REDNESDAY

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School vacation is over and I enjoyed not having to carpool Becky (mine) and Jade (I babysit). Back to the routine this week. After I dropped off Becky this morning I went over to JoAnn Fabric and Crafts. Not my favorite craft store, but I check in every now and then. Well, this week they just happen to be having a 50% off on all paper craft items! Stickers, embellishments, paper, Tim Holz stuff, etc. I got some distress ink pads, some papers, pearl "bling", and some alphabets. Could have used a couple hundred dollars for this sale!

I'm getting ready for Sandy's Easter Swap. I'm so excited about this! I chose a spool out of my vintage spool jar, and have been brainstorming all week.

I've taken down the Valentine decorations and swapped out the V-Day hankies for these ones.

 Which reminds me to show you this pretty vintage picture we got recently at the thrift store. We were admiring it and the manager gave it to us free! It's so pretty!

MY EASTER SWAP 2013

I decided that I, too, will have an Easter Swap! As the sign says, anything goes! You can make whatever you want for this swap - creativity is the only limit. (If you are not a crafter, just purchase items instead of making them.) Here are some ideas:

A small wreath

(no bigger than 6")

A decorated egg

(styrofoam, plastic, etc.)

A matchbox

A wood object

A small birdhouse

A little basket

A tag or banner

Sew a little something

There are so many other ideas, these are just the tip of the iceberg! Now for the details.

Sign up will end Thursday, February 28. Easter is Sunday, March 31.  The only restriction is that you must have a blog to join, so we can see what you received! International partners welcome! Mail your creations to your swap partner by Friday, March 22 at the latest. That will give you 2 - 3 weeks to work on it.

As usual, feel free to add other little goodies to the package (candy, decorations, ephemera, doo-dads) - that's part of the fun! Just don't go overboard with the spending.

SIGN UP ON THIS BLOG POST ONLY! If you do not want an international partner, please let me know. If I've left anything out, contact me.

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