Planning a Cookie Swap!

Have you ever hosted a cookie swap at your home?  I have, and it was so much fun!  I enjoyed everything about all of the work leading up to the swap.  Last year, I prepared 3 different kinds of soup, and some homemade bread, and of course, dessert.  The women from my Sunday School class had such a good time fellow-shipping around the dining room table.  After we ate and talked a while, the swap began.   I placed all of the cookies on the dining room table, and I had a container for each lady there.  We walked around the table, each taking a predetermined number of cookies from each tray.  It all depends on how many women came to the swap, and how many cookies they brought.  I'm sure there's an exact science to calculating the numbers, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet :)   It didn't matter though.  After everyone took 3 cookies, we just kept walking around the table, taking a cookie here and there until all of the cookies had been distributed.

Check out these pictures of cookie swap materials that can be purchased from Etsy.  These pictures are from Wonderfullymadeevents.com and I just love how she used a mix of vintage items in her displays.

http://www.wonderfullymadeevents.com/2012/12/christmas-cookie-swap.html

The Country Living Fair

Emily and I spent the day at the Country Living Fair at Stone Mountain.  It was so much fun, and although it was cold, it was a beautiful day.  Emily found some beautiful vintage inspired dresses, and I found a lovely pin made from an old sweater, and a silver bracelet.  If you haven't ever been to a Country Living Fair, I would encourage you to attend one near you.  It is full of beautiful vintage finds, and beautiful people!  It's like stepping into the pages of a Country Living magazine.