Kawaii Food Stuffie Swap

I took a little break from swaps, but I'm getting back into the swing of things. My new rule is to make sure I really want to do make the craft and not just think it sounds fun. I recently joined the swap Kawaii Food With Faces Stuffie. What is that you ask? Well basically, we had to make a stuffed creature that looked like a piece of food in the style of Japanese Super-cute (I made up that term).

The craft started out kind of a pain in the neck, but once I got into it I found it kind of fun. My partner wanted a strawberry, which I was thankful for because it was easier to tackle than a cupcake.

The berry is made from felt and I painted on black seeds. I used thread to make the smile, many pieces of felt to make the leaves, and a bit of elastic rope was used for the stem.

Responsible Weird Al Fan

Today I was all responsible and stuff and went to see a financial planner. I'm an investor now! Afterwards I had to immediately work on a project and couldn't waste time going into the office. By the time I was done it was too late to go into work so I decided to cut my losses (or more like wins) and go meet Colleen at Dalaga. We did a little shopping, went over Kenny's to drop off some soup for his sore throat, and on my way out I grabbed his copy of the Weird Al Show.

I was once a huge fan of Weird Al. He was my #1 musical artist and actor. I even saw him in concert...when I was like 21.

Colleen and I went over to Habitat for Happy Hour and downed some beers, mac & cheese, and a Mediterranean plate. The bar owner popped the Weird Al Show into the DVD player and the bar (all 5 of us) watched 2 episodes. This is perhaps the worst show ever created...seriously, Colleen and I decided we would enjoy watched Reba compared to watching this show. The only good part was that we got to see Bare Naked Ladies perform...I can't get over how this bunch of nerds got famous. Good for them!

Behind the Scenes at Wicked Mint

Senior staff writer Mr. Paws hard at work.


"Get out of here I'm on deadline!"

Swap: Old into New Swap! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

I created a new swap born from my need to purge my "savings". My Junk Savings that is.

So all you out there that haven't jumped on the swapping train yet - now is the time! Yes we can. (Oh man, I didn't just say that, did I?)

Old into New Swap! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

In this swap you will create a functional craft (something that can be used - not artwork) using recycled materials.

This means you will take fabric scraps, paper scraps, used mailing tubes, used boxes, string - whatever you want - and create a new, up-cycled craft for your partner. Just make sure the pieces you use are clean.

At least 75% of your craft should be made from reused materials, but of course you can use new glue, paint,stamps, stickers etc... and other new pieces if necessary.

Read your partner's profile for inspiration (maybe they like to cook and you can create a recipe box), but really this craft is coming from you, using your old materials, so you have the final say in what you create.

When you send your craft please include a note listing where the items used originally came from.

Because this is an involved swap I'm being strict on the requirements:

• INTERNATIONAL SWAP
  
• 4.8 or higher rating
• Zero "no sends"
• If you have a rating/no-send problem and want to join contact me and I will make a decision based on the circumstances.
• Newbies with no swaps under their belt are allowed to join only with a completed profile and must live in the United States.

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