Back in November I replied to a post on A Home Grown Journal: Mama Pea (fulfilling a commitment she’d made to another blogger) offered to send a handmade item to the first three people to comment on the post. The catch? They in turn had to “pay it forward” by making the same offer on their own blogs.
Here are the rules: I will send a handmade gift to the first three people who leave a comment on this post requesting to participate. I can’t tell you what your gift will be, but since I’m primarily a quilter maybe you can take a wild guess as to which form the gift will take! The normal rules state that the gift has to be received within 365 days, however, I am pretty sure that whoever decides to play with me will get their gift in the summertime since that is when I will have access to reliable mail service!
So who wants to play? The only thing you have to do in return is promise to make the same offer on your own blog after you receive your gift from me. Don’t be shy – the gift does not have to be elaborate, just homemade. Do you paint? Are you a photographer? Do you crochet or make paper? You could send someone a selection of greeting cards using your own photographs, for example (insert innocent whistling here) You could crochet a pot holder or one of those magical dish rags I’ve heard about. Paint a tiny picture – or a big one. Wood working, jewelry, pottery, collage, glass blowing, sand art – only your imagination, generosity, and particular skill is the limit.
Just to be clear: none of your gifts will come to me – I give a gift to you, then you give gift to three other people. Ready? Go!
Listen…to the sound…of silence….
Come on! It’s not really such a scary proposal, is it???
by Jenyfer February 4th, 2010 at 2:25 amI wanna play!!!
So.. the rules are: I make and give whatever to 3 recipients…and I get a gifty from Ms. Matthews? COOL!
Sign Me Up!
Hmmmm….pot holders….loaves of bread….Cookie Monday ( at work)….baby quilts or diaper bags for teen moms….. casseroles for sick neighbors….
But I don’t have an active blog.:( May need to wake my dormant one……
by Susan February 4th, 2010 at 8:56 amYeah!
Obviously, this is totally on the honor system. If you don’t have a blog, improvise! Just do your part in the real world and explain the ground rules to the recipients. It’s out of your hands at that point!
by Jenyfer February 4th, 2010 at 9:30 amI know that Susan isn’t the only artistically talented reader of this blog – oh, Anny, where are you? Chicken Mama, I’m totally calling you out!!
by Jenyfer February 5th, 2010 at 3:43 am