Mini Macrame Owls

For a personal swap I finished for my sister, my mom and I made some tiny macrame "hedwig" owls. One is a keychain holding a broom. The other is an adjustable necklace holding a letter.







When we were young my mom once made some similar owls into pins that we gave out to relatives and teachers. She was inspired by the large owl wall hangings popular in the 70's. At that time she used toothpicks and cotton kite string. I can still remember how cute thet turned out.

Mini Paper Mache Witch Boot

I received a request recently from oohmybees on Craftster for a personal swap for my can tab Turkish Vest pattern and a paper mache witch boot like the one I made for Craftster's OYP swap. For shipping sake, I made the boot less than half the size of the original, which I think turned out really cute.

Here are some pics I took of the mini witch boot finished:











It's about 6" tall with different color on each side and a polymer clay pendant laced into the shoestring.

In return, I received the coolest "slither" arm warmers like a pair she had made for herself on her blog, Crafterella. She also threw in a beautiful Mokume Gane (polymer clay) Necklace similar to the one in her Etsy listings.



She has some amazing stuff on Etsy worth taking a look at! I posted some action pics and links of what I received in Craftster's personal swap gallery. I think this is one of my favorite swaps I've participated in so far.