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Swap name: Bead Soup Swap - Round 4Craftster member who is organizing this swap: jennieingram
Sign-up date range: 7/15/10-7/30/10
Date to send item by: 8/13/10
Limited to a certain number of people: 20
Restricted to people who all live in the same country? NO
Additional Age requirement? NO
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
- Is at least 18 years old: 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
- Participant has agreed that he/she is at least 16 years old: YES
- If within the US, understands that Delivery Confirmation number is required for this swap: YES
- If outside the US, understands that a mailing receipt copy is required for this swap: YES
This swap is designed to be very fast, very simple, and flake free. As such, I reserve the right to refuse anyone. If you have feedback that shows a history of incomplete packages, late sending, ill-communication, lack of DC #'s, etc. I will refuse you.
First time swappers will be limited to 1 partner.
Please be sure to read all the details of this swap thoroughly! 
Also, as this swap only requires you to mail a small package, please consider being willing to ship internationally if you do not normally. This is a great, and inexpensive way to meet a crafter in another country!Details of swap:Every beader ends up with too many of some beads, or some beautiful beads that maybe just aren't your style. This super fast Bead Soup Swap will help you share that goodness with other crafters, and reinvigorate your own bead stash!
In this round you may choose to have either
ONE or
TWO partners.
(First time swappers would be limited to 1 partner.) Each swapper is required to send a minimum of 1 full cup of "average sized" (about 5-8mm) beads per partner. You can always send out more if you wish, but you must check with your partners so no one feels slighted. It will be left to partners to decide the fairness on swapping other sized beads, like tiny seed beads or giant over-sized ones. You must also discuss with your partners before you decide to send any alternate items like charms or jewelry findings, so you can work out a fair "trade" for everyone involved.
The swap will also include one small-to-medium sized beaded item as a gift for your partner(s), like a bracelet, a beaded bookmark, or 1-2 pairs of earrings. These should be kept small so that you have enough time to craft, as well as pack and send out, in 14 days.
You MUST include DETAILED information about what kinds of beads you wish to share in your questionnaire so that I can match you up with the best possible partner, and to help your partner to design something for you. Writing things like “Oh, I like everything,” is NOT HELPFUL.
I will refuse members who do not complete the questionnaire thoroughly. Be sure to include a link to your wist if you have one!
Partners will be assigned by me, and will be based on what people
HAVE to give and
WANT to receive. This means that since I’m assigning based on what people want for beads, you
ARE PROBABLY NOT SENDING TO THE SAME PERSON YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM! For a wonderful swap experience, communication is always the key. Please keep in touch with your partners. Stop into the thread for a quick hello, or if you’re going away or will be without internet access or anything of the sort, just post a message.
If you are accepted into the swap, the organizer will PM you, and add you to the participant list. Once partners have been assigned, you may pick beads, craft your items, and send as early as you wish. This swap, like all others on Craftster, requires the use of DC#’s. As soon as you ship, YOU MUST PM the organizer and your partner to tell them, as well as provide DC#’s. Please label your PM "SENT: Bead Soup Rd. 3". When you receive, you MUST PM again your partner and organizer again, please label this one "RECEIVED: Bead Soup Swap".
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?
Confirm that are at least 16 years old or, if not, that you have moderator approval(YES/NO)
Confirm that you understand that a Delivery Confirmation number is REQUIRED for this swap: (yes/no)
Would you like to have one partner, or two? (First time swappers are limited to 1 partner.)
REMEMBER WHEN FILLING THIS OUT, FOR THE BEST PARTNERING YOU MUST BE SPECIFIC IN WHAT YOU HAVE AND WHAT YOU WANT.What is/are your favorite color(s)?
What are your favorite colors to use in beading? (You might love purple tees, but have no use for purple beads!)
Favorite metallics or spacer beads? (gold, silver, copper, antiqued gold/bronze, etc.)
What kinds of beads to do you wish to receive? (Glass, crystal, stone, seed, wood, plastic, polymer clay, etc.)
What types of beads do you NOT wish to receive?
What kinds of beads do you have that you'd like to share?
What kinds of jewelry/crafts do you like to make? (earrings, strung bead necklaces, charm bracelets, junk jewelry, hemp necklaces, tree of life pendants, sun catchers, etc.)
Do you use charms, spacers, buttons, etc. in your beading/jewelry making?
What kind of jewelry do you wear the most?
Do you have pierced ears?
Favorite bracelet length?
Favorite jewelry metal? (Gold, silver, copper, etc.)
Do you have any jewelry based allergies? (Sensitive ears, etc?)
What are some of your interests other than beading? (Other crafts, favorite books, favorite movies/music, etc.)
Do you want to include anything else, that perhaps you have too much of, in your swapping? (For example, did you inherited a box of 5,000 clasps, and want to share some?)
Are you in desperate need of something else, like earring wires or clasps?
Is there anything else you'd like your partner to know about you?
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 other rules about participating in a swap.
