Paper Goods Swap - from Digital Misfit

I received these AMAZING items from Digital Misfit this week! They are so beautiful, I just love everything so much!


Box for Stationary:






Chunky House:
(Please note MULTIPLE areas she personalized it to who I am. Which I appreciate so deeply. She included stamps from all over, Beatles lyrics, and even a hand decorated in Mehendi holding up the Sun and the Moon.)






Stationary:
(I love these so much I just can't send them anywhere, I want to hang them! Click to enlarge.)





I'm madly in love with that blue geisha card. It's stunning. Thankyou so much DM, you are the best.

Altoid Tin Swap - Favourite Singer

For this swap my partner was from the UK! The theme was a favourite singer for the altoid tin, plus we were to do an extra.

The person she chose was Robbie Williams. I sent it off yesterday. Here's the set and the tin:


I made a bookmark, and sewed a little pouch. I also included a mirror that matched my black and red theme. :o)



The beading was put on one by one. Glue gun, bead bead bead, glue gun, bead bead bead, etc. It took a while, but it came out EXACTLY how I wanted it to. It looks like he's swimming in sparkles! :o) hehe! I know she'll be thrilled with that.



I asked for my tin to be about Regina Spektor. She used quite a few of my favourite lyrics from her songs. Here's the items and tin:





Unfortunately the bracelet was broken, but I should be able to fix it. I like the theme she did, we ended up going with such similar colours! That record bowl is mini and cute, and has already been put to use holding hair pins and bracelets in my dresser.

India

I get so many people asking me to tell more about my trip, or to see my videos, and I always go back to youtube and copy and paste each URL for them. So I figured it would be much easier for everyone if I put them all on one page! :o)

They're in order from top to bottom, first to last. If it's too small, the button that is on the bottom right will enlarge it to full screen.

If you have any other questions, just ask me!

Selvi's Birthday Pouch

I sponsor a child through World Vision, whose name is Selvi. She's from southern India. I've sponsored her since I was 13 - and now I'm 22 - to give you an idea of how long I've been her sponsor. I went to meet her last February. She's such a wonderful girl. She wants to be a teacher! I couldn't be more proud of her. She'll really make a difference in her community. I better not go on, I could cry typing this! lol.

In May she will be turning 18. I wanted to give her something special for her birthday this year, as it's a big one. I bought her a little wooden box with flowers and vines carved into it, and a small metal incence holder from an area of Toronto known as "Little India". I'm sending her some pics of this winters snowfall, and I also made her this little pouch with her name embroidered on it. I know she'll love them, I just can't wait to hear back from her! Unfortunately, I know this will take months.



It's getting me worried, at the same time as being happy for her, that she's growing up so much. I don't want to lose contact with her after she's finished schooling. I really consider her to be my friend. I'd like to think that we are closer than just two souls wandering opposite sides of the world.



Happy Birthday Selvi, you're a bright light only starting to shine.

Part Two of Paper Goods Swap

Along with the sqirrel who demanded some respect, I sent some other things to Digital Misfit. The package not only included the storage tin, but also an altered book, and some stationary.

These are the cards I made her, following her love of natural forest colours.
(Click to enlarge thumbnails)








And here is the Altered Book. Also matching the forest theme I went with.







The book features a neat little hiding place for her to keep her things. Despite the pretty papers I decorated the front with, if the book were to sit on a shelf with other books, nobody would be the wiser as the spine is unaltered. Clever yes? Here's a peek at how to make your own hidey hole book:

Clamp, seal the edges with a 1 part water 2 part white glue mixture, let dry, and cut pages out of the middle right to the bottom. Seal inside of niche as you did the outside pages. Tada!