Heart Swap

I love to be creative, but I sometimes need a push.

I signed up for Heart Swaps at both Cozy Blanket and Bungalow Bling to get my creative juices flowing.

For the Cozy Blanket Swap I needed to create 5 'somethings' with hearts.

For the Bungalow Bling Swap I just needed to create 1 'something' with a heart.

An added challenge was that every year I do a no-shopping January.

So, 6 'somethings' with hearts and no trips to the store for supplies.

I can do it!

I began with these supplies-

leftover canvas from Steve

pages torn from an old book

heart theme rubber stamp

heart in hand stamp

cotton bags from Sav-on Crafts

For the Cozy Blanket Swap, I made Valentine banners with paper hearts.

I tore pages from an old book, cut heart shapes and used rub-on letters to write L O V E.

I made each banner slightly different although each of them say love.

I wanted to put them into the cotton bags, but they were too big so I put them into plastic lunch bags for mailing.

I took the little cotton bags and stamped them with the heart in hand stamp.

I wanted them to be bright, so instead of red ink, I used red paint.

I filled each little bag with 3 glitter hearts

and used the long heart stamp to make a card for each bag.

When the 5 heart banners and bags were mailed off, I had time to come up with an idea for the Bungalow Bling Swap.

Amy, my swap partner, said she likes the pillows I make so I went up to the attic in search of scrap canvas.

Instead, I found a bigger piece of canvas and knew just what I would make.

Is it a table runner?

Is it a strip of place mats for two?

Is it a rug?

It's all of the above.

I sure hope Amy likes it.

I do.

And, I plan to make myself one.

What will I get in return?

Two ladies have e-mailed me that they received my banner and little canvas bag.

Which means  I should be getting something in the mail soon.

Amy has intrigued me with her hints.

I can't wait.

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Jennifer Rizzo