May Day Swap

My friend Dawn emailed me a couple of weeks ago with the awesome idea of organizing a May Day swap. As it's the first official day of Spring--cold temps be damned, it will be Spring!--we thought today would be an excellent time to announce it.

Most people have probably participated in some sort of May Day festival before, usually involving flowers and treats or possibly even dancing around a maypole. There won't be any dancing required this time...unless you want there to be, then by all means. We just thought it would be fun to celebrate spring and the arrival of warm weather. (God it feels like winter has lasted forever this year, doesn't it? I probably say that every year.)

What kinds of things are we swapping? Well, anything that says "spring." You could send a card, treats, paper flowers, a small bunny rabbit, baby chicks...you get the idea. And it doesn't have to be handmade, though that would be nice (I know some folks are really busy right now, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't also get and give something pretty.)

So please sign up!

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Dawn was nice enough to type out all the details (which I'm not gonna lie, I'm just copying and pasting since I'm writing this at 1 am).

Please email Dawn at d.marie755@gmail.com with the subject line SPRINGTIME SWAP.

In the email, include:
1. Your mailing address.
2. Your shipping preference (domestic or international).
3. If you have one, a link to your blog, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Remember, anyone can join the swap, so don’t hesitate to join if you don’t have a personal site.

The last day to sign up for the swap is April 1.

Everyone will receive, by April 5, an email with partner information. The entire month of April is then devoted to sending and receiving packages! (Just be sure to mail them in time so they arrive by May Day.) 

The “swap” is actually a round robin, so you will mail a package to one person, but receive a gift from another! The springtime packages can be purchased or created, vintage or handmade. They can be whatever you would like them to be … but they shouldn’t cost more than $10. Include a jar of honey or jam from the farmers market. Add some dried flowers or a vintage postcard depicting a warm-weather picnic.

Lastly, and most importantly, have fun! Enjoy getting to know two additional bloggers during the hopeful promises of spring. And be sure to snap a photo or two of the package you receive, unravel and open. Come May 1, there will be a showcase of everyone’s gifts!
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If anyone has any questions, feel free to leave me a comment. Oh and feel free to grab that button on the sidebar to help spread the word.
xoxo, Mary