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Response: Oh, that is awesome!! May there never be any unwanted skeletons in your van :)
Response: Aw, thanks again for participating! I had a lot of fun thinking about it :). I have your book doll up where I can smile at her daily!
Response: Thanks for participating in the swap, but most of all for your civic participation. I love being part of an active caring community, and Swap-bot is one place I find inspiration. Today, you are my inspiration!
Response: Fair enough! Hope that you have fun imagining alien beer, and thanks again for your interest in crocheted aliens :)
Response: I loved looking at the building -- it has funny fake columns and yet I'd such a tiny shop! Thanks for being part of the swap!!
Response: I am not sure -- cheap artist quality liquid watercolor and lots of water, probably! I do love painting thin with lots of layers, which sometimes challenges my paper :)
Response: Thanks, Angie! I call it 'scribbly bad handwriting' style, but I do sometimes like it. Learning to adapt my tools to match the style has been fun lately :)
Response: Yay! Hope that she enjoys it!
Response: Thanks for hosting a fun swap!
Response: Glad you liked her -- she was fun to make! Thanks for joining in the swap :)
Response: Aw, thanks again for hosting! I loved playing around with the theme :)
Response: No worries, I am more reliably spacey, I think. I am so glad about the envelope, I was waiting for the right person to send it to :) Now to craft an army of rainbow nautiluses (nautili?) to re-energize the world!
Response: I am so glad that you like Ottawan! That was a fun little find. Yep, that's my little Mammoth Life I was writing about. Now for the letter ....
Response: So glad that you liked it. Venus of Willendorf hard to resist, isn't she?!
Response: Glad that you liked them! I love watercolor robots, not sure why?! I made watercolor mermaid robots the other year!
Response: Glad they made it! It was really fun to make them :)
Response: Aw, thanks! I really love Ruth, she was fun to try even if she looked a bit different each time :)
Response: I am really working on looking at layers and experimenting with undertones and shadows, which I learned by painting over my "old" watercolors, thanks to one fun teacher I took a one-day class from! Also drawing strategies and proportions. Sadly, it isn'tl there yet! I am enjoying some Urban Sketching classes from Craftsy, hoping that they'll support me learning.
Response: Haha -- he was just begging to be in the scenery!
Response: So glad that you liked the camels -- they really wanted to be there in the forest!
Response: I am so glad that you like her! I'm glad that I took the opportunity to dive in to this project after all :) Sometimes larger is easier when sewing by machine ...
Response: I love your real- Ness, always!
Response: Glad that you found it to be one of the cute cephalopods :) I saw a cuttlfish the other day that pretends to be a hermit crab -- wow. Thanks for joining in the swap!
Response: I'm so glad that it resonated with you. It is an important journey to take, as are many others in life!
Response: Ha ha -- one of them was my first attempt at tone-on-tone "angeling" -- the Frankenstein :) I was rather pleased with the mole rat. Somehow the tone-on-tone thing and acylics are really challenging me! Miss my watercolors but they are hard to do over a background!
Response: You are too kind. Experimenting with glue plus gloss medium and getting better results already! Happy hipster gardening! I evaluated my bok choi with intellectual irony this morning :)
Response: I wish I could take that college class over again :) Or maybe take a class in Muslim art!
Response: Glad that you liked it! Keep persisting :)
Response: I am sorry! I was writing about the woman on the stamp. I will send out another one to you soon.
Response: Thanks for joining, I really got a little therapy out of this one :)
Response: Thanks for joining in the fun! I have learned a lot in the polyptych swaps :)
Response: Thank you, and thanks for going bananas in the swap ... we just bought TWO bunches the other day and they are all gone. Bananas.
Response: I had so much fun with that one, so glad that you enjoyed it!
Response: Glad that you liked her, she was rather hilarious, ordering me around as I made her! Love those bossy projects :)
Response: I have a long way to go with acrylics, thanks for your patience :) Buying a smaller set of brushes ...
Response: He is such a good poser, when he is not jumping all over the place and pulling me down the street!! Thank you.
Response: You are too kind -- I was in a fruity sort of mood when I sat down to make them! I should have used a different medium or brush, I think :) Next time ...
Response: :) It's been a very dark and fuzzy couple months, so Impressionist Suffragettes sounds about right! Seeing some actual sun now, so hopefully my art will become a little bit less ... er ... Impressionistic?
Response: I sent once and the ATCs disappeared in the mail, then on the resend my plastic bag art postcard of a mummy taking a spa day in a bowl of noodles disappeared, leaving only the noodles behind? Argh! Sometimes the plastics aren't as compatible as I like them to be, which is why I stitched the mummy on, just to be sure... clearly something went wrong with the eyes and mouth on this one! My second resend of two mummy postcards going out 11/10/16 :)
Response: Aw, no pressure was on me, sending to the Star Trek fan of fans -- I had to try something crazy for you :)
Response: Hope that you like the oddball goodies -- and the anticipation is the best part, isn't it?!
Response: You are welcome. Not sure why the mail was slow, it is kind of interesting to track patterns in the system -- like trainspotting, only with the mail! Hope that you liked the fabrics this time.
Response: I am so glad that you liked the card :) Halloween octopi, it is the trend to watch!
Response: So glad that you enjoyed the silliness :)
Response: Rubber chickens for everyone :)
Response: Thanks, I am taking up your inspiration and running with it! :)
Response: :) Glad that you had fun with it!
Response: Glad that you thought so, too :)
Response: Aw, I am so glad! It was a really fun swap to do :)
Response: I am glad! Will look for more cat and dog cards next year :)
Response: Oh, that means so much to me :) I just started doing watercolors this spring and I really enjoy them! I knew the thin paper and the color was kind of a risk, but it felt fun and autumnal :)
Response: That's awesome! Pothos are one of my favorite plants -- very tolerant of my watering errors :)
Response: Oh, I am so glad that you liked the story and the puppets! I had a lot of fun making them, and I really got into the story and the characters -- wish I had a talking badger teapot! Have fun and play as much as possible!
Response: I wish that I had made a few interesting brain postcards, maybe a rainbow of them ... it was a fun and silly project, thanks for going along with the silly as usual!
Response: So glad that you liked it! I was so excited to find those awesome mask cards on eBay :) Happy Halloween!
Response: Glad that you liked it -- Happy Halloween!
Response: Glad that you liked it -- I found a really fun lot of cards and was so excited! Happy Halloween!
Response: So nice to have such an inspiring coffin story to zone in on :) Happy Halloween!
Response: So glad that it worked! I used the paper to make my shadow puppets, and I think that I made good use of it -- the ink was a bit tricky but it was a hoot to try out :)
Response: So glad that you liked it -- the mask cards were so much fun to send :) Happy Halloween!
Response: So glad that you enjoyed it -- they were fun cards to find and send :) Happy Halloween!
Response: There really should be at least a Kraken card for Halloween ... :) Happy cephalopodholiday!
Response: Glad that you liked it -- it was fun to make the paper and the card :) Happy Halloween!
Response: Glad that you liked it! I felt so lucky to come across such a fun lot of cards on eBay :) Happy Halloween!
Response: I got such a kick out of Yoda and the swamp monster as an item idea ... thanks for humoring me!
Response: Thanks for the heart -- I know the fused plastic werewolf was a bit on the ... wacky side!
Response: Can they find their way home? I am so glad that you liked the crazy plastic bag monster - he was fun to create :)
Response: Oh, yes, those darlin' little snappers are snappy when they are laying their eggs! I had fun with the plastic -- can't remember why I stopped doing it for a while except maybe the set up with the bags, the ventilation and the iron... :)
Response: Of course. I was thinking about posters or little cards or something, maybe having kids draw the image of the face and the stop sign different ways ...
Response: Glad that you liked it!
Response: Sanity can creep in anytime it wants to :)
Response: Phew, I am so glad that you liked them -- the baby was the one i tried to just copy the photo and the blocky style of the pattern on, so I am glad that it worked out :) Now I want to try abuelo or abuela with the same strategy :) I think that it might be fun BIG so I can try that technique to make it look like the loopy tissue paper!
Response: yay, I was a bit worried about it ;) Thanks for creating a fun swap that i could experiment with!
Response: I had fun with the ink blots! Part of me wanted the pictures to be more definite (I will admit to painting in the antlers!) and then part of me wanted to keep everything super subtle and open to interpretation like nature often is. Thanks so much for joining in!
Response: Glad you liked the zippy zipper case -- i loved zipping my daughter's pencil case apart and back together again! Now let's figure out how to make one ...
Response: Ha! Need to work on the handwriting!! Yes, all those things were mentioned. I thought the bird eating the butterfly and the decaying leaf were sort of dark, but the feather and fabric were sort of innocent. Nature is endlessly fascinating and full of ways to interpret whatever you want out of it. The windows are such a cool concept; you can pick and choose what you see! Thanks for introducing me to the idea.
Response: Yay, atole is my big comfort food craving :) I don't have it very often but it is nice to know that it exists! Lucky you to have a Mexican daughter-in-law who cooks :)
Response: Thanks for joining! I do love your profile every time I read it :)
Response: I am so happy to be inspired by the lovely Marguerite and to send her back to you! Glad that I could find enough purple in the old stash :)
Response: So glad that you enjoyed it -- it was fun to play with :) Silly is good!
Response: Oh, wow! Something to look forward to!! It's fun to see if multiple pieces of mail arrive together :)
Response: Uber! Wow, I am excited to try that again ...
Response: I am a big fan of using the edge of the presser foot as a stitch guide. It's the sort of dumb challenge I give myself :) Glad that you liked it!
Response: You are welcome! Sin on a mouse was my favorite of the three :) Love the Music Hall greats!
Response: I realized after I sent it that I didn't credit the Neil Gaiman quote on the back from The Sleeper and the Spindle :) Yay for both of them, and I am so glad that you like the Quarkbeast. Almost as adorable as Pickwick -- POCK!
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed them, they turned me around and around :) Too bad I never got that The Doctor and Donald Trump one finished!
Response: Yay for science! Not that the argument was that well-made in my case, but it was fun to let my mind wander a bit amongst the accordions :)
Response: Wine makes great decor -- I splash it liberally on the couch cushions -- Ole!
Response: I am glad that you liked it -- I especially liked making the scales and the teeth! Little bits of paper flying everywhere!
Response: I am so glad! I started out with a different idea, then saw the elephant tea cozy ... well, Happy Wear the Lilac Towel Day!
Response: Grey hair is the new little black dress :) Glad you liked it; I might make more, as I had a lot of fun making it!
Response: I am so glad that you liked NRK! I was really excited about the wet on wet watercolor result! Now, if I can only make it work again ...
Response: Amook Island is a lonely place without you! Glad that you are back where you belong :)
Response: I love ZGR -- always something new!
Response: Wow, I have yet to read a HH biography ... I'll have to get on that! Glad that you liked them. I want to get the technique down a little better!
