A wee while ago, Caireen and I decided to do a swap of a few crafty things, and last week her amazing package arrived from Scotland. I had previously mentioned to her that i had family connections on my Mum's side to the Orkney Islands, situated off the north coast of Scotland. Caireen so thoughtfully made up an information package about the Islands for me- with maps, brochures and articles- and now i know i must go there soon!
She also included embroidery yarns in the most beautiful colours, vintage fabric and knitting patterns, and embroidery kit and Country Living magazine (that made me long for a beautiful British garden), as well as these little characters:
A sweet patchwork elephant, sewn from recycled suiting fabric (you can read more about them on Caireen's blog here) and a scotty dog made from recycled wool tweed (complete with clothing label!) made by Caireen's friend Suzanne. They were eagerly adopted into A and K's toy family.
I was also lucky enough to receive some packets of beautiful 'green cards' - sets of notecards and envelopes, all made from recycled magazine paper and envelopes to match. I adore these and have already sent out quite a few- 'reinstating the written word'...
You can see more of these (and I think buy them?) on her blog. I love how each card is unique, and has an envelope to match it:
Thank you, Caireen for your generous and thoughtful parcel! I hope to drink coffee with you in the cafe beside Loch Lomond one day in the future...
All that lovely recycled goodness inspired me to do some of my own over the weekend, which i'll post more about tomorrow- but here are two things I made from one old, woollen jumper last week.
A vest for Arlo:
and some armwarmers for me- (a necessity on these icy mornings.)
