The first swap I joined was called the "Art Failures" swap and my partner was Sue from Australia. Sue was generous enough to send me an envelope stuffed full of handmade cards, a few of her little accordian books, miscellaneous paper products, earrings, a necklace and bracelet. Alas, not too many failures, but what a bounty for a mixed media artist with a touch of ADD! Also, don't you think the sayings are so appropriate? Sue hasn't been blogging much lately, but perhaps a few lovely comments would encourage her to start.
The next swap I joined was "Embellishment for Paper Art" and my partner was Faerwillow from the U.S. I received a bountiful and enchanting envelope, chock full of nature themed elements. Papers, fall leaves, beads, brads, sequins, a pin, mystical ladies and even a fairy tale or two were included for my enjoyment. Don't you just love the fall colours and the faerie theme? A natural delight for my eyes!
A great big thank you to Lawendula, Sue and Faerwillow for a couple of very successful swaps. The dialogue was great and the results, oh so very satisfying. If you're interested in joining a swap of this type, wander on over to Lawendula's new blog. You'll meet the most interesting people on your journey! See you there!!
Of course, the next thing I need to do is figure out how I'm going to use my treasures. Stay tuned!!
6 comments:
~what a wonderful array of goodies recieved from your other partner!!! thank you for your kind words my dear friend...as your package was just as delightful!!! i do hope you had a wonderful holiday and cheers to the new year ahead...i can't wait to see what wondrous creations you will be creating...much love light and blessings be with you always~
Hey, this is such a beautiful posting, thank you so much! Hope you will play along once more, I promise there will be more interesting swaps in 2011!
xox
paper swaps? did i hear mention of paper swaps?? fabulous collection of papers, tags and words there, when are you going to play with them? i'll come over! k.
Paper swaps are fabulous and take me in yet another direction. One day all of my techniques will blend. Hey, I think that they're already doing that already. Isn't an artist's life grand?
What treasures!
Thanks for stopping by :-)
Happy New Year - and thanks for your kind comments about our swap. It was great fun - and so nice to meet you too. I am beginning to feel inspired to create and also blog. Thanks for your inspiration.
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