mug swap 2012

I recently participated in a mug swap, hosted by Kim.
She organized the whole sha-bang.
And with over 240 participants, that's a ton of work, so thanks, Kim for all you did to make this swap amazing!

So, this mug swap - buy a mug, mail a mug, get a mug.

Sounds like fun, right?!

Who doesn't love a pretty mug to help start the day?

Full of coffee, of course.

It went like this:

Sign up, get e-mailed a person's information for whom you are to buy a mug.  A completely different person (from the person you're buying for) gets your name and sends you a mug.

It's like a chain of mugs.  A mug chain, if you will.

The person I was to buy for, was someone I actually kinda "know", so that made it all the more fun!  (She's an Instagram galpal and a fellow blogger.)

The shops around here, pretty much, consist of Ross and Walmart.  I knew I wasn't going to find "just the right mug" at either of those stores, so I turned to online shopping.

I had been eyeing this mug for myself...I even had it pinned on Pinterest.  I had to have it.  Even if it was only for a day and then to be sent off to it's forever home.  I kinda love her.  Yes.  Her. 

She's pretty, no?

So I packed her up, with a few other little goodies, and sent her on her way.

A week, or two, after I sent my mug off, I received this one, from my new blog friend, McCall.

She sent a sweet, little mug with a ton of goodies!

I love how classic and timeless the mug is, it's just right.

And how did she know I love anything peppermint?!

The icing on the cake was that I won the give-away that went along with this mug swap!

Craziness.

I don't win things, so this was such a shock.

And we were nearly out of coffee on a tight budget month - total blessing!

I can't start my day without a cup.  Or two.

Kim sent me all this goodness.

Hannah sent me two pairs of beautiful earrings.

You can get yourself a pair from her etsy shop.

Katy sent me this ridiculously fun print, I love it.

(You can check out all the goodness in her etsy shop here.)

When my husband saw it hanging by the coffee pot, I told him it should read, "I love you more than coffee (after the first cup)".

I was kidding.

Mostly.

And Lindsay sent me these beautiful, colorful coffee notecards (along with an obscene amount of other goodness).

She pretty much oozes talent - browse her etsy shop, you're sure to find something you love.

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This mug swap was a ton of fun - I can't wait to participate again next year!

Thank so much, Kim, for hosting it!