We participated in MollyCoddle’s mini swap—what fun we had. We sent off a box of wrapped goodies.
We swapped with a little boy named Lincoln. His mom, Katie, told us he loves robots and trains. We made him personalized notepads and bookplates. We drew the pictures and had Office Max do the rest.
I made him a special case to carry a drawing pad and some twist-up crayons. I used the pattern found on Craft Apple—except I made 8 pockets instead of 6 for the crayons. Later I will post a tutorial for a slightly different style. We also sent a crochet treasure bag (I will post a picture later) and a personalized denim bag.
We received the most wonderful box of loot.
The boys each received personalized scrapbooks—all they need to do is add their own pictures. They also made us a holder for twist up crayons. We received some beautiful vintage books and Bella was totally spoiled with a handmade apron, carrots, tomatoes and a cookie. It is just the cutest food I have seen. I will be making these for some little girls I know. She also made Bella the sweetest collage for her room.
Thanks Katie and Lincoln!
February 18, 2007 at 9:31 pm |
Wow! Great stuff both directions!
February 18, 2007 at 9:49 pm |
What a great idea! I love the personalized notecards…
February 18, 2007 at 10:01 pm |
the notepads were an awesome idea – were they much $$?
February 19, 2007 at 10:40 am |
that is awesome i bet they wer ein heaven
February 19, 2007 at 2:53 pm |
love the notepads!
and like kirsten, i’d like to know if it was expensive.
you have a bella too???
March 20, 2007 at 1:20 pm |
[...] I also gave my niece some felt cookies and carrots to go along with her apron. I could become addicted to making felt food. Thanks Katie for giving me the idea! My little girl loves playing with ours. [...]
May 6, 2007 at 7:43 pm |
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October 22, 2007 at 12:38 pm |
Hi….this is a wonderful “swap” idea. I stumbled upon your blog and have made many crafty things already. I appreciate your time sharing your wonderful ideas. Now, would you share one more? Do you have the pattern for the drawing pad carrying case? It would be a perfect Christmas gift for my nephew……if you have the pattern posted, please leave the link here. I’ll check back for a reply later! Thank you! Thank you!
February 15, 2008 at 12:37 pm |
Hi there -
I just love the idea of the personalized notepad. Can you tell me how you printed out the name….did you have a special program you used? I called kinkos and they told me that I would have to print out the name on the paper and they would cut it and bind it for me.
We also did the lollypop lilies for Valentine’s day and they were a big hit with the Kindergarten class. Thanks so much for all the wonderful ideas!
Annie
November 30, 2010 at 12:29 am |
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October 30, 2011 at 9:36 pm |
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May 6, 2012 at 10:39 am |
[...] I also gave my niece some felt cookies and carrots to go along with her apron. I could become addicted to making felt food. Thanks Katie for giving me the idea! My little girl loves playing with ours. [...]
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March 31, 2013 at 11:34 pm |
Wow, those are pretty cute stuffs you got there! Kids would totally enjoy having those arounda nd the Lincoln notepads are wonderful. I like it!