First 7 matchboxes for the Chrissy Swap and hosting a new Cameo petite box swap

Okay well I posted on Monday that my goal for this week was to finish five of my christmas matchboxes and hello I did 7 today and burnt my finger on my hot glue gun, forgot that it gets so damn hot quickly so note to self quit checking with your finger to see if it's hot lol...
I'm doing a mixture of colours for mine so it's fun putting each matchbox together wondering who will get each one, I already have a couple of favourites one is the one with the little girl I've used skeleton leaves to give her wings and I so love the way number 4 turned out I think I' going to make a bigger sized matchbox for my tree just like that one....

Now I'm hoping to get another 7 done by the weekend so keep your fingers crossed that I can find the time to craft in peace, normally my household on a weekend is action/drama packed what with teens having their friends over, the little ones fighting over whose going to play with the toy that of course they both want to play with, and then the kids arguing over what movie/game to play on tv it's never ending in my house.....
And of course the other half hides himself away playing his guitar so he can't hear anything ohh what a life lol....
I'm thinking of hosting a new swap I think it maybe a cameo inspired petite box swap so if you think your interested just leave me a comment.......Here is all the details

Marias Cameo Petite box swap
Sign up's until Wednesday 13th Sept
Send out date by Oct 15th....
Sending to two swap partners

You will need to decorate a big sized matchbox and fill it with at least
three cameo's
lace
ribbons
vintage buttons/beads
a small bunch of flowers
5 different charms (good quality ones)
And then make a tag for your swap partners

You will be sending to two different partners if you can only send to one let me know as there maybe others who can only send to one person.
Please don't sign up if you don't feel you can get this swap signed up, bad swappers beware...
Email me at topendgirl2000@gmail.com or leave me a comment here.......

Tea caddy/cigar box swap sent spoiler alert....

Well yesterday I posted off my cigar/teacaddy box back to school swap to my swap partner in Canada so I thought I would show and tell what I created and sent Sandi.I really enjoyed creating this one and actually didn't want to send this one off as I so love the image and just the way it turned out....
I used a mixture of 7 Gypsies/Graphic 45 papers to decorate it,

Now what's inside the box are these:
3 tiny vials of german glitter glass
4 different sprays of flowers
1 pack of buttons
1 pack of collections pins
2 different white laces
hidden under the wadding is a container of assorted glass beads
A packet of mixture ephemera (book pages, vintage tickets, playing cards, flashcards, valentines day cards etc)
Collections tile prints
Collections 6x6 designer paper in Sepia
Heidi bling strips
2 Prima stamps
A Jenny B framed rubon
A package of white German scrap trim
and a little sweet sachet to make it smell all nice

Thanks Tabitha for hosting the swap......

PS made my first christmas matchbox for the big swap hoping to get at least two more done tonight, but now I have to go and get Max ready for his Prep meet his teachers session....

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?

Swaps received, sneak peak of swaps sent out, and something I have made for a new swap

Well I haven't done much of anything this last week gone I've been battling getting over this horrid chesty thing I came down with given to me by Max now talk about one horrid bug...

Last night I altered a little foldable box that I've made for a new swap I'm in yes I will show and tell but just not going to say who it's going too so this is it.
I also have my tea caddy box already to alter for my private swap with Tabitha of Creativewings now I'm also hoping I can use one of these for the back to school cigar box swap seeing as I can't find a cigar box anywhere yes they have them but all the places I went to they were all out of stock so grrrrr....

So this is the box I'm altering were doing our boxes with a Paris inspired theme so think pink and girly so can't wait to get this box altered.....

Okay I've got a couple of swaps in the mail this last week so wanted to show and tell firstly were my petite bead box swaps from my partners Julia and Chenoa this is what I sent them this one is to Julia and it went to Russia and the other one went to Chenoa who lives here in Oz.

And these are my lovely boxes from the girls so thankyou both loved the goodies inside and can't wait to make a piece of jewellery with the contents inside.....

Now just a couple of sneak peaks at my swaps sent out for the Seaside Swap and the Shabby Vintage swap

Okay now I have a crazy pyscho kitty who loves to scratch my couch now we have just gone and brought leather reclining sofas so hubby said we had to buy him a scratching post before our sofas got delivered on Tuesday so I spotted this little scratch post while out shopping yesterday and had to get it....

But alas yes he scratches on it but I heard him scratching our sofa this morning so grrrrrr....

