Manomine » swap http://manomine.net me, myself & my craft Tue, 22 May 2012 21:39:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 swap with me http://manomine.net/2009/02/swap-with-me/ http://manomine.net/2009/02/swap-with-me/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:13:30 +0000 Mia http://manomine.net/?p=762 With help from Lithuanian post, my part of a swap finally reached  Loreta!  So, what was in that box:

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Jane. This girl has a bit of a history as originally she looked very different from what you see in this picture below (for 4 years she was very much a girl of more modern times -  bright clothes, ginger hair… high boots and she was tucked away in one of my craft boxes).  My swap partner loves original dolls and she loves old, vintage things, so I decided to embrace the challenge in order to surprise her… I’ve only kept the original body and changed the rest to make Jane look like she’s from some older times (her dress is actually made from a vintage and I believe early 20th century fabric and lace!) … It took me two long nights till I got some sort of decent (not perfect) result… I can only hope Loreta honestly likes Jane. As for me – no more dolls on my work desk any time soon!

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Loreta’s youngest daughter Une is attending art school, this pencil case is for her…

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It was a great fun. And I’ve got some beautiful stuff to remind me of it for the rest of my life. Thanks again Loreta! x

I want to do more swaps!

]]> http://manomine.net/2009/02/swap-with-me/feed/ 6 mine http://manomine.net/2009/02/mine/ http://manomine.net/2009/02/mine/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:52:11 +0000 Mia http://manomine.net/?p=720 Loreta makes all the beautiful things. And this here is from her to me

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it’s even more gorgeous in real (every piece has  stitching on both sides and is so beautiful, so perfect!!!) and it’s mine! M-i-n-e!!!

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This notebook (and a bookmark)  is just …what’s the word? Pretty in every way and is gonna be used and treasured! Thank you Loreta so so much! I love it all!

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It was a swap we had and as Loreta still hasn’t received my parcel yet (even though we sent almost at the same time), I can only give you a tiny sneak peak for now…

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More pics soon, I hope!

]]> http://manomine.net/2009/02/mine/feed/ 5 Two girls – two swaps http://manomine.net/2008/10/two-girls-two-swaps/ http://manomine.net/2008/10/two-girls-two-swaps/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:34:56 +0000 Mia http://manomine.wordpress.com/?p=385 I enjoy making things (a lot!), especially if I know they gonna have a concrete ‘owner’ to go to. All of my toys are intended for kids and I always hope that my little creations will be played with, so having neglected unsold toys standing on my bookshelf is not the result I hoped for. I still have two ladies: Isolda and Isabelle, who really need to move from our home to somewhere where they will be appreciated. So I’m offering swaps this time. Nothing big. To you from me: my elephants, some other mini goodies that I’ll add according to what the winners will be interested in and I would hope to get something small in return. Anything you would love me to have. Simple and hopefully fun :)

Isolda:

Isabelle:

If you’re interested – drop a line in the comments (pls name the elephant you would like to own) and I’ll pick (next friday the 10th of October) two swap partners for myself .

Have a great weekend!

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