Please send us a title, description, and photo of each of your gifts by April 5. We can help you with this--please email us if you need help. If your gifts are not complete by April 5, please send us a stand-in or sample photo that shows the type of item offered. If we don’t receive photos before the online catalog goes live on April 20, we may need to offer your gift for on-campus giveaways only.
Your catalog description can be plain or fancy, whimsical or straightforward. A good description tells the reader what you've made, how you made it, and a little bit about yourself. We can also write a description for you if you send us the basic information.
EXAMPLE 1 (straightforward)
Personalized Calligraphy Cards
Hi! I'm Jason Frank and I have been painting, drawing, and experimenting with typefaces for as long as I can remember. In making my gift of calligraphy cards, my goal is to add a special handmade and specialized quality to your sentiments.These cards are all 5'' × 6-7/8'', and have space inside for a note. If you claim this gift, I'll ask you for a brief description of the person you're sending the card to, so that I can make the card specifically for them. If it's for a specific event or holiday or you'd like me to include a custom calligraphed note inside, please let me know. The photo shows artwork that I did for Christmas, but they won't be so winter-y, unless that's what you'd like!
EXAMPLE 2 (a little fancier)
Microwave-Safe Bowl Cozies
Burn your hands no more with two cute quilted bowl cozies! Just put one over your favorite bowl before popping it in the microwave. They fit standard size cereal and soup bowls and can be machine washed (but it's best to let them air dry.) The 100% cotton fabric is from the "Grrrl Power" collection by Amber Kemp-Gerstel for Riley Blake. Made by Leah Berkenwald '07, director of health and wellness initiatives, who loves hot soup and a quick quilting project.
EXAMPLE 3 (whimsical)
Something Nourishing: Faux Buttered Toast
It’s safe to say that we process life’s moments through food. While faux food isn’t necessarily something you should put in your mouth (and I urge you not to do this), the aesthetic idea of food, and of memories of snacks, morsels, and meals past, makes us feel good in our emotional-gastrointestinal insides. It’s something we’re all in need of right now. Have a hand-sculpted and hand-painted art treat on me, Sara Kenney '18.