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May 25, 2014 40 X 40

Penpal Swap

Have any of you had a penpal as an adult?  As part of my 40 X 40 list, I wanted to find a nice lady to correspond with and maybe do some stationery or recipe swaps.  In addition to cooking, I love to do crafts!  I’m especially fond of cute stationery and zakka from Japan.

I found Yoojin on Pinterest.  She lives in Germany and has a wonderful blog called Creating Impossible Gardens.
We decided to do a local interest/recipe/cooking theme swap.  She already blogged about it and you can see some different picture views here!

The lovely items she sent:

yoojin_germany yoojin_recipe

yoojin_stampstickers yoojin_cupcakeclip yoojin_tagspostits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-A large topographical map of Germany
-A paper model craft of the TV tower in Berlin
-A recipe for Potato Pancakes (I can easily replace the eggs to make it vegan)
-She hand carved all of the stamps and made some cute stickers (cups, casseroles, cookbook stacks, utensils, and S&P shakers)
-Some handmade and stamped recipe cards, Post-Its, hanging tags
-Handpainted Buttons, the cutest Cupcake paper clip

It was so much fun to get an international package in the mail.  Yoojin is a penpal to lots of other crafters all over the world and I felt special that she took the time to send me such a thoughtful gift.  Receiving something handmade and made with creativity is something I treasure.

Here’s what I sent (It’s a Texas theme!):

CV_howdy CV_texashowdy

CV_measuringstamps CV_alot
CV_ole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-I hand carved the Howdy Stamp, along with the chili and ole’ stamps
– 2 Texas postcards
– Howdy Cards and Magnet
-Blue Bonnet photo cards with personal note and interesting trivia about Austin, TX
-Recipe for Green Chili Dip along with Green Chili Powder
-Cards with cute armadillos and flowering cacti
– Recipe cards with measurement stamps from Anthropology
-The cutest bandana featuring a little caballero

If you would like to do a cooking/craft/zakka swap or be a penpal, please contact me! info@chefveggie.com

 

Categories: 40 X 40 Tags: cooking, craft, penpal, recipe, stamps, swap

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