Saturday 9 June 2012

Multi-coloured Swap Shop

OK - so there's no Noel Edmonds or Keith Chegwin, but I am showing my age! This weeks Handmade Monday is a big THANK YOU to the lovely Tracy at Mad About Bags for the lovely swap we did last week.

It all started with a plea for a pincushion! Perhaps like most folk, most of my crafting is done on the kitchen table, in between it's other functions. Maybe not like most people, I'm also a bit of a clutz! So inevitably most of my pins ended up on the floor and then either i) up the vacuum or ii) in my dog's paws! Something needed to be done.

I know, you're thinking why doesn't she just make one! Oh, I don't know - i just never seemed to get around to it. So i put out a plea on facebook - would anyone make me a pincushion in exchange for a small purse or bag!?

To my joy, Tracy was up for a swap - and what a fab swap it was. I am now the proud owner of not one, but two, lovely pincushions. She also made me a matching ironing friend, which is already being put to good use in preventing me from burning my fingers when ironing round corners and difficult bits.



And what did I swap? I made this little boxy bag in one of my favourite fabrics. I hope she finds it useful!




19 comments:

  1. Morning Helen, I loved this swap, the fabrics that you used for my boxy bag are just lovely and I can't wait to put it to good use. I'm glad to hear that the dog's paws have been saved as well as your fingers!!! have a lovely weekend Tracy x

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  2. Poor dog but at least now you have solved that issue and you have some lovely looking cushions to use too :)All in all a good week I recon!

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  3. such cute items I love the fabric, so very retro. I would be forever losing pins if it wasnt for my pincushion

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  4. That's definitely a fair swap, all items equally lovely!

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  5. Lovely! I love doing swaps, so nice to get handmade things!

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  6. What a great swap! The pincushions are lovely, so pretty, like little flowery pumpkins!

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  7. Keep meaning to organise a pin cushion too - I'm awful at using the arm of the chair!
    Great swap :)

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  8. What a really useful swap! I love the fabrics used in both. Well done you two!!

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  9. The bag is just lovely and such a good size... great fabric.

    I really like the pincushions too, I made some a couple of years ago, must root them out for a tutorial :)

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  10. what a great idea a swap over all of the items look lovely xx

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  11. A really great swap and I love your make, gorgeous colours. Hope you have a good week.

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  12. What a lovely swap - everything looks fab and the dog's paws are saved. A win-win all round!

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  13. what a fun swap! and useful too :)

    all the makes are wonderful so seems like a success all round! (especially for the dog! :))

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  14. What a fantastic idea for a swap. Lucky Tracy receiving one of your lovely bags and the pin cushions are really sweet. Ali x

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  15. What a great idea! Silly question - but what is an ironing friend? Have a good week.
    Jo x

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  16. Lovely pin cushions, and what a great swap.

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  17. I've not heard of an ironing friend( how domesticated am i!? ) but what a great idea. Fab swap.

    LH
    x

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  18. I think the box bag is lovely, I like the little hand zip fob, it's a great swap, I love the pin cushions and I'd like to ask the same question as PL, what is an ironing friend? Please put us out of out misery in your next post!!

    Jan x

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    1. An ironing friend is basically a small cushion. You place it under the fabric in hard to reach corners so you can iron the finished item. It's much easier than burning your fingers! I'd not heard it called that before, but it has a nice ring to it doesn't it!?

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