Originally Posted by
TanyaL
Almost all of the little swap gifts I get I find are things I will never ever use and I give them to Goodwill. The thing I would most like would be bags to put my shoes in when I put my shoes inside my suitcase when I travel. Also bags made with tuille windows with seperate compartments for ear rings and necklaces. The ones I have are made entirely from satin. I like the idea of being able to see the jewelry, but still it is contained and easy to pack and handle in the suitcase.
The shoe bag is really a good idea. Since I am a nurse, I was finishing my MSN and we had to do a project to show how to keep the attention of the audience. We were placed in groups of 4. Well one came up with this idea, one with another and so on. Well, it was left up to me to tie all this in. I put all of their names on a piece of paper and passed it around the room and had everyone to put their favorite color beside of their name. So, being a seamtress first (instead of a nurse), I came up with the idea to put all of the items in a bag that I made and told all the class that it would double as a shoe bag when we were traveling and doing other lectures. I monagrammed everyone's name and the year on the side of the bag.This was such a great hit with the instructor (not mention my good grade!). Come to find out, she had been wanting something to put her shoes in when traveling and the mongraming was a bonus. Then, I was telling a friend at church what I did in the class and she suggested I do this for the Ladies Circle at Christmas! So, I made 16 more bags for our group for our December meeting. Everyone there loved them as well and several said how and when they would be using theirs. Having said this, from my experience, I believe the shoe bags will be a hit for you!