Response: Thanks for giving me a way to reclaim positive swearing :) I had a lot of fun, especially with the supercali&*^*&%&^%^$&*^*^*^*&^*&^*^*!
Response: Me, too! It's the inner watchman in me :) Thanks for the heart!
Response: Thanks! I had fun with it. I will tell my daughter that you liked her early art attempts as well :) Happy Spring!
Response: Thanks! It was great therapy the other week to play with them! Happy Spring!
Response: Thank you, I am going to have to keep practicing!
Response: I am so glad! I have been showing Bob and "evil twin Rob" photos to people and making them smile and laugh. Blonde Bob Ross ... bwahahahaha! Kids are loving their fun toys, thanks so much!
Response: I enjoyed being able to "think new" with this one!
Response: I am so glad that you enjoyed it, it was relaxing to make and I was trying to put a lot of hope into it :)
Response: Crazy crazy yeti unicorns, odd art! Thanks for putting up with the weird and wooly :)
Response: It is an accordion minizine -- nabbed from the book "How to Make books" by Esther K. Smith1 I have been having fun with them .. my next one is Donald Trump and Doctor Who: A Study :)
Response: Amen for the passionate pursuit of life!
Response: Don't want to think about where my furniture has been ... that's why I paint on it!
Response: Nothing like a little clurichaun in the morning ...
Response: I am really fond of the Favorite Cheeses of the Cephalopod, and sadly I have never risen to the occasion since. Favorite Breads of the hermit crab?
Response: I am glad that your gnome enjoyed the Lucha Libre Gnomes! Maybe he should consider a little vacation to Mexico soon ... ?
Response: These zines are so fun and unexpected, aren't they?!
Response: Oh, I am so glad that you liked them! They were really fun to make, especially since they had some interesting opinions about themselves :) Peace Gnome says "hi" -- I am putting my mind to making him a friend, will send photo when I do, I think that you'll laugh!
Response: Thanks, you too! I really like the Monkey's traits :)
Response: You are too kind -- I wanted to make this stamp too detailed for sure! That perfectionist streak, it needs to be shocked into submission at times :)
Response: Hey, if it gives you an excuse to read more A. Lee Martinez .... thanks so much for swapping, as always! Fun mail should be ready to mail to you soon ...
Response: I am glad that you liked them! I was worried that there was not enough glitter, knowing your love of sparkles :) I discovered later that gloss medium takes glitter pretty well, so I am going to try it again!
Response: I loved this story so much! Thanks! I never met Robert personally, but I enjoyed .. trying ... to paint him :)
Response: I'm glad that CC arrived safely! The postal clerk and I had quite a discussion about her, and now I feel like I can send some more interesting package people!
Response: Hopefully we can have joy and suffering, right?! Happy dumplinging!!
Response: Hopefully, she's not too scary! I liked the Bird Woman, in the end. She was a character that I could respect, unlike Tiger. My chickens donated the feathers. It was interesting, trying to dye and dry the paper clay. I had to redo it quite a bit!
Response: I hope that they were recognizable -- as I said, G-Dragon was behaving the best for me :) Happy Halloween!
Response: You, too! Thanks!
Response: There is always room for a platypus!
Response: It's good for digging, that's for sure! $3 a pound for fabric! Glad that you liked Ms. Pumpkin, she was a lot of fun to think about and make.
Response: I'm so glad he liked the l o n g card! It was fun to pick out :) Happy Halloween to you and Grayson!
Response: Glad you liked the card :) The cats are snugglier as the weather gets colder!
Response: I am glad that you liked it :) Yay, Halloween!
Response: Cheeky :) I like it! Glad you liked the pelvis. I kept the template I made to make some more pelvises. The pelvis template has not left the building!
Response: Aw, I am sure that the Space of Bass is right behind you leading the Funk University Band :) Let the Funk Flag fly!
Response: I am working on the whole bird - velociraptor mail art concept. I call it ThunderBirds :)
Response: RooBaRoo, you contain more avec than you know -- who else could create the wonderful odd couple of parrothood that still graces my home? I am just hoping that they will not retire me to the Sorbumme just yet, clown that I am ...
Response: Thank you, Elyse! I promise to keep practicing the sock technique! I did enjoy it, but that heel turning!
Response: Glad that you liked it. I spent an entire college relationship breakup recovery period watching movies from the twenties and thirties -- I think I ought to do it again someday (the movie watching, not so much the college-relationship breakup)!
Response: I am so glad that you liked it -- I didn't realize that it would roll so much, so if I had to do it all over again I would make MORE SHAWL! The bigger the better for coziness, maybe :)
Response: Oh, Man in Black -- glad he's finding a way into your space -- he's the subtler of the duo, for sure. I was worried that his wings were looking too bat-like; I have not attempted anything like him before. May his eyelashes stay adorable for a while :)
So ... any interest in a swap based on an article from the Onion on the Get Down versus Get On UP debate in the National Funk Congress? George Clinton would inspire some awesome creativity ... ?
Response: I could not ask for a better response! Hope he stays bumbly and silly til the end, just like his namesake (it's just a cover for his mental sharpness :).
Response: I am honored to receive this incredible grant. I will apply it toward my citation for reverse-wienermobile-maneuver number one, which, alas, is punished more severely than the use of ketchup within the limits of this municipality. If I had only thought to stand on my head first, then I could have received an exemption under the circus performance code. I do thank the committee, and await instructions as to submission of family photo at the juncture of Wienermobile and University Avenues.
Response: It was a fun opportunity to think about luck and came together completely differently than I expected it to! Thanks for the swap :)
Response: I am so glad that you like the doll -- it felt really special and exciting as it came together :)
Response: I am so glad that you feel inspired to read Rita Dove -- she is an amazing poet with a diverse body of work! I feel inspired to read more as well :)
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed it -- it was fun to try to figure out how to write with the black light tucked under my chin :)
Response: Aw, thanks! It was fun to make. I've never tried making a background like that before -- went crazy with the golden ink :)
Response: Very happy to do my part to reduce rates of homicide among lemon-loving school staff :) They were fun to make!
Response: I am so glad that you liked them; I had a lot of fun making them! I hope that the apron fits well -- I altered it a bit thinking that it might go over the head more easily that way.
Response: Fun topic, the second quote zine in a row :) After all that, I bought a poster with a MT quote and shared one with my family as well.
Response: Aw, thanks. It is pretty scribbly -- Quentin Blake is my hero for scribbliness :)
Response: I was really getting into it -- hope to move time slightly forward with the next genre :)
Response: Me, too! Fascinating, isn't it -- so glad that you enjoy it as well. I love the song 'Color and Light" from "Sunday in the Park With George" -- reminds me of the crazy passion that it sparks in us :)
Response: So glad that you liked it! I haven't done the "fuzzy bits" thing in a while, but a freak flag just needs fuzzy bits!
Response: Ooh, cool! I am really curious about the scales ... They should be OK, I used fabric dye and fabric paint and heat-set it with an iron. I was hoping that they might fly :)
Response: Yes; I am aiming for merely odd and incongruent with the second attempt that I am sending ... :)
Response: Thanks so much for celebrating the 2th of May with me!
Response: I'm glad that you liked it! I do like blue.
Response: Thanks; she really is into small details and fine work that is hard to re-create!
Response: Thanks! To you as well :)
Response: I can't speak to the day late, as I sent on swap day (although late in day!), but I definitely agree that the email and my goals could have been more clear. I made a laundry list rather than focus on one item, which did not work well for me. I have joined again just trying to work on the scarf idea again -- thanks for the feedback :)
Response: He did OK, thanks! The dung beetle sketching helped me stay sane :) Glad that the plane flies!
Response: Wow, that was a roundabout letter! I am so glad that it arrived!! Happy May to you!
Response: Aw, thanks, it was a real honor and so much fun to go to a Discworld convention. I think that I might do it again, but it won't be the same. Sigh.
Response: Oh, I think so. I am just playing at being a grown-up, perhaps?
Response: Yay, glad it made it!
Response: I believe that CA has more cows than WI, but of course our cows, having been seasoned by brutally cold winters, are more likely to say things one might hear on Prairie Home Companion.
Response: Oh, I am so glad that you liked him! I saw him in the magazine and he just appealed to me. Makes me wonder more about life on St Lucia. The typewriter was from eBay, and so was the ribbon! I am waiting for an affordable sepia ribbon to come out. Or maybe a tasteful charcoal grey ...
Response: I do like them for their beauty, especially the non-sting-y variety! Glad that the letter arrived safely.
Response: I am glad that you liked it -- I thought that it was cute, too :)
Response: We can all use a little sunshine in our lives -- and it's out today -- gotta get in the garden fast!!
Response: Yes, mine as well. Funny, how one author can be so fundamental to my world. He'll be missed, but his books remain for us to enjoy and learn from.
Response: I am kinda obsessed with ironing plastic bags together ...you guessed it :) Oven parchment paper, iron on 4. Some plastics don't adhere as well as others, and some shrink more. It is fun to experiment with!
Response: I hope they hold up well -- I have never tried the plastic fabric in a patch before, but I liked the idea with the leatheryness of a mermaid and sea dragon :)
Response: The happy colors clashed with the crying elephants in a weird way -- suddenly I felt very sad about the abuse of circus elephants.
Response: What fun it was to dredge up the experiences :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it -- I wanted it to be a bit more mysterious, but it ended up pretty cheerful :)
Response: Thanks so much! I rediscovered the author of "Lyle Lyle Crocodile" !!!
Response: Thanks! I need to try this :)
Response: Thanks, I was a bit frustrated that it didn't turn out the way that I had envisioned, but it is always an experiment. Except when it is not :)
Response: Oh, I am so glad. I hope that you had one :)
Response: Thanks for the cool swap, it was fun to make a wine again. I was thinking of you as my son and I read Big Joe's Trailer Truck this winter;)
Response: He was a Scotland Yard detective who did not approve of Prohibition, but caught the American who was murdering off the competition! So glad that you could make it out!!!
Response: Thanks so much for joining and for your awesome art :)
Response: Glad that it worked out -- it was a fun crazy ol' swap!
Response: Thanks for the idea -- I have all these great alligators to contemplate for a while. Just found a new pattern for a stuffed alligator to lurk around the house ...
Response: I loved blueberry hill ... the other swapper got green pea hill, which is almost as good :)
Response: Glad that you liked it, I love my crazy plastic bag packaging obsession, and green peas ... :)
Response: I was a bit nuts, but hand stitching is really a feel thing, right?! I think that I used a thimble ...
Response: I loved that little bridge -- lots of fingerlings in the creek to look at.
Response: I love sestinas, that was such a fun idea!
Response: So glad I located the right card :) I did enjoy the way the cat was eyeing up that tree!
Response: I have never tried the giant sheet of paper thing before -- fun! Glad that you liked the envelope -- it was fun to make.
