LOLcat Swap (Signups Feb. 3 - 13, Send by March 13) CLOSED!!

[Calliel]

Swap name: LOLcat Swap
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: Calliel
Sign-up date range: 2/3/08 - 2/13/08
Date to send item by: 3/13/08

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): Nope!

Restricted to people who all live in the same country? No!
If so, which country?

All ages allowed? Or 18+? All ages, but please everyone be aware that not all material will necessarily be appropriate for all ages. I have no way of monitoring this, so if you're easily offended, this may not be the swap for you!

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 one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES
- Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES
- Does not have any negative feedback: YES

Details of swap:
Y helo thar! Does u srsly luf LOLcats? Do you waste hours on icanhascheezburger? Do you otherwise grammatically-correct people find yourselves typing like an over-eager 13-year-old with a cell phone? This is the swap for you!

Please be sure to discuss your partner's particular favorite memes for this swap (as in: i'm in your <noun> <verb>ing your <noun>, ORLY, <Adjective>!cat is <Adjective>, etc.) I'm going to say that for the purposes of this swap, let's try to stick to LOLCATS. Other widely populated ones are fine, like the LOLrus or the ORLY owls, but unless your partner particularly states otherwise, let's mostly stick to cats.

Requirements of this swap:
We will each be crafting one medium and three small items. It seemed like people wanted to keep this swap relatively small to start with. However, if you talk to your partner and you agree to do more, please feel free!

If you're strapped for ideas, just search Craftster or Etsy for LOLcats, bukkit, ORLY?, or cheezburger. You'll come up with plenty! Previously suggested ideas include:
-screenprinted T-shirts/totes
-stuffies
-Shrinky Dinks
-note cards
-journals
-perhaps buckets?
Just be creative! I'm sure you all will come up with perfectly fabulous ideas If you find something particularly inspiring, feel free to post a link in the thread!



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 including the country
-Would you be willing to ship to an address outside your own country?
-What are your favorite memes? (as in: i'm in your <noun> <verb>ing your <noun>, ORLY, <Adjective>!cat is <Adjective>, LOLrus, invisible <noun>, etc.) If you're new to LOLcats and don't know, that's fine--but try taking a look at some of the tags on I Can Has Cheezburger to get an idea!
-Some LOLcat images/themes are somewhat inappropriate (Ceiling Cat, etc.). Are you comfortable with this, or would you prefer more family-friendly themes?
-What crafts can you do?
-What crafts would you like to receive?
-Favorite colors?
-Any allergies?
-If you'd like to receive clothing, please give your measurements/sizes:
-Do you wear jewelry? What kinds?
-Anything else you want your partner to know?


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.

GUD LUK!

[Calliel]

PARTICIPANTS

1. Calliel
2. Avian Flight
3. janelleleigh
4. knittin_pretty (FTS!)
5. bethanyjoyce
6. regansbox
7. millik
8. redstar13
9. rhoticity
10. gizmonic
11. kirstilynne (FTS!)
12. krickett
13. icemelon (FTS!)
14. MunLtStmpr
15. Capt_Jordi (FTS!)
16. Corwin (FTS!)
17. neverseenblue
18. asbos (FTS!)
19. bronzfrog
20. the littlest ninja

PARTNERS!
(Key: sent received sent and received sending late with communication)

Avian Flight<-->MunLtStmpr
bethanyjoyce<-->krickett ANGEL for bethanyjoyce: bigfatroses
regansbox<-->neverseenblue
redstar13<-->kirstilynne
gizmonic<-->janelleleigh - ANGEL for gizmonic: IchBeisse
Calliel<-->millik
Corwin<-->knittin_pretty
asbos<-->rhoticity
the littlest ninja<-->Capt_Jordi
icemelon<-->bronzfrog

GALLERY
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=231389.0

[MunLtStmpr]

I spent forever last night going through LOLcats and can't wait to see the gallery for this swap!  I'm going to see if I can get a better handle on things before I commit to this one.

I gotta say though.... I have a real hard time with the LOL grammar.  My cat's from Boston and I've been saying from day one that he's a Harvard lawyer cause he's so smart.  He's more likely to use SAT words!

[janelleleigh]

omg, i really want to do this swap but im totally at a loss for good project ideas!

[Calliel]

Here are some things Avian Flight suggested:

a t-shirt (i prefer simple logos like the "i can has cheezburger" image or stenciled images), gym shorts, glassware, blank journals/notepads, post-it notes, stuffed animals, artwork, a soup mug, or whatever you can make well. These are just ideas.

I'm sure you'll get inspired once enough people join and start sharing ideas!

[lolitaneko]

I'm sooo tempted to join this!  I haven't been in a swap in forever and this would be fun... xD

I have a folder dedicated to lolcats and two e-mail addresses with names inspired by them as well.  I also have one posted on my bedroom door. wow, I'm a nerd.  *lol*

[Calliel]

I'm sooo tempted to join this!  I haven't been in a swap in forever and this would be fun... xD

I have a folder dedicated to lolcats and two e-mail addresses with names inspired by them as well.  I also have one posted on my bedroom door. wow, I'm a nerd.  *lol*

*chants* dooo it, dooo it, dooo it

[Avian Flight]

i'm the only one?? what's going on? there were pages of interested people in the discussion!

[janelleleigh]

i sent in my info a little bit ago.  right now i have a cast on my wrist til 2/13 but that leaves me a whole month to do the crafts so i feel pretty confident i;ll be dealing with limited mobility rather than full and total immobility...just whoever gets paired up with me, please dont get angry if i cant get crazy fancy due to my injury!!

[Yesa]

Oh very tempting... I'm gonna finish another swap this week, so maybe I'll join after that