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mcmrymoon · 10-17-2005, 02:45 PM

btw - the 21st is a monday. are we still keeping that date?

geogirl · 10-17-2005, 02:48 PM

If there is room I'd like to join. I'm thinking of doing a santa/father winter type figure or something... hmmmm.

Rebecca

mom2kbeth · 10-17-2005, 09:09 PM

If we include everyone that asked to participate here, there are 9 people, so we would be sending 8 items. Is this ok with everyone?

I changed the day from Friday to Monday; I must have been looking at the October calendar when I put Friday the 21st

Some examples of things to send ...

* sewn wool felt "presents"
* wool felt or clay reindeer
* needle felted or clay winter gnomes
* needle felted, wet felted or clay santas or elves
* wool or clay gingerbread houses or gingerbread people
* needle felted or sewn wool or clay snowmen
* clay igloos
* snowflake mobiles
* decorated sewn wool fir trees (I *think* this is what I am going to do)
* snowy playcloth
* sun figures for Yule/Winter Slostice
* clay menorah and candles
* wool latkes for bendies to celebrate Hanukkah
* Santa Lucia bendies (I might do this, I can't decide!)
* little holiday topiary trees
* jack frost bendies
* Santa/Mrs. Claus/Elf bendies
* wooden sleighs
* jingle bell mobiles
* sewn or needle felted little snow children
* sewn wool felt mitten garland

Korwynne · 10-17-2005, 11:17 PM

Bonnie, please, please do the St. Lucia bendies

or at least make *me* one - LOL.

mom2kbeth · 10-18-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Korwynne

Bonnie, please, please do the St. Lucia bendies

or at least make *me* one - LOL.

I was thinking about them as I was falling asleep last night. I will make them! The only thing I am unsure of is how to make the evergreen crowns. I will do the little candles from clay, but the evergreen crowns are stumping me... probably just a little needle felted green wool...

mom2kbeth · 10-19-2005, 02:43 PM

Ok, I am going to do the Santa Lucia bendies. Now I have a rewuest for you, jodi, lol!! I don't know if you already had soemthing in mind for this swap, but if not, I would love it if you could make a bendy sized tray, with 2 mugs of cocoa/coffee (whatever, it would just need to be brown and could be cocoa, tea or coffee, lol), a couple of tiny plates and a couple of cinnamon bun type things ... for the Santa Lucia bendy to carry and serve to her bendy friends. I think that would be just perfect if you are up for more clay items! LMK

(or at least make me a set, lol!)

Korwynne · 10-19-2005, 10:27 PM

I had absolutely nothing in mind - so I can do that

I'm assuming you want everything able to come off the tray rather than be attatched, right?

mom2kbeth · 10-19-2005, 11:16 PM

It would be cool to have everything unattached, so the kids could have the bendy doll serving the drinks and buns

mom2kbeth · 11-08-2005, 10:47 PM

Now sending 7 items, as we are down a swapper, bringing us to 8 swappers total. I will edit this in the sticky too

mcmrymoon · 11-09-2005, 07:38 PM

does anyone want to share what they are making? i don't want to double up on something.

geogirl · 11-10-2005, 12:13 AM

I am doing a Father Christmas/Father Winter figure...

mom2kbeth · 11-10-2005, 12:36 AM

I am making the Santa Lucia bendies

huntersmama · 11-10-2005, 03:17 PM

i am either doing igloos...or a winter fairies to make a mobile.
Most likely the winter fairies for the mobile.

My thought is, i coudl send enough that you coudl attach them to a pretty branch, but you'd supply the branch.

Good idea?????

mcmrymoon · 11-10-2005, 03:34 PM

i was thinking of making a set of sleigh bells on a felt strap (can you picture that?)that can be put around the neck of a wool horse or unicorn. of course - i can't make the animal so i am assuming that you have one. maybe i can make a horse's blanket too - not as beautifully embroidered as the one sherrie made me - but i can figure out something out. whadda ya think?

knittingmomma · 11-10-2005, 03:43 PM

I am making wool felt pine trees on a branch block base with a blanket stitch embroidered around the edges - a set of two different sizes - probably on the smallish side to go with the bendy doll sizes...
Are the bendy dolls generally about 4" high or ????

Thanks and warm wishes,
Tonya