i'm going to organize a handmade gift basket for kati kim and her daughters.

if you're interested in participating, please send an email to susie (at) boygirlparty.com titled "kim family gift"
***please include your name, phone number, and items you might be sending (if you know them).

the phone number is important in case something happens to your shipment and i need to contact you about it.

for the not-crafty, monetary donations can be made to the family at: http://jamesandkati.com/

for the basket:

you may send one, two or three gifts - please don't send more than that.
kati is a very stylish lady with a clean aesthetic. click around here and you'll get an idea of her taste: http://www2.doe-sf.com/shop/whatsnew.html

for kati: i think what may work best in terms of gift giving are things that either are necessities, things she may need at this time like blank/greeting cards, picture frames, scrapbook/photo albums, non-perishable food items, teas , etc. anything that will provide comfort to the family at this time.
kati does not wear much jewelry, i'm sorry, jewelers!
please do not include a bunch of advertising extras for your business, this is meant to be a gift, not a sales pitch!
please no religious items either, as i don't know what religion the kims are.

**update: kati loves forest animals such as squirrels, deer, birds, etc. so those would be fine to adorn any gifts for sabine or kati. penelope really loves horses. kati also loves san francisco things. please send 12-24 month old sized baby things if you're making baby things for sabine!

please make sure all items are safe for children that you send! they seem to like animals a lot, so that seems like a good place to start.

please, of course, feel free to include short, sensitive notes of love and sympathy.
also feel free to label which gift is for which member of the family.

gifts must arrive no later than thursday, december 14th. DO NOT send me packages after that date, please!!
i know that's not a lot of time, i'm sorry - but i want to make sure she gets some love in the mail a.s.a.p.
my mailing address is:
susie ghahremani
p.o. box 16616
san diego, ca 92176
please email me if you need to send items via fed ex or ups and i'll give you a non-P.O. address.

i will wrap everything up in a big package and send it to kati. i'm more than happy to pay for postage to kati, of course. thanks, everybody, i know this will be great.

** please repost freely among the craft community. the permalink for this post is http://boygirlparty.livejournal.com/164525.html **

if you will be in l.a. at felt club on dec 9th, i can receive items clearly marked "for the kim family" then.
any questions? post them here.
susie

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	milkshakegirl 2006-12-06 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, I hope it's okay, I posted this over at the Switchboards. I guess I should have asked first!! We are all so sad over there. We want to send something - me and Matt... let me think of what. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:01 pm UTC

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:54 pm UTC

(no subject) - grassfire, 2006-12-07 04:48 am UTC

	mollyroyal 2006-12-06 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	hi, i live in canada so it wont get to you by the 14th(i have mailed extensively to the usa, and xpress takes just as long from my experience) i would like to send some little lotions and stuff, could you email what you think i should do? magicboots@gmail.com my heart goes out to them (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:03 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-12-07 05:25 am UTC

	askthesky 2006-12-06 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	This is such a great idea. I think I will try to knit kitty hats for the girls. Can I give them to you at Felt Club? (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:09 pm UTC

(no subject) - xoxoblythe, 2006-12-06 10:24 pm UTC

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 11:15 pm UTC

	jennycakez 2006-12-06 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	such a great idea. i've already emailed you. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 06:09 am UTC

	blueskies 2006-12-06 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	I'm going to try to remember to bring some notecards to Felt Club. Otherwise, I'll mail them to you. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 11:38 pm UTC

sharilyn 2006-12-06 10:14 pm UTC (link)

hi susie, just wanted to say hi - this is so horrible - cant stop thinking of them all. Its so frightening, how wonderful life can be so fragile. It just makes me want to be with my love right now. I hope that you are well. Ill try and think if there's anything i can contribute to your package that is appropriate, ill let you know. its a wonderful idea so thank you. xoxoxo. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:39 pm UTC

(no subject) - sharilyn, 2006-12-07 02:23 am UTC

	wonderlandq 2006-12-06 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	hey susie, wednesday is the 13th. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:32 pm UTC

	foxinthesnow 2006-12-06 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	that is a wonderful idea, susie. this whole thing is just breaking my heart. i will probably bump into you at felt club... should i bring something there, or would mail be easier for you? (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:40 pm UTC

	pippikneesocks 2006-12-06 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	What a wonderful and loving thing, thank you. I will do my best to get something to you asap. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-06 10:55 pm UTC

