OK HERE COME THE SWAP GOODIES!!

JENNI
from Australia
who swapped with Carole,
made a fabric bowl!

CAROLE
from New Zealand
who swapped with Jenni
made a mini quilted hanging!

SUSAN
from USA
who swapped with Kate,
made a mini art quilt!

KATE
from England
who swapped with Susan
made a fabric covered box!

DEB
from USA
who swapped with Leanne
made a book from a paper bag!

LEANNE
from New Zealand
who swapped with Deb
made an altered book!

PAMELA
from USA
who swapped with Cath
made some greeting cards and an ATC!

CATH
from USA
who swapped with Pamela
made a postcard!

MARGARET
from Switzerland
who swapped with Rayna
made a mini canvas!

RAYNA
from New Zealand
who swapped with Margaret
made a wee art quilt!

HELEN
from New Zealand
who swapped with Carole
made a mini art quilt!

CAROLE
from New Zealand
who swapped with Helen
made a mini art quilt!

And there you have them all!
(I'm afraid I sent on the descriptions with the items so I can't give all the details for something old, something new, something borrowed something blue)
They are all very different, and so wonderful!
Thank you all for joining in, maybe we can play again sometime?
What do you all think of our swap items?
Please leave a message for all the swap ladies to read!
(some have blogs, but some don't)

;) Carole

Call back soon!

Swappers!
Lots of lovebbly jubbly photos coming soon.......

Carole ;)

ripping of paper and some nude sheep!

On Wednesday night I went along to the local scrapbook shop, with Heather, Debby and Denise, to their monthly Nite of Paper Passion. Each night they run competitions, teach projects, put on a fab supper and then from approx 9pm to midnight you work on your own projects, but you can use some of the supplies in the shops classroom. These bodies were our projects. And involved lots, and I mean LOTS, of Mod Podge, and some patterned paper.
Above: this is mine finished for the night. However although I quite like the paler colours in this, I think I may paint it lightly and perhaps sand it? Any ideas on how I can just add that extra touch so that it's not so that she's not such a 'plain jane'?

The one below belong to Shirl, the store owner, She painted her body first, then stamped all over a plain serviette, then split the serviette and Mod Podged it onto the body. The arms are made from rolled serviettes made into beads, and the hands are made from shrinkies, (shrink plastic)

Here we go! Here's a line up of our bodies. From left to right Heather's mine, Debby's and Denise's. Ummmmm can you tell Denis is a designer and has her own label and a clothing store in town!
This morning our lifestyle block helper, Ken, came to shear the sheep for us. We only have ours done once a year, although some farmers have it done twice a year. We have our own portable pens, and Ken has his own portable generator and away he goes!
This is Chris the Sheep. He is our eldest in fact so old no one can tell his age. He just loves to eat a slice of whole grain bread, and is very partial to sheep nuts.

The sheep were dirty and heavy with all their winter growth. So it always gives them a new lease on life to get rid of all that weight. Some years their fleece is cleaner than others, this year it is pretty muddy.

Now we have a paddock of naked sheep!!!

Doesn't this wool look lovely! We don't keep the wool, Ken takes it and will sell it and the money will go towards the cost of the shearing. However this year I grabbed a large handful which I may wash and store in my sewing room for future use!
Hope everyone is enjoying the first day of November!
Carole