Yeee Haw Cowboy ! ! ......

HELP  !!

My mojo seems to have taken a holiday this month!!

So what better to give it a kick-start than a visit to Gingersnap Creations

for some lovely inspiration!

One of the themes this month over at Gingersnap  is "Wild West" and the latest Chestnut is.... 

GC101: Chestnut Theme Challenge - Cowboys and Cowgirls

So I thought I would scrap a page of one of my little cowboys!!

Now, if you do see my mojo anywhere

Please can you tell it to pack its suitcase

and get back here  !!

'Cos, I'm missing it  !! :(

Thanks for Looking!

Jan x

Speckled Egg Petite Inspiration Box Swap - Spring

Heather from the Speckled Egg hosted yet another

fantastic

Petite Inspiration box Swap

this time the theme was...

SPRING

My wonderful swap partners were

Jennie at the pretty pekingese 

and

Piper at 3wises

-oOo-

and these are the beauties I received...

This gorgeous piece of art was from Jennie

Beautifully decorated with the sweetest lil bird nest.

 I couldn't believe how packed with goodies it was,

 I love all of it - it was so fun to examine each and every bit.

I'm not sure if Jennie knew

..but I am totally fascinated by the little frozen charlotte dolls at the moment,

and lookie what I found nestling amongst my box of treasures... 

THANK YOU  Soooo much Jennie!!

-oOo-

Ready for more treats!!...

This is what Piper sent to me...

How scrummy does this 'Spring' box look

adorned with vintage papers and a gorgeous pink bloom...

Piper totally spoilt me with beautifully crochet pieces!  *Swoon*   buttons, lace, beautiful container, sweet lil bunny , carrots, bottles, doggy, chickie and so much more......

THANK YOU Piper!!

-oOo-

Now this is what I sent to my swap partner Jennie and Piper.

They have received them, so now I can share

Funny, how both Jennie and I chose to make little nests to decorate our boxes!

(Great minds think alike eh!)

...and some of the goodies I crammed into their matchboxes.

...Love these swaps!!

A Big Thank you to Heather for organizing them.

and...

THANK YOU again Jennie and Piper

for being Wonderful Swap Partners

 I can't wait to use each and every bit of Inspiration that you sent to me on special projects.

Thanks for Looking!

Jan x

A Swap for all Seasons - Vintage Brooch Swap

Mmmmm, not quite sure where the time has gone since my last blog post !!
'real life' seems to have got in the way in the Smifferoo household !
...not much crafting or blog-hopping being done here !  :(
...but I did manage to get a little painty last week, not the crafty fun variety though, a spot of bathroom re-decorating !

So back to some show and tell....
Linda from A Swap for all Seasons

Runs the most fantastic swaps

...and this one was no exception!

The theme this time was..

'Vintage Brooch Mother's day Swap'

We were to send a vintage brooch and package it very prettily...

I did show a little teaser in a previous blog-post
so now for the full reveal...

..First, this is what I received from my swap partner the Uber Talented

Michele from

Michele's Treasures, Teacups, & Tumbling Rose Cottage

.....a beautifully embellished box with gorgeous paper, vintage butterflies and jewellery pieces.

Lookie at the sweet butterfly trails made from pink glitter and the cute little bumble bee embellie.

...and nestling inside the shredded paper box

...was this beautiful brooch!

Gorgeous !!

I love the stunning sparkley blue stones and the golden leaves!

Thank you Michele.

-oOo-

....and this is what I made for Michele

It all started with a paper-mache book blank

...which I altered/collaged with various tea-stained flowers, lace, binding, altered memory frame, Ooh La La papers (from craftworkcards) to give it a Parisian theme.

(I also added a painted little eiffel tower charm)

the edges were coated in Viva Inka-Gold

...love this stuff

It's a creamy metal gloss paint

and after a little buff it turns into a beautiful shiny finish.

another sweet little lacy heart applique

...all wrapped in some cherub tissue.

 

this is the brooch I chose for Michele

a little Mothers day bunch of blue-stone flowers.

-oOo-

A big big Thank you again to Michele for my beautiful brooch and box and to Linda for hosting another awesome swap!

Thanks for Looking!

Jan x