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Tiny Filled Stocking- Everyone Welcome

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Tiny Filled Stocking- Everyone Welcome
Swap Coordinator:Cupcakecalamity (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Themed  Seasonal 
Number of people in swap:46
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:November 24, 2009
Date items must be sent by:December 4, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is not my original idea. I created this swap based off of the swap by girlpirate except I am not banning people with low ratings, newbies, etc. I understand that not everyone has a 5.0 and newbies want to swap too!

"For this swap you will have one partner and will take one of the small stockings (4" or so) and stuff it is full as you can with little surprises for your partner. Check your partner's profile for ideas, and try to get as many little treats into the stocking as you can!

Ideas: candies, tea bags, hot cocoa, lip glosses, ATCs, small craft stuff like beads, embellishments, etc. Knickknacks, pens, memo sheets, stickers, handmade stuff, jewelry, ribbons - whatever you think they'll love. Get creative. Make it awesome. Or go off of your partners profile for extra special fun. Send a stocking you'd be excited to receive yourself." If you finish early, send it early so that they have longer to enjoy before Christmas.

Aim for a value of around $5-10. It shouldn't take a ton of money to fill one of these little guys up and make it special. :)

You can hand-make, or decorate the little stockings, but it isn't necessary.

Everyone is welcome. USA or international, newbies or veterans, 5.0 or less. The only thing I ask is that if you have recent no-sends (like within a few months), message me so that I can make sure you're committed to sending to your partner. I know life throws you curveballs sometimes which is why I want to talk to you instead of automatically banning you. I will angel if need be.

Discussion

tj 11/17/2009 #

great swap idea. i have just the stocking to hand.

to my partner. PLEAS NO craft items or atcs

Cupcakecalamity 11/17/2009 #

@tj awesome! I'm excited too! :) Thanks for joining!

nmterrier 11/17/2009 #

Thanks for opening it up to ua newbies. Just started and I'm having a great time!

Cupcakecalamity 11/18/2009 #

@nmterrier no problem! I was once a newbie too! :) Newbies swap just as good as anyone! :)

VivaLaJenn 11/18/2009 #

This is a super cool idea! Ive seen some cute little stockings at the local cheap store, are they alowed to be store bought? Ill watch just for now, ive got a couple of things i have to send stm, but Ill hopefully be able to join!

Chewysmommy 11/18/2009 #

Hi!!! This is my first Swap on this board. I am so excited to do this one. I have a question since this is my first. Do you PM us our partners? And once we recieve their name, do we contact and ask them for ideas? Or are we supposed to post our likes on this section? Thanks, Megan

Cupcakecalamity 11/18/2009 #

@VivaLaJenn they definitely CAN be store bought! For those of us with not a ton of time to make one or people like me who can't sew to save their lives, buying them is totally fine! I plan on buying mine at the store and then decorating it with puffy paint and other stuff. :)

Cupcakecalamity 11/18/2009 #

@Chewysmommy Here is the low down on how this will work. The last day to signup or drop the swap is the 24th of November. On the 25th of November I will assign partners for the swap. Once the partners are assigned, there will be a new link available for you to click on the upper right hand corner of the page under "swap member options" that says "see the partners you send to." If you click the "see the partners you send to" link it will show who you send to, their address, and their swap name on the site. If you click their swap name on the site, which is normally blue, it will automatically take you to their profile (usually in a different

Cupcakecalamity 11/18/2009 #

@chewysmommy continued from before...I accidentally clicked leave comment....lol....anyways, it will open their profile usually in a different window and you can see their profile info.wishlist/whatever is on their profile. You don't need to pm them and ask for ideas since you can go off of their profile, but you are more than welcome to if you want to get into more detail! :) It is good too to check this section just in case anyone does post their likes and dislikes... for example up at the very top, tj posted that she does not wish to receive craft items or atcs. But if you check her profile, it does say too that she does not want to receive any craft items...so usually peoples profiles are pretty well filled out. If you need any more help of clarification I would be happy to help! :)

Morgaine 11/20/2009 #

If I am unable to find a stocking can I use a small santa hat instead? Stockings are very hard to find in Denmark and I don't have the talent to make one :-(

Cupcakecalamity 11/21/2009 #

Hi Morgaine! You've probably already noticed that I have responded to your question via pm with some alternative options and ideas to solve your problem, but the short answer is that it needs to be a stocking. Sorry! :)

Astraea 11/22/2009 #

this is such a cute idea. definitely on my watch list!

papercrafter23 11/22/2009 #

I would take a small Santa hat from Morgaine instead of a stocking! That sounds like a great idea and still very Christmas-y. But I understand if it is a stocking swap and someone is expecting a stocking and gets a hat, they would be like "What the heck?"

SusanSpooky 11/22/2009 #

Love this! I will have two tiny stockings to fill, so if someone is flaked on I offer to angel at least one person!

AgentWoods 11/23/2009 #

Totally psyched to see one open to newbies!

Masterbard 11/23/2009 #

For Morgaine and others who live in countries where Christmas stuff isn't as rampant (like me!) : You could probably buy a cute pair of baby socks in green, red, or, very simply, white - and either sew or glue trim such as embroidery, rickrack, ribbon, tassels, bells, and buttons on them to make two adorable mini 'stockings'.....

BeautifulMess 11/23/2009 #

I want to join but I'm worried about the price of postage for international lately. I'm guessing it would be about £8 so I probs won't have it. I wonder if I could possibly start a UK only one or Europe one? xxx

Morgaine 11/23/2009 #

I actually managed to find one in a toy store, but it is as whopping 17,5 inches long, so I will probably not be able to fill it all the way ;-)

papercrafter23 11/23/2009 #

@Morgaine ..I am glad to hear that you found one. No worries if it is not full to the top at that length! If I had known about this way ahead of time, I would have just sent you one of the two stockings I bought for this. I couldn't just buy one at that size so now I have two. Since I won't use both for this, I am thinking of also using this idea to give my roommate a cool little gift for Christmas.

Cupcakecalamity 11/25/2009 #

@papercrafter23 I know, I totally agree about the santa hat...but you're right on. I just don't want someone totally disappointed to get a hat instead, you know? :) @Astraea I would love to have you aboard! :) @thespookywaffle Awesome! Thanks so much for volunteering to do it! hopefully everyone will do their part, but if need be Ill let you know!!! Thanks again! @Agentwoods I'm totally stoked to see so many people interested! I'm blown away! I never got all the newbie restrictions. I mean, we were all newbies once! newies just as good as anyone! :)

Bound 11/25/2009 #

Anyway I can get in on this swap??? I forgot to sign up last night and I even got my sticking all done already. LMK thanks

Cupcakecalamity 12/ 1/2009 #

@Bound I'm sorry! The partners have already been assigned. If you want to do a private swap I'm down! Just message me...or if you would like to start your own, you're more than welcome to! :)

Chewysmommy 12/ 2/2009 #

Please help...for some reason the site won't show me my partner when I click on the link. :(

Cupcakecalamity 12/ 3/2009 #

@chewysmommy I had the same problem when I first joined this site. I believe that you probably have your pop-ups blocked. Normally, when you click on partners, it pops up in a different window. Try this. Go to view on your browser toolbar, then click restore last pop up window. It should open up the address for you. If you have more than one window open, usually it opens in that already opened window. Let me know if you still have any problems! :)

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