Rejects Revealed

Almost one month ago, I ran this post about my closet full of reject shop items, asking if anyone would like to get rid of their rejects and swap with me.  It was to be a blind swap, so you wouldn't know what you were getting, kind of like a goodie bag, but better.  Paige, Ayla, Amanda, Mary, and Kim took me up on my offer.  I asked them how many packages they wanted to send out- they'd get that many back in return- and who they'd best want to swap with, so I could match up styles and tastes as best as I could.  It felt so good to pass on some old stuff, and I'm so in awe of the packages I got back in return.

First came Ayla's:

Crocheted scrubbies, a granny square pincushion, 

a lovely necklace and earrings, and an embroidered zip pouch.

All useful and all lovely.

Kim's arrived the same day:

A butterfly car charm, stamped keychain, glassine bags, and blank tags.

Handy packaging, indeed.

A few days later, a package arrived from Mary:

Two adorable felt brooches.

Gus wore the butterfly immediately.  I got the flower.

Then Paige's arrived a few days after that:

The jewelry motherlode.

Can I tell you that I have wanted one of those bird necklaces forever?

Score!

As you can see, I made out like a bandit and now have a bunch of lovely and fun things to play with instead of having a closet full of paper goods that I could never possibly use on my own.  It was totally worth it, and I really hope everyone had fun with the swap.  We'd like to do it again in a few months once everyone's piled up some more rejects.  Maybe you'll decide to join us!

For anyone who is interested now, or who missed the original post, I actually have three more packages' worth of stuff I would be happy to see go.  Let me know if you're interested and I'll take a look at your shop!  What might it include?

Check out what the ladies got in return!

Paige

Ayla

Amanda

Mary 1 // 2 // 3