The Twelve Days of Christmas have some to an end and so has the swap, organised by Jo at
Through the Keyhole. I was partnered up with Sally at
Crafty Northerner. We did the usual checking each other's blogs and emailing to find out particular likes and dislikes and then got making, buying, wrapping and posting. I really enjoyed this swap and received some wonderful gifts.
A week planner and pencil; snowman socks; Star Baker notebook (perfect for special recipes), hundreds and thousands and a cake fridge magnet; heart ribbon and Christmas baubles ribbon.
Then there was: a bag of glass beads; some gorgeous red and white Scandi inspired material; The Miniaturist novel; a red bead bracelet.
The final four gifts were: a bag of assorted pretty buttons and a crocheted star brooch; a felt Christmas tree decoration; magnetic pegs; some luxurious glitter paper. Didn't I do well? Sally managed this despite having a house for sale and getting sorted, so a
HUGE thank you goes to her!
It's interesting how similar some of the things we sent were. Sally told me she liked flamingos, blue, making cards and baking, so off I went... I sent her a little pack of papers and card making bits and pieces; some ribbon; some magnets and magnet pegs; a notebook with a flamingo painted on it; a set of Christmas cake cases with some chocs, a blue bracelet; a pair of earrings; a blue keyring; some pens; a felt star decoration; flamingo bunting and a cuddly flamingo (yes, there was a little bit of a theme!)
I was especially pleased to have been able to find the different flamingo material and Chris liked the finished bunting, suggesting that we should have some for us as well!
Many thanks go to Jo for doing all the organising (I really hope she'll run the swap again next year because it was lovely to put together all the gifts and made Christmas last just that little bit longer) and also to Sally for being such a great swap partner.
What lovely things you sent and received. I took part in this swap too and really enjoyed it. Jo was good to organise it wasn't she! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy. It was a great swap to be involved in and Jo was an excellent organiser.
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Ellie
What a lovely selection of gifts, it was a fab swap to take part in x x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. I was very lucky with the gifts I received and enjoyed putting together the gifts I sent. It was a really lovely swap.
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Ellie
You both scored very well indeed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely initiative.
Thanks, EC. Didn't we just? I thought it was such a lovely idea and our swap went really well. I hope Jo runs it again next year!
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Ellie
I'm so pleased that you had a lot of fun with this swap, you received and sent some fabulous gifts, I'm enjoying popping round to everyone's blog to see what they got. I think the swap's been enjoyed by all so I'm sure I shall organise it again this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. The swap was indeed a lot of fun and I've been looking at other swappers' blogs too. It's lovely to hear that the swap will be happening in 2016 too!
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Ellie
I loved taking part and feel so lucky to have you as my swappee. I am hoping we will be in our new house long before then, so I can be more handmade and less what can I send so you can use them. I loved every minute. Just a few more photos to upload and then my blog post will be ready to go.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sally. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the swap as much as I did. I hope your house move goes really smoothly and that you'll love your new house.
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Ellie
Just popped over from Sally's blog to see what she sent you. I love seeing what others swapped. You did well, love the fabric you were sent and the Star Baker book.
ReplyDeleteYou sent Sally some lovely things, the bunting is so sweet!
Lisa x
Thanks, Lisa and Hello! It was a wonderful swap which I really enjoyed and here's to Christmas 2016!
DeleteI liked the bunting too and am going to make some for myself this year...
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Ellie