Guess what I got today! An awesome box of goodies from
@darcerin ! I know you’ve been chomping at the bit for me to receive it!
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The name tags are awesome! I love this idea so much! I was very curious about the chopsticks at first. But don’t worry, I figured it out.
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Look at all these goodies! (Don’t mind the Belgian chocolates, the box mysteriously fell open while I was unwrapping
) I love the soap, it smells so good, I can’t wait to try it out. And the ponies! How have I gone so long without a Bubbles? So lovely!
There was one gift that didn’t make it into that picture. Now, I don’t usually share photos of myself (camera shy) but this was too cozy and gorgeous to take off so…
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It almost blends into my shirt today.
@darcerin did you make this?!
I adore everything, thank you so much for a fantastic swap box!
YAAAAAAAAY!!! I got the notification it had been left at your door and I was mentally saying, "Jade, go check your mail, please go check your mail!!"
So there are stories behind the name tags. I know I said in the card that I named them as artists would their paintings, but I think they do this for fancy hotels as well, like The Belvedere, which is a hotel I stayed at several years ago in NYC.
For those who didn't get JC's memo that I had to include, it was the following:
The Cleanse - the soap. I stood in Homesense for a good five minutes after plucking this one from the shelf and going "Is she going to be offended if I give her soap???" I swear, a boss of mine did this to me, TWICE, and I began to wonder if I wasn't getting a deep enough cleanse nightly or something.
But it smelled exactly like you described you wanted, so I took the chance.
The Real Deal - G1s, except no substitutes (except for the Basic Fun ones!
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The High Quality - HQG1C Pony! Yayyy!
The Crafty - Because I know, JC, deep down inside of her has a crafter screaming to get out, I saw this and said "Let's start small and work from there". I unfortunately did not include the glue gun. Sorry, you're on you're own for that. BUT, I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS, I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
The Palette Pleaser - Early Grey tea from a loose leaf tea shop in my town. It smelled SOOOO yummy in my room until I shipped it!
The Claire - Aha, give me an excuse to knit with yarn! To shove aside all my other projects for this! Yes, I did indeed make this. The Claire is modeled after the cowl Claire wears from Season 1 in Outlander. I love making hand-made goods for people that truly enjoy them, and I knew you would appreciate it. It should keep you nice and warm! (You're adorable by the way!
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There were two other labels that I started and ended up not using. The Myth - which was going to be the (PURPLE!!!) hot chocolate, and The Yummy, which was the candy.
Just as an aside, JC absolutely KILLED my swap box last year, because I was her recipient partner last year. I was thrilled to be able to return the favor!!