Chunky Houses 5 (SIGNUPS CLOSED; MAIL BY 8/23/10).

[loves2experiment]

chunky  houses!  

Swap name:  Chunky Houses 5
Craftster member who is organizing this swap:  loves2experiment
Sign-up date range:  7/15/10 - 7/25/10 (or earlier if we have 20 participants!!)
Date to send item by:  August 23, 2010 - Monday

Limited to a certain number of people?  20

Restricted to people who all live in the same country?  No, and all members of the swap MUST be willing to send out internationally!

Additional Age requirement?  18+, please.

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 18 years old: YES
- If within the US, understands that Delivery Confirmation number is required for this swap: See swap details for information about this requirement...
- If outside the US, understands that a mailing receipt copy is required for this swap: See swap details for information about this requirement...



Details of swap:

In this swap, participants will be put into groups of 5. Each member of the group will make and send out one house, decorated front and back (embellish, embellish, embellish!), to each person in your group.  Houses should be sturdy enough to stand when attached to other houses, so please select a sufficiently sturdy base material to work with.  Each house should measure between 3" to 4" wide, and should be no taller than 7".  
  
Although this swap is 'artists choice', please consider the person you are sending each house to.  Send each person in your group a house you would like to receive.  Let's make sure we build a bunch of high quality chunky houses!

If you need inspiration, check out the galleries in previous rounds:
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4

Because this is a papercraft swap, dc numbers are not required, but if for some reason your chunky house does not arrive at its destination, you will be required to re-send.

Communication is very important! If you wish to join, please put "Chunky houses" in your signup PM. You are required to send me a PM when you send and receive your houses. Failure to do this will be reflected in your feedback. Also, everyone who signs up for the swap MUST post in this thread!



If you want to participate, information to send to loves2experiment:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap - Chunky Houses 5
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? Yes, this is a requirement for this swap!!
Confirm that are at least 18 years old (YES/NO)
Promise to resend if your chunky house gets gobbled by the postal system?  


IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO loves2experiment 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.





PARTICPANTS
1. loves2experiment
2. goatgoddess
3. audio-astrophysics
4. teag
5. WYOKrista
6. Ramona Q
7. cklnh
8. sajona
9. NH822
10. Smmarrt
11. sweetyetevil
12. TheSavoyTruffle
13. parisgirl
14. kartiana
15. PumpkinKelly  *** Whee! This is her first Craftster swap!! ***
16. darkladymajesta
17. katara
18. SonjaBoo
19. wonderwoman1976
20. szuzu1969





PARTNERS

Team Mies van der Rohe
loves2experiment
goatgoddess
audio-astrophysics
teag
WYOKrista


Team Wright
Ramona Q
cklnh
sajona
NH822
Smmarrt


Team Le Corbusier
sweetyetevil
TheSavoyTruffle
parisgirl
kartiana
PumpkinKelly


Team Kahn
darkladymajesta
katara
SonjaBoo
wonderwoman1976
szuzu1969





GALLERY!!! (pictures and updates for this round )

[goatgoddess]

me - sending info shortly

[audio]

YES! I'm sending in my info soon!

[teag]

I have been trying to get in on this swap since round two and somehow I just miss it every time- I am so excited and have quite a few ideas- sent my info

[WYOKrista]

So, its been a very long time since I swapped, I need to do this!! hoooooray!!! 

[MommyTheMaid]

I am late on a swap right now due to an unexpected trip out of town so once I have that in the mail I am going to sign up.  I love Chunky Houses.

[loves2experiment]

I'm super excited to make a bunch of chunky houses as well  

Last evening, I raided my paper stash and my box of misc. bits (hmm, that doesn't sound quite right...but ya know what I mean ).  I can't believe we waited almost a year to do this

[LadybugsAndBumblebees]

I am waiting for feedback on a swap so I will have a slot open, and then I am signing up for this one!

 ???I do have a question though...I looked thru Michaels craft store and did not see any house cutouts that were as thick as these need to be?  Where do you get them/how do you make them?

Thanks!

[cklnh]

this looks very interesting.. what do you do with the houses once you have them??

[loves2experiment]

Miss Barbara, you can make the house bases with a variety of materials  Check out the galleries for rounds 1 thru 4 for ideas on house shapes, etc.  

I like using balsa wood for my bases (it's lightweight, sturdy and easy to cut with a craft knife), but I've received houses made from multiple layers of heavy weight cardstock glued together, bookboards, the back of steno pads, etc.  Get creative!  See what's available in your house and experiment