I just completed a swap with Mandy from Australia. Mandy inspired my Kokeshi doll madness. She was my partner for a Mini QT swap over the summer. I wanted to send along an extra with her quilt so I looked through her photostream for inspiration and learned that she collected Kokeshi dolls. I had never heard of them before. I Googled Kokeshi doll and the rest is history! I sent her some panels of linen with rows of stencilled Kokeshi dolls back in August. In return, she made this Huggle stuffed animal for my littlest daughter and sent me some scraps and other goodies.
The collection of scraps is really amazing. There are some little gems in there. This is a grouping of my favorites (but there are others too!). Do you think that she meant to let that little fish swim away to New England? I don't know, but I am glad it did!
Penny loves her Huggle. I promised Mandy a picture of the Huggle with its new owner and here it is. If you will notice, the Huggle's face is damp from kisses! I believe that Mandy sells these. If you are interested, you could contact her through her contact information on Flickr. They are nice because they are completely washable and safe for little ones.
What a great package to get! Some of those scraps would be perfect to cover buttons! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a great swap package!!! That little softy is so cute. And those scraps are adorable.
ReplyDeleteAw, how sweet is that? You gotta love the internet connections we make, huh?!
ReplyDeleteAwe, that's so cute! What a great swap!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful swap!
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet Huggle for a sweet Penny! and such a swap package! scraps are one of my favourite things. just the potential in them excites the crafter in me. i used to buy bags of scraps from one of the LQS until it closed down. So no more bags of scraps for me :(
ReplyDeleteHow fun! What a cute little softie and great scraps too. I love that leaf print in burgundy and pink.
ReplyDeleteThat's fun to hear about how you became interested in Kokeshi dolls! It's funny, swaps tend to frustrate the HECK out of me, but in the end I realize I've learned something new or come up with something I never would have come up with otherwise. It makes the whole process worthwhile!
That is so cute!! and your scraps are amazing!
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