Through email, I discovered that my partner has 3 kids, a loving husband, collects nativities, and loves neutral colors (with a touch of red!). I tried to incorporate all of these into my gift. I started with this card (blogged here):
And although I wouldn't consider myself a sewer, I was brave enough to actually use my sewing machine for fabric (not just paper!) and made her a small pouch. The tutorial was found here, and I figured out how to alter it so I could avoid putting in a zipper- that would have been too scary! I'm quite proud of how it came out :)
Lastly, I made a necklace. I made the pendant from polymer clay, and it was pretty simple to do- if I get a chance one day, I'll write a tutorial on it. I'll bet you didn't know I make jewelry-I pretty much only post paper crafts on this blog, but my first craft love was jewelry! The 5 Swarovsky crystals represent the 5 people in her family.
I'm looking forward to seeing what I receive in the mail from her!!
Oh wow! All of these items are just absolutely gorgeous and so thoughtful! You did a wonderful job and I'm sure she will love everything!
ReplyDelete-Adri
www.macheriecreations.com
I love the purse and matching necklace! You did an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteJennifer,
ReplyDeleteWOW!! What lovely gifts! I'd love to see how you made that cool pendant :) Thanks for sharing! I love seeing what everyone made!
Happy Holidays!
Linda
PS the next gift exchange will be this July. i hope you sign up again!