Christmas Ornament Swap

I almost forgot to share the fun things I received in a Christmas ornament swap I participated in this year.  It was sponsored by Mdm Samm at Sew We Stitch.  My partner for this swap was Gracie, she blogs at Needles Pins and Dragonflies .  This is the package she sent to me.

It was fun to open each package to see what was inside.

This beautiful ornament was inside one of the packages.

The other items were this adorable pincushion, beautiful fabric, a cute little notebook I have already started using, and a little jar of  Prickly Pear Cactus Honey.  I have already started using the little notebook to list fabrics I need to complete projects and carry it with me in case I see just the right thing.

This is what I sent to Gracie.  It was a fun swap and I hope I have a little more time this year to join a swap or two.

Ornament Exchange 2011

Tonya of Hillbilly Handiworks hosted an Ornament Exchange again this year.

Last year I believe I exchanged four ornaments and this year I decided to do six.

The ornaments below are what I decided to make for the exchange this year.

I found the idea for these ornaments in this book.  It is full fun designs and there are many I hope to try.

This was my inspiration.  I used some scraps from a "honey bun" I had used for another project.

 Below are the ornaments I have received in this exchange.

This lovely beaded snowflake was made by Evielynne, visit her here. 

This beautiful ornament made from tiny pieces of fabric was made by Sharon of Vroomans Quilts

This wonderful Santa is from Fiona, she lives in Australia and you can visit her blog   here

The mitten is from Laura in California

This Old World Santa ornament filled with Balsam Fir was made by Beth and you can visit her Etsy shop here 

Sharon also sent this gingerbread man wooden button.

and this sweet birdhouse

Thank you Tonya for all of your hard work to make this fun exchange possible.

Merry Christmas!

Ornament Exchange Fun!

I have had fun with an ornament exchange I participated in organized by Tonya at Hillbilly Handiwork's.  These are the ornaments I made. 

I made a few more than pictured here and decided to exchange 5 of them.

Tonya sent me a list of names and here are the ornaments I received so far.

This is from Tonya at Hillbilly Handiwork's.  She wrote that they made these as a family, makes them even more special.  Tonya did the tutorial on her blog where I learned to make the table runner and candle mat pictured here.

Colleen made this sled with the minnie "charm pack".  When she started teaching, every year she would make these sleds with her Dad for every child in her class.  They would have each child's name on them.

Her blog is called Luck Duck Dreams.

Heather made this ornament.  A beautiful tatted snowflake. Her blog is called Heather's Custom Sewing. 

She is Tonya's sister, they are a very creative family. 

This ornament was made by Beth who has an Etsy shop called

The Bea's Knees.

I took several pictures, which do not do it justice.  She also sent along "The legend of the Christmas Spider" (a folk legend from Germany and the Ukraine)  Now I will join the custom of including a spider among the decoration on our tree.  (I won't point it out to my daughter in law, she is very afraid of spiders)

I had a great time making my birds and it is great fun receiving ornaments in the mail and meeting new creative people.

It is Christmas Eve and I still have a few things to do.  We have our Christmas Eve service tonight, I am looking forward to a time to focus on why we should be so thankful for the birth of our Savior

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Homemade Ornament Exchange

Do you like to make Christmas ornaments?   Tonya at Hillbilly Handiworks is hosting a Great Holiday Ornament Exchange and she is "begging" for more participants.  I have joined in and think it will be great fun.  I busily working on my ornaments, I think I will be able to make more than I had thought, we'll see.  Go visit her blog and sign up to participate.  Do it now!  Don't miss the fun!