Response: I am so glad that you liked them -- there were some frustrations along the way, but in the end I enjoyed them all together, they seemed like a family!
Response: I Sent in the Hounds :) Sorry for postal bar code issues. I try to be generous on the space, but it never seems like I gauge well enough!
Response: Glad you liked them; Musette is quite the muse, you know ...
Response: OOK, INDEED, YES THAT SUMS IT UP NICELY. NOW WHERE IS THAT CURRY SHOP? I HAVE SOME CELEBRATING TO DO.
Response: Thanks so much, I did enjoy the minizine and the Bob Fosse stamp that I was sent in the last round!
Response: THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN THIS AUTHENTIC HOGSWATCH TRADITION. IF YOU WOULD EVER LIKE TO JOIN ME FOR A TRADITIONAL BURNT MEAT PIE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HOST YOU. ALBERT WILL BE SERVING DUCK A L'ORANGE AS WELL, ALTHOUGH I PERSONALLY AM NEVER SURE WHICH DISH IS WHICH. I STICK TO THE BURNT SAUSAGES AND TAKE-OUT CURRY.
Response: You are welcome -- Happy Holidays to you!
Response: Truly the pleasure was all mine! Thanks so much for joining in and for your amazing cards!
Response: How fun! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Response: Thanks so much for joining this swap! I really wanted to set it up for a while :)
Response: So glad that you liked it; I have to admit that I only saw the video but I was really intrigued by the concept and the meaning behind the art. He put a lot of himself into that piece, I think. So wonderful to have that amazing trip!
Response: I am so glad that it resonated with you :) I enjoyed reflecting on the season as I wrote to you, it was a nice moment of peace for me! Happy season to you, too!
Response: Thanks for a fun swap :)
Response: Yep, that's the house -- still there and the carpet still in the fire department for all to see :) Sorry about the cancellation placement!
Response: Thanks, it was fun to make!
Response: I am so glad that you liked them! I wasn't sure which way to go with the blue, but I liked some of the darker crystal beads :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked them! I have the TARDIS tree up -- FINALLY. Darling son has already tried to bite some of the ornaments, but it is still standing :) Happy Who-lidays!
Response: Funny, that is a bit how I was envisioning it -- sort of an ancestor matryoshka doll ... Merry Christmas!
Response: I was envisioning South Dakota, but it could certainly be the area I grew up in as well. Wish we could start up the Tatanka Van! I bet that it would be a lot of fun :)
Response: Aw, thanks, you, too!
Response: It was my pleasure :)
Response: So glad that you liked it! It didn't come out quite as I had intended, but I did have lots of fun.
Response: Aw, shucks, aren't we all in our own way?! What a nice message at the end of a long day!
Response: Thanks for putting up with my bubbly overly pretentious title!!
Response: Aw, thanks! I also found it a very challenging swap -- just kept trying to think of the right thing to do. I was inspired by a real person, well, a couple of them actually!
Response: Well, I owe it all to you! I will try Antic Hay again now that I am prepared for it! Or maybe something he wrote late in life might be an interesting choice ...
Response: I loved that, didn't discover it until the angel was nearly done!
Response: Happy Polling Day :)
Response: I feel that the elves are just those workers who put their work in every day and get taken for granted. Or, maybe Santa is just a figurehead for a giant elf operation ... ?
Response: No cardboard on that one; I don't think that there was anything other than the paper I sewed on in order to put the address and message on. Thanks for the compliment, I will accept the mantle of plastic bag lady ;) And thanks for the inspiring swap idea!
Response: I just knew that I should have put boxer shorts on that tyrannosaur ... now I am going to have to go research dinonatamy .... Glad you are having fun with him, he was a hoot to make. Great swap, I loved my partner's 6-legged prehistoric bear.
Response: Thanks for hosting a cool swap.
Response: I worked and worked on that last line, then suddenly it appeared to me in a flash of inspiration :) Glad you liked it.
Response: Thanks, looks like I send to you again this month! More wool gathering, I expect ...
Response: I'm glad -- it was so unexpectedly PINK!! First time that I have tried stripes with the plastic bag technique, now I want to do more :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it; started out to be a fish and ended up a frog :)
Response: Thanks, I need to get a walking foot or learn free motion techniques!
Response: I'm so glad you liked them -- I was so excited to discover that you could nake them in different shapes!
Response: Hey, thanks for hosting such a fun swap --- we had a blast trying to make the ninja and unicorn ride across the playground :)
Response: Yay! Glad it made it! I think that it was saying something about wanting Rommegrot, which is a sort of pudding made with sour cream and flour and raisins and sugar. I might have looked something up in Norwegian online .. I don't speak the language, but I do love Rommegrot, and thought that a parrot might crave it :)
Response: Ooh, French bakery PLUS mystery! I am glad that you liked the cape and hat; they were a lot of fun to make. The story idea kept me going through my (I'm sorry, not-so-skilled) hand stitching :)
Response: Yeah, I am feeling sheepish about my insult-sqeamishness. I'll get over it by Round 3, I am confident! Thanks for participating, as always!
Response: I am so glad -- there is nothing better than tape, is there?! I recall many happy hours in Dad's office as a kid ...
Response: Thanks! She's a little more detailed than most of my melted plastic ... got kinda fiddly, so I was hoping she was recognizable as a pirate :)
Response: It was a really great book, and I loved the swap -- thank you for picking it!
Response: No worries, it happens! I hope that it wasn't too smeared -- I should have known better than to try that ink without a top coat of something!
Response: Yay for indestructible people and (sometimes) art :)
Response: Thanks! I think that I am developing a thing for them, going past that custom detailing place daily :) It was so easy to host such wonderful guests!
Response: I am so glad that you liked the very colorful gnomes of Sheboygan. It was a fun trip for people-watching! I couldn't fit them all in, but I did pick my favorites :) Peace-sign gnome is now a member of the family, moving around the place and peeking out to smile at us on a regular basis -- we are thankful for his presence. We think that he cares for the 4 stuffed toy chameleons when we are gone -- they are tie-dye lovers, too.
Response: THanks -- I really really don't feel like I do, compared to the rest of the group, but thanks!!
Response: Thanks for joining the swap! They were a little "out there," so I am glad that you found them fun! Sometimes I am not sure what it is that my brain and hands are going to produce ...
Response: :) That was fun, haven't done that since college, I think!
Response: I think that I'll have to see it now -- I didn't see it when it came out. Guess I never had a connection until I saw the video on PBS :)
Response: It somehow morphed into a postcard this time -- you know how mail just WANTS to take a particular form?! Thanks so much for joining this round and making it possible.
Response: It was hard to pick just one funny image of Harvey and that is the truth :) Glad that you enjoyed them!
Response: Oh my goodness -- I was wondering whether I should have made them on thinner paper after I sent them :) I guess it was a persistent stamp, just like my subject!
Response: I think that "The Color of Magic" is a perfect fit! Vicious luggage, toothless heroes and invisible dragons. But, hey, the Tiffany Aching series is also a great jumping-off point (The Wee Free Men -- a frying pan,a fairy queen, a granny who likes tobacco and small blue Scotsmen who like the air up their kilts). Oh, you can't go wrong! But of course, there is Hogfather, and then you could join the Third Annual Hogswatch Card Exchange on Swap-bot this fall ....
Response: I'm glad that you like her -- so funny how a pink light-up elephant head gets generated ...
Response: So glad to be able to read this book -- and participate in these swaps! Thanks for hosting :)
Response: I am so glad that the OO s arrived! They were fun to make :) Sorry about the address mishap, maybe I should have used a different kind of marker to write it!
Response: Thanks for having such cool ideas, always!
Response: Hey, if you can't get paid well for being a sexy fish, what IS the meaning of life? ! Um, wait a minute ...
Response: You're welcome, I still have the gorgeous soaring eagle that you made!
Response: I hadn't thought about the I Ching. That is a fun idea -- I'll check it out! Thanks for participating in this exploration!
Response: Thanks for your tolerance with my new technique -- I know that it did not end up the way I intended! Now I am going to try a needle-felted Barbie.
Response: I am working my way up to them. Why am I all about the sewing machine and afraid of a power drill? Arggh. Thanks for circular wisdom-ing with me :)
Response: Thanks for hosting Roy Choi and the walleyemobile :)
Response: Thanks, I am really glad that you liked it! I love stitching on paper and plastic (obviously) -- not sure why, but it makes me smile, too.
Response: It was a great suggestion, thanks! I liked the un-nerviness of the book, made me think and pushed me a little bit. Very good :)
Response: Oh, there usually is the corn syrup in there -- but there are fruit-only ones and they have a new all-organic line. The capuccino ones were very good -- I am not a huge popsicle eater and I devoured a whole box (4 to a box). I also love the coconut and tropical mixed fruit varieties. Let me tell you more about my ALDI obsession ....
Response: Weirdest sarcophelope ever, but hey! I am glad that you could see the humor in the sarcophelope! The bkack and yellow one that you sent was awesome. Interested in a final round?!
Response: I am glad that you liked them! Just saw all the rest of the manga in the book store yesterday and I can't decide whether to read on, or go back to the earlier books. Love the creepy intelligent apelike titan!
Response: I am so glad that you liked it, it was fun knowing that you liked stars a lot, inspired me :)
Response: Glad that you liked it -- the one is a bit skinny for a matryoshka, I'm afraid!
Response: Hey, glad you liked it. It is a bit of obsession, the plastic bag art. The printing was a lino cut gone crazy -- I loved the business of it, but sadly you can't see the dino with a purse very well. Thanks for the stampspiration :)
Response: We have had a lot of great bike rides lately -- it is becoming a favored form of transportation! I had a double bike ride lately, due to objects flung from bike trailer. When we found the most all-important object, thanks to another cyclist, it had a little slug hitch-hiking. Random moments :)
Response: You are welcome, that was quite a challenge!
Response: So glad that the highly randomized fish dressing process resulted in a pair that may inspire a lot of head scratching. I am trying to remember .. Clown Fish and Zoot Suit Fish?!
Response: Awesome et formidable, soy feliz que los pescados ont arrives sans probleme. Done je me fiche le camp y espero encontrarle bientot! Le agradezco for joining le swap.
Response: Thanks! It was a fun swap to do! Now I need to go see some nenes again!
Response: Hey, thanks, I was really embarassed by my drawing this time and appreciate the vote of confidence!
Response: Thanks! I did like how the melted bags turned out this time (blush)!
Response: I hope that you try it! I have been waaay to happy to iron lately!!
Response: So glad that you got the Pi reference! Your patches are inspirational and I am going to get to trying screen printing out this summer!
Response: That's hilarious! I stress about opening mail correctly with my weirder experiments -- a few wrecked newspaper hats has taught me to be cautious!! :) Packing tape rocks when combined with ironed plastic bags!
Response: Thanks -- I was totally challenged by this, but it was a lot of fun!
