Okay I know there are a ton of swaps going on right now, But I am on a mermaid underwater wonderland kick right now

Does anyone wanna do a swap?

We coudl help each other build our own cool underwater worlds.

I have been wanting to make a coral fence for ages so if it all goes well I could do that for the swap....or whatever!:lol

is anyone eles on a mermaid kick? or is it just me? :)

Okay so we are 6! :) Sending 5, with a send date of Oct 22nd. If that doesn't work for anyone lmk

1. Huntersmama
2. Mom2kbeth**recieved**PAID
3. Lupineperriwink**received**PAID
4. Gronilot (shipping with the fairy swap stuff)
5. Korwynne**recieved**PAID
6. Starkl**recieved**PAID

I'll bet you never guessed it, but




I'm in!.

Rofl!! Kenna loves mermaids, so even though it is starting to be "off season" for an ocean theme, I would love to do it. I am starting to get things together for the kids for the holidays, so this woud be something perfect for McKenna!

I may make bendy mermaids. Not sure yet.

Can we have a mailing date for this one in mid-late October? That would be great since I have 6 other ones due by 10/1. ;)

:lol:

I should haev known:smirk:

I know its a bit off season, but I was sort of thinking ahead to the holidays too :)

I think a mid-late Oct mail date is fine, I have a ton of stuff due too:lol:


Anyone eles interested????

Me!
ETA: okay the phone rang but I didn't want to miss out. I love love love the ocean and since I am going to Maine next week this will be perfect timing for me to scavenge with a purpose.

I am super late in shipping my Fairy Tale swap out (didn't go out until today) But I promise I'll get this one out on time if I can join. My daughter is a waterbaby/pisces named Lorelei lol. I'm ADDICTED to mermaids for her.

Oh I would love something from teh beaches of Maine. My kids dad and i spend a wonderful weekend in Old Orchard just before we got pregnant for Jaden :)

And I totally understand about life beign ehctic and swaps are soemtimes the last things on our mins:lol:

so what do you all think of an Oct 22nd for the mail date?

if anyoen is done early adn wants to ship you are more than welcome, but this way we can all get our other swaps done and not stress :)

me please. I'm collecting mermaid stuff for Leila.

Now.. any idea what I can make? I'm at a loss.. but can't miss out on the mermaids :)

hrm.. I might have an idea, but need to see if I can actually make it work :)

I knew you'd be in too, Jodi!!

Hastings -- everyone was late on the fairy tales swap. no worries!

Some ideas on things to make for this swap:

wool sea shells
clay sea shells
large clay coral or shell for a mermaid "throne"
ocean playmat
felted or sewn or clay island
palm trees for mermaids to lounge under when they are out of the water (Kenna's mermaids are always out of the water, lol! Thye have to talk with the fairies!)
underwater home -- like a fairy house, but maybe to look like coral, or a clam shell, or something, or just blue for the ocean
fish friends
sea horse - the size for a mermaid to ride on

What kind of time frame would we be looking at? I'd love to join if the ship date wasn't until the end of Sept. or around there. :)

Kris proposed October 22nd - which is great for me :)

Bonnie I love yoru ideas....wow I think i may need to try one of those ;)

I am leanign towards doing the palm trees, and a coral fence just so everyone knows what I am thinkin

This is gonna be the coolest swap

and i am totally fine with making the date end of Oct if that works better for everyone :)

So this is a tentative list
1. Huntersmama
2. Mom2kbeth
3. Lupineperriwink
4. Hastings
5. Korwynne
6. Starkl

DOes that look about right? Should we aim to keep it small?

I think that's perfect :)

Give me some ideas about what you'd like from Maine. I am from an island community and all (and I mean all) of my family are fishermen, clam diggers, dive for urchins or run a huge boat (think The Perfect Storm LOL).

Give me some ideas about what you'd like from Maine. I am from an island community and all (and I mean all) of my family are fishermen, clam diggers, dive for urchins or run a huge boat (think The Perfect Storm LOL).


:lol: I honestly wouldnt; even knwo where to begin....we have beaches around here, but there are never any shells or anythign.

so anythign you see on a beach or that makes you think of the water would be awesome. maybe some nice bigger shells or???

okay now i need to go rent the Perfect Storm.... ;)

Depending on what I can guilt my cousins into (being the oldest has it's perks LOL) I can get some urchins, quahogs, clams and TONS of mussels. A few conches and some other oddities as well.
Totally off topic. I have never even seen the movie but read the book. The lady who is the skipper of one of the other botas used to work for a Aldie Leeman (of course you'd have to be from Harpswell to know this :rolleyes: ). Anywho, those big boats are out for days at a time in the middle of the ocean. Quite dangerous. When my Grampa was in an accident a few years ago my Uncle was so far out in the Atlantic that the Coast Guard had to go get him. I love the ocean but am so freakin' scared of drowning!

