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Jennifer wrote:

Quote:

— Please include at least 3 items in your package.
— General price range will be $25 – $35, though if you’d like to invest more, that’s fine. And $25 is not a mandatory minimum– if you’re good at crafts or you have a knack for finding thrift store treasures, that’s cool, too.

Do you mean 3 items worth a minimum of $25, or 3 items combined worth a minimum of $25?
e.g. If someone wanted to get their ‘Secret Santa’ a $30.00 windstone, could they send just that item or would they need to get two other items?
Why three? o_o

Three items worth a minimum of $25 total for all three (not $25 each). Not everyone will want to spend $75 on a swap. 😳 Come to think of it though, I did end up spending around $75 on the last one but it wasn’t required.

I’ve really never done a swap with a community that is focused on collecting relatively expensive items & we had the three item minimum just because people like to get more than one item. I will change that requirement though to ‘suggested’. 🙂

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dragonmedley wrote:

I’ll just pipe up to say that 1 week is kinda short for a sign-up… but I think I’m in!

It is a bit short but that is usually the amount of time given for the past swaps I’ve participated in & it seemed to work well. Usually most people will check their forums at least once a week. Also, I want to give people as much time as possible to put together their gifts and get them out for delivery before the holidays; since the final shipping day isn’t until the 9th & mail is usually alot slower that time of year we would be cutting it a bit close for the holidays as it is.

If someone sees this a little late I will do my best to find them a swap partner but I can’t promise anything!

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Nirvanacat13 wrote:

What’s this?? : wax tart burner

A wax tart burner is sort of like an oil burner or regular potpourri that you use to make your house smell nice. Instead of oil though you put one of the little ‘tarts’ in the burner, it melts and them makes everything smell great!

Here is a link to a page that sells them so you can see what some look like: http://www.countrylightcandle.com/tartburners.html

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Ok! Here is the info on the swap!

What it is: If you enlist, your name gets thrown into a hat. You will receive the name of one person, and someone else will receive your name. Your goal is to put together a small care package for that person. Letters, candles, incense, chocolate, bath goodies, foodie goods, craft-store finds, etc. Something nice to brighten his or her day. You might even get a new friend out of the deal.

Timeline:
November 2nd, 2009 — Sign-ups open
November 9th, 2009 — Sign-ups close
November 11th, 2009 — Swapper notifications
November 25th, 2009 — The last day to notify me of a back-up need
December 9th, 2009 — Last Day to put packages in the mail

General Guidelines:
— All US domestic packages MUST have shipping confirmation/a tracking number.
— It is suggested you include at least 3 items in your package if you are geting smaller gifts; if you wish to send one large item that is fine too.
— General price range will be $25 – $35 total spent on gift items, though if you’d like to invest more, that’s fine. And $25 is not a mandatory minimum that you have to spend– if you’re good at crafts or you have a knack for finding thrift store treasures, that’s cool, too.
— Please, please, do not ask to participate if you are unsure about your ability to follow through on your end. Yes, there are generous people who have and will throw together back-up packages so that no one gets left out. No, that does not mean that it’s okay to flake. Please note: November 25th is the absolute last date to tell me that you need to bow out.

Got it?

To participate, please fill out this questionnaire and send it to Traci at CrimsonVision dot net (please make sure to type out my email the correct way rather than just copying and pasting; trying to avoid spammers!), with the subject line “Windstone Forum Gift Swap”

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Windstone Forum Name:
Full Name:
Email Address:
Mailing Address:

Gender:
Birthday:
Pets:
Spiritual orientation (or godless heathen?):
Favorite Holiday:

Location:
Willing to ship internationally?:

Favorite Windstone sculpt:
Favorite Windstone coloring:
Favorite Windstone line: (Dragons, Unicorns, Griffins…)
Favorite animal (in general):
Do you have a Windstone ‘Wishlist’? If so, what is it?:

Hair type:
Skin Type:
Allergies:
Other things to avoid:
Favorite bath/beauty products:
Do you have a bathtub and/or do you like to take baths?:
Favorite bath/beauty stores, online or otherwise:

Scents/notes/types of smells that you prefer:
Scents/notes/types of smells that you don’t like:

Do you burn candles/incense?:
Do you have a wax tart burner?:
If not, would you want one?:

Clothing Style:
T-shirt size and preference (standard, babydoll, tank, cami, etc):
Favorite online stores:
Favorite stores in general:

Favorite colors:
Style/home decoration style:
Things you collect (aside from Windstones):
Favorite music:
Least favorite music:
Vegetarian/Vegan?:
Other food restrictions:
Favorite foods/drinks/snacks:

Favorite authors/genres:
Least favorite authors/genres:
Books/authors you’d like to read, but haven’t yet:
Who is your favorite literary character? Why?

