A co-worker filled me in on another craft blog sponsoring a quilt block swap. The idea is that you create 101 4.5-inch quilt  with your signature on them, then mail them in to a central location. You’ll get 101 blocks back, all different, from around the country. Though 101 blocks sounds like a lot, I…

I stumbled across this vintage bingo game for a quarter at a yard sale, and had to get it. Also, scored the Mr. T card game for the same price. Craftster sponsored a board game challenge this month, so I started working on the lamp, with great aspiriations in mind. It’s a work in progress…..

A birthday laptop cozy for fellow crafter and dear friend, Christie! The quilt squares were left over from a birds-inspired quilt I made last year, of which she was a fan. Shh… it’s a surprise until tomorrow!

Squid throw pillow, stuffed squid, jellyfish and “socktopus”, and octopus miniquilt.

Yoga mat bag, two tunic dresses, zippered wet bags, and teapot cozy. 

Owl tea towel  Laptop cozy/bagTri-fold wallet and Owlivia pin cushion  The whole package with tissue carrier and greeting card. 

I joined a smaller swap that required us to make items related to another person’s nerdy or geeky interests. The swap was smaller and required 3 items… this is what I came up with. A bracelet made from recycled WIRED magazines, to pick up on the computer geeky side of my partner Shannin. (She’s studying…