Ongoing Craft Package aka Stashbuster Swap - Personal Swap Helper - OCTOBER

[xladyluckx]

Swap name: Ongoing Craft Package aka Stashbuster Personal Swap
Craftster member who is organizing this swap:xladyluckx
Sign-up date range:ongoing
Date to send item by: 2 weeks after claiming/agreeing to send

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): no

Restricted to people who all live in the same country? NO -wide open to the world!!!
If so, which country?

All ages allowed? Or 18+? yes, but get parental permission if under 18!

Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:
- Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
- Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
- Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: YES
- Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES

Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:
- Has been a member for at least one month: YES
- Has posted at least 15 times: YES
- Has completed at least one swap successfully before signing up for more: YES
- Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES
- Does not have any negative feedback: YES

Details of swap:
Here we will be swapping craft supply items and crafts to each other. So many of us have tons and tons in our stashes and really want a place to share!! We are setting this up so as to organize personal swaps and give folks a forum to post thier haves and wants to swap with other members, make new friends and create!!

How it will work.......

1. Sign up by sending the questionairre over to me!
2. Once approved, post your "I have this" list, and your "Iwant this", list and what state and country you are from. Very important for those who want to send to the whole world, or just in their own area.
3. View the lists on the thread and PM the person with whom you would like to trade.
4. Once they agree, one of the two (decide in your PM's to each other) will send me who you are trading with and what you are trading.
5.Edit your list and take off, cross out, or add items. If you have 100 knitting needles and are only trading 2, then feel free to keep that item on your list until you do not want to swap it anymore. Only edit your list so that it is on the thread ONE TIME!!!
5. I will post trade partners and send out dates.
6. PM me with DC # once you have sent.
7. PM me once you have received from your partner.
8. Feedback will be left monthly for each participant and noted how many times they sent.

There will be a lot of PM communication on this swap, so keep it going between yourselves and just give me the final result of your communications! This is going to be FUN!!!

If you want to drop out at any time, then go ahead an delete your list! And PM me to let me know. Feel free to rejoin at anytime!

This will be an ongoing swap, and may change in terms of structure in order to  get it going smoothly. I will keep an ongoing list of who is trading with whom and the sendout deadlines. Feel free to PM if you have any suggestions! For now, let's try it an see how it goes!



If you want to participate, information to send to organizer:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap
Craftster username
Email address
Your real name
Mailing address


Any comments?


IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.


Also remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find out how to ship your item and other details about participating in a swap.


Approved Swappers:
xladyluckx
Stephen Weaver
lady4feet
pastiche
cotneyroo
roxybadoxy
happychick
ember77
ratfiend
xx_kellybean
missmermaidstrikesb ack
tejas_princess



SEND OUT SCHEDULE:
This is such a fast swap that it is hard to keep up with send/recieve with all the colors.....so I am going to post the trade in black, and then make it orange when it is finished.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
send by date/who is trading whom/trading what for what
totally completed

Send by 9/7/06
Stephen Weaver/xladyluckx - nice fabric/altered book goodies and paper

Send by 9/10/06
xladyluckx/ofenjen - vintage fabric/vintage ball trim

Send by 9/11/06
ofenjen/lady4feet - vintage patches/google eyes

Send by 10/7/06
cotneyroo/xladyluckx - ribbon & ric rac/vintage fabric

Send by 10/7/06
ofenjen/cotneyroo - steel crochet hooks/harry potter fabric

Send by 10/8/06
Pastiche/cotneyroo - snap setter,bias tape, & suprise/bottlecaps

Send by 10/10/06
lady4feet/pastiche - magnets/earring stuff & yarn

Send by 10/10/06
cotneyroo/lady4feet - harry potter fabric/scrapbook paper & fabric

Send by 10/11/06
igobylorib/lady4feet -yarn/bird species trading cards

Send by 10/17
xladyluckx/xx_kellybean - dominoes/beads & sequins
ofenjen/ratfiend -lace/pom poms

[xladyluckx]

I'll start it off.........

