At the beginning of January, I started to see a few people on facebook posting a status post that said this, "Pay it Forward 2011: I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They must in turn post this and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their status. *The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011." I thought the idea was pretty cool, but didn't really want to commit to sending my own 5 items out during the year. What if I didn't get them done by the end of 2011 or if the recipient didn't like the item that I made for them? Then, I read a friend's blog post on the subject and changed my mind.
I like to be crafty and make things for others, so why not take the challenge and go for it! I posted the status on my facebook account and no one responded, so I made up my own list instead starting with my daughter #2 (a belated birthday gift) and "exchanging" pay if forwards with a couple of facebook friends that didn't get very many responses either (the friend above included). I also plan on doing at least one handmade item that I can donate (hopefully a baby blanket to a local NICU since #2 received one on her stay as a newborn and I know how much it meant to us).
Here are the results of my first pay-it-forward, handmade gift for 2011.
i love it! looks great and i'm sure she loves them :) can't wait for my gift!
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