Swaps Closed For Now!!

Hello all who visit here. Unfortuately I have closed the swap down for a few months till ????? I needed a rest....

When I open it up again I will contact everyone who has swapped here before and those that leave comments or email me.

I do have some swaps on Flickr.... http://www.flickr.com/groups/1018208@N20/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/384144@N20/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/832113@N20/

Visit them to see if your interested in joining up....

Be sure to come back here often to see if the swap has opened...Thanks for swapping here and see ya all later!!! Crochet on......................

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Thank you Tulsi!

One of these days I'm going to make a greeting card that says, "God Used You!" on the front. Tulsi would definitely get one. On Saturday I got a wonderful Christmas package. I can't take a picture as our camera is really on the fritz, but I will describe it to anyone still reading this blog. It had two magazines, Interweave Felt, and a Holiday Decorating magazine; a box of Christmas Cards, 6 Christmas gift bags, a package of red tissue paper, a cute red mug with snowflakes on it, some sugar 'n' cream with their best of dish cloths book, and two neat tins with cookies in them.

WELL, this year we didn't send out Christmas cards and my husband was getting BUNCHES of them at work. So I immediately put those cards to use by giving them to my husb. for work! AND I picked up the package on Sat. On Sunday, we were headed to my mom's to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family. I was giving my brothers and sister a jar of pickels and a letter about the rest of their gift but I hadn't gotten anything to package their gifts...enter Tulsi's gift bags!

Everything was timely and thoughtful and I'm a grateful girl.

Lori Lynn

PS. I took one of the little cookie tins to hold my darning needles, stitch markers, and stitch holders! Now I have the cutest winter stitch-holder box in my knitting bag!

December Swapers

This will be the last swap here for awhile.....I may start this up again next fall, but not sure...when I do I will definitely email the regular swappers. It has been fun!

Swappers:

• Bev sends to Tulsi
• Tulsi E sends to Lori Lynn
• Lori Lynn sends to Monique
• Monique sends to Lysbab
• Lysbab sends to Kalysa
• Kalysa sends to Jennifer L
• Jennifer L sends to Bev

Thank you Angel Monique

Thank you Angel Monique!!!! What a wonderful October angel package I received from a very thoughtful Monique!!! A really cute Halloween fall decoration, some yummy sock yarn in fall colors, hot cocoa, candy, and a crochet hook...best of all a really pretty pink shopping bag that folds small for my purse...I do love pink....thank you sooo much!! Debb

December swap received.

I posted on my blog and this is the same thing. My Craft Swap partner, Bev, is so generous. What a fun, fun, fun package. I'm so excited and can't wait to do all of it. I couldn't capture it in one photo. I'll list a rundown and hope I don't forget anything. She sent a bowl full of things fun. White baby booties!! :) A baby afghan in crochet pattern book, afghan hook, lovely butter yellow soft yarn, Sugar and Cream yarn to make dishcloths from a pattern also sent, handmade dish rags, Christmas bear that Mikele will claim, 2 cute ornaments. One of them is also a cookie cutter with chocolate! Scrapbook supplies and a mini scrap book. I may have missed something since there were so many things to see. I can do some things on the way to CA in the car! Bev knows that I'm expecting a grandbaby.

Thank you so much, Bev. I love it all. Now what to do ?

It arrived

A package from Kalysa arrived to day!! Thank you so much. I love the jewelry and the things to make some on my own so much. This is such a fun package. I'm going to make some crochet Christmas stockings for Brie's tree with the crochet thread!! After I look through the magazines. I may change my mind!

Thanks for my package

I am really sorry I can't, at the moment, show you the fabulous package I received from Lori Lynn. I was really excited to have as the magazine Vogue Holiday Knits as I had only the day before been to my LYS and found it out of stock! I have fall coloured napkins and rings to put them in, leaf shaped buttons, a lovely felt colvered notebook and smelly sachet. The project is a cowl to be knit in some fabulously soft bamboo. This came complete with fall coloured stitchmarker. Thanks so much for a wonderful gift. It is all perfect!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thank you Tulsi

WOW....I got a fantastic package from Tulsi for my November swap...thank you soooooo much, it was wonderful and I love the yarn and pattern book, the table setting is awesome I have it on my table and took a photo so you can all see...Tulsi got me 4 napkins and a table runner all is fall colors, cute fall leaf salt and pepper shakers, a Mary Higgins Clark book, love her, and all the materials to make a wonderful scarf with a very different fringe...I cannot wait to make it...Sorry about the pics, my camera is in the shop and I have to use my older one that takes lousy pics.. :( but I hope you can make out what a wonderful package this one is...Crochetoholic

Sheila rocks!

