Swappees Beware: Spoiler! -or- what it is that I have been up to

For those of you who have been wondering at my silence, here I present one of the reasons: my high-gear swap production.

First is the Historical Swap, for which I made three hats. The theme was the 40s and 50s, and so I made a little feathered cap, a tie-on hat, and a snood (which I must say I'm rather proud of. Not that I think I'd ever wear one, but the cuteness of it made me want to make one for myself).



This one shows the colours better:


Snoody Goodness:





The second swap I've been working on is the Jane Austen swap. So much fun! Here you see the loot:

Stitch Markers (made to spell out the author's name!) and magnetic bookmark:



Soaps I made (which have little polymer clay pieces in them that say "Mr. Darcy", "Emma", "Mr. Knightley" and "Hartfield".



And another soap that has the initials J.A. imprinted in it (the pink one is for me!)



And finally, the item I wish I could keep for myself: Jane Austen, amigurumi style!

Her we see her in full:



and her she is with her "quill" (really, a feather dropped by my good friend and pet birdie squawker, Butters, pictured below):




And here are her shoes, which I must say, I am rather proud of!:



To make Austen, I used some good ol' Red Heart acrylic, a pretty pink crochet hook, and adaptions of this great little pattern at RoxyCraft. I just elongated the pattern for the body, and winged it for the limbs and clothing. I hope my swap partners enjoy their goodies!