Punk Rock Gift Exchange: This is mine, all mine

Saturday, March 31, 2007

This is mine, all mine

I got a terrific package from my PRGE Pal!!! SO exciting!! There is a chocolate Bunny(boy does that bring back memories), a stuffed Bunny, may go right into my Beetle, the most gorgeous Crane stationary, intersting because I just bought crane fabric to line a bag for another swap I am in. There is two packages of Ghiardelli COFFEE!!! The most scrumptious flavors(as soon as I get home from work in the morning, I am setting me up in my knitting chair with the coffee. a lovely note and a sock kit. The pattern is very interesting, the yarn is a phenomnal colorway of blues and greens(Green rules!!) and 2 yes TWO sets of dpns. One is a very retro plastic set of 6....SIX!!! (I so love retro needles, I oft buy the most warped I can find as I know they have been used with love)and the other is a glorious shorter set of bamboo.

My pal Rules!!!

Thank you thank you thank you

3 comments:

sunneshine said...: Fearless Fibers is one of my favorite yarns!! What a great box!!; March 31, 2007 at 8:47 PM
Shadkitty said...: Mmm Fearless Fibers! Let me know how you like those plastic ones, I bought some in purple. But I hate them. They are a little TOO flexible. I can hardly get the needle in the stitches!; April 1, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Cheryl said...: I have never used the Fearless Fibers, it is a grand color though. I adore plastic dpns...I have been knitting a very long time and that was all that was availale in the beginniing...heehee; April 1, 2007 at 12:57 PM

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RULES

THESE ARE THE RULES - THEY ARE NOT OPTIONAL - IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM - DON'T SIGN UP!! IT'S NOT VERY PUNK, BUT ITS REALITY!! If you like, you can do more these are the basic minimum guidelines!!
$25.00 MINIMUM - you can spend more if you like, but you have to spend this! This is a $50 total exchange commitment before postage.
CONTACT YOUR PAL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK - YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EXCHANGE IF YOU DON'T - its nice, it lets them know you care. And be polite and respond to your pal. If you are nicer, you may get more gifties!
THIS IS A HALF SECRET/HALF OPEN EXCHANGE! You will be a secret punk pal till your first box is received, then it will be an open exchange from there.
POST WEEKLY ON YOUR BLOG - and it would be nice if occasionally there was a knitting or crochet or crafting entry, too. It helps your pal know what you like and again, it will get you better gifties! And post your gifties on your blog in a timely manner. Pals like it when you say thank you!
This exchange is only open to knitters and crocheters (?? is that a word? those who crochet....you know what I mean!) You must knit or crochet to participate, have a blog and be a little punk in mentality.
If you can't/don't follow these rules you will be kicked out of the exchange. I hate to be a hard ass, but I will be! Its only fair to all the good pals out there. So if you join, please play by the rules. If you have something happen and you can't play after joining, please e-mail me so that other arrangements can be made. Anyone who just bails will be blackballed for all future exchanges. And yes, the list started with the last one - lets not add any more names!

FOR THOSE WITH OUT OF COUNTRY PALS

Please use this link to check with the postal service for items considered contraband, that could get your package confiscated by the postal authorities. Yes, this really did happen in a couple instances last time! Things like yarn seem to be okay, but things like tea, get your entire package tossed. So its good to know what is allowed. Also make sure on the customs form to write that it is a gift and put a small dollar amount, it seems to get through customs faster!
Please be conscious with International Pals that you need to send boxes earlier, so that your pal receives her gifts about the same time as the rest of us. The mail service has gotten better but it is still 10 to 15 days behind domestic mail service.