LISTS UPDATED 10/2/06

I have:

 - vintage fabric from the 70's and 80's
-vintage game boards (scrabble,monopoly,parcheesi etc.)
-scrabble pieces
-knitting needles from teeny tiny to larger  -all are from estate sales and are mostly metal
-workbasket transfer patterns for embroidery (i have a huge stash and have been copying them for other craftster friends)
-sewing notions (zippers, bias tape, ric rac etc.)
-dominoes for found object art
-bingo cards for paper crafting (vintage, new, etc.)
 -buttons - all colors and types
-ephemera for collage
 - mosiac tile grout in terra cotta
 - vintage wooden thread spools with thread still on them - numerous colors
 - a vintage better homes and gardens sewing book/binder ( i will post a pic soon. i have two of these and am willing to share one)
 - Complete Guide to Sewing -1976 - Reader's Digest - I have 2 of these also, and want to share! Amazon has the full description.

i have tons and tons of other things that i am willing to part with, so make those lists long! i always see things on lists and go " oh i have that!!" that is the problem with being a hoarder of craft supplies! i am proud of my addiction!
 
I want:
 - old typewriter keys cut off the typewriter
 -vintage game pieces/card games
-microscope slides
-novelty fabric - casino,halloween,rockabilly,tattoo etc.
-small wooden boxes for shrines
-vintage craft books
-small bottles of acrylic paint
 - ribbon,ric rac,and fibers for crazy quilting
-ephemera
-litle found objects for found object art and shrines
- loteria cards or anything day of the dead
 - dice
 - religious prayer cards or religious stuff for shrines/display

I am in Massachusetts, USA!
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[Stephen Weaver]

Here is my offer/request)

OFFERED:  Packages of toning fabrics in smallish pieces (at least one sq yard/meter in total), suitable for patchwork, experimental embroidery projects, clothing embellishment, collages or whatever, along with a few toning threads and/or yarns.  Specify colour scheme desired.

REQUESTED: Polyclay, beads, buttons, handmade paper, scrapbooking materials, RUBBER STAMPS or make me an offer!

And I'm in London, England.

[SherNWT]

Can I ask a stupid question

What is tonng fabric

Sher

[Stephen Weaver]

"Toning" in the sense I've used it means colours that co-ordinate together - in other words if you asked me for blue shades I would try and find you a range that worked well together, not just 3 random bits of blue.  But of course if you want brightly contrasting fabrics, you only have to say so!

[SherNWT]

Ok I am having a dilema.  I want to join this swap.  But also want to join the my country doesn't have that swap.  Since this is my first swap I am only allowed one.  Trying to make a decision to which one.

Sher

[xladyluckx]

Well, this one will be ongoing, so you can join anytime......but there are international swappers around too (Stephen) who you can swap with as well.

With this one, if you join and send out quickly, I can give you feedback once it is recieved. Because this swap is trading goodies, it is easy to fill a box and mail it within a day or so! Whatever you decide we hope to see you at some point!!!

[naelany]

"Toning" in the sense I've used it means colours that co-ordinate together - in other words if you asked me for blue shades I would try and find you a range that worked well together, not just 3 random bits of blue.  But of course if you want brightly contrasting fabrics, you only have to say so!

a.k.a. ton-sur-ton, tone on tone ^_^

[igobylorib]

I just sent my questionairre to XladyluckX so I hopefully will participate soon.

lorib

[lady4feet]

Hi guys I'm in Phenix City, AL

Offers:
- pearl like beads, little s, and not so little. I'd say around 100 of both.
- clear seed beads. Well over 100
- Stencil (sunglasses, phone, dress, high heel shoe, purse, perfume)
- 2006 patch
- EMT patch
- Numbers that come with a clock kit
- 6" wick to make an oil lamp
- small wooden train, I actually have several of these just have to find them all
- pipe cleaners, assorted colors
- foam letters, about 1" high
- red sequins
- playing cards
- bird species cards
- 2 wooden circles
- 2 wooden stars
- 1 wooden ovals
- 4 flower shapes
- melt beads and shapes (you know the beads you put on the shapes then iron to melt the top of)
- Purple fabric with grey and white dots (reminds me of dinosaur skin, lol)
- bottle caps (give me a number I probably have that amount) Out for now, I'll update in a few weeks when I get more.
- soda/beer tabs
- trash CD's (instructional, AOL, etc.)
- bright floaral fabric
- easter fabric

Here's a link to photos of the stuff offered (except the bottle cap, soda tabs and CD's figured you guys would know what they were) http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/lady4feet/swap/

Wants
- knitting needles (something good for beginner)
- how to knit book/instructions
- crochet hooks (something good for beginner)
- how to crochet book/instructions
- rubber stamps
- Could always use more fabric
- Charms
- earring hooks/studs
- charm bracelet blank
- ribbon, non satin. Going to make bows for doggies.

I like a lot of random stuff so if you'd like anything make an offer and we'll see what we can do.