Valentine’s Day Blog Exchange
A day late but it was worth it.
Holly at Domestic Dork hosted the very first Valentine’s Day Blog Exchange. It was really simple. Sign up and she would assign you a partner. You then buy your partner something Valentine’s day related. She encouraged the gift to be handmade but it didn’t have to be. She also tried to pair people help who were geographically close. Well, she did a good job with my partner! She lives about 15 minutes from me.
When I saw that I was paired with Brittany at Little Miss Scatterbrained and I saw where she was located, I decided to suggest meeting instead of paying for shipping. It seemed so silly to ship something to someone so close. Thankfully, she didn’t think I was a crazy from the interwebz and agreed.
But snow stood in our way.
Every time we planned a day, it snowed. And snowed. And snowed some more. Finally, we were able to meet last night at Panera (yum!). And guess what? It snowed! But not enough to keep us from getting together.
We had some yummy food, chatted about everything, and exchanged our gifts.
After reading Brittany’s blog, I knew immediately what I wanted to get her. She had mentioned in a post that she wanted to get a big girl camera and learn how to use it. Seeing that I am a semi-pro (and I use that term loosely), I figured getting her something camera related would be perfect.
I am really not crafty so I turned to Etsy. And here is what I came up with.
Camera Wrist Strap (Seller Lovely Duds)
And she loved it (yay!)!
Then it was my turn. Brittany makes record bowls. I think this is about the coolest thing (mainly because I would probably burn the house down if I attempted to make one).
She also made this awesome felt “Love” banner.
I can already see me using this in an Engagement session!
Brittany was also sweet enough to think of E! She made him this adorable felt “doll” (we’ll call it an action figure in front of the hubster). And I am proud to say that I have the very first one. Get in line for yours, it’s all mine!
I think he loves it!
So glad you had fun w/ your Valentines Exchange too! I was so glad I was a part of it as well. 🙂
Awwww, that picture of him hugging it is too cute!
I just want to pinch those little cheeks of his!
I hope DD does this exchange next year….I am so going to do it!
Such cute goodies! Love them!
Aww that is such a great idea! Love this post!
That felt 'doll' is adorable! 🙂
yay! I had such a great time meeting you last night, Steph! So glad you like the gifts and that E liked his V-Day Monster. That picture of him cuddling it is just too cute.
The strap is already adorning my camera. Working on my post now!
What a great Valentine's exchange! And how great you all actually got to meet up! I would love to find a KY blogger.
That is so awesome that you were only 15 minutes apart! And I love that picture of your little guy cuddling his doll…er, I mean, ACTION FIGURE! lol
So cool you guys were so close. Unfortuntely there wasn't anyone near VT, but I got a very cool partner from Hawaii!!! 🙂 (Didn't make for cheap shipping though).
Great gifts. I think you both were lucky girls.
You both gave such great gifts. Stopping from SITS!
My favorite part is the picture of your son — it looks like he is plugged in for recharging!
How fun that your partner was so close to you! The gifts you exchanged are great.