Holiday swap 2012?

lutin · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:10 am

joyfulgirl wrote:

doncherryfan wrote:

ok, i made my first swap mistake and paired two people who've swapped previously. If anyone else would like to sign up or switch their existing partner, let me know!

No, I like her!

Agreed! Don't stop a good thing!

vijita · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:09 am

b.vicious wrote:

Yay, I have a UK partner, Chickpea! Anybody have advice on shipping Daiya a long way away?

I freeze it right until I put it in the package. I've send Daiya to the UK a couple of times and have never had any issues with it going bad. That shizzle is like, not even food.

Meggs · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:49 pm **Posts:** 9137

Don't hate, vijita!
Damn, sorry I missed this!

lutin · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:43 am

I think there's an odd number of participants, so I think you can still join if you pm doncherryfan, Meggs.

b.vicious · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:44 am

vijita wrote:

b.vicious wrote:

Yay, I have a UK partner, Chickpea! Anybody have advice on shipping Daiya a long way away?

I freeze it right until I put it in the package. I've send Daiya to the UK a couple of times and have never had any issues with it going bad. That shizzle is like, not even food.

Thanks!

doncherryfan · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:12 am

lutin wrote:

I think there's an odd number of participants, so I think you can still join if you pm doncherryfan, Meggs.

Yes!! I actually need two people.. there's another pairing I made (not lutin and joyfulgirl) that's a repeat. That'll teach me to do this late at night.

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:59 pm

Is there a "deadline" for these swaps? I was hoping to get mine to my partner for Christmas, but I don't think it's going to work logistically...

missmuffcake · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:25 pm

sent mine today!

kilgore trout · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:26 pm

VeganMeredith wrote:

Is there a "deadline" for these swaps? I was hoping to get mine to my partner for Christmas, but I don't think it's going to work logistically...

Well regardless of whether there's a set deadline, you're my swap partner and I don't mind sending them out a bit later.

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:35 pm

kilgore trout wrote:

VeganMeredith wrote:

Is there a "deadline" for these swaps? I was hoping to get mine to my partner for Christmas, but I don't think it's going to work logistically...

Well regardless of whether there's a set deadline, you're my swap partner and I don't mind sending them out a bit later.

Oh okay! Well I will get it sent out by December 23rd, I would say! I'm going away on December 25th for 10 days, so I will definitely get it sent out before I leave.

Chickpea · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:51 pm

I sent my parcel on Monday!

missmuffcake · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:23 am

My partner got her gift on Monday...I have not heard from her. I made her something to go with the gift I think I will post it in the cross stitch thread since I have not heard from her...

starrynight87 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:31 pm

I posted mine on Wednesday. So . . . it might or might not get there by Christmas. It has to go from Pennsylvania to California.

pepperpot · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:47 pm

Woohoo!!! Came home yesterday to find a nice big box from Canada waiting for me! Here's a photo of all the goodies I received from the awesome Arisaig!

BEHOLD:

Oatmeal peanut butter cookies, ketchup chips (I've been so curious to try these!), maple cookies, holly nog!!, cattle beans, blueberry jam that Arisaig made!, summer savory, various candies and chocolates, newspaper and magazine from Halifax, and a lovely card made by her friend.

I don't even know where to begin with all these goodies! Thank you so much, Arisaig!! I dropped your package off tonight, so yours is on the way!

missmuffcake · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:06 am

yummy!

b.vicious · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:22 am

I got my package from Chickpea yesterday!

Nearly everything she sent is new to me so I'm pretty excited about it. I did eat some Starburst right away, haha. Thanks Chickpea!!!

missmuffcake · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:57 am

those damn elusive jammy dodgers! i only find the non-vegan ones around here....

b.vicious · **Posted:** Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:55 am

I've recently discovered that my package to Chickpea was missing one line of her address so we don't know if it will make it to her! Let this be a warning to all - ALWAYS verify your swap partner's address with them before mailing anything. :(

missmuffcake · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:25 pm

i have not heard from my partner or received anything. suck. :/

Arisaig · **Posted:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:12 pm

I hope I am doing this right - it's a long time since I posted a picture here.

I received my box yesterday from pepperpot in Chicago and it was so exciting!

I ate some salted chocolate almonds right away, then had some granola and gingerbread coffee for breakfast. This is so much fun.

starrynight87 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:46 pm

I just got these photos off of my camera. Here is one of the items that was included in the package I received:

They appear to be more or less a Dutch gingerbread cookie. Now, let's flip it over to the back and look at the (translated) ingredients:

You see that 4th ingredient? Brown b.astard sugar. I'm assuming they meant to say caster sugar?

fisticuffs · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:11 am

Hehe. It should be with an e, "basterd". I don't know what that translates as though. I thought basterdsuiker just meant some kind of brown sugar, but the translated ingredients specify brown basterd sugar, so... ?

starrynight87 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:59 pm

It's obviously very, very brown sugar.

Regardless, I laughed so hard.

coldandsleepy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:54 pm

Choirqueer and I agreed to a, um, relaxed definition of "holiday" for this swap... I'm still working on my end but I got CQ's package today and it is the best ever.

It has:

Two crocheted fishie oven mitts!
Coconut chocolate!
A Jokerz bar... I loooove these but haven't bought one in like 2 years.
Cookies! Coconut lime and peanut butter chocolate gingerbread!

And, the best thing ever: a cozy warm multi-hued crocheted wrap that, seen from a distance, looks like it has prancing kittens on it. I repeat: KITTENWRAP.

Thank you so much CQ. This package was more than worth waiting for (and I hope you'll feel the same about yours!).

choirqueer · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:30 pm

You are so welcome! I had so much fun putting your package together and making all those things for you. :)

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