Response: Glad you liked them -- I love the symbolism behind the cool patterns.
Response: Please try it sometime -- so easy and fun to do. It is a really organic process, like sculpting.
Response: Yes, they do. And how do they pick out the cat-hating or allergic guests so accurately?!
Response: Thanks, I am so sorry about the zine but glad that the postal service proved itself!
Response: Glad that you liked it -- still getting ready for your Riposte Repost tag -- do you prefer to insincerely yet cleverly insult mail art, mothers, pet hippos or another topic? :)
Response: Yay! It was really fun to make.
Response: Thanks, have fun wrecking!!
Response: Clearly needed better directions, but I thank you for your patience and generosity :) !
Response: I'm so glad that they made it throught their petit voyage :) I am enjoying my new relatives, too!
Response: Hey, no problem, just glad it arrived! Across the Western Ocean I must wander, etc. :)
Response: What a random route for random mail art -- I had this idea that was less random but didn't pan out, so I guess it's fitting that it took a long trip. Wish I had been able to travel in the letter to Jamaica!
Response: I am so glad that you liked them! They sort of made themselves. The ink didn't run the way that I thought it would -- maybe a different kind of paper and ink would be fun to try!
Response: You're very generous! One thing I learned is that the more I went over my lines, the worse the drawing became -- simpler is better! :)
Response: Awesome -- that was the most amazing piece of sparkly crap that I could find around here -- I don't sparkle so much as perspire :) I feel inspired to make sparkly unicorn poop cookies now!
Response: OH, what a wonderful swap -- it brings tears to my eyes to see my RPS appreciated, and to find Hector and Holle a new home! Holle was stuffed, not sure if I should have sent her that way, but hey! She's yours now. Just know that Hector has a big crush on her and I have no control over his thumb-wrestling instincts. Lice removal tips was sent as a solicitation in the mail. Bacon affirmative, colonoscopy negative, but that would make a very interesting coaster, indeed. The chameleon using the sink was a visual for my son. The wedding PC was found in the library stacks, I thought it completely unique but found an identical one in an antique store after I sent you the other one! I am not sure why I put the scarf on the wabbit -- I probably thought it might look cute and didn't want to throw away that teensy scrap of fabric ... Well, anyway, thanks for appreciating all the strange RPS that goes down here!!
Response: Yay! I am so glad the idea survived the decoupage dimensional warp! Thanks for joining me in some fox fun :)
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed the doo-doo! It was fun to hunt around the house for random doo-doo for you! I love fabric scraps, and could collect them all day :)
Response: I am really glad that I found the colorful shirt -- it really reminded me of hummingbirds :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it!! Fun to make, but darn if I could find all the somethings I was looking for :)
Response: Thanks! It was less inspired than I wanted it to be ... but I did have fun with all the French food!
Response: Your package was such a joy to receive and an inspiration! Thanks so much, and I am glad that the prints were OK, and that they are going to go to yet another level! That's thrilling!
Response: It was kinda fun, although my daughter thought that the matryoshkas were "kinda creepy because you aimed the letters in the wrong direction" -- oh, well! Hope that maybe you like part of the mail headed your way -- it might look a bit familiar!
Response: My great inspiration for this one didn't pan out the way that I wanted it to ... hope that you can at least use the postcards! :)
Response: It's always nice when there is a funniness and not just weirdness to a Mad Lib!
Response: It would be interesting to experiment more with different paints, types of towels, and paintbrushes! I wish I could see more people's techniques, too. I can see the potential with a lot of themes here! Thanks for the swap idea!
Response: Oh, I am glad it was Burns-y enough. I got quite caught up in the spirit of the thing. My family thought I was a little unhinged, as I sang songs at top volume with a tear in my eye and went around extolling the virtues of the man :)
Response: I'm glad that he liked them. It was a great idea for a swap, and my daughter was very proud of her creation and took all the pictures! May his lego creations be safe from younger siblings!
Response: I'm glad that they looked OK -- I'm not the maple leaf expert but I love the Canada maple leaf :) Hope you are staying warm -- brr!
Response: I am so glad that the silver worked for you! It just kept calling out to me .... I knotted one of my scarves the same way after making yours ... but it may return to infinity scarf status eventually :)
Response: I am so glad you liked the color -- I was a little worried, but I do love that green, I think it looks good on a lot of people :)
Response: Aw, I am glad that you liked it. My daughter and I had fun thinking about what could be written on, and then we found the dishcloth -- I hope it works! It was a fun find :)
Response: Oh, no, sending you strength to get through the allergy shots, and hoping that you can get back to broccoli beef soon! I was so excited to find a dual-purpose recipe. I hope that your granddaughter enjoys the pudding cake as well :)
Response: I'm so glad that you liked her! She was a lot of fun to make, and send to your amazing address, which is one of my favorites!
Response: Oh, I am so glad that you liked them. I had a hoot of a time picking out the right students and teachers :) I am not a real scrap-book-y type, so I am happy that it worked out for your needs!
Response: :) Happy February! Brr!
Response: Glad that you liked the swap! Wish I had been a bit neater ... sigh. I was that kid who ran the pink tissue paper into the green and made a sticky gluey mess :) Drove the art teacher crazy because I never could follow a set of her careful directions carefully!
Response: Thanks, you as well. That darn heart -- it gets a little broken, sometimes, but I wouldn't have it any other way :)
Response: Hope it starts looking like spring soon!
Response: You're welcome -- hope it makes you smile :)
Response: Oh, no! I've never had that happen to a postcard :( I will send you another one. Wishing you intact mail in 2014 :)
Response: :) Isn't it funny, the way we think of things so differently when we don't know a place ?! When I was an exchange student and told people that I came from an area near Chicago, many asked me about gangsters from the 1930's :)
Response: Glad that you got it!
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed it :) Happy New Year!
Response: I am glad that you liked it! Happy New Year to you as well :)
Response: I love the gingerbread house stamps :) I am glad that the PC arrived at a good time -- Happy 2014!
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed the PC -- Happy 2014!
Response: Hooray for HyVee! Happy 2014 :)
Response: Glad that you liked it -- I hope that you enjoyed the season and a very happy 2014 to you :)
Response: I'm really glad that you liked it -- I thought it was unique :)
Response: Thanks! I'll be thinking of you and your family in Malaysia :)
Response: Hooray! Watch over your pies this Hogswatch and OOK!
Response: I am so glad that you liked the stamps -- I was going to use the March on Washington anniversary stamp but couldn't find it -- but Althea Gibson rocks :) Yes, peace and chocolate -- great wishes! May they abound for you!
Response: Oh, gosh, now I can't even remember what I was writing about, but I'm glad that you liked the Discworld references :) I'm a big fan.
Response: Glad that you liked it -- I thought that it was unique :)
Response: Thank you, to you and yours, too!
Response: That's funny :) I was worried that you'd get multiples, and was considering another elephant strategy! I'm glad that this one worked! Una bendiga Navidadena!
Response: Thank you -- I am glad that you liked the card. I hope that you also have a wonderful Christmas.
Response: I am very glad that it suited you -- Merry Christmas :)
Response: Oh, I am so glad that you liked it! I had set it aside and after I read your profile it just seemed right for you :)
Response: I am glad that you liked it -- I liked the monster, too. This was a great swap for making sense of something painful and hard to express -- thanks so much for that!
Response: :) I am glad that you liked it! Buck, buck, buck.
Response: I am glad that the ornament arrived safely and that you liked the package. It was a lot of fun to make! Hope everything works out for Susan ...
Response: I am glad that I chose a PC that you liked :) Merry Christmas!
Response: What a fun swap -- I really enjoyed coming up with something and receiving both of your cards!
Response: I am glad that you liked the card -- I was looking for a good occasion to use it. She's just a compelling little bear. I thought that I overwrote a simpler poem, perhaps ... oh, well :)
Response: I liked the colors on the card -- right now I need some cheerful colors in this cold and dark landscape -- Brr!
Response: That ten TARDISes took to trimming trees -- truly trippy! Glad that you liked them. Did that stranger ever visit you?
Response: I'm happy that you liked it -- happy holidays to you, too!
Response: Thanks for the reminder. Glad that you enjoyed the card!
Response: It was fun to pick one out! I am glad that you liked it.
Response: I'm glad that you liked the doodles and jokes -- it's fun to be silly, and I love silly Santa jokes!
Response: I am very glad that you liked them -- the colors seemed to come together, as did the shapes. I was hoping they would suit you!
Response: I am so glad to have someone to send them to!
Response: OH, no -- I guess that my current distraction was reflected, Britta! They pretty much said the same thing, anyways. Thanks for your patience with my mistake :)
Response: Glad that you liked it :) And I am glad that I remembered to give her something to read this time!!
Response: So glad that you liked them :) It was fun to write.
Response: Oh, I'm glad that you liked it -- it was kinda experimental, but I really did like the weighted feel of the result! Good to remember those fun old days :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked them, and the black ribbon :) It was a blessing to have the opportunity to pick them out for you!
Response: Yes, it really is too bad that Sister Darlene and her lone jelly bean could not be here with us ... Thanks for the heart!
Response: Thank you. Wishing you well.
Response: I'm glad that you liked it. I was surprised at how it turned out!
Response: Hey, thanks. I am not feeling particularly brilliant at the moment, but it's nice to keep plugging along ... and thanks for the heart :)
Response: I'm really glad that you liked it -- hope that the move went well!
Response: It was sort of a Dr. Who moment, jerry-rigging my epic stamp fail -- I thought the stamp looked more like #10 than #11 after I made it :)
Response: Aw, I'm glad. I had to rework this one several times to make the syllables work, and thought maybe I had lost the glow, as it were :)
Response: Thanks for joining in -- glad you liked the facts :)
Response: Aw, thanks, I am really glad that you want to wear them! I wanted to work on them a bit more, but couldn't find the right materials or time. I am really glad that you are enjoying the group. It means a lot to me :)
Response: You are welcome -- sorry for the less-than-planful sewing. I think that it would have been better if the stripe were a ruffle ...
Response: I'm glad that you liked it :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it. He was quite the guy :)
Response: I am very glad that you liked it. I find needle felting really therapeutic, except for the occasional needle stab!
Response: Geraldine says that you are quite welcome, and she apologizes for my ineptitude with the ink :)
Response: Glad you liked the owl and the stamps :)
Response: There is just something about a Mustard Museum, I guess. Wonder what they handed out for trick or treat ?
Response: Thanks for the heart. It's been a fun project, the zine-go-round.
Response: Glad that you liked it :) The Halloween ladies are all dressed to impress the kids tonight :)
Response: Glad that you liked it -- it was fun to write :)
Response: Thanks -- not my best work, I know :) I'm a bit flat, lately.
Response: All right! I realize that I should have planted some subversive text in her hand for you :) Maybe another round ... thanks so much for signing up!
