Magic Wand Swap

I love to get parcels in the mail. I hate window envelopes though - there are always bills inside. I got a lovely parcel the other day. It was from my partner in the Magic Wand Swap hosted by Genevieve from Bella Enchanted. It was a pretty striped box addressed to me :-) for a change - there are always parcels for my DH, who is addicted to EBay.

I opened up my pretty parcel with excitement and found some
lovely treasures inside. My girls were as excited as me to see what was inside.

"Is it your wand?"

"I think so. I love purple."

I unwrapped the purple tissue paper to find a gift and a pretty purple magic wand. Just what my fairy alter-ego desired. My daughters and I admired my gifts and then I laughed. I haven't finished the wand for my partner yet (but I am working on it) and realised that the butterfly on my wand was the same as the one that I had bought to put on hers...LOL. Just goes to show that we both must have great taste :-)

Thank you Skye from Vintage Whimsey. I promise that you will have your wand soon - I have to tweak the butterfly to make it look a little different now :-)

My Magic Wand Swap Partner

My wand swap partner is Skye from Vintage Pretties. This should be a lot of fun. Will have to put my thinking cap on :-) Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Thanks to Genevieve from Bella Enchanted for hosting another swap.

Paper and Parasol Swap

At last I downloaded the photos of what I received in the Paper and Parasol swap. My two girls have already found homes for the parasols in their rooms :-) and I have put my pretty paper with my other papers ready for when inspiration strikes. Holidays in three weeks - must make time for some play!

Mermaid Swap

This beautiful mermaid doll is what I made for my swap partner in the Mermaid Swap. I had great fun doing it and look forward to many more swaps in the future. They are such fun - I love planning and making lovely things for my partner and it's always fun to get lovely packages in the mail - much nicer than bills!

Mermaid Swap

I got a gorgeous parcel last night from my swap partner, Mandy. Beautifully wrapped and full of mermaids. I love the canvas - it is so me! The old postcards are stunning and very sexy and the card with the little baby mermaid is so cute. Oh, the shell bookmark will find a home lickety split.

Thank you Mandy!!

Parasol and Paper Swap

I was wandering around in BlogLand and I came across another swap that took my fancy. The hostess turned out to be a fellow Aussie, and living not far from me. She even went to the primary school that both my girls attended. What a small world!

Check out Shannon's blog. This should be a fun swap - I've been given my swap partner and am starting to look for pretty paper and parasols. It will provide me with an excuse to visit some of my favourite shops in the Blue Mountains - I feel a shopping day coming on :-)

Mermaid Swap

I have signed up for a couple of swaps through other blogs. The pressure is on to get the mermaid swap finished in time. Can't wait to see what I get in the mail. Most of the women in it are overseas (including the hostess) but I got paired up with someone here in Australia :-)) I am busy making a mermaid doll - haven't made dolls since my girls were little. It's fun, fiddly, frustrating and rewarding. I hope that my partner loves it.

Check out the hostess, Genevieve's, blog.