Valentine's Swap 2012

My Valentine's swap partner received her package from me today.  Here is what I sent her:

Aside from the things pictured below, I made 4 cardboard hearts with cardboard string for her 3 bunnies. I also bought a wood bunny toy.  She said that the corner has been chewed off of it already, and that 2 of the bunnies love the cardboard string.  There is a Valentine's pencil, an envelope made from a Dora the Explorer 2011 calendar, a VHS tape flower barrette, a ribbon woven soda tab bracelet, and a pair of soda tab earrings with pink duct tape.  

Full Heart Bobble Square hot pad. Free ravelry download here.

Kaleidoscope Hot Pad

Knitted bunny magnets from Teeny-Tiny Mochimocho by Anna Hrachovec.

Two different sized crochet soda tab bracelets.  Free ravelry pattern here.
I also sent her another soda tab bracelet, woven with a pink ribbon.

Weaved hot pad pattern.
I really love this pattern.  I have to make one for myself.

Small floofy cupcake.
I used some very soft and fluffy yarn for the top.

A cupcake bottle cap pincushion.

I plied pink acrylic yarn with clear plarn to make the bag below from.

12" x 8" loom knitted drawstring bag using the plied plarn and pink yarn.

13" x 7" loom knitted pink drawstring bag using acrylic yarn.  The handles were made by braiding novelty yarn.

Crochet cotton heart potholder by Lionbrand.
I made one for my mom, both of my grandmothers, and one of my aunts as well.

This was a free pattern through one of those flyers that you find in the yarn section of the store.
I also made  made one for my mom, both of my grandmothers, and one of my aunts.

I sent her one of these heart bookmarks.  I made several more to give away for Valentine's Day.

Last year my swap partner made me a box of fake chocolate.  I swear that I could smell the chocolate when I opened the box.  So I wanted to do the same for my partner this year.  Here is the free pattern for these ones and several more.

I made her this card like I make artist trading cards.  First I made an envelope out of my son's Dora calendar from last year (see the first picture).  Then I measured how big it was and cut a card out of watercolor paper to fit in it.  Then I painted it with watercolor paint, and sprinkled salt on the wet paint.  When dry, I cleaned off all of the salt.  Then I drew on it with a fine tip sharpie marker.  I made sure to work a few hearts into the design.

I had a lot of fun making all of these items for her.