Swap name: The Great Craftster Scavenger Hunt Swap
Craftster members who are organizing this swap: TheBon, kaesea
Sign-up date range: Sunday May 28-Sunday June 11 12 noon PDT OR until we get 26 participants.
We will post partners 48 hours after signups end.Date to send items by: Monday July 17
Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): 26
Non-U.S. participants allowed? yes
All ages allowed? Or 18+? All ages
Organizers are aware of current list of "suspended traders" list and will not allow those members to participate: YES
Organizers meet the
4 conditions for swapping and will make sure that
every participant meets these conditions: YES
Details of swap: Everyone loves a scavenger hunt! Each participant will suggest 3-4 items for the scavenger hunt list.
For example, you would write:
- something with your partner's first initial
- something striped
- something round and green
When you get your partner assigned to you, you will also get a huge Scavenger Hunt list, comprised of everyone's contributions. You will recognize 3-4 items on the list, because you contributed them! (See the example list above).
Now, you will get to crafting. You will use as many items from the list as possible in your crafts. For example, you might buy a wooden letter that is your partner's initial, decoupage photos of tennis balls on it, and glue chenille bumble bees to it (assuming your partner likes tennis and bees... it would be nice if they liked the stuff... that's kind of the challenge of all swaps, right?)
A single item may count for more than one item on the scavenger hunt list. If on the list there is 1. something yellow and 2. something hot and 3. a heavenly body and you craft tshirt that has a yellow sun on it, you've covered all three of those within one object. Make sense?You will craft at least 2 medium or 3-4 small items using as many items from the list as possible. If 10 people sign up for this swap, there will be 30-40 items on the list, so that's quite a few.
You should use at least 10 items on the list. The example above only used 3. You can always make more crafts if you need/want to... I've never heard anyone complain about getting "too many" items in a package.
After all of the items have been received and posted, we'll determine winners of the prizes! There will be two ways to win:
One for the most items in the total package of goodies
AND
One for the most list items in a single item.
In order to be eligible for the prize, you must a. post a list of which items from the list you used and b. back that up with photos. If you can't take photos yourself, make sure that your partner can, because that's the only proof we have that you used the items from the list!Here’s some info on the prizes!
I (kaesea) am a longtime subscriber to
The Sampler and, as a result, I have a lot of samples that I am not making the best use of. For a prize, I would put together a bunch of these samples and send them off to the winner.
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with The Sampler(TM). However, I have gotten permission from the wonderful and talented Marie to use the Sampler name here and to redistribute samples that I have acquired from the Sampler.We will also be accepting small crafted items to contribute to the prize, if you would like. Just answer yes to that question and we will contact you.
If you want to participate, here is the information to send to one of the organizers:
QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap
Craftster username
Email address
Your real name
Mailing address
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside of the US?
3-4 items for the scavenger hunt list:
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Favorite colors?
What kinds of crafts can you make?
What kinds of crafts would you love to receive? [big and small, at least 5]
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Is there anything you absolutely do not want to receive?
If you have concerns about receiving certain items due to allergies [i.e. certain scents give you migraines] please let us know here:Would you like to craft a small item to be part of the winning prize?
[If so, one of the organizers will pm you with the address to send this to.]
When you get your partner assigned, you should use this questionnaire as a starting point, but be sure to contact your partner about things they like, sizes, etc.IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO EITHER 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.
AFTER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND BEEN APPROVED, LIST THE PARTICIPANTS HERE AND WHO IS SENDING TO WHOM:
Red=SentBlue=ReceivedPurple=Sent and Receivedstrike-through=finished, feedback givenSending late, with communication+1 week late, negative assigned until sent The Bon <-->
MadMatigan79Aeronberry <--> RackycooKungPow <-->
Aphadonsweets4ever (will be sending 7/25) <-->
pinkykBatgirl <--> SewpixieGreen monk <--> stifflersmomSonjaBoo [angel with benefits]<--> evilsarah
sending out by 8/14 Kaesea <--> Gingerquiltsshylitlegoddess <-->
rbeforeeroxybadoxy <-->
HighschoolcrafterHookin Flamingo <--> kemerald14missamorphosis <--> xladyluckxBigmouth <-->
penguinomollybolly = flaker THE LIST : A baby
A bird
A blast from your past
A branch or twig
A charm of some sort
A flying object
A fruit (can be an image; doesn't have to be an actual piece of fruit)
A marine mammal
A necktie
A paperclip
A photo
A pinup girl
A postage stamp
A recycled shirt
A single Lego. Just one!
A touch of black
A wacky personals ad
Airline boarding pass or other travel document
Altoid tin
An architectural detail [molding, bracket, window, door, etc]
Ball from a paddle ball game
Book or part of a book
Bowling pin
Buttons
Candy
Cigar box
Coaster
Cup
Flowers
Glass
Hockey trading card
Leds [light emitting diodes]
Marbles
Metal soda bottle cap
Polymer clay
Potion
Raffia bow
Scrabble tiles
Scratch off lottery ticket
Skulls (any kind - fimo, paper,felt etc.)
Something [other than a potholder] made using potholder loops
http://www.liveandlearn.com/classiccrafts.htmlSomething camo (military pattern)
Something chocolate, or chocolate related
Something connected to your partner's hometown
Something embroidered
Something from your city, (name of it, or a symbol, a postcard, etc)
Something lime green
Something made out of/ with tulle
Something made out of/ with tyvek
Something magnetic
Something medical
Something paisley
Something purple
Something reversible
Something soft
Something soft and curly
Something specific to your hometown, the more obscure the better!
Something that has to do with an eastern culture (i.e. Asian, Indian)
Something that is either much smaller or much larger than it is in reality
Something that looks like something else (a really gross example, borrowed from married...with children, would be a sweat
stain that looks like Elvis)
Something that makes noise
Something to do with coca-cola
Something to do with flamingos
Something to do with vampires
Something to do with... Umm... West Virginia (why not?)
Something triangle shaped
Something using a cd
Something using a rock/stone
Something with "rabbit ears"
Something with (p)roygbiv rainbow stripes
Something with a "school house rock" theme.
http://Http://www.school-house-rock.com/Something with a literature (aka book) theme. (maybe your swap partner's favorite book or author?)
Something with a penguin
Something with a tv/movie theme. (maybe your swap partner's favorite tv show/movie?)
Something with a word or phrase in a non-English language
Something with an orchid
Something with beads
Something with chickens on it
Something with complementary colors (i.e. Red with green, blue with orange, yellow with purple) next to each other
Something with polka dots
Something with polka dotted pjs
Something with scales
Something with sushi/sushi related
Something you buy from a hardware store
Tattoo flash
The Eiffel tower
The human nose
Two colors swirled together
Witch
Wooden beads
Yarn
Your partners shoe size
A test tube
A carabiner
Something made with an iron-on transfer pen
A black and white photograph
Gallery
button to nominate it!
