My swap partner was Stephanie of Gemuine Creations and she made me this lovely bracelet out of howlite and hematite. She wired the beads together with sterling silver wire. I love it and it fits perfectly.
There was really no way I could go wrong with this swap as all of Stephanie's jewelry is beautiful. She has a shop on etsy as well as her own website. I was so impressed with her website. Especially when she told me that she and her husband built it by themselves. It's so professionally done and I have to say that I've been to websites before that looked very Mickey Mouse and they were much larger companies.
My swap gift to Stephanie was a decorative pillow for her home. I used black fabric with white flowers and I appliqued the word "HOME" in white letters on one side of the pillow. Then I made flowers out of satin fabric with turquoise satin for a pop of color and attached those on the front. I really had to edit myself with this pillow. I changed it about a hundred times. This picture is one that Stephanie took after she received the pillow. I think it looks really nice in that chair (and I love that chair!).
Thanks for being my June swap partner Stephanie! I love the bracelet and I've already worn it several times.
Lovely gifts, Trish, both the one you received and especially the one you made. I stopped taking part in the gift swaps; I've received some not-so-lovely ones in the past. Maybe I oughta reconsider, especially if I could be partnered with you!
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