Monday, August 23, 2010

What's going to go inside my xmas matchboxes

Now I've finally made a start on my matchboxes for the swap at A swap for all seasons, thankfully I did my first one and decided to check the post giving all the requirement details and realized my matchboxes are too big so my first one went into my christmas decoration box so have to go and hunt down smaller ones tomorrow when I go grocery shopping...
Also that meant my little mini frames won't fit so had to think of something else and this is what I've made so far a couple of keyrings and a couple of magnets, I've also spotted a little cameo art mould on ebay and think if I can get it I could make some little brooches but I will have to buy it and see if it will fit into the matchboxes.....
These are what I made last night and my gosh they were so time consuming what with cutting them all out, painting, gluing and just putting them together it took ages especially as I broke my finger nail yesterday and it hurts like the dickens, yes going to get it fixed tomorrow they were all booked up today....

So this week I am on a mission to get at least ten of my matchboxes completed and do another 6 of the gifts for inside, I'm also going to start on my personal swap for Tabitha a paris inspired teacaddy box just have to get that thinking cap on and start planning on what to use on it.....

So this week I plan to

Post my tea/cigar box to Sandi (back to school swap)
Finish off reading my book called The Passage
Take my son for his Prep open day session he is so not excited lol
See 3D Piranah on Wednesday night with my other half
Wrap up the first lot of christmas presents that I have brought for Drew
Make at least 10 matchboxes for A Swap for all seasons
Wait patiently for my I am roses flowers order
Also need to get my thinking cap on for my swap partner Maree's handmade item hmmm what will I make I have a few ideas for that
Oh and I need to preorder the new True blood book coming out next week

So what's on your to do list this week?

6 comments:

ann said...

Hi GF you are sure one busy chick xxx

Ngaire said...

You are going to be flat out! Your new creations are lovely!

scrappin' girl said...

WOW Maria, you are going to be one busy girl!!!!

T.W said...

Those are amazing! Sweet details on all of them! Hope your nail will be healed soon, it's such a bother having ache in your fingers when you're a crafty person... XD

My to-do-list this week: Enjoy my last week of summer... T-T

Brigitte G. said...

This is gorrrrgeous !!
don't where you find the time for this... but it is rewarding for sure :)!!

Anonymous said...

Oh your little magnets are just so sweet, love popping by your blog and just being inspired, can't wait to see these matchboxes that you create to hold these.