have you met my friend...

jessica? she makes and sells the most beautiful jewelry over at lost button studio, not to mention, she is dang nice. what qualifies her as being not only nice, but dang nice, you ask? she sent me the most wonderful little thank you for hosting this. (i really should follow her example, all i've managed to send has been an email to my recent swap hosts!) anyway, you can only imagine my surprise when the post man brought me a totally unexpected package, filled with the most beautiful & incredibly delicate earrings. talk about good mail! thank you jessica, you definetly have made my day! although, you may have created an addict... i'm thinking i need THIS & THIS.

good mail by kelly

this little beauty is off to the post office today, ready to be shipped to a special, unsuspecting friend. i hope wearing the words 'round her neck will give her a bit of strength, help her through some tough times & remind her that she is constantly in my thoughts & prayers. hope she enjoys it!

pay it forward.

it seems to be spreading like wild fire throughout the blogoshpere, and thanks to clare, i'm in! it's called the pay it forward craft exchange (PIF), here's how it works...

I will send a handmade gift to the first three (3) people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don't know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.

i can't wait! i love swaps & good mail... this combines the two!
help me pay it forward by signing up!

good mail

So I read a blog the other day that got me thinking about the mail. Not something I usually spend a lot of thought on, but she said some things that really hit home!

"I think that one of the reasons that I love to shop online is because I love getting things in the mail. Who doesn’t? Especially in our age of instant gratification communication (e-mail, crackberry, cell phone cameras, text messages. . .) I appreciate something tangible. Nothing is as good as ripping open a package in the mail and wondering what is inside.

A few months ago I ran across a blog that talked about “good mail.” Kristi explains in a post that a friend of hers started this. It started as a circle of friends that went to college together who would send each other things in the mail. Sometimes it was a book or a cd compilation. Other times the recipient was the beneficiary of a wonderful creation. The point was to send an “I am thinking of you” type package. Soon Good Mail expanded to their friends from various grad schools. Then, as they all moved across the country and settled into life, the circles expanded even more."

So, to make a long story short, I checked out "good mail" for myself... and I think I'm hooked. It just sounds fun. Who doesn't like getting something in the mail, especially something totally unexpected! So, I think I'm going to be joining the "good mail" movement. If you're lucky, you might be one of the recipients!