The post office is really slow right now. I’m waiting on a few packages myself, and I hope the one I just sent out doesn’t take forever.
When I spoke with my town’s Post Mistress in January, she told me that their staffing was down by 50%!
I actually finished my item today!!! Woooop!
I sent today!
WOW @audity ! You slay.
As fast as so many are going I keep having to check back on the send out date to make sure I have it right.
We have a sender, so we have a GALLERY!
I am really looking forward to seeing all the wonderful goodies you are all making! BUT, don’t panic, because we do still have a whole month before sendouts are due - I hope you are enjoying your creative time, whatever you are doing!
EEP! So excited to see our Gallery! With this kind of swap it’s a real surprise each time!
I am making more progress today than expected! WOO! Snow plowing didn’t take as long as it usually does AND it turns out doing a whole full-sized test piece is making the actual project go a bit quicker.
You certainly have me curious!!
Mwahahahaaaaaa!
Everyone is making awesome progress.
I finished a small item while waiting for supplies to arrive. Ran to Hobby Lobby for a few incidentals, too. They have hand-dyed superwash Merino yarn! Willpower prevailed, though, and I didn’t add any to my stash.
I. Am. Finished! Huzzah! I ended with 1 large item and 3 smalls but they’re all so perfect I didn’t want to clutter it up with more stuff. I hope @kittykill loves everything! I am shipping out Friday the 5th since I have to go into work. Can’t wait to see the rest of the gallery!
I am making significant progress on the big item for one partner. I am tickled about this piece.
Y’all are making me nervous with all the sending out already!
We have until April 1st, right???
I know, right!? I asked my partner about her schedule and we decided that we’ll be sending in mid-March if everything goes according to plan!
Yeah, uh, not sending this week either!
But stretching out the gallery makes for inspiration as the rest of us craft!
I’m not sending this week either!
I got my butt down to the USPS today to pick up that last supply order I was waiting on and finished #2. And I got a goodly bit done on #1, too! YEY for it not snowing enough to need plowing or shoveling today! I also did some scheming on some more extra-ish type stuffs.
Still waiting on stuff… I think that’s pretty much the last thing for @TheMistressT but if I know me, I’ll get bored and she’ll end up with a bunch of extras while I wait.
And I’m still working on @tendstowardschaos’ package. I’m attempting something that I have never tried before… cue the dramatic music
We’ve still got several weeks before sendouts - this is quite a leisurely paced swap
Check in question - Do you have a childhood/teen memory of a special craft project that you made? What was a particular project you were proud of?
I remember making things in sewing class at school (maybe about 12 years old?) Once we’d mastered the the basics we could choose our own thing to make. My mother was a keen dressmaker and made most of our clothes, so I’d learned a bit at home too. I chose a shirt with a yoke and collar in a blue and green and white check. For some reason gold lurex was in at the time, and I remember thinking the shirt was fantastic because it had gold lurex threads running through the checked fabric, and even gold piping on the yoke (and I think on the pockets and cuffs too?). It looked so amazing with my gold lurex knee length socks and denim knickerbockers. Yep, gold lurex and denim knickerbockers …
No way! I am so excited!