Blame Canada!
I signed up to participate in an international craft swap through Craftster. While there's a certain amount of risk and trust involved in the other party, craft swaps are a wonderful excuse to make new items and try new techniques. Also, it's just really fun sending people goodies, and getting a nice suprise in return.
Here's what my partner in the not-so-distant Vancouver, BC received from me:
- Cowboy bandaids with a toy inside
- Rubber chicken key chain with a nasty egg that pops out when you squeeze it
- Burt's Bees sampler
- Jesus beads
- Junk Food charms
- Apple magnets
- Zink (my favorite mag)
- Swivel (an awesome female literary mag stationed in Seattle)
- Found Magazine (awesome beyond words, especially if you like collages)
- Three tin cards of old US propaganda posters ("America needs more MEAT", "Let Guns do the Talking", "National Donut Month")
- Jesus Patch
- Bush Playing Cards ("Even more slanted to the right!")
- Assorted stickers that I thought represented "White trash" and cowboys
