[UPDATE 2: Sign-ups are now closed! We have over 400 participants!!!!!!! Please double-check your confirmation emails to see if you have any missed or incorrect information in your form and let us know so we can update everything before we send out assignment emails (if you could let us know before Wednesday, January 11th, that would be awesome). Thank you, thank you, thank you!] [UPDATE: We are at 300!!! So exciting!!! Please note that we'll be closing sign-ups at the end of the ... Read more
What I Made for 2015 SVE
Well, the postal system is still holding hostage my SVE gift, so I thought I might as well show you what I sewed up for my partner Jana. Jana is a multi-talented "Bohemian girl living in Switzerland", and includes in her CV of eclectic accomplishments: nurse, interior designer, stylist, all-around taste-maker. I love love love her aesthetic and when I saw that her favorites were the color white, linen and leather, I immediately knew what to make. Jana and I both seem to lean toward ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! So tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and I have no idea how that snuck up on me, given that Ute and I are hosting an exchange for this very day. I just found out that my SVE partner got her gift early (!!) and I'm beyond impressed with Switzerland's postal system, but then again, I should have expected that from the country that gave us the Swiss watch. I plan on doing more of an extensive recap in a week or two, but check out #2015sve on instagram and our Flickr pool -- I'm not ashamed ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Whew. I shipped off my SVE gift yesterday and now I've got fingers and toes crossed that it'll get to my partner in time. I loved making the little present(s) and you can see a sneak peek above. How are you intrepid SVE participants doing? All done? Getting ready to dash to the post office as I did? It occurred to me that I've been remiss about extolling the virtues of my partner-in-crime, Ute. Just as she did last year, she took on the bulk of the Secret Valentine Exchange work with her ... Read more
2015 Secret Valentine Exchange!!
Last year, Ute and I teamed up to host a Secret Valentine Exchange, loosely based on a Scandinavian Secret Santa tradition called Julklapp. We had so much fun with nearly 40 participants (read the recap here) that we’re bringing it back for 2015! For this go around of the craft/sewing swap, we’re getting started a little earlier to give everyone more time. We’re keeping things pretty much the same as last year: once you sign up, Ute and I will assign folks (Ute and I will also be ... Read more