Response: I am so glad that you liked it :)
Response: Me, too -- they are fun. Glad that you liked the one I chose for you :)
Response: I am glad! I thought they were fun :)
Response: I hope that you enjoy it -- there are other flavorings to add, too -- Mexican chocolate works well, if you grate one of the tablets. Atole is one of my biggest comfort food cravings :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it -- I was trying to capture their exuberance and must have succeeded a bit :)
Response: You're welcome -- I am glad that you enjoyed it :) Thanks again for hosting a great swap.
Response: Glad that you liked it!
Response: Thanks -- wishing you a few great microbrews this fall :)
Response: The local badger is pretty nocturnal, too, but when he is out he likes to trundle around in a loop, holding his nose in the air :) I am glad that you liked his photo!
Response: Thanks for a fun swap! I had a great time imagining myself on that ice boat :)
Response: Ooh, sounds good. I am glad you liked the PC. I hope to try some more of my favorite Michigan cider sometime soon.
Response: You are welcome. He was an interesting character to read about.
Response: I am really glad that you liked the Chihuly -- his glass is pretty amazing, and I enjoyed it frequently when I lived in the Twin Cities :)
Response: So glad that you liked it! Nothing like a sea of skulls ....
Response: Mr. Darcy: lover or stalker? You decide ...
Response: I will give it my best shot! Glad that you liked the PC :)
Response: Hey, that worked out well! Thanks for you fun reply :)
Response: Glad that you liked the PC and the stamps :) I love sending international letters, because I get to pick out TWO fun stamps every time :) And Halloween PC's, well that is the icing on the cake, isn't it?
Response: Those goblins are great! I am glad that you liked them, too. But I am not so sure that I would trust those fairies ... it is very civil of you to give them a chance :)
Response: Aw, thanks. I don't know what to say, but thanks :) All of the ones from this swap went to my neighbor, who strings them up in her backyard for us all to enjoy. It was really fun for me to be able to give her a bunch :)
Response: :) We actually replaced one desk with a cabinet I found on Craigslist that holds my sewing machines and magazines/paper for collages! Also, we put up bulletin boards to put random scraps of things on to inspire us :) So embarrassing.... Thank goodness that my kids are so entertaining, keeps my mind off it!
Response: Yes, it has too many uses! The best part about this is that my daughter actually threw some scraps of paper in the recycling (and I did, too ;) Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Response: This was a really interesting swap -- I'd never carved words into a block before, or used fabric and fabric paint with a block. I went to school in Black Mountain for 1 year when I was 5; I lived in Swananoa at the time -- forgot to mention that! Thanks for swapping!
Response: I'm really glad that it suited you -- it was one of those things that just come together i a certain way :) A fun challenge to try again!
Response: Argh, it never does. I am afraid the fabric might be weakened by the dryer; when I do wash them, I try to nab them right away out of the washer and hang them to dry. And, yes, I can tell you exactly which pile any given item is in. Very sad :)
Response: Thanks! I appreciate the encouragement!
Response: You're welcome -- it was a lot of fun to make this swap :)
Response: I am really glad that you liked it. These were a lot of fun; I'd love to do it again sometime! Thanks for joining in!
Response: Thanks for the heart! I am going to keep working on galaxy -traveling watercolor skillz :)
Response: I am glad that they worked out -- I felt a little manic when I was making them, and I think they reflected my mood! The totes are now completely out of my hallway, I am happy to report :)
Response: Glad that you enjoyed them. Now my daughter has decided that she likes cemeteries and we spend some time on our vacation looking at a cemetery with a large number of immigrant gravestones (German, Irish) in the Lake Michigan area. I think we might have to do another swap :)
Response: It was a really fun swap! Next time I will make it smaller than the envelope, promise! Thanks for hosting.
Response: Aw, thanks so much! I find the embellishing part of things really challenging, so I am glad that you liked this one :) Looking forward to more ASBB swaps, thanks for being interested in the group!
Response: No worries, you have created beautiful things that I have really appreciated, and you have very good reasons to be a bit late! I enjoy our swaps :)
Response: Thanks, I am such a bad correspondent that I will appreciate it whenever it arrives! I am excited to hear more about your typewriter :)
Response: It was so silly, glad that you could appreciate it! I had to explain it to my daughter :) Glad you like the wish, wishing you a lot of belly laughs in particular!
Response: Glad that you liked them -- we really liked the mini-outfits a lot! Now if I could zap them into back-to-school outfits :)
Response: Aw, I am so glad! It was fun to think about Benny and make the BRC!
Response: Thanks again for the opportunity to write! Looking forward to using a different color of ink :)
Response: Quite silly, glad you like them :)
Response: Reading while walking is a joy -- texting while walking is a chore :) The gibbons say "hi," I just saw them the other day. Love those long long arms!
Response: To be fair, I have had a few more peeks into your "likes" -- that said, thanks, I'd love to find more fun outfits for you, it was a lot of fun!
Response: Aw, thanks, I'm partial to them and think that they are much more attractive to look at than my living room :)
Response: I am glad that you liked it -- it was fun and I really hope it comes in useful if those Saber-males show up :) I'd personally rather not go up against them. Or those deadly robot assassins I saw on a show once -- what was it called? Five Doctors, or something like that?
Response: Surprisingly, it wasn't, and I kept checking the tag over and over to be sure! Bless those thrift shop ladies! There was, however, a ring that was 3 inches tall that was made by a local artist that was quite fascinating and expensive! I didn't buy it, but it was very interesting. And there were postcards of donkeys that were 5x as expensive as the cotton Givenchy scarf! Love it :) I am so glad that you liked them.
Response: Hey, thanks! Doesn't it feel good to look at a clean room??!
Response: Aw, thanks, I am totally in for Round Two -- the kitchen cupboards are now painted but their contents are not fully restocked and are in Rubbermaid tubs in the hallway ... ugh.
Response: I also want to know what she is reading, she is really engaged :) The amazing thing about this book of PC's, which is all women reading, was that it was sent to me as an "extra" by an eBay seller. I felt so lucky to receive it, and now I get to pass one of the postcards on to eepypost!
Response: Yes, they are old books that were damaged -- I borrowed some paper from them and folded the lilies :) Then I brushed mod podge and dimensional mod podge on them and threaded them with wires that had been coiled on one end. I got the idea from a really cool book :)
Response: :) Yes, we are excited! We need ti get back to reviewing all the old Doctor videos -- we are between Pertwee and Baker!!
Response: I am glad that you liked it :) I don't think that I have ever done any significant espionage. But I think it would be a more pleasant experience if Carousel cookies were involved!
Response: I have a passion for frosted Carousel cookies, can you tell at all? I think I eat 4 at a time, just to be safe :) Of course, you are a professional baker, so I am sure that your cookies are much better!
Response: Thanks so much, you as well!
Response: Hey, anything for the mystery lover! There is another great series on now featuring a gritty chain-smoking Swedish detective and his colleagues. Love it! Glad you liked the PC :)
Response: I am so glad that you like them. The IKEA fabric is really wild! I am going to keep working on my jewelry techniques :)
Response: I am glad that you liked the fibers -- I think that was my favorite discovery -- the bubble wrap really didn't do what I expected -- it was quite a learning curve!
Response: I am really glad that you liked the ruffle! Sometimes I worry a bit about the ruffle mailability factor, but there are ruffly days when they just seem to happen to my postcards!
Response: Cider has become my favorite a lot of the time! Somehow, I tolerate it better than beer :) Glad you liked the crazy ruffle!
Response: Oh, I love it! So glad that you liked the brooches, and that one complemented your outfit!
Response: True, it is ill-advised to mess with Homer ... still, I hope someone keeps trying :) It will keep everyone reading him! Glad you found the PC educational :)
Response: Oh, I am glad that you like it. I really love your swap-bot name, and it seemed so appropriate to put a flower on as well :)
Response: I am glad that you liked it! Fun to work with such minimal color. I'd like to try some more of these :)
Response: Thanks so much, what a great link! I want to do more of these, they were so much fun!
Response: You're welcome, I really hope they suit you -- this is kind of a leap for me, but it was a fun leap :)
Response: Oh, no! After the repour and everything! Gnashing of teeth. Well, I am going to make that mini-book happen, somehow, resin or no resin. In fact, a smashed penny from OC arrived the day I sent the swap, so there is a bit more inspiration left :) Did the earrings come apart, too? -- they were a different material, so I really hope they were safe!
Response: Oh, that is really great! She so enjoyed making it (and I think, sneaking the candy behind my back :) We'll have to do it again sometime!
Response: I am glad that you liked it!! The fangs kind of reminded me of those creepy Angels ... shiver. Love the episode where the Statue of Liberty became an angel :)
Response: I am so glad that you enjoyed the hat! They make me smile a lot when I make them. Ah, well. Maybe we will never know much about the origins of Finn Dog, but he is a great little guy and we think his name suits him.
Response: Yes, please do! I'd be very curious :) Is there a cheese that is native to Alaska? There are many great cheeses in Wisconsin, but sadly no octopi in Lakes Michigan or Superior! I hope that you had a great trip! I pulled out the bird prince the other day and thought of you :)
Response: I love the idea of the LOST zine in the mail, makes me smile every time :) The cheese and cephalopods was my first zine and I am very fond of it , thanks!
Response: Oh, no! I was worried that the glue was a bit excessive but thought that we fixed it ... we'll resend. Good learning experience :)
Response: I am thinking that the "thinking mind" got away from the "practical mind" on this one! I am going to make a very practical scarf-necklace for you -- but hey! Should you know of anyone else with a need for a Hawaiian print surgical mask with recycled bottle buttons, let me know! :)
Response: I want to find a store that sells a wide variety of cider in single bottles! I actually don't drink very much, so that would be perfect! One of the local stores has a small selection, but often they are not available as singles ....
Response: Oh, I am so glad that you liked the beer and baseball :) Hard to get more local than down the block, and they have a fun little beer garden, too! Every August the local geology museum has a party there and they screen some geology-ish movie (Jurassic Park, Night at the Museum, etc) for the kids. It's so fun to sit in a beer garden staring at a Tyrannosaurus skull reproduction :)
Response: All right -- so glad I was able to contribute MAM -- it is really a beautiful place! Hope you are able to armchair travel a bit this summer!
Response: I am so glad that you liked it, I got so into being a little kid while making it :) I was afraid the little kid messiness wasn't quite the thing, but it was so fun to make, I was right back in my father's office messing with his office supplies!
Response: :) Yay!! Now I am smiling and going to have a good day! Glad you liked the tea -- we were out of chai, as my husband takes all the chai to work to share with the librarians :)
Response: I am glad that you liked them -- I want to do the one with the arrows and the tato ones again :) I think that I am now obsessed with tato!
Response: I had fun cutting out all the little maple leaves -- thanks for participating in the swap!
