Jazakum'Allahu khair to all the sisters who joined the Ramadaan Theme Swap. Insha'Allah I hope you enjoy it, and are rewarded abundantly for your intentions and deeds.
The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa-salaam) said, exchange gifts, as that will lead to increasing your love to one another. Bukhari
Here is a list of the wonderful suggested themes:
This year our theme is "Time"... alhumduliLlah, an excellent theme!! Think along the lines for how little we have of it in reality, and how to make the most of it.
Email a picture of your gift by: Monday, September 1st, 2008 - if we do run a contest for this swap, votes would be based on how well you incorporated the theme.
Package must be mailed out ON: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Note: If your name is green I need a tracking number from you first, (only then will your swap partner send her gift out to you.)
If your swap partner is in green.. please wait for me to tell you when to ship out your package. (make sure it is ready to go by Sep. 2nd.)
- received reply to email titled "How's the swap?"
- picture of gift received
- gift sent out
- gift received
[&] Stolen Light [&] Hijabi Apprentice [&] forgive me... [&] Nadi [&] UmmUmar [&] the almost nomad.. [&] Islamic Gems [&] AlMiskeenah [&] Old School Muslima[&] That Silly Girl [&] ONtheGo Please continue to visit this post for swaps updates, from who has sent me a tracking number to who has received a package, and a thank you.
Have fun! I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with, insha'Allah.
Labels: swaps
At 9:45 PM, 
At 9:27 AM, 
Sketched Soul
Wa'alaykum as-salaam wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sisters,
lifeAgift.. forgive me, I've fixed it :D sorry. Oh, I am so happy you are excited about the swap. Haha, very cute dua' :D It's a pleasure to have you join us!
Ummumarny, haha.. I love this theme!.. I already know what I'm making, yaaay! And I got the perfect swap partner for this, tabarak'Allah.
If your name is in green it means you've never been part of a swap or project (ie: I have no record).. so they have to get their package shipped out first. Once I receive their tracking number, I'll give the go ahead to those who are not in green to send their package out.
I hope that made sense. So for you, Aaminah will have to first send her gift out, and email me a tracking number.. only then will you send yours out.
I really don't like doing it this way.. because I do trust all the sisters who have joined,.. but unfortunately things have gone wrong in passed swaps.. and I'm determined to make this one go perfect, insha'Allah.
If you have any further questions, please ask.
As-salaamu'alaykum
Love Farhana
At 7:39 PM,
Asalaamu alaikum.
I scratched my head at first reading the theme, but quickly got inspired... and I am already working on stuff. :)
May Allah bless you Farhana for putting this together. I am so THRILLED to "meet" Umm Umar, and suspect we are going to be great friends, inshaAllah.
I don't mind having to send out my package first because it's my first time participating in a swap. I understand why you feel bad having to ask it, but I absolutely also understand why it is necessary. If a sister is sincere, she shouldn't mind needing to send it out first. I don't feel like it is you not trusting me, it's just me showing you that you can count on me. :)
At 7:59 PM, Sketched Soul
Wa'alaykum as-salaam wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu,
Brother Talib, jazak'Allahu khair for once again stopping by. I've added you to my list... sorry I didn't do it earlier.
My dearest Aaminah and Maria, great to hear from you both.
Oh subhan'Allah, I am so happy reading your comment Aaminah. Thank you for not feeling like I don't trust you :D I really do!! Haha.. when I saw your name and Umm Umar come up, it crossed my mind that this might be a great friendship..and I pray it is. Glad to hear you are already inspired!!
Oh yes Maria, some might say it's tough.. but once you get ideas rolling, you'll see it's not that difficult. I had 'time' for this swap I did: http://sketchedsoul.blogspot.com/2007/10/crazy-creation-finale.html and I made the skirt from a certain time period.
This might also help with spark some ideas: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/time
Good Luck!
As-salaamu'alaykum
Love Farhana
At 3:33 PM, Sketched Soul
At 3:54 PM,
As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sisters,
Haha.. Maryam, I'm sooo sorry! I'm around, trying to get things wrapped up.... this 'time' thing is perfect at this point.. I don't have enough of it!..hehe No worries, insha'Allah you can join the next one.. I know you are busy with things at the moment. :D
Heya Wayfarer.. lovely to see you! I've just sent you an email about it,.. I look forward to hearing from you, insha'Allah.
Wa'alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana
Wa'alaykum as-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my very dear Hijabi,
Haha.. how cute.. lucky for you, I can just take a picture of it when it arrives, and voila!
So many sisters have put so much work into their gift, I really think we are going to run a contest for this, insha'Allah.. so it would be wonderful to include you.
Wa'alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana
At 5:53 PM,
At 4:44 PM, Sketched Soul
Wa'alaykum as-salaam wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sisters,
Umm Umar, lol... haha okay, okay.. I agree.. pray for me, that I use my time doing better things. :D humm gmail still isn't with the program huh..
Aaminah, haha.. they actually starting to get a liddle annoying.. since I have to look at them so often. No.. I didn't create them myself, they are free icons of some site. Glad you like them though :D
As-salaamu'alaykum
Love Farhana
At 7:34 PM, Sketched Soul
Wa'alaykum as-salaam wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest Hijabi,
You are most welcome!! And thank you for my absolutely wonderful gift. Jazaki'Allahu khair.
Aren't swaps just grrrrrreat!?! You get stuff you don't normally buy for yourself (but would like to).. at least I did :D
Wa'alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana
As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sister Hafsa,
So wonderful to see you! Are you back to blogging?? Let me know.. so I can add you to my list :D
Oh yes, I'm too am waiting to put the pictures up. I just have to make sure everyone has received theirs.. and insha'Allah I'll add them. There is some great stuff!!
Wa'alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana
Yeah I was hoping you were on a different time zone and would send the theme out early ( relative to CST) by the way my screen name is lifeAgift and I have a little fledgeling, neglected blog.
Thanks so much for allowing me to be a part of this ummah building event.
I am so excited. I will make dua for my swap partner and pray for the creativity to bless her socks off!!!
~lifeAgift