Handmade gifts

I know, the holidays are over! The stores are full of football and hearts for Valentines Day. I still have to share what I made and what I received.

For a gift exchange with some Facebook friends I knit a scarf.I knit this a few months ago, which is what I need to keep on doing, knitting items that can end up as gifts for the holidays. Can you see the round box?I can’t stop with one item. So I made this wonderful box, then promptly forgot to take pictures. So glad my friend took some pictures once it arrived. This is part of another great Craftsy class. Once again, I always learn something in these classes, no matter how much I think I know. I had fun with my die cutter and stamps as well. I have avoided getting a Cricut or some other electronic die cutting machine. I really don’t need one. I have the Sizzix and a few dies, which is fine. What I really need to do is get back into some mosaic work this year, not more paper.When the inside is as nice as the outside, and my label of course. In return, I got this beautiful handmade ceramic vase. No, my friend isn’t a ceramicist, but she does work at RISD, Rhode Island School of Design, so she is able to look at what students are making and choose what she wants. She chose this because I am always posting the flowers I pick from my garden. So I promptly went out and picked flowers to put in my vase.Earlier this year RISD had an exhibit of Todd Oldham’s  fashions. I wish I could have seen it, it looked spectacular. Well, at least I now have two buttons he designed. Years ago, as in 20 years ago, he had a whole collection of buttons, some were sold at Joann’s.   I bought and used them. Foolish me, when I was through with the garment I should have removed the buttons. I didn’t, so I have a small regret. But now I have some of his buttons again. I bet these cost much more than the old Joann ones! because they were bought in a museum shop. Ah the placement of an item has a lot to do with it’s worth!

Leah

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