Holiday ornament swap underway

I am excited about the Holiday Ornament Swap that cake & pie and freshly blended are sponsoring again this year. 600 people signed up to make holiday ornaments for strangers and mail them off. I love that kindness of strangers aspect of (some parts of) the Internet.

We got our swap lists on Tuesday and I clicked through to all the blogs that were listed in my group of 10 women. Last year there was one man in my group but he dropped out soon after the groups were announced.

One of the swappers in my group lives in England and as I was checking out her web site, I noticed you can find her work in a shop here in my very own town. So cool! I got some Christmas present ideas from her shop too.

I am ahead of the game this year. I have a prototype of my ornament done already and am using what I have. My husband has helped with the design process with mostly constructive feedback.

My inspiration comes from this new pattern and this tutowlrial. I am going to make some for gifts too.

I love getting mail! So exciting!