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Tussie Mussie Make and fill swap (send date edited

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Tussie Mussie Make and fill swap (send date edited
Swap Coordinator:ShabbyJules (contact)
Swap categories: Scrapbooking 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:September 10, 2007
Date items must be sent by:October 10, 2007
Number of swap partners:1
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Hi thought this would be fun iTS INTERNATIONAL you must make a victorian Tussie Mussie (sometimes called cornucopia)Links to learn how below It can be card,material,cut and pasted ,embossed,painted whatever you choose Your partner will write two hints below such as Blue and Birds,red and christmas ,pink and vintage then the rest is up to you,remember its all in those finishing touches,embossed words,monograms pearls ribbons lace.pleas make sure there is a handle so it can be hung up as a decoration. Fill your tussie with tiny treats sucha s candy,charms mini books,soaps etc Keep the cost to about $6 make something and include a hanging tag witha quote you choose on it.Please make your tussie at least 15cm or 6 inches tall (taller is fine)and please put some effort into this make it special.Most of all have fun and check your partners profile for that heart.Dont forget to write your two hints below Here are the links to help you

www.brybackmanor.org/holidayfun/papercorn.html

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/cornuc.htm

Discussion

ShabbyJules 08/31/2007 #

Shabby Jules ,vintage and christmas

Sally 08/31/2007 #

would love to join this, but with only a week between sign up and send dates there is no way I can do it. Never mind

enjoy 08/31/2007 #

yes, I find it also unfortunate ;-(

missbianca 08/31/2007 #

I had always thought that a tussie mussie was a very small flower arrangement, possibly using dried flowers, put into the middle of a small dollie. It was told to me that Victorian ladies used to carry them.

CreativeCreations 08/31/2007 #

Same over here .... LOVE the idea but 1 week - no way I can manage that - I would need more time to create something adorable for my partner!

Wanda 08/31/2007 #

This really sounds like fun! My hints: Vintage, Halloween.

ShabbyJules 08/31/2007 #

hOPE THE LONGER date helps so you can have more time lol

enjoy 08/31/2007 #

Thank you ;-) check out this link:

http://www.lacetoleather.com/VictorianGraphicsa.html

craftycrocheter 09/ 1/2007 #

My hints are green and vintage.

LisaLaughs 09/ 2/2007 #

Love this swap idea!! My hints are Autumn and vintage.

geekphd 09/ 3/2007 #

Blue and Victorian for me, please.

Robin 09/ 4/2007 #

Shabby Jules

That is not a tussie mussie you have pictured and described. You have pictured and you are describing a cornucopia. miss bianca is correct. A tussie mussie is a small bouquet of flowers, either fresh or dried w/perfumed oils, gathered in a doily. It was us personal

http://www.livingvictorian.com/pm/creation_tussi.html

raspberryroses 09/ 6/2007 #

Pink or Green and victorian please

ShabbyJules 09/ 7/2007 #

Thanks Robin and yes i have always known them as cornucopias too but the vixtorians Tussie mussie holders which was filled with flowers is where these got to be known as that.There are a few blog swaps at the moment in this theme,so i used that term to describe them so people would be familiar with that name.Whatever their name they are gorgeous little keepsakes reminiscent of a bygone era.

PaintMinePink 09/ 9/2007 #

Oh i am soooo in. Love love love making Tussie Mussie's. Ok my hints are pink, white, ribbon, lace, ruffles,pale blue, mint green. oh and i love old sheet music and vintage papers too. I think that should help my partner :) Oh and by all means fill it with buttons, scrappin stuff. bits and pieces or CANDY hee hee.

And a bit of trivia, Lady's in the Victorian Era carried Tussie Mussies filled with flowers to disguise the ghastly smells as they walked down the streets. As you can imagine the streets were very smelly and diseased back then. Just a bit of useful trivia for you.

Wanda 09/11/2007 #

Just an addendum to my previous comment - My 'hints' were Vintage and Halloween, but Vintage and Thanksgiving would be great too. Either one.

Wanda 09/24/2007 #

I finished mine tonight. It was so enjoyable to make. I had thought about it for weeks, made and gathered the 'components' over that time, and tonight finally put them together. It turned out pretty, I think. I really hope my partner will like it. It will be going out in tomorrow's mail, unless I run into a packaging problem. There will be a photo on my Flicker account in a day or two. Thanks so much for coming up with this interesting and different swap, Jules! :)

Wanda 10/ 5/2007 #

OHMYGOSH! When I read your email this morning, and saw 'Don't forget the tag.", I realized I did just that! I forgot allll about the tag with a quote! I mailed my Tussie Mussie days ago!

Contacting my partner now....

ShabbyJules 10/ 5/2007 #

Dont panic Wanda sounds like a lovely Tussie You sound like a thoughtfull swap partner

craftycrocheter 10/ 8/2007 #

Just wanted to let you all know that my user name has changed, but I am still the same person, I don't want anyone to think something fishy is going on. MaryO - craftycrocheter

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