GIFT EXCHANGE IS ON! Send out by 27 April!
So, enough people have said they would be in for another gift exchange, and no one else has jumped up and declared a burning desire to organise it, so you're stuck with me! : )
SIGN UP IN THIS THREAD IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE!
I'll leave it open for a week to sign up from today, so by Friday 08 April.
Giftees will be assigned on MONDAY 11 APRIL.
All gifts to be mailed by Wednesday 27 April.
Post in this thread or send me a message if you have any questions about whether you 'qualify' or other exchange-related stuffs.
People who are participating:
abrimmer - POSTED
amymylove - POSTED
babysgotsauce - POSTED
carrot_wench - POSTED
dprince -
erin - POSTED
faunablues - POSTED
heli - POSTED
hesp - POSTED
lubi - POSTED
Mirrya - POSTED
nmpixie - POSTED
oww - POSTED
permanentgrin - POSTED
Shell - POSTED
theo - POSTED
thhf - POSTED
vh - POSTED
wassernixe - POSTED
Let me know if I've missed anyone!
If you are DEFINITELY keen, post in this thread and answer the following questions:
Favourite candy/treat:
Favourite colour:
Favourite animal:
Favourite cookie:
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours:
If I could I would bath in these flavours:
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't:
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in:
Favourite scent:
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - yes or no
Feel free to add any other info/facts you think might help your person put together the best package for you!
*GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDELINES*
1. You must have been active on the forums for at least 6 months OR have 1,000 posts. If you've been here a while you're more likely to send out your package.
2. Don't flake on your partner, just like you wouldn't want your partner to flake on you. If you're unsure whether you'll have time/money to get a package together, don't sign up.
3. Bring it! Don't send out something crappy!
4. Homemade and/or store bought goodies are welcome.
5. This is an ALL VEGAN exchange.
whoa that's a lot of cookies! Anzac biscuits are awesome haha
AND HELL YEAH, HAIRY MACLARY!!
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I'm so happy it arrived! I'm glad the ANZAC bikkies are ok, I don't hold out much hope for the feijoa loaf but you never know - and if you can find feijoas you can make some!
And woa I had no idea about toothpick holders... awesome :D
Happy!
I LOVE Hairy MacLary books! I mean, my kid loves them. ::) I get them from the library and I have about 5 of them memorized because I read them so much.
Awesome package!
That's why Hairy MacLary is AWESOME - they're as much fun for Mum and Dad as they are for the kids :)
I bought that book and my 32 year old boyfriend immediately recited the whole thing from memory, it's so embedded in our childhoods here in NZ :D Glad you can find it in Aus too!
Out of the gate
And off for a walk
Went Hairy Maclary
From Donaldson's Dairy!
Yay, that package looks great Theo! Lots of yummy treats!
And speaking of yummy treats......I GOT MY AMAZING PACKAGE FROM Carrot Wench!
YAY, I LOVE IT!
In some cruel twist of fate, I had bands put on my teeth yesterday, and CW added the most scrumptious looking goodies ever to my package, have no fear, I managed to eat through the pain! (and finish off ALL of the cookies in the pink container! ---not sure which ones they were, because whenever I get a gift exchange package, I have to fend off Kealia from grabbing everything out of it, and she got all the recipe cards off before I could stop her!)
(I will try and get my pics up later tonight!, I managed to take a bunch while stuffing my face with some amazing cookies!----somehow CW managed to fit every single one of my favorite ingredients into each delicious baked goody!!!!) The whole box smelled like delicious patcholi from the coconut-patchouli insense and I was so busy eating the amazing treats inside that i didn't even notice Kea walking around with the "Sweet Old School Reggae Mix" cd from CW and James! Which is possibly the coolest reggae mix on Earth, (you and james have great taste!!!) What a great mix! Taj had it on his computer in no time, and I popped it in while driving around today and grooved around at stoplights like I was at a beach party!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU CW!! I absoultely LOVE everything !!!!!!
OK, so I cannot find my camera cord anywhere. I did take pictures, but...
VH sent me some awesome cuban pastries(pastelitos) filled w/ guava paste, dandies, oatmeal cookies, a loverly mug, and a cutie note. My daughter went bananas for the pastries, they are so good. We always get guava paste at work, and I always almost buy it, and then don't because I don't know what to do with it. But now I dooooo! Did you make those yourself? They are so flaky and yum. The cookies are also great. Oatmeal cookies are my fave. And I really needed a mug, because all the ones we have are my husbands. My daughter begged me to buy graham crackers to make smores, and there's a recipe in Vegan Cookie Connoisseur w/ dandies that I think I'll make for a baby shower tomorrow. In other words, thanks so much!!
Two more great packages! I love reading the descriptions...everyone is so excited and enthusiastic. I loved making my person her gifts, receiving the wonderful things from lubi and reading/seeing everyone's packages! Really great gift exchange oww! Thank you for organizing it. http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/images/smilies/aug08_047.gif http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/images/smilies/aug08_027.gif
yay im glad you liked everything! yes i made the pastries myself, it's just puff pastry and guava paste. and then some soy milk and sugar on top to make it pretty. :D
YAY! http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/images/smilies/aug08_047.gif (heehee, I'm totally stealing THHF's smiley)
I'm so glad You liked everything... I believe the cookies in the pink-topped container were "Coconut Monstergasms," which got their name from all the pleasure-groans the test cookies elicited from me and James, heh.
Thanks to You, I have a renewed appreciation for coconut. That stuff is the bomb!
I would like to know how to make these Coconut Monstergasms....please....
Hairy Maclary is awesome! Andy and I love it!! He kept referencing the dog with the 'low tum' last night - that was his favorite part.
Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum!
:)>>>
Schnitzel von Krumm has his own book...Schnitzel von Krumm Forget-me-not. We have that one from the library at the moment. :)
I cannot believe my package hasn't arrived yet. It's been 10 days!! I'm starting to freak out.
Everyone's packages look great. I'm excited for you all and hope the last packages make it safely. :)
the package hespy sent me is so great. the combo of the dandies and the ice cream book has enabled me to make:
chocolate marshmallow ice cream
smores
smores ice cream
YES
I really hope my giftee gets her package soon. I'm getting pretty worried....
I really hope my giftee gets her package soon. I'm getting pretty worried....
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I really hope my giftee gets her package soon. I'm getting pretty worried....
It arrived! Eeeee! Thank you so much! In fact, it arrived on my birthday - how cool is that? (I meant to post but I've been busy gardening while the weather is good. Vry srry.) I will take a photo as soon as I can. :>
It's funny how I found yr parcel, coz I was also waiting for one from my sister in Brisbane, and I had talked to her on birthday-morning and mentioned that it hadn't arrived yet. Then after my man and I got home from a long drive, both parcels were waiting on my doorstep (in the pouring rain, LOL). I picked them up and was confused until I read the senders' addresses, coz both were in Australia Post bags. And there aren't many Aussie VWers... and I didn't know you by real-name... it all came clear when I read yr note. ;D
Yay! I got my package! Thanks OWW!
I got:
hickory smoke
Baking powder
Asian tofu
Feijoa Green Tea
Whittakers Peanut slabs
A peanut butter cupcake in a jar
Chocolate chip cookies
I found it this morning when I got up. Just in time to eat cookies for breakfast! ;)b
And that tea smells AHmazing! Mmm. I keep sniffing it, haha. :P
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