| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Beth Jones |
Posted - Jul 19 2011 : 08:41:02 AM
HOUSES DUE ON OR BEFORE 9/18......................................Just thot about this swap....We will limit the number of girls to 20 as we do in the ATC swaps.. THE HOUSES ARE FLAT!!
This swap you will make Halloween houses and decorate them for the Halloween season...You can make them about 4 inches by 4 inches and include a roof. the roof is not included in the 4x4" measurement. Mine are about 6 inches tall and 4 inches wide..Up to 7 inches tall (roof and body of house)should be fine..Any larger and it will be a lot more costly.. Please use cereal boxes or something of the same weight, card board, etc for the back of the house..Then use paper, like scrapbooking paper to create a Halloween house. Decorate them as much as you would like, but let's keep the gluing part neat...Make 20 houses and send them to me.
I will attached them to hemp rope and you will receive in return a Halloween House banner to put in your home for the season.
Let's make this a friendly Halloween village...nothing gory or anthing of that nature.
Remember to make them at least 4" x 4" and include a roof.
Send them to me at the time and include 7 stamps to mail them back to you...Let's have fun and happy crafting.
Please put your name and info on the backs of the houses***Signup ends August 25th and send to me by September 18th....
They will be sent back to you by the first of October! Smiles...Beth
********************************************************************************************************************************************The names are for the houses I have received so far
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Maddie Semple
Beth
Winnie
Sissy
Patty (Gathered Herb)
Michelle
Patricia R.
Connie
Pam
Carole
Janie
Marilyn
Lisa
Elaine
Anne
Kathy
You can never be to kind! |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Killarney |
Posted - Oct 03 2011 : 9:17:34 PM
Thanks Sissy! I'll write your name and state on the back! Are you going to do the North Pole ones, Beth said she will put the info up when she gets home from her Daughter's House.
Imagine....#3392 |
| sissysquilts |
Posted - Oct 03 2011 : 8:46:24 PM
Hi Connie :) that's so cool! My house is the skinny one with the ghost and spider on the front to the left in your pic :)
"Life does not seem regular and established when there is no apple-tree in the yard and about the buildings, no orchards blooming in the May and laden in the September, no baskets heaped with the crisp smooth fruits; without all these I am still a foreigner, sojourning in a strange land." [L.H. Bailey, "The Apple-Tree", 1922] |
| Killarney |
Posted - Oct 03 2011 : 4:08:44 PM
Winnie I was beaming!! for all of us! She was serious!!! Oh I see my House! I loved this swap! Im resting my wrists for the upcoming Christmas Houses, beth Hinted at!
Imagine....#3392 |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Oct 03 2011 : 2:27:58 PM
HI Everyone- Just wanted to share my cute Halloween houses!! Oh my but they look adorable on the mantle!!
I love it that someone saw what was created and offered to buy it! That is testimony to what a terrific job everyone did.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl |
| Killarney |
Posted - Oct 03 2011 : 09:07:41 AM
Ok, one of my friends tried to buy our Houses!! No!! she offered me $50.00 for them!! No!!She wnet to one of our Fall Fest and said nothing there was as gorgeous as our Houses! I want to know if anyone will tell me if one of these is thier houses, it is the only ones with no name, no date, nothing. I so want to label them before I packed them away Nov.1st.They are sooooooooooooooo Cute!!! Beth can you help ? |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 3:28:50 PM
Me too madeline!I adore them hanging over my fireplace, and my family thinks, it is just the neatest thing ever!! I loved your artist sketch, I can't draw at all!
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| fille de ferme |
Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 2:59:56 PM
Hey Connie :) I am just like you, I sat & did 20 different houses :) I drew mine though. I am just getting the hang of using mixed media in my work, I usually draw. I also take advantage of the paint cards from Lowes. Home Depot & Walmart's are GREAT Too ;) Debbie, I think we all start out alittle plain, until we get the hang of it. Your house I received is just fine by me ;) I loved everyone's work, I smile every time I look at them :)
Blessings |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 09:52:31 AM
I have done 4 of Beth's ATC swaps and This halloween House Swap and just saw that you can send 20 of the same thing! I put so much time and thought into each one, But I would be bored outta my Halloween Skull doing 20 of the same thing! That is what makes it fun to me, going in a totally differnet direction for each one. Well, if I get pressed for time ,nice to know I can do that, I know only one goes to each person, so it really doesn't matter.
