Ornamentea: Charm Swap 2012

Erin Prais-Hintz; Doris Galyon; Marya

Jenny Davies-Reazor; Heidi; Glenda Adams; Charlene Jacka

I participated in Ornamentea's Charm Swap this year! It was fun - make 7 charms and send them in! Pay for postage, and they will send you 7 different charms back! Very simple! Here's photos of what I got back! They are all so different and cute!

Erin sent one of her Simple Truths Pendant (kanji for beauty); Doris made an amazing little book; Marya made a cool peace sign charm. Jenny made one of her ceramic pendants; Heidi's charm means "luck"; Glenda made a very cute floral charm; and Charlene made a nest for a cute little owl to rest on!

For the life of me, I swear that not only did I take a photo of the charm I sent, but made 8 of them and I can't find the photo or the charm! If I do, I'll post it!

Comments

TesoriTrovati said…

OOOH! SO CUTE! I am beyond excited to see my package. It hasn't arrived yet. I wonder if it will have a Suebeads in it?
Enjoy the day!
Erin

March 9, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Baking Beads in the Keys said…

I love this idea. How do you participate?

March 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Jenny said…

Its exciting to know where one of mine went! I am curious how many people participated... and love that we are a well interconnected community. You got mine, I got charms from 3 people I know... It was a fun surprise!

March 13, 2012 at 8:35 AM

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