sweetavalanche

My name is Evelyn. I'm married, mom of 1 (daughter, 2 years old), work from home for a software company. My favorite hobby, other than crafting, is going to rummage sales, looking for more craft supplies. ;-)

NOTE: I'm not doing too many swaps these days - I've fallen in love with the wishlist way of doing things!

Sewing - quilts (some for Project Linus), clothes for my daughter, crafty stuff for around the house, etc.

Paper - scrapbooking and cards

Swap ideas from my current projects:

-- I'm making a set of seasonal pillow cases for my daughter. Each one is flannel, with a matching trim around the hem at the end. I'd love some pom-pom or any other interesting trim, but I need pieces to be at least 1.5 yards.

-- I like to make reusable grocery bags from thrifted sheets. So I'm always on the lookout for cool vintage/retro-looking (50's-70's) floral sheets (flat is best, but fitted works too). Pillowcases are great too.

-- I'm making sets of tissue cozies and lip balm cozies to give as stocking stuffers for xmas. I can get one of each out of a fat quarter. So, a fat quarter of a fun bold print would be great. Or 7" zippers (any color), or lip balm! :-)

-- Got any spare alligator-type hair clips? I'd like to make my daughter some hair clips, but I can't find the alligator-style clips in my local craft stores. I'll break down and order them from the internet one of these days...

-- For Project Linus quilts, I'd love 100% cotton fabric of any fun novelty prints or bright colored solids/patterns. Anything from scraps (at least 4" square) to yards would be awesome!

-- I'm collecting little "whimsies" for eye-spy bags. These are little (say around 1") objects, that could be anything. Like big buttons, or tiny plastic animals, or big dice, or charms, etc.

-- Some FOE (fold-over elastic). I'd love to try sewing with this, but can't find it locally, and I'm hesitant to order a bunch before I try it.

-- My husband loves WOW (World of Warcraft) and Penny Arcade. If you just happen to have any T-shirts for those, I'd love them. He has requested his own shopping tote made from one of these, and has promised that if has one, he'll remember to use it! ;-)

I tend to collect supplies. Yeah, a lot of supplies! Here are some things I have way too much of. Let me know if you'd like to do a one-on-one swap.

-- Big microscope slides. These are the size of two normal slides, so like 2"x3", but the same thickness. Would be very cool for xmas ornaments.

-- Making Memories metal plaque embellishments. These are the rectangular ones, about 2"x1.5", with various images (birthday cake, baby foot, flower, etc.).

-- Fabric flower embellishments, pretty much any color/size you can imagine.

-- Picot-edge ribbon. I have a gazillion yards, about a dozen colors, mostly pastel.

-- White twill tape, black grosgrain ribbon, and red velvet ribbon. All are about 1" wide.

-- Scrapbooking paper, cardstock, and embellishments.

My daughter is about 2.5 (born April '06). First off, let me say that I'm totally okay with thrift-store or hand-me-down stuff (as long as it's still usable of course), and hand-made is awesome too. Some things she loves:

-- Stickers of any sort (even crappy give-away ones, as long as they peel off easily).

-- Temporary tattoos, especially the "tattoo king" brand that come in the purple packaging. I've found these at Dollar Tree stores in other states, but we don't have any of those stores where I live (boo hoo!!!).

-- Fun bandaids (especially Dora or Diego).

-- Washable art supplies (paints, markers, etc.)

-- Cute hair accessories.

-- T-shirts (size 2T) with fun pictures on the front (kitty, kangaroo, soccer ball, etc.). Hand-made appliqués or prints would be fantastic. The only problem is that she has a HUGE head, so they need to have either a large/stretchy opening, or buttons on the back/side.

-- DVDs: Teletubbies (we have "Baby Animals"), Yoga Kids, Little Einsteins. We don't have a VCR, so no VHS please.

-- Colorful socks, size 24 months and up.

-- "Soccer ball" anything (small stuffie, stickers, actual small soccer ball, etc.)

-- "Dora" anything. :-)