I got this lovely package today in the mail. Sorry for the lousy picture but our camera broke and so we can't see what we're photographing. We just get surprised when we download it to the PC!

Anyway, I received all of these things in an orange handle bag. (I love handle bags) A slate painted with Jack-O-Lanterns that says "Trick or Treat." A bag of Lindor Truffles, dark chocolate. (Dark Chocolate is my favorite!) 3 skeins of Lily Sugar 'N' Cream cotton. It is the loveliest shade of yellow, which is my favorite color. And a Lily pattern book. I want to make everything in this book. It has the neatest ideas. I'm thinking my Christmas gifts may have to wait because I must make some of those organizer bins in the book! Maybe my family will agree to celebrate Christmas late this year?

Thanks so much, Sheila. I loved everything!

Lori Lynn

Just off to the Post Office

With a parcel for Kaylsa

Hi Reina

Reina,

Your wonderful package has arrived , and I just love everything!!!Thank you very much for all the lovely things you send.
I have been trying to post photo's but unfortunately because of our computer problems I'm not able to post them. I will try it agin soon an d hopefully I can post them than.

News Alert!!!!!

I have a bittersweet announcement to make.

After many long hours of thought, I have come to a very difficult decision concerning Crochetoholic's Swap......I wanted to let everyone know how much I have enjoyed swapping and running this swap, but as the saying goes, "all good things do come to end sooner or later".....with that said......

December will be the last month for swapping here until ???????????....

Crochetoholic is taking a long needed rest from swapping starting January 2009.

It does not mean that the swap will not open up again at a later date.....I just need to take some time off from it. So..... if you want to swap in December go ahead and comment here and I will start a partner's list for the last month of swapping at Crochetoholic's Swap...

When Crochetoholic starts the swap up again you will all be notified by email to see if you are interested in rejoining the swap... [be sure I have your correct emails]

This was a hard decision to make, as I have very much enjoyed knowing each and everyone of you. Even if just in the "blogosphere." Thank you, for all your friendship and support. ...online friends are the best and I hope that you will still visit my blogs and keep in contact with me.....

http://crochetoholic.blogspot.com/ ...my crochet life

http://pbdesigns.blogspot.com/ ....my reading and crafts

http://dabookladysreadinglife.blogspot.com ...my reading life

http://dabookrecipe.blogspot.com/ ...my recipe life

Thank you for being part of the swap and I hope you enjoyed your time at Crochetoholic's Swap!!!!

Brandy, I'm so sorry that the packge hasn't arrived.I will try and send you nother package this weekend.

Monique.

October Swap

Hi Sheila,

Did you get a chance to ship my package for Oct? Debb was asking for those who were missed in Oct. and I didn't know what to say. I know you were hospitalized, and I completely understand. But then you said you were ready to ship and I haven't heard anything since then.

Thanks,
Lori Lynn

Debb, are you out there??????

I did not get a package for October.

Bev Package on the Way

WOO HOO....Bev

be on the look out your package is on its way...I really had fun with this one.. :)

I have send out a package to Brandy a while ago. I couldn't post about it because of our computer sometimes still doesn't work. I hope nothing went wrong.It would be nice if I hear if it arrives or not so when it don't arrives I can send another package to Brandy.I also haven't heard from Reina who was supposed to send to me or have received a package from .

Have a lovely sunday.

Angel in Need

Hello fellow swappers....an Angel is in need for me.... boo hoo.....I have just been told be my partner that she is unable to send me a package for October... I was so looking forward to a Halloween surprise...so is anyone out there wanting to angel me for October's Swap???

Here is what you would send:

1. A pattern related to any Halloween decoration or theme or something with a fall theme if your partner does not like Halloween.

2. The yarn to complete your project

3. All the notions required to complete the project

4. An orange or black or black and orange pair of socks or anklets

5. A bag of candy [wrapped]

6. A surprise Halloween or Autumn gift that you think your partner might like