Siri Opdal: By the Sea ATC swap

ATCs from Siri Opdal in Norway have arrived! Siri enjoys stitching fabric and has participated in my creative swaps a dozen times now. You can view her beautifully stitched & collaged previous swap pieces here. Siri sent in 2 sets of 3 ATCs, plus 1 extra for me, made with fabric and attached to cardstock. They are wonderful! 

Thank you for your continued participation, Siri! I love receiving your swap pieces created with fabric & stitching. 

Siri Hauge Opdal: Stitchie Swap!

From Siri, in Norway! Siri started participating in Creative Swaps back in 2010. She has steadily joined my swaps through the years, lucky for us! This will be her 11th creative swap! In the sidebar of the blog there is a section called "Art by Participants". You can take a peek at all of Siri's swap art by clicking on her name - or here's a direct link. Of course, you can look at anyone's swap art -even yours, by looking in that section. If you are using a small device, a phone or a tablet -view the sidebar by touching the 3 green parallel lines on the top right when you are on the main page. - Now, on to Siri's stitchies! She sent in 3 orange-red, beautifully beaded stitchies for the swap and a lovely stitched thank you card.

I almost like the back as much as the front, as I can see what she did via her thread!



I remembered I had seen Siri's fabric art in Quilting Arts magazine and went to look it up. I found her piece called Silk and Buttons in a Reader's Challenge called "Favorite Things", February/March 2015 issue, page 49! Many Congrats, Siri!

Thank you all, for your own special talents that you are contributing to this creative swap. I am thrilled with the entries! We are up to 19 participants and I will keep registration open until 1/27 -a week from Monday, if you or someone you know is still on the fence. I will finish my last stitchie soon so all 3 will be done. Besides mine, I am only waiting for 11 now, to be here by Feb 1st!! ;O)

Ocean/Sunset ATCs: Siri Hauge Opdal

These ATCs, made out of fabric with paper backs, come to us from Siri Opdal in Norway!

They are as blue as the ocean - with fish too! 

There is sheer fabric hand & machine stitching and beading . . .  

There are fish everywhere!! Love it.

Here's what the backs look like, below . . . and also an extra special sewn 

Twinchie -sized fabric piece that Siri made just for me! :o)

TA-DA!

This is Siri's TENTH Creative Swap! She started with me back in 2010,

and I am always so happy to have her participate all the way from Norway!

What a joy. Thank you, Siri!

Siri Opdal - Inspiration Collage

Siri's collages have been delivered all the way from Norway, happy dance!
She used both fabric & paper, so much fun.

The little tiny scrap of green and brown fabric with the pink flowers I stamped a long time ago (and put in her collage bag) showed up in this collage! That and the other delicous placement of other things had me smiling. 

I like Siri's philosophy!

What fun, a pocket filled with some images :)

 And I so appreciate your stitched fabric card and a few extra collage goodies for me. Thanks so much, Siri. Really happy to have you participating in your 9th swap with me! ☀

Siri Opdal -prayer flag swap!

Siri's flags come all the way from Norway. She has hand stitched and beaded each and every one! Below is the back of one of Siri's flags along with a fabric swatch she made for me . . .

And here are the fronts of her 3 flags -- plus one back!

Thank you, Siri! Such beautiful stitching and fabric -what a colorful addition to any string of prayer flags ; 0 ) This is Siri's 8th creative swap with me!! To see all of her wonderful fabric art, follow this link!

Siri Opdal: haiku ATC swap

From Siri in Norway -wow! Three lovely fabric ATCs for our swap, plus some handmade flowers for me. Thank you so much, Siri! View all of Siri's swap pieces here -this is her 7th creative swap. ; ^ )

click for details.

Siri's haiku is on the back . . . 

Love the postage stamp, flower & colorful strip of paper!

Thank you, Siri. 

Siri Hauge Opdal - August ATCs: I Am

From Norway, I have received Siri's 6th creative swap, whoo hoo! 
You can view all Siri's swap art via this link. She always includes fabric in her pieces which I really love. These "I am" ATCs sent from Norway are no exception!

These are the backs . . . I adore Siri's statement: 

  I am creating. 
She says, " they turned out all blue, as much of the stuff i make do,
because it is my favorite color."

Siri's says her ATCs are made of "scraps of silk, wool and beads, and the backs

are pieces of a fabric i painted at a class some time ago."

Beautiful, I'd say! Click on the photos for details.

I think Siri made these ATC pockets because the sides are stitched in blue thread . . . 

Thank you so much Siri for all your delightful contributions! 

: ^ ) lenna

#26.Siri Hauge Opdal - little book swap!

From Norway, Siri has sent us 4 amazing fabric books. Take a look!

 Here they are all on the first page -

 One page turned . . .

Siri's books are all so nicely stitched and very well  put together.

Siri wrote that was not used to using so much bright pink!

 I do think its wonderful! 

 I especially love this page below. 

Thanks ever so much Siri for your wonderful stitched books.

I'm slightly overwhelmed by the beauty of ALL the books that have come in.

I have another batch to post, and then guess what? 

4 more packages arrived today!!

Check the sidebar for arrival status & watch this space for uploads!

xo lenna 

Siri Hauge Opdal: Mail Art Swap!

All the way from Norway, Siri's 4 fabric and paper postcards got here on time! They are all similar, but different. I am so impressed they traveled so far without any covering and still look beautiful. Thanks for sending along the extra one for me, Siri. Take a look -click on them for more detail!

Thank you, Siri!

Siri Opdal: Technique Tag Swap!

phew! The movers are coming tomorrow. We have been quite busy packing up here and moving a lot of things over to the new place ourselves. I will be glad to have everything over there in one place tomorrow. In the meantime though, I have received 2 packages for our technique swap. All of the packages I have received are already safely tucked into one of the cupboards in the studio at my new home, never fear. Packing & moving certainly is tedious. When I needed a break from that work, I sat down and scanned the new swaps that came in. All the way from Norway, Siri Hauge Opdal has sent us some lovely techniques that include fabric. I adore her tags!

Thank you so much for participating, Siri. I love when you say to me in a note you feel you have to do something with fabric for our exchanges. I always look forward to seeing your swap work, and what you have dreamed up. So Lovely! Thank you.