OHS R5 Gallery/DiscussionWe welcome all levels of embroiderers! Please do not feel intimidated if you are new to this craft! We love all HOOPLA! 
I reserve the right to deny participation in this swap to anyone who has a swap profile that shows a history of poor communication and/or late sending.Swap name:
Ongoing Hoopla Swap Round 5Craftster member who is organizing this swap:
Averia and
homerof2Sign-up date range:
3/5/12-3/28/12Last Day to Claim: 3/31/12
Date to send item by:
3 weeks after you claimLimited to a certain number of people? (optional): NO
Additional Age requirement? No
*DC #s are required*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
SWAP INFOWho isn't in love with Hooplas right now? Who can't wait to fill a whole wall with inspiring stitchy creations? This swap is for you! This is an ongoing swap which will run until the end of March, and allows all the participants the laid back fun of claiming each other for themes and techniques. Each participant will be making hoopla that meets the medium requirement of at least 2 hours of stitching time for each claim they make. Itching for some 3-D fun, or dying for someone to stitch you up a fabulous quote? Join us!!
*IMPORTANT PM INFO*When sending PMs, please label them as Ongoing Hoopla Swap with one of the following tags:
Approval
Package sent
Package received
Question
QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWERPlease send to Averia & homerof2 and include the words "Ongoing Hoopla R5 swap (or OHS5) Approval” in the PM title.*Name of swap: Ongoing Hoopla Swap R5
*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)
*Are you a Friend of Craftster?
*Do you have access to a camera so you can post pictures here of what you receive? (if not, you need to tell anyone who claims you, so that they are able to take pictures before sending)
*Do you have a wish list of a minimum of 5 themes for swappers to claim from, detailing your likes and dislikes?
*How many claims are you allowed to have outstanding?
*Which craftsterers do you need to PM in regards to all approval, sending and receiving information?
*If within the US, understands that Delivery Confirmation number is required for this swap: YES/NO
*If outside the US, understands that a mailing receipt copy is required for this swap: YES/NO
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join this swap! Sign-ups are open until March 28th. PM the organizer the above questionnaire to get started, and please wait to be accepted into the swap before making any claims.
Please make sure you are not late in any of your other swaps before committing to this one. Please make those swaps your priority.
HOW THIS SWAP WORKS:Claims are made throughout the month. You have three weeks from the time you make a claim to send that claim.
You can make as many (or as few) claims as you want throughout the month as long as you never go over your allowed amount of outstanding claims. (An outstanding claim is a hoopla that has not been received; when that hoopla is received your number of outstanding claims goes down leaving you open to bring it back up to 2 or 3.) If, at any point, you already have one claim that will be sent out late, please don't claim again until that one is sent out.
FOCs are allowed to make a maximum of 3 outstanding claims.
Non-FOCs are allowed to make a maximum of 2 outstanding claims.
First time swappers are allowed to make a maximum of 1 outstanding claim.
Posting pictures of received hooplas is required for this swap. If you are unable to do so, you are expected to contact the person who claimed you and ask them to please do so for you.
CLAIMING1. Claims are made using the following procedure:
Person A (the swap organizer) will begin the swap by posting a list of themes in this swap thread.
Person B will choose a theme from one of A's themes and make a claim by posting his/her own list (see below for formatting of post).
Person C will make a claim on one of B's themes and post his/her own list.
Person D will make a claim on one of C's themes and post his/her own list etc...
This continues through the end of the month, when the swap organizer closes out the claiming part of the swap and continues this swap in the next round starting in the next month.
2. How to make a claim:
A claim post should include the following information:
1. The theme you are choosing and who you’re sending it to.
2. The send by date (three weeks from the date the claim is made)
3. Statistical info about your current swap claims status:
Claims = Claims currently outstanding (ie., how many not yet received by their new owners.) (This number goes down each time a claim is received, and up each time you make a claim.)
Sent = anything currently in the mail.
Received = the hooplas received by the people you've sent them to.
Formatted thusly (claims outstanding/claims sent/claims received)
4. Your location.
5. Your personal preferences.
6. Your list of themes.
7. *Optional* Any wist or pinterest that would be relevant.
ONCE YOU HAVE MADE A CLAIM:1. Send a personal message to the person you have claimed and request their address
2. You have 3 weeks to complete each hoopla (equivalent to at least a medium or 2 hours in crafting time), and have it in the mail to its new owner. You cannot have more than your maximum allotted claims outstanding (3 for FOC, 2 for non-FOC, 1 for new swappers)
ONCE YOU HAVE SENT OR RECEIVED A HOOPLA1.
Please PM the organizers (Averia & homerof2) and claimer/claimee when you send or receive a hoopla.
2. Label the message as Ongoing Hoopla Swap Sent or Received,
3. Be sure and include (1) the "send by" date, as well as (2) the theme and (3) who sent it
FEEDBACKPositive feedback will be given when all of the hooplas you sent have been received. Good communication is vital and will be noted in feedback.
ANY QUESTIONS?If you have any questions please post them in the
discussion thread or PM the organizer. This thread is specifically for claims only.
