Things I have made!

Hello everyone!

I know I have not been a very good blogger lately but unfortunately there is too much to be done and the end of May and June are the worst as far as work is concerned.

Today, June the 3rd, I must say that many of my school work obligations are over. I handed in my grades, I handed in my self-evaluation school unit reports, I have also finished the University Students Practice and their evaluation. So now there are only a couple of days left teaching till the 15th and it is fun especially with the younger pupils who are now learning everything in the summer holidays and the sea themes.And we teachers will be going to school till the 21st!For the last time!Because from next year we will be going to school till the 30th June!!!!But that's another story!

On the other hand we are still having the anxiety of my son's Entrance University exams which are till the 21st and some more last minute Drama Club performances on the 15th, 18th and 19th.

And of course the preparation for our dream trip this July is in its final steps. So you can imagine how busy I am.

Still the last couple of months I have made a couple of handmade things so I thought of showing them to you.

First a stone that my dear friend Dawn in the States wanted.Here's the stone along with some olive oil soap and some Greek beach finds for her!

Then two purple stones. I made one for my friend Stella of StellaCreations who wanted one.And the other was the one won at a giveaway by Evdokia of have a ko(o)kie blog.

Then a red one for Mary, my Drama Club friend.

Then I made this sea glass pendant for Nopi.

I also made this red bead and wooden pendant for my friend Evi.

I have also been making masks for the roleplay of my 3rd Graders.The cricket and the ant is this pair and I have made lots more!

This blue sea glass felted stone of mine was won by a lady on Mykonos island who didn't even bother to thank me for winning it. She hasn't even told me that she received it. I posted it registered.She won it in another blog whose blogger asked me to cooperate and make a gift for her readers to win and that would be advertising for me! I obliged. I sent the gift but no news!Disappointing!

These too are other little gifts I made. The lego cross stitch brooch was for Julocka in Denmark. She blogs on moments of perfect clarity and I really like her blog.It was a thank you gift for her generosity to send me a lovely lego mermaid some time ago!The pattern was free on the net.

Then I made this birthday gift for my friend Christina of the egst. She loves anything Japanese and so I made this keyring, again from a free cross stitch pattern on the net.Christina has a lovely shop on etsy celdeconail.

I also made this felted stone as a gift for my friend Dora who lives in Mytilene.

And this as a gift for my handicraft teacher Maria, at the handicraft course at the local library last year.

And this last one as a goodbye gift for my colleague Yioula who is retiring! Of course Barca wanted to see it.

I also made these two bead pendants for the two University students who did their practice with me to have something to remember me with.

I have also been cross stitching like crazy for gifts for my trip meetings but those won't be shown till after the trip!

What the mail brought

I received lots of Christmas cards, letters and parcels before and during the holidays. I find it a bit out of time to show the Christmas cards now. But I would like to thank all of my friends and pen pals for sending them.
Here are some things the mail brought a bit later in January and February.
At the beginning of January I received this lovely Christmas parcel with gifts and sea glass from dear Juliana in Scotland. Thank you so much sweetie!

 There were gifts for Barca too. The edelweiss soap from Austria smells divinely!

 Amazing sea glass from Scotland.

A lovely gift from dear Marabeth for all the celebrations of the new year!

 I loved the blue and white cross stitch kit.But the most special gift was the signed copy of the book Mermaid Tears by Madelyn Kavanaugh and gorgeously illustrated by Monica Loomis. Thank you so much Marabeth!

I had taken part in a giveaway on Sarah in Stitches blog some time ago and I was very lucky to win it.
Here is what sweet Sarah sent me.
Vintage cross stitch patterns, beads and buttons and a lovely Christmas fabric.

Two amazing pincushions made by Sarah.

 And this lovely pair of earrings. Thank you so much Sarah!

 I also received a letter from Christine in France which I really enjoyed reading with my coffee and sweets.

Another friend from Finland dear Tua sent me some very interesting booklets and cards from her country and this amazing sea glass pendant made by herself!

 Unique!Thank you Tua!

 Finally a little mermaid arrived all the way from snowy Denmark due to the generosity of avid Lego collector Julie of Moments of perfect clarity blog. I really enjoy reading your blog julochka. Your sweet mermaid really loved finding my sea glass and the Greek sun!