Summer 2012 Handmade Gift Exchange LINKY PARTY!

Happy Wednesday! Let’s get the Summer 2012 Handmade Gift Exchange party started!! woot! This is my fave part of the gift exchange. I LOVE seeing the amazing gifts you creative crafters make! You are so thoughtful and so talented! I get goose bumps seeing the time and effort you put into your gifts. So thank you for taking a moment to share your pictures!

I know not everyone has made/received their gifts yet, but that’s ok! You still have 10 days left to make and send your gifts before the June 30 deadline!

Handmade Gift Exchange

handmade gift exchange

Why I do the Handmade Gift Exchange

I get asked this a lot! Well you see, I have a fascination with pen pals. As a kid, I had several pen pals that I wrote back and forth to and receiving a letter from them was the highlight of my week! I guess I just never out grew this obsession and so I started the Handmade Gift Exchange only 3 months after starting Craftaholics Anonymous. I thought it would be so fun to have a “Crafty Pen Pal” of sorts. And i won’t lie, playing match maker and lining up people is pretty fun too! To this day, my favorite emails are the ones that gush over the new crafty friend they made through the Handmade Gift Exchange.

I sincerely enjoy this exchange and look forward to it although it takes a lot of my time. Davis thinks I’m crazy to organize such a large online gift exchange….but I just gently remind him I’m a craftaholic! But I am passionate about helping others meet crafters from the other side of the country, to the other side of the world.

Elfster

This is my 6th Handmade Gift Exchange and there were some major changes. This time around I used Elfster to help organize the exchange and pair up participants. With Elfster coming on last minute, we’ve had some minor hiccups along the way. But for me, Elfster is making it a lot easier! I am working with them on making changes and improvements that will make future exchanges run more smoothly. And after the exchange is over, I’ll be sending each participant a questionnaire to get their suggestions as well.

ok, now let’s see those gifts!!!

Rules

  1. This linky party is for Handmade Gift Exchange Summer 2012 Participants ONLY. {all other links will be deleted}
  2. Please show off the gift you made and/or the gift you received, if possible. {I know a few of you forgot to take pics before you shipped it. That’s ok!!}
  3. Link directly to your post NOT your homepage!
  4. The linky party ends August 31, 2012. {There’s plenty of time to link up if you haven’t received your gift yet!!}
  5. If you want a Handmade Gift Exchange button for your post, the code is at the bottom of my sidebar.

Handmade Gift Exchange Flickr Group

For those who do not have a blog, please upload your pictures to the Handmade Gift Exchange Flickr group{feel free to join BOTH the Linky party and the Flickr party!!}

When is the next Handmade Gift Exchange?

The next Handmade Gift Exchange will start November 1, 2012. Click here if you would like a reminder email when the sign up starts for the November 2012 exchange!

*yes, i will be featuring the gifts YOU made in upcoming posts!

 

happy crafting,

Linda

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Linda
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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