My sister invited me to be part of a gift exchange, through Facebook. You are assigned a person, are given a comprehensive survey about your person, and then you purchase/source/make gifts for that person, up to a pre-determined amount. Â The premise is, that as mothers, we spend so much time caring and thinking about others, that we don’t have time to spoil ourselves, and certainly don’t get spoiled by others.
Here is the gift package I put together for my gift recipient.
peg apron and hilarious bling-ey pegs – made by me
cross body satchel bag – made by me
sleep mask – made by me
a glass tube of miniature paper cranes – made by my daughter (its one of her things, one day I must post about it)
tardis earrings, silly pen and free trade chocolate.
There was also a apron and oven glove set I found when shopping, but I neglected to photo that.
I am not sure what I enjoyed more. Making/sourcing the gifts, or thinking up creative ways to wrap them.
I am uncertain about how I feel about being part of this exchange. On one hand, I think its great, to think about, and give to, a person you know little about, for no other reason than to make that person happy. But on the other hand, its all stuff, much of which we don’t need. I have signed up for the Autumn Exchange, so we shall see how that goes.
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