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed the postcard, which is not as pretty as the building! I hope that you will see it someday -- it is really beautiful!
Response: I am glad that you liked it -- it was a very unusual piece, but a thought-provoking one :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it -- I really enjoy the painting. I looked into Frederic Leighton after I sent it and now recall that I enjoyed another painting of his a while back. He spent a lot of time on this one, and did many studies for it.
Response: Oh, I hope that you try some! The ones I like that are most widely available are Crispin and also Strongbow (although it can't compare with Crispin!) I am not as skilled with applying glue as I would like to be, so I use the sewing trick a lot :)
Response: So glad that you liked it -- I am drinking another of my favorite ciders for the next swap :) I just love the depth of Scotch ales! Don't drink them very much, but I am happy when I do! Too bad I didn't think of using two apple stamps , though -- that would have been cute. I think that I sent your with a Lydia Mendoza one? I was so excited to find those (along with Johnny Cash yesterday -- yeah!)
Response: I was looking for side F for another 10 minutes or so as well -- I tried the "double flex" trick that I discovered when I was looking for B and it jammed and I had to go backwards. My husband said that I was imagining that F was there -- so glad to know that it exists, and I am sorry I missed it! Never hexaflex for the first time without an experienced guide, I guess -- thanks! Ecuador is beautiful -- it has been so long since I have been there, but I remember the green mountains very vividly! :)
Response: :) Hey, thanks! Maybe it is just the adjustment to being less mobile again, thanks to a toddler! Just when my daughter was getting a bit more portable ... but I wouldn't trade my son for a zillion other adventures!
Response: Nor I without you! I am glad that you liked it. It was a bit hard not to pull the jersey too much :) I was going to go red again with the strip across the top, but the green and blue just clamored to join in the fun!
Response: I'm happy that you liked it -- a really fun challenge! Have you considered a "draw a gravestone/ grave marker" swap with your group? I would trek out to a cemetery to try it :)
Response: So glad that you liked it :)
Response: It's a bit hard to find dokkaebi stories in English, I think, but Dokkebi Bride (a Korean manga -- manhwa) and this web site: http://albinogoth.wordpress.com/tag/dokkaebi-stories/ have a few. I can't wait to read more :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked them! Sometimes watercolors are a surprise -- you never know when some color that wicks up into another is going to end up being "just right!"
Response: I am so glad that you liked it! I is a Korean folktale; I found a Japanese version of it, too. [Here is a link to some more stories, and the original version that I found](http://albinogoth.wordpress.com/tag/dokkaebi-stories/) .
Response: It is a really fun idea, wish I could see what you are going to create! I was not sure that I could pull off a picture of a headspin (and I am sure that it could be much better!), so I am glad that you liked it:)
Response: I forgot to put color in the sketches, just realized that! I am glad that you were able to visualize it from the description :) Somehow, you keep getting "mom" stories from me! I am looking forward to more fun RabbitHeart exchanges :)
Response: I am so glad that you like it -- especially as you live much closer to the Daintree than I do! I was really surprised that there were not a lot of words coming out of me on this one, so I am glad that the piece told its own story :)
Response: I am so glad that it arrived. Thanks so much for participating in the swap.
Response: So glad that you and your husband like Ngadiku! The Daintree rainforest seems really amazing -- I loved the photos that I found, too. The creatures as well... I read somewhere that it is the world's oldest rainforest!
Response: I am really glad that you liked it -- fun to make, even if I got the play wrong at first :) I love the annual APT brochures, they are always really clever.
Response: Now I am a fashion blog junkie -- oh, the power of the swap!
Response: I regret that I could not send brats, cheese, or Packers-related fun, but I hear Aaron Rodgers is going to be on The Office this week ... :)
Response: I love the image of ideas colliding -- like little subatomic particles -- wait, that describes my brain!
Response: I'm so glad that you liked it! I had never really thought about the titles -- the first one was inspired by someone's profile and the second just came to me. But now I am thinking about the possibilities ... Beans and Breakdancing; Eggs and Economics; Narnia and Noodles? Guess I'd better make some breakfast!
Response: I am really glad that you like it -- I was playing around with blue and pink for a couple projects at the same time, and it just called out to me "I need a ladybug!"
Response: I am glad that you liked the red! It was a lot of fun to lay out. I hadn't imagined that I would focus on the layout, but it seemed like that was the fun part (well, and dissolving the stabilizer and seeing what it looked like!)! I am so excited about the stabilizer, even if it does gum up the needle a bit :)
Response: I chose the PC for the expressions -- they are so interesting and ... readable :) I am glad that you liked it and like your fabulous name, too!
Response: Dinotopia -- now there's a trip down memory lane! So, do you have a favorite dinosaur?
Response: I am so glad that you liked it ... I was the Allosaurus who had trouble accessorizing. Definitely me. Can't settle on a purse but could window shop at Lesportsac for hours ...
Response: :) It is sort of like the confluence of our 2 states, come to think of it!
Response: Isn't that a fun one? Makes me wonder what inspired it! My daughter liked it when she was little. I also like 2 other rhymes about sausage, I confess! Alas, no sausage origami did I find, but the bacon was pretty fun, as was the cupcake. I am so glad that you and your gf had fun with them!
Response: Oh, she was so proud when she read this! I think she is floating on air! I think the Ace of Alligators was one of her favorites, too :) Thanks for hosting such a fun swap!
Response: I like the sauce that comes with the falafel; I have never figured out exactly what it is, but it reminds me of tzatziki (?) sauce on gyros ... mmmm....
Response: I am so glad that you liked it ... I wasn't so sure when I first laid it out, it seemed a bit bland(except the butterfly!), but I did like the way it came together ... spring serendipity :) I am not very good at piecing :)
Response: Wow, that is impressive -- I know that they are constantly coming up with stuff -- inspiring.
Response: I am glad that you liked it ... hope that I can come up with something interesting again this month! Also, I now know that there is an enye in Canada!
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed it -- especially given your excellent taste in books (I am a big Terry Pratchett fan :)! Discworld cheeses ... now there would be a good theme!
Response: :) I am glad that you liked it -- I need to get out there again, too -- as soon as it warms up again! Brr!
Response: Glad that you liked it :) I read it to my daughter, and she asked if she could come, too -- I told her that was a given!
Response: Glad that you liked the bicyclist :)
Response: Hmm ... I am now going to have to look into this ... Citroens? I am going to do some research! I am looking forward to doing the vintage / antique ATC's, have to add it in to my schedule :)
Response: Glad that you liked them -- I did have fun!
Response: I have been longing for more cheese-loving cephalopod feedback! I had so much fun making the minizine :) I am so glad that the zine was timely, wish I could have seen the documentary!
Response: I'm glad you liked it -- I had fun picking it out and writing it, even if I did go on about decorating :)
Response: I hope it leaves soon -- warm today, now it is supposed to be in the low 40's again. The daffodils are budding but they have little frostbite lines on all the leaves ... oh, well. That's the thing about Spring -- it Springs eternal, right :)? I wish I could grow watermelon well -- mine always seem to have problems. Maybe it's the soil.
Response: Ooh, sounds cool! Let me know all about it!
Response: So glad that the spoons eventually got there -- it was a really fun swap idea! Now if only I could find a way to package teacups safely :)
Response: So glad that you liked them -- I dithered quite a bit about the accent color before going with the red ... I had a wilder print but I don't think that it suited the teal quite as well :)
Response: Glad that you liked it! I thought it was a pretty cool image -- Erte is really interesting.
Response: Glad that you liked it! I have PM'ed my address, I'd love for you to write back :)
Response: I am glad that you liked them! He is such a friendly little puppy, reading about your pets made me think of including him :)
Response: Glad that you liked them -- I was a bit concerned about the bleeding decoupage medium in the first one, but I liked the colors, then saw that money envelope and decided that you really needed a money envelope collage PC!
Response: I am so glad that you liked it -- it is quite a bright color, and I had forgotten to apologize for refolding and refolding it 20 times. Now I will have to make a small flock of flaming o's.
Response: I'm glad that you liked them -- I loved that image of Pemberley through the trees -- very Romantic. I bet there are some owls in them?
Response: I'm so glad that you liked the boat's name -- it was the first thing I thought of, and then the little song that went with it ... much more French than most pirate shanties ...
Response: I'm glad that you liked them; this was a fun swap to make and I'd love to do it again!
Response: Merci beaucoup pour corriger mon francais! I really want to do better with the writing! I'm so glad that you liked the postcard!
Response: Oh, I saved one for myself:) I am really glad that you enjoyed the chicks crossing the road!
Response: I hope that the recipient likes it!! Happy Easter!
Response: I'm glad that you liked the Sherlock :) I am now listening to a series from the BBC all about "Peelers" and their working-class predecessors and it reminds me so much of this book -- all the Victorian themes, too, about women's roles, class struggle, etc. Heavy stuff, along with those adorable dresses and tea parties!
Response: You're welcome -- hope that one of them works out for you!
Response: J'ai su qu'il y aurait quelque chose importante en cette carte postale! Merci pour les mots gentils -- mon francais c'est vraiment affreux/ mauvais -- je le sais! Je lis beaucoup mieux que j'ecris :)
Response: So glad that you liked them! Still snow on the ground, but there is more daylight :)
Response: :) I am really glad that it found its home -- not the only one with a new home -- congrats!
Response: So glad that you liked her! She just appealed to me, such a dainty duck!
Response: It may sound funny, but I would like to get better at using glue! I always seem to smear it or the pieces come loose :)
Response: I'm glad it wasn't too purple -- somehow it started out more green but just decided to drift purple! Finding the purple feather pin was fun -- my father had carved a pin in the same woodcarving class, I think, but his had a blue jay design. The white pin reminded me of Monet's lilies a little bit.
Response: I'm glad that you liked it. There is something about flamingos that makes me smile :)
Response: I love your creative scarf swaps! I am contemplating the t-shirt one just now ... but I am looking forward to the one with the wash away interfacing!
Response: Thanks so much for your letter! It brightened my day. It is getting a little bit more springlike here, despite the snow and rain :) Went sledding on Thursday -- it might be the last time this year, despite my daughter's wishes!
Response: These were fun to do -- I do love water buffalo, for some reason! Thanks for creating the swap!
Response: I love the idea, I really do. It's a good question to ask myself sometimes, what would it look like? What would I love to see in the world, and what can I do every day to get there? Thanks so much for a beautiful reminder of another element to think about, and for participating!
Response: Picnic by the ocean images being sent your way ... what would you pack :) ?
Response: I hope that you check out Maangchi's web site -- she makes it so easy! I also love Korean food and hope to keep practicing with her! I like how she offers alternatives if you can't find every ingredient. I have found a bit of Korean cooking advice on swapbot, too! What is your favorite dish?
Response: I'm glad that you liked it -- hope to do more collages -- there are so many directions to go in, aren't there?
