APR-JUN: Big Swap!

[PixelPockets]

australians, just send a teeeny tiny didgeridoo!

[Laialda]

I guess I was the lucky winner cause when I got home yesterday my swap had arrived!!! Yay!!! Since carand88 has been the only to say they've mailed their stuff I'm going to guess that's who my items are from since my sender didn't include their username.

Anyway, on with the things!! So many little things and they all came in this bag:

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Zelda was the main theme for my many items (which I loved), but a few other surprises were thrown in there

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Really excellent stitch work here, and I love that they used fabric on the backs of the necklaces/bracelet so that the plastic/thread won't irritate your skin. Really great idea. The keychains and all the buttons are probably my favorites out of the small things (the Tardis keychain already has a home with my house keys ) but the large item was this:

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An embroidered Tardis on a king size pillow case O.O Too big to fit in a simple picture! I didn't even know pillows came that big, lol. I love the fact that they picked red for the background color/pillowcase as it makes me think of the time vortex. ^_^

Thanks so much for all the wonderful things you made me!!!! I feel like such a horrible person that none of my items are done yet, but you totally made my day with this yesterday. I'd been sleeping horribly all week and was just dead on my feet come 5pm, and your gift really gave me a second wind and brightened up my afternoon, so thank you!!

[Ally]

Wow, your partner went all out! Really awesome stuff! My stuff isn't ready to send yet either, so don't feel too bad!

[blackmageheart]

They are all really lovely items!

So...looks like I can mark the first receipt down on my swap list! (Now to get back to work on my gifts...!)

[blackberrybear]

Nice. I like the necklaces.

[jadely]

Such lovely gifts!!

This is inspiring me to put in a few extra hours on my gift tonight!

[RMDC]

Looks fantastic! I love those necklaces and the rupee bag especially.

But now the bar has been set so high! Now I've got to do more?!

[msstitcher]

Ooooh - exciting, a gift has been recieved!

[carand88]

i've been in a technological hole for the last couple days so i'm just reading this. i'm soooooooo glad you like it. when i kept reading that other people were making these big items i figured i would have to make it up by making lots of things. i honestly could have made more, that's how many ideas i had, but one only has so much time. i'll be honest, though, i mostly choose the red because i was getting a new pillow and pillowcase set and red is one of my favorite colors, so i'm pleasantly surprised that you like it. the "rupee" bag was a test drive for using waste fabric since i had never used it before. anyway, don't feel bad about not having your gifts done yet. i don't have a job (yet) and was fortunate enough not to have any other projects that i was working on to distract me. anyway, i've been blathering for too long and am very glad that you love my gift!! i can't wait to receive mine

[La Ptite Bete]

Wow, that's awesome !!! Great work Carand !!
I haven't worked much on my swap items this month, I had so much work to do but I think these upcoming weeks are going to be more quiet, I should speed up I'm highly motivated