an Open House when I made it about a month before I shipped it. Unfortunately I ate all the cookies before then. Yes, I think I ate every single one. No, a few customers ate some, but they were polite. I am not so polite when it comes to cookies. You MUST go to Angela’s blog to see how she is using this cookie jar. (She also has a better picture there than I do of the other item I sent.) I love what she did! I would have never thought of it on my own.
The other thing I made was this “Spooky” banner. These are wonderful. I used a special pennant die for the St*mpin’ Up!/Sizzix Big Shot machine to cut the pennants. This was so. much. fun to make! It took quite a lot more than five minutes to make, so my guilt was significantly eased. (I could not get the “Y” to show up, so I just left it out. I am too tired and have to drive all day tomorrow to try to figure out what the problem is.)
Heidi at Foxgloves, Fabric and Folly!! is hosting another swap for Christmas. Go check it out. I am sure it will be just as much fun!
October 8, 2008 at 5:30 am
Spectacular goodies! Those will put both of you in a Halloweeny mood for sure!
October 8, 2008 at 7:30 am
Feel free to make me a banner too; no hurry….just whenever you have time. :)))
October 8, 2008 at 8:09 am
I have a candy pooping reindeer.
October 8, 2008 at 8:09 am
Louise: It is wonderful to see you enjoyed your exchange so much. Even though I experienced the winds from Ike we were lucky enough to come away with no damage or lose of electricity.
October 8, 2008 at 10:11 am
i love all these things, and i can understand why you love halloween – so much less tinsel and sparkle than christmas; the weather is definitely better too, and so is the garden produce and food!
October 8, 2008 at 2:50 pm
wow, those are all adorable!
i have a bunch of stamps I rarely use. I’m thinking of making some little gift scrapbooks for Christmas, though.
October 8, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I’m so totally not into halloween. I love the time of year. I love the colors. I just don’t get into the whole witchy thing. Maybe just a product of my upbringing (where October was the beginning of summer – no dark nights with bright moons) But your swap stuff is very cool – even with a halloween theme. I am dying to play with those toys you keep mentioning (big shot, decor elements, etc). Lovely. I’m clicking over to Angela’s place now. Have a fun trip!
October 8, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Oh… do you sell Stampin Up? I haven’t seen a catalog for quite some time. I didn’t know they had stencils, etc. And they have something that can help make banners…
Great write-up… thanks once again. And send me the link to your website for stampin up. I can always use something new.
October 8, 2008 at 5:30 pm
HA! You stamped your heart out, did ya?
Loved the Balloon Fiesta! How many memory cards did you fill up?
Cheers, Klaus
October 8, 2008 at 5:40 pm
We have a candy pooping Easter bunny, and also a polar bear. Hours (okay 10 minutes, but over and over) of fun!
I love love that banner…when you start selling them, put me on the list.
October 8, 2008 at 6:25 pm
What fun halloween goodies! Love the banner you made. I am not yet familiar with the item you mentioned that helped you make the banner. I will look for it. Happy Halloween.
October 8, 2008 at 7:10 pm
i don’t know how you do it.
October 8, 2008 at 8:15 pm
This swap has been a blast. I wish I had taken a picture of what I sent my partner too!
October 8, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Candy poop cat sounds funny, I wish all of them were like that! That spooky candy jar was quite inventive. The way it grabbed those cookies.
October 9, 2008 at 7:47 am
Looks like you both racked up!! Such neat things.
October 9, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I want that cookie jar! Now!
October 9, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Followed your link for sky watch friday but got totally distracted with your vintage halloween post, how creative !
October 10, 2008 at 12:38 am
Fantastic Halloween post, Louise! Very good job!
How many hours a day do you spend at the computer? For me, it’s about 1 or 2 hours a day (for blog and comments), but I still have a slow connection!
Have a great weekend!
October 10, 2008 at 6:46 am
I love that banner. You made it so pretty. Your cookie jar is great too. Thanks for stopping by our blog. I have enjoyed meeting you. Twyla
October 10, 2008 at 7:21 am
Wow I love both packages! Looks like you girls went to a lot of work and got some really neat stuff! 🙂 Love the notebook and cookie jar!
October 10, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I just popped over from Deb’s to see who she awarded the Arte Y Pico to. I can see why she chose you, your blog is lovely! 🙂
October 10, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Just dropping by to see how you’re doing. NO skywatching this week? Enjoy your weekend.
October 10, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Hi ~ And this is exactly why I awarded you the Arte Y Pico Award – you truly are an artist – on many levels! I am off to check out the Christams swap! Happy trip to Missouri! Enjoy.
October 11, 2008 at 4:15 am
Hi Louise,
I hope you’ll have a nice time, I sure do hope that..
I’m Just letting you know that I am shocked by very sad news (see my blog) not able to say more,
JoAnn’s D Eyes
October 11, 2008 at 4:58 am
Hi Louise! Back here after two hectic weeks; no, I’m not talking about the financial/economic crisis… ;))
Amazing post, even for someone not so keen on Halloween… ;))
The giant cloud over the Mountain is awesome!
Meanwhile Blogtrotter is on its 200th post: «The Libyan Sea»! Hope you enjoy! Have a great weekend!
Gil
October 11, 2008 at 5:59 am
Hello Louise !
All the things are cute and nice…
But In France, Halloween is a little fest…
Nice post !
October 12, 2008 at 9:15 am
You are so stinking crafty! Why couldn’t I have received just a fourth of your talent?
This swap sounds like a great time!
October 12, 2008 at 5:28 pm
What a fun holiday-themed swap! We’re impressed with all the stuff you gave and got!! Very cool.
October 13, 2008 at 1:15 am
these are pretty little things that will give a big chunk of love if you add them all up. very creative louise.
October 13, 2008 at 9:16 am
Great goodies around!
October 16, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I just hope you aren’t in big trouble for spilling all the beans and letting us all know she is not perfect.
October 18, 2008 at 3:09 pm
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