Thursday 19 February 2015

Send a little love swap 2015

 I have recently taken part in the Send a Little Love Swap organised by Tracy from Mad About Bags and was partnered with Linny from Australia.  As is usual, we emailed to find out a bit about each other's hobbies and likes/dislikes.  Linny didn't have a blog, so I needed to ask lots of questions! As part of the swap, we needed to send a minimum of 5 things; something heart shaped or themed; something delicious; something handmade; something red. We made and bought and posted the parcels.  I received a beautifully wrapped mountain of goodies!
 Scruffy found the parcels almost as exciting as I did and I had trouble removing them from him!
Here are all the unwrapped parcels.  Wow! (Can you see the kangaroo keyring?)
 I had been sent an apron, some wildflower seeds, a calendar featuring Australian wildflowers, some mango green tea and an Australian felting magazine.  Linny had obviously done a lot of homework on my hobbies.
 There was a lovely heart shaped pan...
 and some beautifully made bags, some handmade felt and a felt ladybird to make.
 The bags were really lovely.
Heart shaped material and a heart button.
Inside, there were lots of pockets.
 The zipped bag was covered in pawprints which even featured on the inside too.  I was delighted by all the gifts, as you can imagine.  A HUGE thank you to Linny for being such a generous and wonderful swap partner and thanks to Tracy for organising.
 So, here's what I sent.  Yes, a felt heart and some earrings and a key ring all featured.  I also found a heart bag and a felt heart garland, sweets, buttons, ribbons and postcards. At the local art sale, a few weeks ago, I bought the little white glass heart which had been made by a local glass artist and that was included too.
Here are my parcels ready to be packaged.  (Unfortunately, in adding the Maltesers to the parcel, I hadn't taken into account the temperatures in Australia and on arrival, they had melted.  Apparently they were solidifying in the fridge. Oops!)  It was a great swap to take part in and I really enjoyed 'meeting' Linny, albeit in a virtual way.

8 comments:

  1. What lovely things you both sent and received! It has obviously been a great way for you both to get to know someone else on the other side of the world. I love that little heart pan that you received, how sweet is that! xx

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    1. Thanks, Amy. It was a lovely swap and I was very lucky. It is so nice to be able to make a connection with someone from another part of the world. The heart pan really is sweet!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. What a lovely thing to do Ellie! The choices you both took so much time and care about are heartwarming-what totally beautiful bundles. The heart pan is really cute and I love the earrings you sent. Happy weekend!
    Alison xx

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    1. Thanks, Alison. I really enjoy taking part in blog swaps and love the thought that some of my felt and jewellery has winged its way to another part of the world. Linny was a fabulous swap partner.
      Have a lovely weekend too.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Hi Ellie, I'm so glad you enjoyed the swap, you sent and received some wonderful things. My partner was from Singapore and suggested no chocolate due to the temperatures, something I hadn't even thought about!!! I'm sure once it's back to its original state it will taste just fine!!!

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    1. Thanks, Tracy. It's always a lovely swap to take part in and this year's swap has also been fantastic. I was very lucky with all the gorgeous things Linny sent to me. I was a bit disappointed about the maltesers melting - I hadn't even thought about that being an issue, but I'll bear it in mind in the future. I think my other things arrived intact!
      Thanks for organising the swap.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. I must admit (with Maltesers being my favourite chocolate) they came out of the fridge a wonderful mass of yumminess. So they were still very much enjoyed. Ellie sent me some beautiful things,& I thoroughly enjoyed the swap. Thanks Tracy, I'll be looking forward to the next one.

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    1. Thanks, Lyn. You were a lovely swap partner and so generous with your wonderful gifts. I'm glad you enjoyed the Maltesers, despite them melting!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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