Pay it forward some more

I finally got around to sending out my pay-it-forward gifts just before we went away on our little holiday. I had such fun putting these parcels together. It's such a sweet thing to recieve a parcel in the mail with your name on it, and it's just as fun to send out little parcels of nice things to others, knowing that you might bring a smile to their face and a wee bit of happy to their day.

Writing out recipies while the kids played at the park. (The pinecones and acorn are from Isla).
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Christina and Tammy and Meghan have already started their pay it forward parcel sending. But if you pop over and visit Janelle's blog Heart Felt before Monday you might be able to join in with her. And keep an eye on Garden Mama for another chance to join in the giving and recieving fun.

I sent out:

Breadbags made out of teatowels and tablecloths. I'd been wanting to make some of these since I had seen Amanda's ones. I made a few for myself too.

Along with my favourite bread recipe.
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Yoyo brooches made with one of my favourite vintage fabrics and old buttons from my collection.

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Notebooks with covers made from the pages of old children's story books. They are stitched together with the sewing machine.

I made a couple of these for myself too. One has become my day-to-day lists, ideas and things to remember book. And the other has become my grocery book with shopping lists, price comparisons, recipies to try and monthly spending. They are proving very useful indeed.

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Now I'm thinking after writing this, that it would be rather nice to send parcels in the mail more often, just for the simple joy of parcel sending. Because it really is such fun.

Pay it forward - would you like to join in?

I have just received the two most lovely packages in the mail.
Oh how I love lovely packages that come in the mail.

I was fortunate enough to be chosen as one of the recipients of Rachel's (from Heart of Light) lovely pay it forward parcels.
Just look at these lovely things.



Hand printed cards. Weekly menu planner. And one of her sweet headbands.

The menu planner is such a great idea. You write the ingredients you need at the bottom there and then it tears off so you can take it to the store with you - cool huh!
And this is so timely, as I was saying to Aaron just the day before this arrived that I need to start planning our meals again!
(Unfortunately the parcel arrived on the rainiest weekend we've had for a long time so it got a little wet. I managed to dry it out ok but the glue at the top of the pad had kinda dissolved - hence the bulldog clip).

But wait there's more!
As if that wasn't enough.
I was extra fortunate to be chosen as the recipient of Jac's (from Coco Sunday) extra parcel she was giving away. (Rachel was one of Jac's pay it forward recipients).

So I received two wonderful parcels in one week!



Jac's pretty photo cards and one of her gorgeous pouches.



I love the fabric on the inside.
(If you want one of these for yourself by the way she sells them in her Etsy shop here)

So anyway, the deal with all this pay it forward love is that now I in turn must pay it forward.
So would you like to join in?
I need to find 5 people to send a lovely package to. If you are chosen you in turn need to send a parcel to 5 people.
It's low pressure - the gifts can be small, and you don't have to get them out immediately.
So if you'd like to play just leave a comment on this post and on Friday I will randomly pick 5 people to join in the fun.

We have a winner

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Congratulations to Abi from Little Grubs!
I'm sending you an email.
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Thanks everyone for entering!
And thanks for all your birthday wishes.
And thanks to Frith for making these pretty brooches.
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If you didn't win and you really want a pretty brooch of your own remember the tutorial is here at Speckled Egg.