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Strawberry Swap

Every now and again I like to take part in swaps, especially hand made swaps.  I recently signed up to Mad About Bags Strawberry Swap .  Here are a few of the bits I sent to Lynn...  A beaded strawberry necklace made with organza ribbon. Watercolour strawberry bunting made with Morlaix lace. If you have a cutting machine and would like the cut file I used you can download it free here . Unsure of how to package it to stop it getting tangled I made a quick card to wrap it around.  I also had a go at painting tissue paper - it gets very soggy and delicate but if you allow it too dry without moving it it works well. On to the bought bits - Edible; strawberry bon bons and strawberry & champagne jam.  Practical; a stem gem and a cookery book.  I made a few bookmarks with a Suse Fish strawberry stamp and marked all the recipes the had strawberries as ingredients!  There was a lip balm too, strawberry flavoured of course, ...

Ribbon Rose Brooch

This week at Crafty Ribbons the challenge is no designer papers... well I didn't use any paper at all! I've used two lengths of two tone wire edged ribbon , a brooch pin, a small circle of felt and a needle and thread to create this;     In this photo you can also see my ribbon necklace - more photos of that here .     I'd love to enter this at Simon Says - flower power challenge Take care and thanks for stopping by :)