Response: Thanks for the idea -- I am excited to make more of these for Mother's Day and a baby shower!
Response: I'm sorry that the first one didn't arrive! I have another one to send you as well, which I hope that you enjoy in time for Spring!
Response: Thanks, I enjoyed making it - I hope to get better at the collage thing over time! Thanks for your kind words.
Response: Estoy feliz que le gusto los fotos! Era una viajecita muy divertida para mi familia, incluso para mis ninos! Era un dia especial porque estaban volando muchas aguilas esa dia. (I'm happy that you liked the photos. My family really enjoyed this little trip, including the kids.It was a special day, because there were a lot of eagles flying around to watch.) Sorry for very bad Spanish skills!
Response: I am glad that you liked it -- yours are really amazing and I felt a bit awkward about mine :)
Response: Oh, I am glad that you liked them. I was wishing that the stamps had turned out a little sharper, especially the Wookie one! We have a ceramic Chewbacca made by my husband when he was in middle school, I think. Would love to see some of your more fabulous collection highlights!
Response: Aww, thanks for the heart, this was not my proudest Swap-bot moment, but this scarf does seem to have a mind of its own ... I'm glad that it will fit in when you go to NYC! I will be working on those sweater scrap roses soon ... maybe they'll be a little more sedate?
Response: I'm glad that you liked it! Hope that you are well.
Response: Not as wonderful as your long walk letter, I'm afraid, but I am looking forward to a long walk sometime soon!
Response: I really liked Snuff -- of course, Sam Vimes is one of my favorite Discworld characters, and I love how doggedly he pursues justice. Unseen Academicals is my current read -- I only skimmed it when it was released. I am almost exclusively "reading" by audiobook, sadly. Toddler related literacy deficit :) I hope that you enjoy Thursday Next, Stig, and Pickwick! I love Fforde's Nursery Crime series as well ...
Response: Hooray! I am sure that it will become part of something wonderful. I had fun picking out the postcards, the Danish one and the children ones in particular :)
Response: Phew! I am glad that the tape fiasco did not keep your package from you. I had tape stuck to the dash board, tape stuck to itself, tape stuck to my fingers ... I needed a little Moon Crystal Power, I'm telling ya! Glad you liked the swap -- it was fun to make!
Response: Thanks, I think I was just a little frustrated about not being able to dig out the free motion foot. It's still sooo coooold! I would love to make a few all-fabric ATC's, I think that would be a fun challenge!
Response: I am looking forward to it! I am very glad that you liked the drawings. I am not proud of all of them, but I felt accomplished, finishing the project! It was a lot of fun, and I'd love to try it again sometime.
Response: Oh, I am glad that you liked it -- I wasn't sure if you'd like the goats as much as I did! The pygmy goats are cute, but I think I am most fond of Nubians, because we had them as a little kid, and they are so affectionate!
Response: Thanks, it was fun to look at all the languages! And I would love to see a peaceful year :)
Response: That was fun, even if it wasn't particularly inspired :) I guess I've been changing a lot of diapers daily :)
Response: You're welcome! I'm glad that the re-send arrived safely.
Response: Glad you liked it! Happy January 19!
Response: Awww, I am very glad that you enjoy it. Scarves, to me, are like a little joy that drapes around my neck!
Response: I am so glad that the ATC's suit you! I immediately thought of the meditation researchers after reading your profile -- and brains make me think of neurotransmitters -- but that comparison of neurotransmission to Trans Atlantic cable! That was precious! So glad it describes your energy work as well :)
Response: So glad that Red Steampunk Tribal Grunge Riding Hood suits you! She is one of the favorites I have made recently ... I think that I was thinking of theater costumes as I made her :) Wouldn't it be fun to made a hooded scarf like that? Hmmmm .... Maybe with Wolf ears?
Response: Oh, I am really happy that you like the soap! This was a fun swap, and I wanted you to enjoy your swap as well as I liked mine :) I can't take credit for the driftwood ornament, but I really like how the artist finds faces in all these little pieces of driftwood, too. Aloha, and I hope we meet again on Swap-bot :)
Response: Thanks, Charmaine70, I am really glad that you received it! I just love getting my swap-bot mail, and I am a bit sad when it doesn't arrive ...
Response: You're welcome!
Response: I'm so glad that you enjoyed them. I basically just pick a design and then keep cutting as much as I can in between the hearts and diamonds. I'd love to branch out a bit -- need to think of new shapes to use!
Response: You're welcome -- I think that I need to keep building up the collection -- you always come up with the best cards!
Response: Ooh, sounds like fun! I used to pick them up at the book store from time to time, but haven't seen them lately. I do wonder what color you will choose for the Prince outfit? :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked them! I was thinking about your coastal home when I made them :)
Response: Hooray! Happy New Year, hope there is still a little "holiday glow" left !
Response: :) I'm glad that they were interested! It was fun to make them!
Response: Kamsahapnida, although I think I have a long way to go on the Korean! My New Year's resolution is to practice hard!
Response: Wow, these were fun swaps to be in, I really enjoyed all the cheerful postcards. Thanks for hosting!
Response: I am so glad that you enjoyed the card :) Happy New Year!
Response: Aww, thanks! I love the New Year -- makes me all wistful and hopeful!
Response: Thanks, that put a big smile on Torii's face!
Response: Thanks for the heart! Glad to send this to you, it was fun to think about all your projects as I made it.
Response: I am really glad that he liked his presents! Happy New Year to you both, and to all your family!
Response: You're welcome -- Happy New Year!
Response: Glad that you like her -- she was fun to make and I think I will make a similar one in the future!
Response: Happy New Year to you, too! I am glad that you liked the PC. Hope that 2013 is a good one for you and your family.
Response: So glad that you found the letter -- sorry that it was stuck. Ban gap seum ni da!
Response: Oops, sorry! I am usually pretty good about writing the swap name somewhere, but I think I was a bit rushed/ distracted getting this one out. I believe that small children may have been involved ... Thanks for your patience.
Response: So glad that you enjoyed it! I wish you a very peaceful New Year!
Response: Thanks, I am glad that you liked the fawn!
Response: So glad that you both enjoyed the swap -- I hope he enjoys the book about the kids forming a drum group! I thought that was fun. My daughter will be glad to hear that he enjoyed the doll!
Response: You're welcome -- Happy New Year!
Response: Yay! I thought that you might ... he's Sasquatchwonderful, I am very fond of his blue toes in particular!
Response: Happy New Year to you and your family!
Response: It was good, very satisfying in all the mystery formula ways. Ever read the Leaphorn and Chee books by Tony Hillerman? It kind of reminded me of that, except more straight forward romance, which is nice for the holidays. :)
Response: Happy Hogswatch! I hope that I can host another Hogswatch card swap in 2013 :)
Response: Glad you liked them! Sorry that Psy on a camel didn't work out! Maybe if I needle felted it ...
Response: Finland, Finland, Finland! It just SOUNDS romantic and snowy, I think I am going to put on some Finnish Christmas music right now! Hyvaa Joulua to you!
Response: Yes, of course I was regretting putting the lace underneath as soon as I finished the monster task of sewing all those layers ... sigh. The bonus skirt pattern is here: http://www.polkadotchair.com/2010/01/twirly-dolly-skirt-tutorial.html/
Response: Glad that you liked it! It was my husband's idea, although I did add the probably hard to see Luke Skywalker juggling the flaming lightsabers to the idea ... yeah, it seemed like a good thing for a Jedi to do in a circus act ...
Response: Thank you, I am so glad that you liked it. Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family. My son is also crazy about tractors!
Response: Aw, thanks! What good timing! So, did you like the dancing boy on the playground or the walking through silly string better?
Response: A very Merry Christmas to you, too! May yours be sunny and summery!
Response: I think that I may buy her out next year, these postcards she makes are really nice! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Response: So glad that you liked the PC and the stamps!
Response: Thanks for the heart! Glad you liked the PC.
Response: So glad to participate in this swap. Magritte is really a fascinating artist!
Response: I'm so glad that you like her. I think of her every New Year's, now. Wish I could be on the beach at Rio ...
Response: I'll get you the pattern soon! Thanks for a fabulous Craftacular. I am researching brandy slushie availability soon ...
Response: Here's wishing you a pink Christmas tree in your future! Hey, you can always set up a pink tree swap ...I am glad that you liked the card. I love this artist!
Response: So glad that you liked the fox, I thought he was pretty special, especially with the pink sky. Merry Christmas to you and your family, too.
Response: Thanks for the heart, I am glad that you liked the card.
Response: That was my favorite thing about the card, too :) Glad that you liked it.
Response: I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the letter -- I will get around to a reply soon. Cats and dog are getting along well!
Response: Thanks, I am really glad that you liked it! It was my favorite, too. The spigot was a bit wonky, but I did better with the water than I thought I would :)
Response: I am so glad that you liked it! Etsy was good to me this year :)
Response: I completely agree -- what is Christmas without a yeti? So glad that you liked it!
Response: :) Annyounghasseyo! I am so happy that you enjoyed the package and that your husband enjoyed the socks! All the boxes of Cheeze-its (except for the inferior generic variety) have been eaten by my family (I may have had a role in eating the Monterey Jack, but the White Cheddar was DEFINITELY eaten in my absence .. grr..), and now we are on a diet until New Year's! BTW, I just found out the restaurant down the street serves Samgyeopsal. We are going to go try it this week or next!
Response: I'm glad that you liked the letter and the quote from Cicero -- I found it at the library, and it was dropped in the garden on the way home, so it is very "authentic" :)
Response: Thanks, Torii was so proud to get the message!!
Response: Thank you, I am so glad that you enjoyed it!
Response: So glad that you enjoyed it -- it was fun to find the PC's on your etsy list -- they are awesome! My daughter picked out the plates with me, I will tell her that you liked them :) You have to let me what you think of the bacon toffee ...
Response: So glad that you liked them -- wish I could visit the place in Milwaukee with the dragon woodwork! And it was a toy store? With a tea room? I'd like to have been there to eavesdrop!
Response: So glad that you liked it. My sister-in-law has the Thankful tag that you made up on her refrigerator -- still as beautiful as when she first admired it!
Response: I'm glad that you liked it! Hope that you receive at least one cow themed holiday present!
Response: I'm glad that you liked it, it seemed to suit! The cats are doing better with the dog, now if only the dog would take it down a notch with the cats ... It is funny to see the 2 cats bonding with each other, because usually they are polar opposites and avoid each other most of the day :)
Response: So glad that you liked the loon cartoon, I think that was my favorite part, although I did love doing the poetry. Terry Pratchett is just ... well, I can't really compare him to anyone. Gently poking fun at most of humankind while laying bare the true uglinesses and small beauties of life? Thief of Time is one of my favorites.
Response: So glad that you liked it! So ... have you ever tried to dress up your pets? We tried to put miniature party hats on the chickens for New Year's once ... not a smart idea, I'll admit ...
