Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Christmas Ornament Swap



This year, I participated in a fun blog swap organized by Leigh of All You Need Is Love . It was for Canadian bloggers (score!) to exchange Christmas ornaments - great idea, right?



For the swap, I was paired up with Jen of Daydreams & Shoestrings. (You can see what I sent to her in Jen's post on the exchange.) We were encouraged to share our decorating style or theme with our partners. I told Jen that at Christmas, I love to decorate with white, red and natural ornaments and decor. She took that and ran with it! Look at the goodies that she sent me:


Such sweet choices! Two little owls made out of natural fibres, and a wooden tree with the year and occasion written on the back. Even the red bag with the vines and moose was spot on with my decorating style (a bigger shot of it is back at the top of the post). A package of peppermint sticks was a fun addition. The Christmas card was cheery and sweet, too:


To top things off, Jen had checked out my blog and noticed our little nugget. She sent the sweetest little soft penguin for Violet! Thanks Jen, Violet snuggled up to him right away. He's a new favourite around here. V only let me snap one picture before Mr. Penguin started being swung around for dear life.


If you have the opportunity to participate in a blogger swap of any kind, I highly recommend it. I've enjoyed my experience every time that I've been involved in a swap. Canadian shipping is a real downer, with the cost and speed, but the benefits of the swap outweigh that.

Thanks for the swap, Leigh and Jen! Those ornaments are getting me one step closer to being decorated for Christmas :)

5 comments:

  1. Love what she sent you! Thanks for joining in this year :)

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    1. Thanks so much for organizing the swap! I had a lot of fun :)

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  2. Wow, what a lovely and thoughtful package! I totally agree - shipping in Canada really sucks, but it was totally worth it to participate in this swap. Whereabouts in Nova Scotia are you? My husband is from Pictou Landing and we visit every year.

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    1. Did you participate in the swap this year? That's neat that you have Nova Scotian roots! I'm in rural Cape Breton.

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    2. I did participate! It was my first time, but I'm so glad I did :)

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