I decided to join the Cold Hands Warm Hearts gloves-swap hosted by the two lovely ladies, Ilene of much love, illy, and Sandy of Sandy a la Mode. They paired me (random) with another lovely blogger Megan of Flawed Perfection Jewelry who has been just so lovely and sweet through this experience.
First of all, I want to say that I had the biggest smile when I opened the box - everything was wrapped up so neatly in pretty tissue and enclosed with a small sticker. Aw shucks, the packaging effort Megan! *score* :o)
When I first opened the gloves and saw the flip-top style she had gotten for me, I was so happy because I have been meaning to try a pair out but never got the time to actually go and purchase a pair. This was perfect!
She also added a lovely handwritten message on a letterpress card - so sweet! I think I just wrote something on a sticker.
And I was thinking that she will probably send jewelry (being a jewelry designer and seller et al) and sure enough - a truly cute pair of earrings! Although I do not have pierced ears, I know at least 10 people who would love those earrings from Santa Grace this year. (Oops and sorry Megan, I should have mentioned that beforehand. *sheepish*)
And last but not least, she knew that I liked chocolate so she sent on a bar of Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark chocolate! Perfectly-chocolatey-perfectly-holiday-ish! Do you feel the love? I certainly felt the love.
Thanks so much Megan for putting this together for me and I hope you liked your package. I was waiting to write this post before wearing the gloves but I thought it would be appropriate to at least don it while writing this post.
(I think it might interest you to know that because of the flip top, I can still type while wearing gloves. Yay!)
Thanks to Ilene and Sandy's great idea and coordination! Head on over to their posts to see what they got and to Ilene's list of links submitted by other Cold Hands Warm Hearts participants.
CUTE!!!! Those gloves are popular this year! But I too love them! That color is pretty :)
Posted by: Michelle | December 07, 2010 at 09:01 AM
love that you're typing in fingerless gloves, isn't it great?! my wrists always get chilly typing and it's the perfect fix :)
Posted by: beth | December 07, 2010 at 09:08 AM
Such a lovely package you received! Wasn't this a fun exchange? I had such a wonderful time! This is the first time I'm visiting your blog, I love it!
Your fellow CHWH participant,
Ashley
http://ashleyanderic.blogspot.com
Posted by: Ashley Hasty | December 07, 2010 at 09:26 AM
Your gifts look amazing~ Love the fingerless gloves!
Posted by: Janie | December 07, 2010 at 10:23 AM
So much fun! I love Sandy and Illene. What a great exchange!
Posted by: In Honor Of Design | December 07, 2010 at 10:24 AM
very cute! And i LOVE peppermint bark!
Posted by: jessie | December 07, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Great stuff! :D
<3,
M
Posted by: Mandy | December 07, 2010 at 12:05 PM
mmm...peppermint bark! What a great idea!!
Posted by: reeve | December 07, 2010 at 11:01 PM
what a gret little package!!! i love the gloves....i use my fingerless gloves when i type too!!
Posted by: melissa | December 08, 2010 at 06:04 AM
Great swap package- Love the mittens- I also got some that I can type in- nice to meet you!
Found you via the Link Party- Here is my swap post-http://ladyofthearts.blogspot.com/2010/12/cold-hands-warm-hearts.html
Posted by: Ren Lady Of The Arts | December 08, 2010 at 04:16 PM
You got peppermint bark! YUMMS!! Love the gloves!
Sofia, fellow CHWH swapper
Posted by: Sofia | December 08, 2010 at 09:32 PM
I adore those gloves and the packaging is beautiful!
Posted by: Amy | December 10, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Ohhh what adorable gloves! And chocolate yummy :)
Love from a fellow chwh participant
Posted by: laura | December 10, 2010 at 11:58 PM
I love the gloves!! :)
- Fellow CHWH participant
Michelle of http://michelle-esque.blogspot.com
Posted by: Michelle | December 11, 2010 at 04:19 PM