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Reddit Christmas Card exchange

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For Christmas 2013, I signed up for the Reddit Christmas Card exchange. Often with the Reddit gift exchanges, folks don’t just exchange cards, they trade out little things in the cards that work as lovely surprises for their recipients. The person who sent me my card sent me a $15 itunes gift certificate and a lovely of Peanuts stickers. I was excited to receive them both.

In return, I sent my cards (I opted for two rematches for those that didn’t get their cards) out with crochet ornaments made from recycled old Christmas cards and some metallic thread crochet around the border. I had done crochet ornaments to go in my cards (see other posts) but these were a new design (see how to in another post) that I created specifically to be holiday ornaments. Different on each side, they went over well and hopefully will decorate their trees for many years to come.

Photos from the happy recipients below:

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Front of ornament

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reverse of ornament

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If you like these, and would like to buy a couple for yourself, I do have a few posted in my etsy store for sale. For a small sample, check out the mini gallery below:

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Reddit Secret Santa – crochet hat & scarf

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For Christmas, I decided to participate in the world’s largest Secret Santa gift exchange via Reddit. When I got the person who I was going to play secret santa for, it mentioned that she liked violet and orange. So, being a lady who loves to crochet, I found some gorgeous mottled yarn that went from a bright pink to orange to a lovely violet and got to work on a hat and scarf set. Loving a challenge, I also decided to try a new stitch – the yo-yo crochet stitch (typically used for blankets) and see how it would work out for scarves and on hats. I think they turned out pretty neat.

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Crochet hat and scarf set completed 12/2013. Colors - orange, mixed, violet. Stitch- yoyo and double crochet. Self designed pattern. #crochetpattern #handmade #handicraft #crafts #crochet #creative #design
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In the end, the gift seemed to be a hit. 🙂

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If you liked this – you may want to check out my ETSY shop for more fabulous stuff I’ve made and put up for sale. For a small sample, check out the mini gallery below:

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