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Dotee Goodies
Swap Coordinator:tinnuwen (contact)
Swap categories: Crafts  Sewing  Boxes 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:September 25, 2008
Date items must be sent by:October 10, 2008
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Hi everyone!

I thought this would be a nice idea, so... the rules:

You will take a plastic or wooden dish, jar, box, whatever really. Why plastic or wooden and NOT glass? Because I've had my experiences with glass by now, the latest with a glass jar swap that was broken to pieces by the nice mail service. The size of it - well, herefor I'll give you the size of the one I will be using: 6cm in height and 13cm diameter. It can be round (mine is :)), it can be square, heck, it could be triangular or ball-sized. What it has to have is a lid though to keep the goodies inside safely. :) Think a box or maybe a tupperware dish? You can decorate it or leave it be - that's entirely up to you.

You should fill it with NICE goodies to make Dotees with - meaning fabrics, embelishments, nice beads, wool, ... and if you like also very unusual things (if it's really extremely unusual why not write a note WHY you chose this or that? :)). There is nothing you absolutely have to add, you can leave out something completely, send for example no beads, but other things instead - this is entirely up to you, too, but please send nice things, stuff YOU would love to receive.

So the whole swap is more or less entirely your choice, just try not to send it all in a colour your swap-partner really despises - or something similar.

The idea is to send your partner nice, creative things - maybe they'll be stuff your partner hasn't seen like this before? It's to create new ideas and waken up one's creativity.

One more thing: The dish / box / whatever should be really stuffed with things and please not halfways empty!!! Size-wise think of what I've given as example - it doesn't have to have the same size, but it should hold about the same amount - or more if you like.

Last rules:

  • INTERNATIONAL swap!

  • You will send ONE dish / box / whatever full of dotee goodies to ONE partner.

  • You should have at least 5 mail swaps.

  • A rating of at least 4.5 is required.

If you're unsure about anything - contact me. :) I just want to make sure that everyone receives a lovely swap!

I hope you'll have fun with this swap!

Discussion

CherylLaVon 09/16/2008 #

FYI for US swappers...

International mail over 13 ounces costs $20 MINIMUM

tinnuwen 09/16/2008 #

Hi there I guess that's where the plastic dish / box / whatever could be helpful (glass would be much heavier). I can't start a US-swap ONLY. I'm in Switzerland myself. If anyone wants to start a US-swap similar to mine - feel free to do so.

Rollerwriter 09/24/2008 #

Consider a nice cloth bag or even a plastic bag? Something that you can take with you for making dotee dolls on the go? If it is easy to tote it is lighter to mail.

tinnuwen 09/24/2008 #

@ Rollerwriter: yep, that's a very nice & good idea, too! :)

choke 09/25/2008 #

The internation flat rate envelopes are less than $12. Whatever you can stuff inside goes!

choke 09/25/2008 #

international*. That's at least for the americans that is. Most every country accepts them though I think there's some that don't.

tinnuwen 09/25/2008 #

Hi choke - yeah, I mean, that's why I chose to leave everyone free to decide what they want to put the goodies in. :) I know myself how much postage can cost what with mostly sending to US-people when I sign up for swaps here (there just seem very many on swap-bot or they are very active ;)), yet I don't want to restrict the swaps to European only. :) Happy swapping everyone! Partners to be assigned soon! :D

indigored 10/10/2008 #

I sent off my swap this afternoon but I think it missed the mail pickup so will probably not get postmarked until Monday.

tinnuwen 10/10/2008 #

no problem :)

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