My friend Sam shared some of her great new paper with me. She sent it from Arizona, and I received it yesterday. It's really yummy paper with wood grain patterns, swirls, and even cute little cowboys. I got to thinking it would be fun to continue the love of sharing by paying if forward. I created a set of gift tags with the papers I got. I listed them in my Etsy shop as a PIF (pay it forward). Usually when someone lists a PIF, it costs 20 cents to cover the listing fee plus the cost of shipping. I decided to cover those costs for my PIF, because I wanted it to be a true gift. I asked for one stipulation. That the receiver Pay It Forward, somehow. When they do, they must report back to me and tell me what happened. Then they tell the next person to contact me and tell me their PIF story. And so on and so on.

I don't know how far I can expect this to go. The longer the love train gets, the less likely it will be that people will report back to tell me their stories. But, I can at least try and follow it as long as I can. It will be interesting to see how it goes and hear about how others Pay It Forward.

Here is the gift tags set I offered below. Within 5 minutes of listing, RayvenRenn took the challenge. She says that she does PIF's all the time and thinks they are great fun. She will try and continue the train! So thanks Rayven, let's do this love train...