April Fool's Fun (North America only)
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| Swap Homepage: | http://groups.myspace.com/RiledRagsSwapBotForum |
| Swap Coordinator: | user3051 (contact) |
| Swap categories: | Challenges |
| Number of people in swap: | 14 |
| Location: | Other |
| Type: | None |
| Last day to signup/drop: | March 4, 2007 |
| Date items must be sent by: | March 24, 2007 |
| Number of swap partners: | 1 |
| Description: | |
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get your crafting fool on! REQUIREMENTS == let's get the sticky red tape outta the way 1st. A. I will allow newbies, as we were all newbies to begin with and how else can you NOT be a newbie but to do a swap??? BUT do not join unless you are 115% committed to showing oldies what a dedicated newbie candobie. B. North America only to minimize shipping costs but to allow my loony friends to participate in this Fool's Revelry. C. No swappers with LOW or BAD scores. I will not set the bar high and my reason is this -- scores are subjective AND use this challenge to wow the socks off of your swap buddy. Do soemthing so awesome your score is raised and redeemed by your April Fool's fun. D. PLEASE be serious about sending. It sucks to get "forgotten." I know. I have been the one waiting by my mailbox and in days gone by when my youngest was very young, I, too, forgot to get something out. Luckily for me they knew me and we could work it out. On here, it is a different environment and the honour system is taken very seriously. Flake and the Swap-Bot world knows about it. NOW ---- You know that skein of funky yarn you bought ages ago because it was just too cool? Or that 1/2 yard of insanely unusual fabric you had to have for some yet to be determined something wild? Time to drag it out & get your crafty self skewed. Take a walk on the wild side, drop some artistic creative "acid" into your designer's mind. Imagine something Alice or Arthur Dent would stumble across on their adventures. Get foolish and throw practical concepts to the wild March winds. Combine colours, textures, concepts into a huge crafty version of a Mai Tei. ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() The RULES of our Odyssey ==== ~1~ Handmade -- sewn, crocheted,knitted, felted ~2~ Do your very best to utilize those oddities you already have stashed in your sewing room/yarn basket/spare closet where you hide the skeletons. Seriously, we all have some funky purple fake fur, glittery fuzzy yarn, crazy fabric that never got used. If you do go a-shopping for supplies and/or embellishments keep your spending between $15 & $30. These are not to be cheap ass crappy crafts. Create a work of psychedelic art that you would swoon over should you be gifted it. I want you to have fits about actually putting it in a box to send far away. ;) ~3~ Really take the idea of April Fool's to heart design-wise. Mix it up. A pink fingerling yarn with a fuzzy lime green yarn morphs into a caterpillar scarf. Orange Polka dotted fabric lined with purple fake fur grows into a tote bag for the farmer's market. Every ounce of leftover yarn no matter the colour or weight melds to become the trippiest crib blanket. ~4~ It must be useful! Sorry no knick-knacks or non-wearable art to sit on a shelf. A. I have no shelves to house things. B. I want to really use what I get & I bet you do, too. That means -- hats, scarves, tote bags, purses, yoga mat bags, lap throws, fingerless gloves....etc etc USEABLE. ~5~ Once you sign up -- POST comments! Tell us you never wear hats so your swap buddy doesn't waste hours knitting the coolest chapeau that you will never wear. Drop the "hint" you really need some slippers or fingerless gloves so your buddy knows you will be thrilled by the hot pink and grey gloves she is itching to craft. Say you always bring your own bags to the grocery store so your buddy can jump for joy that the fish print fabric she has been storing for 5 years has finally found it's purpose in life. ~6~ HAVE FUN!!!! | |
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