(no subject) - pippikneesocks, 2006-12-06 11:02 pm UTC

	(Anonymous) 2006-12-06 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	all i have are printed posters and i don't know if thats appropriate.. but i'm totally willing to help out any other way. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - tablesalt, 2006-12-06 11:29 pm UTC

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 06:14 am UTC

	talentshow 2006-12-07 12:37 am UTC (link)
	I wonder what I could send that might make them smile. When I've lost a loved one, things I thought special when everything was okay seem so empty. I sent what money I could to the donation link at jamesandkati.com . It is so sad. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 06:14 am UTC

	galexiegirl 2006-12-07 01:27 am UTC (link)
	this is a beautiful idea. my heart aches for this family....they have really touched so many of people. thanks for doing this susie....you're pretty special yourself. (Reply to this)

	mildmannered 2006-12-07 02:03 am UTC (link)
	I just heard about James Kim today on NPR and I'm just sick at heart for the family. What a terrible thing. Thanks for posting this. (Reply to this)

	neesypea 2006-12-07 02:35 am UTC (link)
	I just wanted to say, you're amazing for putting this together. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 06:04 am UTC

brokenpress 2006-12-07 03:27 am UTC (link)

I would love to make a photo album/scrapbook. I won't be able to get it to you before felt club, but I will get it to you next week! I made a book with a oregon map cover the day they went missing, I obviously didn't discover it until almost a week later when I heard the news. I really don't think it would be appropriate though. Thanks for offering a way for us to do something, anything to help. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - grassfire, 2006-12-07 04:52 am UTC

(no subject) - brokenpress, 2006-12-07 03:54 pm UTC

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 06:03 am UTC

	tarasartcamp 2006-12-07 03:52 am UTC (link)
	I want to send something too (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 05:59 am UTC

from charlie.. grassfire 2006-12-07 04:48 am UTC (link)

susie, you are wonderful for doing this. a few notes: you're right-on about kati, everything you said is perfect. ditto on the earrings thing, she doesn't wear them often. necklaces yes, earrings and bracelets no. she keeps the girls in stylish clothes, loves handmade (handknit scarves or caps?) and indie-designer tees and stuff like that. as i said in my email, penelope really like horses. teas, and non-perishable items would be appropriate because i'm not sure when they're going to come home. i really like the picture frame and scrapbook idea, though we might want to avoid a lot of glass, just in case of breakage. thanks, susie.. (Reply to this)(Thread)

Re: from charlie.. - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 05:57 am UTC

	grassfire 2006-12-07 05:07 am UTC (link)
	Oh yeah.. remembered another thing: kati is really, specifically, into forest animals, and forest-themed stuff. so mushrooms, dear, squirrels, birds, etc. maybe not a lot of things with trees on them, in this instance. you know. okay. i think that's it for now. (Reply to this)

	feisty_elle 2006-12-07 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Bless your heart for doing this. I'll be mailing stuff to you tomorrow. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 05:59 am UTC

	monicaburnett 2006-12-07 08:05 am UTC (link)
	i just finished a hat for kati, i will bring it to felt club, this is a brilliant idea! thank you (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2006-12-07 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	I heard about this really sad story and I would love to participate in your gift basket project, so I made a little deer brooch for Kati. I doubt it will make it to San Diego in time though, since its journey will start here in Germany. But as you said before, you will send another package some time. Thanks for coming up with this wonderful idea! Anne (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 03:38 pm UTC

	rearwindow 2006-12-07 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	this is an awesome idea. my husband and i just sent some financial support. so sad. (Reply to this)

	lucers 2006-12-07 12:55 pm UTC (link)
	i want to send something(it wont make it there for the first lot..but hopefully the second) thanks so much for setting this up. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - boygirlparty, 2006-12-07 03:39 pm UTC

_meganekko_ 2006-12-07 01:49 pm UTC (link)

I've just posted them a Lush bath bomb that I had bought recently - such a small thing but hopefully it'll be nice for the girls or for Kati to have a nice bath. I sent it c/o CNET Networks as I wouldn't be able to get it to you in time Susie (I live in England). I don't know the Kim family but through your blog I have become emotionally involved in their ordeal. I hope it helps them in some way to know that people they don't even know are thinking of them. (Reply to this)

	read_red 2006-12-07 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	It's hearbreaking, my heart goes out to the family. Susie, I think this is a wonderful idea and I would love to contribute something, I'll try to think of something appropriate and drop it off to you at Felt Club. (Reply to this)

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