Good morning friends ,
New day and a new month... where is the time flying.
I'm still recovering from my amazing holiday in the Himalayas , living in cottages overlooking rives/valleys , eating simple local food and soaking in the peace of the mountains away from internet , mobile etc.
One of the added advantages of travelling outside Kuwait is sending and receiving goodies to friends and fellow crafters.
One such goodie bag I received was from Preeti , we have been talking about an exchange since long, however the timing never clicked. I have been persistent and asked Preeti this February again for the swap. This time it did work out.
Here is what Preeti sent me
We agreed on 2 handmade+ 5 extras for the swap. Look at the beautiful bird cross stitch Preeti made for me, so pretty and colorful (and big as per swap standards). Lesley Teare is one of my favourite designers, and Preeti chose a perfect pattern to stitch for the swap.
As Preeti and I do crochet and knitting respectively in addition to cross stitch, we added items made using these crafts.
Goodies sent by Preeti include burlap ribbons, cookie cutters, crochet diya hanging -very appropriate for Diwali celebrations, buttons ,easel and a postcard.
Thank you Preeti, I love everything in the package and the cross stitch and heart hangings are already adorning the walls of my house.
You must have seen what I sent to Preeti on her blog, just a quick round up here
I made a biscornu for the cross stitch handmade , my first and I'm pretty happy the way it turned out. I have always been intrigued and intimated by biscornus , so I decided to come out of comfort zone and try making one for the swap. Biscornu expert Kerry was consulted in the process and the result is here.
The design called for beads, which I didn't have but I think it looks good without beads . What do you think?
For the second hand made I made some knitted coasters , again a first for me.
For the goodies I added some linen, backing fabric, Mill hill kit , needle minder, scissor fob, stationery to the package.
I'm happy to say that the gifts have been well received .
The easy part about the swap with Preeti was that we have similar tastes and choices of what themes we don't stitch or make. As we both are from same cultural background it was easy to understand what the other person likes.Not that I don't like swapping with my crafty friends across the globe 😁
Preeti , thank you for the wonderful swap . I throughly enjoyed making these little items for you and I look forward to more such swaps in future.
New day and a new month... where is the time flying.
I'm still recovering from my amazing holiday in the Himalayas , living in cottages overlooking rives/valleys , eating simple local food and soaking in the peace of the mountains away from internet , mobile etc.
One of the added advantages of travelling outside Kuwait is sending and receiving goodies to friends and fellow crafters.
One such goodie bag I received was from Preeti , we have been talking about an exchange since long, however the timing never clicked. I have been persistent and asked Preeti this February again for the swap. This time it did work out.
Here is what Preeti sent me
As Preeti and I do crochet and knitting respectively in addition to cross stitch, we added items made using these crafts.
Goodies sent by Preeti include burlap ribbons, cookie cutters, crochet diya hanging -very appropriate for Diwali celebrations, buttons ,easel and a postcard.
Thank you Preeti, I love everything in the package and the cross stitch and heart hangings are already adorning the walls of my house.
You must have seen what I sent to Preeti on her blog, just a quick round up here
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| Pattern by Faby Reilly |
For the second hand made I made some knitted coasters , again a first for me.
For the goodies I added some linen, backing fabric, Mill hill kit , needle minder, scissor fob, stationery to the package.
I'm happy to say that the gifts have been well received .
The easy part about the swap with Preeti was that we have similar tastes and choices of what themes we don't stitch or make. As we both are from same cultural background it was easy to understand what the other person likes.Not that I don't like swapping with my crafty friends across the globe 😁
Preeti , thank you for the wonderful swap . I throughly enjoyed making these little items for you and I look forward to more such swaps in future.