Jewelry – gold-tone or silver-tone? Do you have any allergies to metal?
Pierced ears, stretched ears, neither?
Ring/wrist/collar size:
Favorite gemstones:

Magazines you subscribe to:
Magazines you like, but don’t subscribe to:

Favorite movies:
Favorite TV show:

Hobbies/crafts done:
Wish lists (amazon.com, etc):
Organizations/Causes/Activities (Things you belong to or causes you believe in):

What things do you like to do to relax?

Is there anything else your swapper should know?

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* If there are questions you don’t feel comfortable answering, feel free to omit them.

I will assign swappers/swappees and mail you your recipient’s questionnaire. I will also keep a list of swappers/swapees, so if someone doesn’t send their package, I’ll know, and will find some way to compensate.

Everybody, have fun!

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I also think the Swap should be called ‘Winter Gift Swap’ (or something like that) instead of Christmas; while I do celebrate it I know not everyone does. 😳

Going to edit the above post (will add some windstone questions!) and make a new one as well with directions & timeline. 🙂

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Well the Fall Swap that I participated in was on Livejournal. How it worked was everyone that wanted to be involved filled out a questionaire & sent it back to the organizer. Once she had them all she picked names out of a hat as to who got who and then sent the information sheets to everyone so you could go out and get goodies for the person you got.

The requirements of the swap were you had to spend at least $25 on the person but most people ended up spending a good bit more. You can buy anything you want for your recipient; I think it would be too difficult to do just ‘Windstone specific’ gifts & we all know everyone has other loves too! 🙂

EDIT: Deleted the questions so there wouldn’t be any confusion on which to answer!

Be sure to check out below for info!

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Ooo, I just took part in a Fall swap; it was alot of fun! Would love to be part of one here!

If needed I can organize as well. 😉

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Thanks everyone! I’m so happy to have it done. Still haven’t heard from the Bride so I hope no news is good news. :p

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Heey everyone!

Thought I would share my latest completed project which just left with the Groom about 30 minutes ago. Wish the Bride had picked it up; was really hoping to see her face when she first saw it. :p

It is a red silk satin version of the burgundy velvet gown (also known as the ‘Shame’ gown) in ‘Gone with the Wind’. The train bustles into a french bustle but I forgot to take a picture of that. Custom dyed ostrich boas are sewn at the lower back and around the shoulders. This was a super expensive gown; the materials alone cost *ME* close to $1000 (the silk satin fabric is REALLY high quality)!

(Please excuse the background mess; it has been a long year. :p )

Had a bit of a crisis while the Groom was here. I was explaining how things work on the gown when he looked down and said “Is that pee?” Sure enough, one of my cats (I think it was Carmy) had snuck in and peed on the gown while we were talking! We didn’t even see him! I about had a heart attack but the Groom was very cool about it. Thankfully I had some Shout handy and scrubbed it out, re-ironed and you can hardly see it. Hopefully the Bride doesn’t see it; it’s on the back bustled side so its hard to see at all. *crosses fingers she never notices*

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Awesome job!!

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machineguts wrote:

In the meantime, your cubicle will be the new hangout, right? 😀

LOL! Yup! I’ve already told my Boss to expect the new arrival; she comes and pets (seriously) the poads every once in a while she likes them so much.

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drag0nfeathers wrote:

I’m looking for any blue or other brightly colored ones, but I think Crimson has all the ones I want now! LOL!

😳

If they ever need a new home you will be the first to know. 🙂

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lamortefille wrote:

Oh, you wanted that one so much…congrats!

Thank you! I did want her so much! It was the first Poad I fell in love with which made me watch ebay and enabled me to snag my blue mosaic!

Will post pics when I get her! now I’m off to change my ‘Wanted’ list; the only thing left on there is a Black Grand Uni and a closed-eye (or smush faced which I like to call them!) flapcat! 🙂

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*Still doing the happy dance*

Machineguts made me an (overly generous!) offer I couldn’t refuse so yup, the Silver Spangled will be on it’s way to me soon! SO excited!!

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machineguts is my new bestest friend.

😀

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