I’m Seeing Red: A Mini Swap!

May 10, 2011

Back in January (or was it earlier?), the wonderful Shopping Sherpa and I had planned on doing a swap for the month of February. I suggested the theme of “red” in honor of Valentine’s day.

Fast forward 5 months later, we have finally mailed our goodies, and mine had arrived! (Hopefully Anna-Maria has gotten her goodies by now too!)

Warning.. lots of pictures ahead! (I’m breaking it into a 2 pages to not bombard you all at once!)

I’ve seen her gift swaps before – all packaged and numbered like this, but I was not expecting this at all. Can you imagine my giddiness when I opened the box?

As much as I wanted to, I didn’t rip the wrapping all to shreds. I methodically opened everything neatly and in order per the gift wrapping’s directions:

#1 – First up.. is a cute little RED espresso machine.. love it!

#2 – Some RED filing boxes

#3 – Magazine storage boxes

#4 – Magazine storage boxes.. with magazines in them!… and they open too! Looooooove em!

#5 – Very cool designed files.. wish these came in 1:1 scale!

#6 – Books! Lots and lots of design books! (picture above is supposed to be flipped to six.. not nine!)

I think the Shopping Sherpa caught on to the fact that I keep making all sorts of office furniture.. but no office supplies… LOL! Needless to say, you will see a whole lot more of these bits in future pictures!

That’s it for the office stuff…

#7 – A Kangaroo! You will definitely see more of this little guy.. if you haven’t already!

#8 – A purse and wallet! I looooove the texture of this fabric! It looks leathery, but is so soft! (please excuse the yucky, blurry picture)

#9 – T shirts!…. and look who’s couldn’t wait to try them out….

Dakota: “Thanks Anna-Maria! I finally have something other than this crappy pair of pants to wear!”

Gee thanks, Dakota.

And then…

Dakota: “This is for me, right?!”

Oye.

Anywho.. let’s finish up before he takes more of my stuff…

#10 – And finally, a poster!

Look at all the goodies!

Now for some photography fun, click to embiggen:

I set it all up in my Expedit. Everything fit soooo well!

The above is my favorite pic of the bunch.

That little rascal is back.. eying my stuff!

All I have to say is WOW! Thanks so much to the Shopping Sherpa (more like the AWESOME Sherpa!) for the gifts! I feel like I have to make something special the next time we swap… I don’t think my gift measured up properly. You have been warned! 😉

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18 Responses

LyssaMay 10, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Ann, these are all great items!!! They look so wonderful with your furniture. I am drooling all over the keyboard… which is sorta gross since my mouth is currently full of girl scout cookies. 😉 *slurp* Sounds like Dakota may be distantly related to that snarky, sticky fingered Tessie. 😀 LOVERS it!!!!
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:04 pm
  Dakota is more like the kind that you can’t say “no” to because he’s so darn cute and he knows it!
H. BeanMay 10, 2011 at 1:33 pm
What a fun swap! all the office pieces, magazines & books are lovely & work so well with your bookcase, + the mini expresso machine is brilliant. The ideas board should look great on a wall above one of your desks (& I’ve always loved that Nick Knight photograph of Sarah Stockbridge that’s on there).
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:05 pm
  Thanks Bean! I’ve always been meaning to make office supplies, but would rather design furniture. The Sherpa saved the day! And I love that photo too!
daleMay 10, 2011 at 4:02 pm
What an incredible swap! Well worth the wait, I’d say. Love all the red. 🙂
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:09 pm
  I agree! And red is (one of) my favorite colors!
The Shopping SherpaMay 10, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Damn: hadn’t noticed I’d cut the Arne Jacobsen book so wonky: let me know if you need a replacement…
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:10 pm
  Nah, it’s fine for me. I’m more likely to stuff it in a bookcase though!.. since I seem to be making so many of them lately..
The Shopping SherpaMay 10, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Glad you liked it all and glad the T shirt fitted Dakota. I’m thinking he needs a hat (want to flick me his head circumference and height?) I suggest moving the espresso machine before using it: having it so high is a bit of an OH&S issue 😉 And I’m loving my new word for the day: “embiggen”
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:11 pm
  I think he needs hair first! I’ve been meaning to buy him some.. I keep forgetting.. doh! Embiggen is a fun word. I try to use it as much as I can, where appropriate 😉
  - The Shopping SherpaMay 13, 2011 at 4:06 am
    I just assumed he was a Canteen kid 😉
    - AnnMay 16, 2011 at 4:02 pm
      He might be.. I haven’t decided yet! lol
PetitPlatMay 11, 2011 at 2:37 am
Oooh this is amazing!! I love all the office supplies! I’m an mini office freak, it seems it’s the only thing I love to do in mini besides kitchen 😀 Have fun with those in photo shoots! xx Stéphanie
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:14 pm
  I am a mini office freak too! Not so much in the kitchen, so I’ll leave that to the pros like you! 😉 Thanks for commenting!
GenevieveminiacollectionMay 11, 2011 at 5:57 am
What a wonderful swap! Everything is wonderful. Geneviève
- AnnMay 12, 2011 at 12:15 pm
  Thank you Geneviève!
snowfernJune 19, 2011 at 6:41 pm
omg i would go nuts over those too! looking forward to more fun pics from you!
- AnnJune 19, 2011 at 10:17 pm
  Thanks Cindy!

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