Backyard Goodies

topic posted Mon, August 1, 2005 - 8:31 PM by  Digital Vampire
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Anne,
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!

I recieved this wonderful purse with fabric leaves all over it inspired by the wonderful plants in her backyard. I can't decide if i want to use it, or display it on my wall. Superb.. It absolutely rocks!!!! I will try to get a picture up, but my camera has been doing some very weird things lately..

Cheers,
DV
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  • I'm so glad you like it!

    I went to the lame fabric store to get the orange fabric. The woman who cut it was like "are you SURE you want this color?" When I explained what I was making, she just looked blank.

    I snapped a pic before I sent it out, so I can put one up if your camera is on the fritz.

    Have any other folks received their items?
    • YES!
      I got a great pair of lounge-y pants sewn from flowered Cambodian cotton and a lovely little 2-compartment box decorated with leaves, photos, and pressed flowers from SATYA's favorite Colorado spots.

      Thanks SATYA for your gifts!
      And thanks ANNE for keeping us moving (I think we're all familiar with that blank stare--just keep on creating).

      Yours,
      yessica

      ps: I'm ready for the next trade!
    • I got mine!

      It came in the mail today! It's a Cigar Box purse with a wicked-cool metal handle. The theme is Hollywood. I love the silver lame' linning the inside. I'll try to post pics too.

      There is a woman who makes and sells cigar box purses at my local farmers market. I've always wanted one but have never been able to afford one.

      Thanks Stormy!
      • Unsu...
         
        So glad you liked it. Sorry it took awhile, but I had a Venice Beach purse nearly finished and then ruined it by using the wrong kind of varnish on a digital pic, so I decided to try a post card this time and not varnish it.

        Thanks Anne for pushing us in different directions with a theme.
  • thank you Morticia
    She made me a really cool triple strand (globe colors) green and blue glass bead bracelet andddddddddddddddddddd an earthy bead necklace with a leaf
    perfect for an earth sign like me

    thank you
    beautiful pieces and professional craftswomanship

    I think I'll wear green tomorrow :)
  • I got a crazy bag from Ms. Smart today! At first I was wondering how it could be inspired by her back yard because it's black fur with bohemian, desert looking jewels and stuff with an awesome medalion... but then I found the little fold out card she'd included with photos of her neighborhood and I totally got it. Thank you so much Ms. Smart! It was not at all what I expected and I totally looooove it!!!! btw: Mojave sixty-six, yours is on the way!!
    • hee hee
      excellent glad you like it
      I live in a townhouse, I have no backyard...

      I thought the bag reflected your exoticness, jingles and shiny and fancy
      • Yay! I got a beautiful hand painted BirdHouse from C&B!!! Thank you so much - I don't even want to put it outside so it won't fade or get damaged. Thank you so much - I looooove Birdhouses!

        I've put up some pics of it.
        • Glad you liked it!

          DV got the beautiful mirror today!
          Some of the sand is coming off so as soon as I get some spray on to stablize it, I will take a pic and put it up.
          • Sorry about the sand. I thought I had gotten all the loose sand off. Some must have come of during shipping. I am glad you liked it. I didn't really know exactly what I wanted to do. I hope none or the shells came off.

            Danielle
            • I love the way you did the picture. I love the mix of the ocean and the woods.
              • DV - Not a problem with the sand, I have some great clear acrylic spray, one of the shells came off but Aleen's tacky glue fixed it right up.

                Kashmir - I sprayed the bird house with a matte finish protector, so it should be okay if you decide to put it outside.
                • Is anyone still waiting for their item? Please message me if you're still waiting to send or receive.

                  Thanks!
                  • This is the maximum depth. Additional responses will not be threaded.
                    mine is going out to Satya on Friday morning...I've been working so much overtime with this new job, I haven't been able to get her gift mailed yet...but it will be in the mail Friday morning...

                    I did receive my great cards from yessica and I'm posting a picture today. They are fabulous. thank you...
                    • I am sending mine out to StOrMy tomorrow. I am sooooo sorry for the delay, my lovely cats totalled the first one! I came home to a mess of a craft - I am sooo sorry. I have remade it and it's going out WEDNESDAY. SOrry sorry sorry!!! Those cats of mine are going to be the end of me.
                      • Unsu...
                         
                        Oh, just saw this. Thanks for posting! I have a kitten who is destroying EVERYTHING around here, so I understand.
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                          Well, I recieved the COOLEST HEART from Mojave! I love it and I give it an A+, if we're grading these things (how did you come up with a B-?) I love hearts and this homage to the SF hearts is genius. THANK YOU! it doubles as a picture/bill holder too. THANK YOU THANK YOU...

                          I am a bad trader this time round!! I actually worked on my trade yesterday! TRUE Maybe it will go out Monday. And I got Anne! The organizer! Sorry Anne.
                    • Yay, I'm not the only one who's gonna be late.

                      Funny thing happened on the way to the Post Office....

                      Work.

                      Work is always trying to take up too much of my time.

                      I swear I need to tell work to take a hike.

                      Not!

                      Sorry Morticia.

                      I should be able to get it in the mail by tomorrow.
                    • Unsu...
                       
                      I love those cards. Yessica must live in SF, near Hayes Valley. I was happy to get to see the David Best temple when visiting SF recently.

  • So this morning my partner goes to fetch the delivered water when she notices a package. I guess if it's a backyard trade, the postman was required to hide it in the back porch? If so, s/he did a good job. :-)

    Nonetheless, I got a GORGEOUS set of bath salts, soaks and an eye pillow from Emily, all scented wonderfully-- Orange-rose, lavendar and rosemary-clove. One of these is going in the bath tonight, with the pillow keeping the world out. The hardest part is going to be which one to choose.

    Emily did a beautiful job with the eye pillow (blue, orange, green) and wrapping up the bath salts in dark floral colors with lots of ribbons. BTW, she also sent pictures of her backyard. She has a kickass backyard.
  • Oh Anne is the best! She sent me an awesomely beautiful hand-beaded flower pin-- I think it is a lily-- in ORANGE!!! my favorite color, and it came in this BEAUTIFUL box decorated with pictures of leaves. I will try to get picts up tomorrow. Oh, I can't wait to get costumed up on Friday, this beauty is definitely going in my hair!

    Anne, you're awesome! Thank you so much!

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