Imagine....#3392 |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 09:39:24 AM
Debbie, My first ATC Swap (Artist Trading Cards) were kinda plain. I learned to make them more 3D byusing foam mounting tape.You can get at Wal-Mart or craft stores. Iuse a lot of magazine pics and glitter and decopage glue.I did a lot of decopage in the 1970's and I love it. I personally dont like stickers or too many store bought embellishments. I adore all the ones I get. Art is in the eye of the beholder! I am looking forward to doing better each time too! I like to take magazine pics and add to them, and recycle at the same time! Also on my halloween House Roofs, I used paint sample cards from Lowes and Wal-mart and they are Free!
Imagine....#3392 |
| debbydoo1966 |
Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 09:13:02 AM
I received my package 2 days ago. Thank you everyone. This was my first swap ever. I wasn't exactly sure how to make my houses so they were a little plain. My next one (christmas), will be more festive.
Thank you Beth for putting it all together.
Debbie |
| Futters |
Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 05:21:16 AM
Our arrived. Thank you all and thank you Beth for hosting.
Have a good day!
Michelle & Ashley
Farmgirls #760
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
http://thetatteredquiltcottage.blogspot.com/ |
| annemary |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 6:48:00 PM
Opened mine yesterday, so much fun to pull them out one by one! Beth,than you for putting together the twine and fabric ends, and for including clothespins, so sweet. What a great swap, thank you everyone.
~Anne
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 6:45:23 PM
Thank you, Beth Jones!
Trish
Make cupcakes not war!
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| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 6:22:01 PM
   Oh these are so cute! but my fireplace is so dirty! gotta call the Chimeny Sweep this week for inside and out! Yikes!
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| edlund33 |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 6:10:30 PM
I got my houses yesterday but didn't have time to open the package until today. Wow! They are awesome and I can't wait to hang them up. Thanks Beth for the twine, fabric scraps and clothes pins. Such a creative lady you are!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| gathered herb |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 5:19:35 PM
funny!!!! I would have to go with the boo-quet, since I owned a flowershop..... My Husband owned the funeral home!!!!! giggle.
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| gathered herb |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 5:15:55 PM
I got my house today!!!!!!! You ladies have such talent. what a great experience. I am hanging mine up at the farm... thank you so much Beth!!!! |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 4:56:13 PM
Oh my what fun arrived in the mail!!!! I just love how this all worked out. When I get mine up, I will post a photo. To everyone, thanks so much for the cutest Halloween houses!! And thanks to Beth for so many terrific ideas. I know this must have taken a lot of time but it is just the cutest thing!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 3:27:18 PM
Pictures please!!! I am working on getting mine up and I will post a pic!
Imagine....#3392 |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 3:26:07 PM
Trish, I loved it! I work part-time in a salon and I'm going to take it and show the stylist,they will get a kick out of it! They knew I was working on A Hallowen project.
Imagine....#3392 |
| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 2:59:41 PM
I had a hard time deciding between a Boo-tique, a Florist with Boo-quets, or the Ghost-ry Store!
Trish
Make cupcakes not war!
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| fille de ferme |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 1:59:52 PM
Hi :) Just received my village & all I can say is WOW ! TOO CUTE :) I had to hurry up & open the package & play with them, then share this post. My dinner dishes are still on the table ;) LOL Thank You Beth for everything :) You are truly appreciated beyond words. Thank You also Ladies for all your fine work.
Blessings |
| janiee |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 11:35:26 AM
JUST GOT MINE IN THE MAIL AND THEY ARE TOOOO CUTE!!!! I MAY HANG MINE YEAR LONG!
thank you so much
janiee
farmgirl #390 |
| sissysquilts |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 11:06:20 AM
EEEEEEKKKKK!!!! I love these! Just received them today and they are so adorable! Will add a pic when I get them put up :) THANK YOU Beth for the cute jute hanger and clothespins - they are perfect! soooo cute these are!
Sissy
"A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential."
— Audrey Hepburn
"The good stars met in your horoscope. Made you of spirit,fire and dew"
Robert Browning |
| Killarney |
Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 09:56:42 AM
Beth, Thank you for the Jute Line, I love the Fabrics tied at the end, and Thanks! for the Clothes Pins!
Imagine....#3392 |
