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Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

January 26, 2018

Happy Friday + SVE plans

Happy Friday, friends! I’m guessing that most Secret Valentine Exchange folks are following #2018sve on Instagram and are probably not checking ye olde blog posts much, but thought I’d do a little update.

This year my partner lives in the US, so that gives me a little extra time to work on her gift. I’ve been poring over my fabric stash, trying to find something that feels just right. Above are a few contenders. So pretty aren’t they?

Are you playing or following along with the SVE goodness? It’s incredibly inspiring and I’m coveting the sneak peek projects I’m seeing on IG.

I hope I’m not jinxing anything by writing this, but this has been the smoothest year by far. Ute and I have been floored by all the people totally on top of their game and shipping packages out super early. Awesome. I better get crackin’ too!

I’ll be back with more updates soon. Have a lovely weekend!!

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  1. Tammy says

    February 1, 2018 at 3:49 pm

    Thanks to you and Ute for facilitating the 2018 SVE. All of the sneak peeks are intriguing.

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    • sanae says

      February 8, 2018 at 5:27 pm

      It’s been fun as always!! It’s definitely a highlight for both me and Ute – thank you Tammy!

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