my Kitchen KAPERS swap parcel is done

Over at NO FUSS SWAPS there is a KITCHEN KAPERS SWAP going on that I have joined..
http://nofussswappers.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/kitchen-kapers-swap_26.html
I have watched some of these swaps and when Shez was here we both signed up... Well guess what.
My partner is Shez.....
I have done my parcel and just a little tease of photos.

We had to add a tea towel, made or bought...
A spatula,
A individually wrapped cookie....
A cookie cutter,
And a recipe.....


I will pass it on to Shez when I see her next and she will have to hold on to it for 2 weeks before she
 can open it... Oh the suspense...

LETS ALL JOIN CHOOKYBLUE BLUE ON THE 4-5th JUNE FOR HER ANNUAL SEWING PARTY..

https://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/party-time-almost.html

Mums tea towels

I have cleaning out mums tea towels and came across these.

Here are some really old cloths done with cross stitch. They are badly stained and I'm not quite sure wether to try and clean them. Really I don't know how to clean them safely.

Aren't they fun.

Mums cross stitch tea towels

I saw a post on SHEZ's blog
http://shez-enjoyinglife.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/our-beautiful-friend-keryn.html
about some that Keryn was gifted..

They are a different pattern. Have a look to see how cute they are.
http://shez-enjoyinglife.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/our-beautiful-friend-keryn.html

 I came across this article in an old 2000/2001 AUSTRALIAN COUNTY CRAFT magazine. The photo was courtesy of Wendy Miller and Kalinka Antiques. Wendy was missing one tea towel. SATURDAY....

At mums I also came across some souvenir towels I had bought her when I was on a trip overseas.
Some weren't even used yet. So I brought them home, gave them a wash and am now using them myself. Of course I had to clean out my linen closet..

Mums souvenir tea towels

I was recently given a sweet sachet smelling of cinnamon and cloves. It is now hanging in my closet and I just love opening up the door.