Use What You Have Swap - Round 3 Gallery

@endymion:
The base is is a big circle of polystyreen of 2 cm thickness. Then i had 3 layers with a smaller diameter: 2 of 5 high (bottom and purple) one of 3 cm (one on top with all the squares of bicycle tube). Those are fixed with little black needles i use for flower arrangements.
The big circle is done with long stroke of bicycle tube and also fixed with little and somelong black needles. That part has been polished with a little bit of sunflower oil (very little)

@Abbeeroad : flowers are dried at home in silica gel
This is not a real gauges: it’s made of the lid of a spray bottle (it was gold) with some bicycle tube on top and bottom and the glass is make of a piece of holographic paper

Myrthena

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Oh my goodness!! I received a beautiful empemera/sticker scrappy book from @Reinikka for my larger item and some beautiful ATC’s for my small item. . Thank you so much! I absolutely love them! And all the goodies you stuck inside the pockets! I am over the moon,… And by brain is “squeee” ing right now! Lol Stickers are one of my favorite things and cute ones especially! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! :yellow_heart:

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These are just a few pages. There are more!

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@Reinikka does do some beautiful paperwork! What a wonderful package, stuffed with so many little surprises.

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Still amazes me what people can make with what they have…this is such a creative swap.

I am blown away by the bike tube fascinator!

Also, the sticker book is really neat…love the sewn binding…will there be a separate post on it?

can’t wait to see what other goodies appear here!

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I wasn’t planning on making a separate post… but I’ll think about it :slight_smile: I did share the first one I ever made here and also a tutorial after fine-tuning the process :smile:

I really love having a few to store/sort my stickers and ephemera. I’m so happy that you like the one I made for you too @Juju :kissing_heart:

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Thanks…I must have missed the tutorial…my stickers are a mess so I thought I would try to make something like this! The tutorial is wonderful!

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@Reinikka What a great little book for storing ephemera!

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This is an awesome little book.
@Reinikka i’ll take a look at your tutorial to try it :slight_smile:

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Oh my gosh! Those stickers! :heart_eyes: And I love the ATC trio. Those little carrots are adorable!

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Today it was my turn to receive a flat, heavy but oh so marvellous parcel from the sweet Valerie.
Here is an overview


First there was a nice homemade notebook in warm colors, with some flowers on and my initial. Good size to take on a holiday trip!

I got a lovely painting with flowers. Look at the details of the leaves. I’m going to put in a nice frame to hang up once i repainted my workspace :slight_smile:

The next little thing was a fairy house (difficult to make a picture of as it is black but it is very detailed with several roofs,…

Next is the accordeon notebook
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Valerie draw on several pages animals or even a quote
Here are some of the drawings, all very detailed

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Last but not least: Earrings, solight as a feather and so me. it’s been a while since i got selfmade not heavy weight earrings from a craftster. So thank you for these. I will cherish them.

I got the parcel at noun but just opened it as my husband harvest more than 20 kg of tomatos. These had to be treated first.
Thanks Valerie for your lovely parcel :slight_smile: :heart:

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@Riechan What a lovely package! How great!

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Wow! Awesome package! I love those earrings but the book is extra wow!

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Super cool package! Love the handwork on the books, and that house must be amazing.

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I am beyond excited to share pictures of @Kwality570’s splendiferous swap package. She spoiled me like crazy!

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I was thrilled to get a monster-decorated journal for my “happy notes”. So adorable!

Then there was a crocheted coaster in a luscious red-orange color. She had seen it on my Pinterest and she made one for me!

I’m honestly not sure how she did the letter R. It looks to be acrylic and metal. (My husband already stole that for his computer area.)

She also sent this gorgeous, personalized tassel. I love its mix of colors and textures. Already installed on my favorite, well-loved (aka beat-up)
fall purse!


Do you see how she added the little metal tag with my username? So cool!

But the thing that made me squeal with glee, was this amazing wall-art piece. She says in its former life, it was a vintage clock that belonged to her grandparent.


I SOOOOO love it! The funky red paint, the detailed, cheerful monster in its porthole… I love every single thing about it! She intended it for my craft room, but it decided it wanted to be in my kitchen where more people would see it. So that’s where it is now.

Edited to add that my husband just noticed it and said he loved it. (And he is not always a fan of hand-crafted items, so that is high praise.)

I am beyond excited! Thank you sooooo much, @Kwality570 ! My package for you was mailed today, but the best item broke, so I fell back on Plan B. The broken item WILL be repaired and sent eventually, but even so, I got the better end of this exchange…
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Wow! That artwork in the old clock! Just :star_struck:

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Oh that clock monster! Swoon!

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The clock is AMAZING!

I also love the M journal…it is fabulous…I wish I could touch it!

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The monster clock!!! Squeeee!

I love the “M” journal as well!

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I got a lovely package from @Juju a few days ago that really brightened my day :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

She made this intricate beaded brooch/pin that reminds me of the ocean and jellyfish :blue_heart:

And an awesome art journal that has a velcro closure (why have I never thought of that?) as well as a brown lace tie. I love the lace, brown is not often beautified and I just love it!

The inside is embellished with the lace also and the pages are thick and sturdy, ready to be filled with all kinds of things :heart:

Thank you @Juju :kissing_heart:

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