Silver Bella Sachet Swap *Spoiler*

On Wednesday, I fly to Omaha for Silver Bella, a wonderful creative extravaganza. I am taking part in a sachet swap in which we knew a few things about our partners and then created something that fit them. This first one is for a woman who loved old photos and anything but primary colors. Interestingly, she and I went to the same YWCA camp when we were twelve! I didn't get a very good photo...there is more vintage lace at the bottom and flowers that are similar to the second sachet at the top. The sachets are about seven inches square...that was the max and I think she was kidding!!! I found I had a hard time thinking small. I made all of the sachets from old linen napkins that I dyed. I also dyed some lace along with some of them. I used Lesley Riley's TAP for the transfers...love it. Understand that I haven't sewed on a machine since about seventh grade. I had a ways to go. I also put a little decoration on the back but I won't go that far into detail! On this one, I made a little necklace and draped it across the back. The front of the sachets are generally hand sewn or fused on. 

This is for one of our swap leaders, Susie, who loves roses. The graphic is from The Vintage Workshop.  I really had fun using my stash of good "stuff." Once I got over the hump of actually doing it, it seemed like an act of giving. The rose on the bottom is from Karen of Creative Chaos. I bought a bunch of really nice roses from her, since I don't have a huge stash of millinery flowers.

This one is for a woman who loves Oriental items. The graphic is also from The Vintage Workshop. I coffee-dyed a vintage handkerchief for the bottom and the brown ribbon surrounding the pink. It really brought out the detail in both.  I put the flower in the dye and it is still in the same family, though lighter.

This one is for our other swap hostess, Lisa, who loves birds and chocolate. The picture is of birds surrounding a cocoa pitcher. You can get a better idea of the bottom of the sachets in this picture.

I had a lot of fun doing these, even though it was a bit outside my comfort level. I will show you four more tomorrow.