Response: I am so glad that she liked it, she is clearly a SPECIAL Mom!
Response: I'm glad that you liked the yeti card -- I just think he is so adorable in a yeti kinda way ...
Response: I am looking forward to more Eastery Christmas fun. Now you are going to have to make a Halloweeny Easter, or something else as fun! I am sorry about the handwriting; clearly it is something that I need to work on!
Response: Thank you! It was fun to do. I think I might try it again in 2013!
Response: I am so glad that you liked it. I am still working on finding the right combination of thread, fabric and cardboard!!
Response: Thanks, I hope that you found something fun in the list! It was a fun swap.
Response: Peace of mind sounds very good! I do enjoy Tich Nhat Hanh, when I can sit still enough! I am still trying to find a quote from a nun who was born in Tibet, she was talking about raising kids as a meditation. Your presence with your children as the meditation. It was really beautiful.
Response: Thanks for sharing your list with me. I did enjoy the Bon Jovi -- he makes a good crooner!
Response: Mmm .. sounds good! Glad you enjoyed the card.
Response: Wow, that was fast shipping! I am so glad that you like her!
Response: Oh, no, maybe my handwriting is bad, or the note that I sent with the swap was lost! It is intended as a decoration to hang over a door, based on ones I have seen that are from India, and would probably make a pretty short skirt! I am sorry for the misunderstanding and will PM you.
Response: Phew! I was so nervous that the tea bag would get destroyed in the mail, although the wrapping seemed pretty tough. Hope you like green tea!
Response: Thanks! I am really glad that you liked it! I think she is a talented photographer!
Response: Merci pour le coeur! Il y avait quelques chansons francaises, mais mon chanson fraqncais prefere (por le noel) est Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle :) What is your favorite Christmas song in Korean?
Response: I love those bhangra boyz turbans! Wish I knew how they are done! I am so glad that you liked the Mitik PC. He is so otherworldly in some of the photos I saw and so down-to-earth (down-to-water??) in others. And to think of all that he has been through! Makes me wonder if he does like music .... and what it is?
Response: Köszönöm szépen! I hope I got that right! Hope you can find a new "friend" or two in these songs. I forgot to mention "Christmas in the Trenches" by John McCutcheon ... but there are so many. What is your favorite Christmas song in Hungarian?
Response: kiitos paljon! I think I got that right! I hope that you find some new songs through this swap. I would love to hear what your favorite Christmas song is in Finnish!
Response: She is, thanks. It is so strange to see her laid low, she is usually very healthy. Did you check out the web site photo of the ice shanty? It has a tribute to Brett Favre playing for the Vikings on the other side :)
Response: I hope that you had a fun and delicious Thanksgiving!
Response: I am so glad that you like her! Sounds like she has a great home for the holidays :)
Response: This is a truly interesting situation -- does one say, "Yes, thank you for agreeing that these postcards are truly strange?" Where is Miss Manners when one needs her?
Response: Oh, good! I imagine that she likes that -- she makes me think of the Rose from the Little Prince ... maybe that's why I put the scarf on the other one ...
Response: Thanks so much for joining in the swap! It was really nice to be able to tell the story and do this with my family.
Response: I am so glad that you liked the fox! He seemed like the card for you. Is there a Jane Austen novel that you especially like? I am most fond of Persuasion, but I find Northanger Abbey the most hilarious and Pride and Prejudice the Colin Firthiest :) I first read Pride and Prejudice in a situation when it was the ONLY book in English I could get my hands on, and I even read the extensive annotations as a result. I have been hooked ever since. All about those annotations, I guess.
Response: So glad. It's pink! And sparkly! With bells on it! Never thought that I would produce something pink, sparkly and with bells on it, but there you go.
Response: Thanks so much, it is nice of you to set up the exchange.
Response: Kamsahapnida, I am happy that you liked the card!
Response: Thanks, I am glad that you and your daughter like them!
Response: I'm glad that you liked it -- I think that I am going to order more off etsy by the same photographer!
Response: Thanks, I'd love to! It's on my list of places to see, eels or no eels!
Response: I love it, too! So glad that was your favorite part. It is just so .. friendly.
Response: Glad that you liked it. Makes me want to make more Discworld mail -- have you ever checked out the Discworld Emporium?
Response: Estoy feliz que te gustabas la carta! Que opinas la planta tan extrano?
Response: So many dots ... so little time. I thought about enlarging the dots in an old picture image as well, but never got around to it. I WILL visit BC someday, it's on my list! :)
Response: I am very glad that you liked it! I think that I sent you one of the yeti ones -- they were made by an artist in North Carolina. I went for the cute ones, not the octopus pirate Santa ones ... :)
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Response: Dull? What is this "dull" that you speak of? Is it another way to say "lively" or "interesting"?
Glad you liked the polka-dot PC. Remind me to host a "design your own plaid PC swap" if you don't! :)
Response: So glad that you liked it! I thought that it might be your style :)
Response: I'm glad that you liked it -- I really liked the idea of fondant violets ... sounds really delicate, doesn't it?!
Response: I am still getting used to what gets mangled in the mail and what doesn't -- I am afraid that I may be a bit TOO adventurous in the sewing postcards together department .. but boy is it fun. One problem is that I am using my modern machine and I should break out the ancient tank of a Pfaff -- it would handle the different textures and heights of paper better.
Response: Thanks, I was thinking "70's" and "gay 90's" but I was struggling to get the right look to the words and the mustache, with the busy background. His mustache was red, and pretty amazing. I used to think that he looked like a human nutcracker, especially since he had a very large nutcracker collection that he brought back from Germany ...
Response: Glad you liked them! Right after I sent them off, I found even more purple fabric -- I might make a few in your honor for our house, too :)
Response: I'm glad that you liked it :) I had free cable for a month many years ago, and a certain show featuring David Hasselhoff was on re-runs, can you tell?
Response: Glad you liked them! I got all inspired making fabric flowers in a swap, and then I had DuhBe's beautiful roses lying around and thought they would work in a cotton fabric, too. Here's the tutorial for the pointy flowers: http://mouseinmypocket.com/2010/10/fabric-flower-tutorial-1-pointy-petals/ , then I just sewed them back to back and added fabric roses to cover the sewing. Still struggling with the glue thing, but it helps to set a heavy can on them while they are drying ;)
Response: Glad you liked it -- I did enjoy trying to create the rangoli. It would be fun to try different materials.
Response: OK, sewing it is, The needle is mightier than the extremely flammable adhesive.
Response: Oh, they ARE good ... sigh, a seasonal item at Aldi, but sometimes I can find the DARE ones year-round ... If only I would READ through all the books I check out...
Response: Wow, that was fast! I am glad that you like them, I enjoyed making them -- thanks so much for the swap idea!
Response: So glad that you got it, I weighed it but had a vision of "postage due" the other day! I did become quite curious about your town, writing that rhyme! And, thanks for ridding me of my riddance!
Response: So glad that you liked her -- let me know if she gets a name!
Response: Thanks, I hope that you like some of it. I tried to listen to some things that were new for me, inspired by your interest in women vocalists.
Response: Can't wait to hear how the meal turns out! This was a really fun swap!
Response: I'm glad that you liked it -- I hope that the writing is going well. Thanks so much for participating in the Hogswap!
Response: Thanks -- I would love to hear about the meal, if you make it!
Response: Hooray! The card to Susan refers to Soul Music, don't know if you have read that one ... Quoth the Raven is a delightfully inappropriate character ...
Response: You are welcome! I hope that you enjoy "smashing" with them!
Response: Thanks for the heart! Hope that you enjoy filling it up!
Response: Glad that you like having him back -- He's shrunk a bit -- maybe it will be good for him? Thanks for a wonderful swap -- I really enjoyed participating!
Response: I hope that I remembered to give credit to Emily Dickinson! I do like that poem, especially the last line - books are food for the soul, our souls don't ask for more expensive things than love and dreams and books and faith ... I am glad that you liked the stamps!
Response: So glad that you liked it -- somehow I felt a little rushed, but I was inspired by my family :)
Response: You're welcome -- hope Zevon arrived safely!
Response: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/~asig/webcam.html shows the view over lovely Lake Mendota and our current fall color in the rain :) The Northwoods webcams show the snow gauge already (no snow just yet, but soon ...)
Response: Glad that you liked it! Happy Halloween!
Response: Thanks, I am really enjoying Sungha Jung! Thanks so much! And that little Miss Sophicha -- could she be more adorable?!
Response: You're welcome! This was a small swap, but in a way it made it more fun to see everybody's favorite music! I think I am going to look at all of these again (as well as What Kind of Noise Annoys An Oyster :)
Response: Glad you liked them! I saw another stained glass sculpture recently and walking through it was just so amazing -- I felt like a rainbow!
Response: I'm really glad that they liked them -- they were fun to make! Happy Halloween to your household!
Response: Thanks so much, you are really encouraging. I would like to try a smash book, but I am a little discouraged by the length and by not being very "scrapbook - talented." Maybe sometime soon -- I like to read the descriptions of the swaps! Thanks again for a fun swap!
Response: I am really glad that you liked the ziplock bag/ school nurse one! It's close to my heart. Do you like ziplocks as well?
Response: I'm glad that you found it informative! Did you like the Sweet Honey in the Rock song? It still makes my heart swell when I hear it!
Response: It was a fun swap, I enjoyed reading these!
Response: You are welcome, I get a little gushy, don't I? Hey, I have a Percy Jackson fan in my house, too! What is your favorite character?
Response: Yay! I love Mr. Toad, too, even if Ratty is my current favorite. There would be no Wind in the Willows without Toad, who contrasts nicely with Mole and Badger and the rest. What is your favorite Miyazaki movie?
Response: Sigh .. I figured that would probably be the case. It's the same here, a lot of places I used to wander about it as a kid are being sold and built up. I think that I remember that the area used to be full of these huge dikes that sort of supported the whole marsh environment. Wow, wish I could have seen that! So .. did you have a favorite Wind in the Willows character?
Response: When that nice postal worker said "Express mail?," what could I say? I'd love to see something you make from the supplies!
Response: Oh, good! I was worried that maybe the fabrics weren't your style. What kind of beads, do you think? I was thinking little glass seed beads, but I was thinking maybe a focal bead might work, too? I'd love your thoughts!
Response: Thanks! My daughter was very interested in the sandwich letter, she will appreciate your opinion. My kimchi-lover refused to eat his kimchi last night because he was stuffing his mouth full of French bread and cheese :)
Response: :) Have you ever seen the Maru videos on Youtube? Wilbur is the anti-Maru!
Response: Glad you like them. My neighbor studies primate behavior and she finds them fascinating!
Response: I am sorry about your cat. They are there for us so much, and when they are not there ... it is really tough, isn't it? Sending you thoughts ...
Response: He is soft, except for his claws, which are currently "shabbifying" my chair ... naughty cat!