30 Jan
Craft It Forward
Operation email inbox? Success! I can’t say I have zero messages because apparently the people I’m contacting do not take months to reply, and some of them wrote back within 24 hours. Imagine!
It’s 30 degrees outside in Dallas today (I realize no one thinks that is a big deal, but remember, I’ll be paying my dues this summer!), and so receiving this gorgeous handmade checkered scarf from Julie was a particularly sweet treat. I’m pretty sure a gift like this doubled the coolness quotient of my wardrobe.
I’ve just about given up on the idea of grabbing self-portraits that are in focus. I really need to order a remote!
Why would an incredibly busy 5th year oncology student like Julie take the time to knit me a scarf? Several months ago I was one of the lucky first five commenters to express interest in being part of the Craft It Forward challenge. Julie would take the time to make me something using her many talents (and look at that scarf, isn’t she crazy talented?) and I agreed to do the same thing for 5 more people.
Now that I have this beautiful handmade item it’s time for me to pass something handmade on. If you would like to enter for a chance to receive something from me, comment below. Entries close on Friday and I’ll be using random.org to choose the 5 people who receive something so comment below before then and I”ll announce the recipients next Saturday.
The only way chains like this are effective is if every single person who signs up to receive something in turn passes something on, so please only comment if you are positive you will be able to follow through and send something off to 5 people in return.
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
Ooh I heart crafting. I’d love to be a part of the crafting chain of love. Love the scarf too by the way!
P.S. I’ve moved URL’s. My new one is linked.
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1I think that would be fun! Give me someone to craft for besides myself
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2Ooh me! Gosh that would be so fun… I’m already scrolling through crafty things to make in my mind.
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3Crafting for a reason! Now that is something behind which I can get.
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4What a fabulous idea I would love to be part of.
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5I love this and wish I could sign up! Is there a deadline in which you have to “craft it forward?”
Don’t include me in the giveaway though (RATS) because I don’t have a blog or a twitter or anyway of finding five committed crafty people.
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Jenna Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
I’m setting a deadline for myself of “before baby”, but Julie took something like 9 months to get me something so I didn’t want to set any type of deadline. I think sooner is always better than later because it’s too easy to forget and then you break the chain
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This sounds fun! Count me in
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7I think that sounds awesome! What a great excuse to make some things….
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8this is an awesome giveaway! how perfect to get people back in the spirit of crafting and making people smile : )
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9Sounds fun, I’m not sure what I would do though… crochet scarves or something, I imagine. =)
Very original, I know…
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10Ooooh that’s what I could do with the scarf that I’m knitting!
Would it be weird if even if you don’t pick me, I start my own craft-it-forward challenge?
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11Sounds like fun; I’d love to!
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12I want to enter! I’m a crafter, too, and would be happy to pay it forward.
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13What a fun idea!! Please enter me!
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14That sounds like a lot of fun. Count me in!
Love the scarf!
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15i would love to be a part!
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16I want to do this! I love crafts!
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17This really is a lovely idea! Even if I don’t win I am definitely going to spread the crafting love
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18CUTE scarf Jenna! Omg. I stayed at the cutest place in Austin this weekend, and was all set up to do a self-photoshoot with the hubs and I. ARGH… and my remote’s battery ran out. I was so tired from running back and forth to the camera to set up the self timer… we only ended up doing a few
I’m sad b/c of all the possible pictures we could have taken if my remote was working!
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19I love you AND Julie. And crafts. I just got a cricut. I’m sure I can get super crafty with THAT.
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20Please do not count this comment (I am *not* crafty!) but I just wanted to say that you look really cute in this picture. I love the smile!
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21This is such a great idea! Please consider me entered.
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22Oh how fun! I’m just learning to sew too..I could craft some things forward now.
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23This is a really awesome idea! I love creating things, and usually give away what I create anyway, so I’d love to have the chance to be one of the 5!
What a great scarf too, btw!
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24Oh, I wanna join! Craft it forward - what a great idea.
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25I would love to do something like this!!
Love the scarf!
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26I am so, so glad that you liked the scarf! Yours took the longest to make since entrelac knitting is more time consuming, but I had the most fun doing it.
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27I want to be a part of this craft it forward!!
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28I would LOVE to be a part of this! count me in
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29Oh! I would love to be apart of this, sounds like loads of fun.
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30crafting it forward … so cute! i’m in!
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31I would love to participate in this - I just got a new sewing machine and it would be great to have an excuse to take on some more sewing projects!
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32I love the scarf. I live in South Florida and haven’t been able to dress up in my cute winter clothes in so long. I hope I can make it north this winter.
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