I’m so excited to able to share with you guys pictures from the package swap I participated in, Send Something Good! As I mentioned before, we were each assigned a partner for the package swap. We then had the next couple of weeks to get to know them through their blog and to put together a package for them. The real kicker though was that it was a secret! We weren’t supposed to reveal who we were to our partner so that they would be totally surprised when they got their package :)
My partner was Bethani of Cheers, Bethani and when I read her About page on her blog I discovered that we liked a lot of the same things! I had a great time shopping for her and putting together her package. Take a look below!
All the little goodies wrapped up and ready to go
I painted this plain white cardboard box with stripes so it would look prettier
Making a card for Bethani
The person who sent my package was the lovely Teaka of Life Like Honey. First of all, I loved that her package was covered in a bunch of Canadian stamps- it was so cool! Inside the package I found that she had sent me several thoughtful gifts, including chocolate, magazines you could only get in Canada, and a beautiful scarf (that I’ve gotten so many compliments on!). Thank you again Teaka! :D
It was so much fun to participate in Send Something Good! I really enjoyed putting together my package for my secret partner and getting to know her through her blog. It made me so happy to hear that Bethani loved the package I sent, as I loved the package I received from Teaka! Thank you again to Gentri Lee, Kaitlyn and Kristy for putting together this amazing project- I’m already itching for the next round! :)
Check out the links below to see what other people sent and received for Send Something Good!
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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This is such a creative and fun idea! I would love to get involved in a project like this. Looks like you enjoyed it very much! Great post! Xoxo
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Thank you Aya! Yes, I would definitely recommend that you jump in on the next round if you are able to! :)
Cute!
Thanks Mary! :)
Sounds like a lot of fun!! Might sign up for the next one :)
Yes, do sign up- I highly recommend it! :)
I love love love the package you sent out! All the little parcels are so cute! :)
x Fab
Thanks so much Fab! :)
mystery swaps are so fun! Glad you had a chance to get to know some new bloggers and the package you sent out was so beautifully done!
Yes, it was a ton of fun not knowing what to expect or who to expect it from! Thank you Lydia :)
Love Teaka! You both did such a great job! :D
Teaka is super sweet! Thank you Gentri! :)
I love that you painted the box! That’s a great idea!
Also, the Texas necklace is adorable ^.^
xoxo,
jamie brooke
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Thank you Jamie! I wanted to spruce up the box a little so I thought giving it a new paint job might be fun :)
oh em geeeeeee color me jelly, Nnenna! I love packages and I really was so into exchanging packages when I got totally burned a couple of months ago :( Basically, I never got the package I was promised, and I feel like I wasted so much money especially because shipping was so expensive :( BUT!!!! I don’t wanna be negative and I totally am excited for all the goodies that you got!
Aww, that really sucks that you got burned in your last package swap- so unfair! :/ You should sign up for the next round of Send Something Good though- the leaders were really good about making sure we send stuff out on time and so many of the packages I’ve seen were amazing :) I bet you would love it!
how cute are you with your little yarn ties and round tags??? my goodness
and that scarf she sent you really is beautiful…i think i saw a pic of you wearing it on instagram or twitter or something, lol
Aww, thanks so much Kaitlyn! I really wanted to put together a pretty package for my partner :)
Thank you- yes I did post a picture of it on Instagram the first time I wore it! :D
You put together such a nice package and received some great things too!
Thank you Liz! :)
Love this!!! So many wonderful goodies.
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Thank you Shannon! :D
Such a neat idea to paint the box! Why haven’t I ever thought of that?
And the stamps are so pretty!
Thank you Marianna :) Yes, I love how many stamps they put on the envelope- I just had to show them off!