Okay I went shopping online the other day at Scrap matrix now Rae is having a monthly special and the one for this month is a beauty her hot deal for the month is on her Germanscrap trims so click on the link and go shopping and stock up www.scrapmatrix.com.au

Just a sneak peek and 50% off storewide at Scrap with V

Well this weekend went by so fast, Saturday was a total right off as I spent most of the day with the kids at the school fair, my son Daunte was performing in the choir so hubby got to see him sing for first time, and then of course he got called in to work to work till 11pm, so we just stayed and enjoyed the day....
The kids got all day ride tickets so they went on the Miami sound ride so many times, had to laugh at Daunte's face the first time he rode it, the look on his face was priceless a look of pure terror wish I had my camera....
So I really didn't have time to do much crafting until this morning this is a sneek peek of one of my petite box swaps I've used Prima paper/music sheet/crepe paper,prima braid/ribbon and flowers to alter a bigger size matchbox.

I've got all my stuff to adorn the next one sitting on my workspace just trying to decide on an image to use on it....
Got so many things I need to start on this week just need to make time to sit down and actually get it all done, I have an order that I placed the other day at Scrap with V as soon as I get that one I need to create an item for one of the swaps I'm in and yes I was naughty got more prima flowers, Websters and some lovely Creative Imaginations papers and embellishments
A big thank you to the lovely Cindy I received my tag the other day and it's gorgeous thank-you for thinking of me....

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Altered tea light holder for the Let's get Shabby challenge

 I didn't think I would be able to do this month's challenge at Let's get Shabby until I brought this little tealight holder at the church fair yesterday and then I started getting an idea for it...... Was concerned about the colours but I think I have been able to incorporate most of the colours into my otp project.

CHALLENGE #11

IT'S ALL ABOUT COLOUR!!
Here in Australia at the moment its Autumn!
And maybe where you live its Spring!!
Either way, look at this incredible Quilt.
Be inspired however you like....it would be nice to see you include some fabric somewhere
but remember...
its a

COLOUR CHALLENGE

I've used a prima paper at the top, a tulle bow from a present I just received, loads of flowers I have finally used up the big roses I got from Spotlight so need to go and buy some more of those, Ive used a little birdie pick, for the material I've used part of a sleeve collar.....
This is the before picture

And this is the finished project

And then just a close up of the top

So ladies thanks for a great challenge and if you haven't had a go then click on the link to play along http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/04/its-al-about-colour-here-in-australia.html

Mother's day and a sweet tussie mussie surprise

On Friday I was waiting for that knock at the door I knew my tussie mussie from my swap partner and good friend Lou was turning up today, now normally my postie guy never rings the bell so this time I opened my windows to signal I was at home and you guessed he rang the doorbell.....
Presented me with a heavy box now normally I just rip it open before I even get in the door but I wanted to wait until I knew Lou was in the process of opening her's we wanted to open our's up together.......

So waiting  waiting for Lou to get online lol felt like forever but finally she did and I started to open up the jam packed boxes to start was this gift from Lou to my daughter Alicia and then all these beautiful goodies for me....
My tussie mussie I have hung on my prison mirror in the hallway where I can see it all the time, it's truly just beautiful Lou really has made me one that I truly love, and my gorgeous little birdie box is just so precious....
What did I get in my swap hello what didn't I get Lou gave me so much stuff it brought tears to my eye's everything she sent me I love.......
I got two pink Tim distress inks
Got loads of Prima flowers and the ones she got me were the ones that I had wanted but were sold out at my scrapping store this lady sure knows me well.
a Cavallini folder filled to the brim with some bird cards, a whole bunch of cavallini stickers, pink and cream dyed coffee filters and these ones are massive, prima journalling cards, some floral german scraps, and two sheets of printouts one with Marie in them.
And also some Pink Paislee artisan element swirls I so love these their gorgeous......
A charlotte doll
I got some much gorgeous ribbons, laces and trims
a box filled with art moulds
a floral tin filled with little paris tags, ruffled paper trims, the sweetest cherub's and more goodies galore.
Here is a photo of all the stuff Lou sent me I hope you can see it had to take at least four different photos to show it all off....

I have to say I was so gob smacked when I saw it all, but I have to say her friendship is the gift I treasure the most and I'm glad that we got to partner up and get to know each other thru this swap.......

Okay long post with lots of pictures but it's Mother's day today and I got most of my mother's day stuff yesterday as hubby was hoping to be working today the kids all put together and got me this little handmade quilt

From my hubby I got this little set of shabby cups and saucer's their so small and dainty and Alicia surprised me with this little cameo yesterday she spotted it at the craft table where they got my quilt how gorgeous is it.....
This i will treasure as she handpicked it for me with her own pocket money.

How lucky am I to have such a beautiful family and a lovely friend I am so spoilt.....
Wishing you all a fantastic day this mother's day......