Epiphany Handmade Gift Exchange: Europe

Hello, and a huge Thank You to telizas who gave me permisison to replicate her US/Canadian swap. The text below is largely hers.

Epiphany, the 12th day after Christmas, January 6th, celebrates the visit of the three kings or wise men to the Christ Child, signifying the extension of salvation to the Gentiles, in Christian religions. But all of us can celebrate this day as a way to make up for those gifts that just didn't get there in time. Orthodox Christians, including myself (ie Keti), celebrate Christmas on that day.

This swap need not be religious in nature, but will give us all a little present under the very bare-looking tree, after all the wrapping paper has been thrown, candles blown out and the cookies have been eaten. It will also give crafters a little more time to make one special gift that you may not have had time for in the holiday rush.

For this swap, you will have one partner, whom you will send:

• one item handmade by you,

• one store-bought item,

• and one item of your choice (either handmade by you, store-bought or handmade by someone else).

Three items to give a nod to the three kings! Before shipping, your package should value about £8-£12. Please take the time to review your partner's profile for their like and dislikes, allergies, etc. You should wrap your gift and attach a tag that says "For Epiphany" on it. You get to open your gift on 6 January, 2009. NO PEEKING! :p

Ideas for this swap include:

Handmade: holiday dotees, winter amigurumi, seasonal ATCs, knitted or crocheted dishcloths, ornaments.

Store bought: lipbalm, toiletry sets, craft supplies for your partner's craft, gift cards, Etsy Favorites, candy/treats, notecards, postcards, patterns.

This swap is open to seasoned swappers only; you must have at least 10 high value swaps under your belt (email and postcard swaps do NOT count toward this total). You MUST have a rating of 4.7 or better; if you have an imperfect rating, it should be very clear as to why, or please get in touch with me.

Please send gifts you would be happy to receive! Rating your partner is a MUST.