With all the other swaps going on, I think 6 people is a perfect number :)

Personally I'd love whatever you can get :)

Yeah I feel the same way, I could never be on one of those big boats....I dont; do well actually being on water, :lol: especially water that has sharks in it ;)

I was thinking of doing water themed playmats. Does that sound good?

sounds great :) can't wait to see it

so how is everyone doing?

just wanted to touch base an dbump incase anyone has forgotten:smirk:

is the mail date, I think its oct 22nd still good or do we need few extra days?

cant' wait to see what everone is making :monkeydan

I just went out today and bought more wooden beads for heads, because I am pretty sure I am making mermaid bendies ... I haven't decided 100% yet, but I have the supplies :)

;oops: Totally forgot I was in on this. Fortunately I know just what to make (or so I think anyway). Who are we sending this to?

umm.. I forgot too *blush*

everyone can send to me :)

should we push it to Nov 1st? woudl that be easier for everyone?

the 22nd is still fine with me. I've got seahorses cut out and 2 actually done

oh i can't wait to see them :)

Can whom ever we are supposed to be mailing this stuff to PM the address for shipping please? I am leaving for Maine until Sunday and want to get this in the mail on time.

Can whom ever we are supposed to be mailing this stuff to PM the address for shipping please? I am leaving for Maine until Sunday and want to get this in the mail on time.

It's Kris/Huntersmama ... I emailed you her addy :)

thanks bonnie, i was out of town

i cant' wait to see what everyone sends :)

can I get your addy too? and is your fall/winter stuff on its way here? you never know with customs.. :) it's the last one coming though, and if I can manage it, I'll just send both that and this to you at the same time, if that's okay with you :)

anyone else need my addy yet?

does anyone eles need my address?

I am getting so excited to see what you have all made :monkeydan

my mermaid bendies went out today :)

Sorry - I left for Maine and forgot to mail my package so it will go out tomorrow.

Can you pm me your addy again? I had it for the tiny things swap but I lost it. :happy:

Sorry but I still haven't mailed this but hopefully it will go out tomorrow. Both girls are sick, I still have sinus issues and now DH is sick. Hoping this isn't foretelling the rest of the winter!

No worries, they are being delivered to my PO Box, which I will be checkign on Saturday. I hope the girls are better soon! TAke care of yourself too, to be sure you don't get sick :)

Can everyone ami to have them shipped so they will be there by then?

I could maybe postpone checking the box till Monday...hmm...i'll need to check my work schedule????

i'd really love if all the boxes could be waiting for me at the box next time so i can repackage it all up and ship right back to you all

I'm so excited :monkeydan

I probably won't make it to the post office to get the fall/winter swap stuff sent until Saturday, and mine will be in that package..

okay no worries, I will just mail every thing out on my next trip to the box :)

HI Mamas, I have all but 1 box so far.

Everythign is soooo cute, and it all fits together so well :happy:
anyoen want pics of it all together so far????

There is just one box i am not 100% positive who it is...and lupineperriwink I think its you...lol
can you PM me your addy again, I somehow ripped it off when i was opening your package...lol

Hastings, can you tell me when you were able to ship? I am so excited to see the seahorses, and this is one awesome swap so i want to ship it out to all of you ASAP...its that good....lol

I just sent you a PM. My box had the shells all wrapped in bubble wrap and little snails inside. And we would love to see pictures!

:happy: got your PM

I dont;' think it will cost more than $3.85 to ship back to everyone. I'd prefer to send with DC# as well so $4.25 shoudl cover shipping

my funded PP addy is baabaasheeshee @ sympatico. ca

YOu are all gonna LOVE this swap.

I think we shoudl do another themed swap after this one...anyoen have any ideas on the theme? I think this one is turnign out really well. All together it will be a perfect little play set, and its so much better than i coudl have even hoped for :monkeydan

Is PP down? I haven't been able to get to it all day.

As for new swaps:
fairies
barnyard
ocean/beach
forest creatures
Valentine's Day in the next holiday I think (swap wise LOL)

Bonnie will have a list up in no time so I shouldn't waste my time typing. She's really good with themes. :monkeydan

awesome ideas. I especially love the barnyard...already haev some ideas for that one.
forest creatures...ideas for that too...lol
and ofcourse if you wanted to do a fairy swap....well you coudl toally twist my arm to join....:lol:

I got in to PP this moring, but i have been out of town all day so i dotn; know?????

How about a swap just for furnishings? I just got a box of things from Sherrie and now I can think of a million things to go with them - tiny rugs, lamps, dishes, pillows, plantpots, etc.

well, I have two I NEED if that makes a difference - LOL.

I did the mermaid one for Leila, my little mermaid girl.

I need a forest one for Joshua, my little woodland imp.

I need a fairy one for Lindsey, my little pixie princess.

So.. if there's a forest or fairy one, please sign my name at the top of the list so I don't miss it? Please? :)

I coudl be persuaded to do both :monkeydan

what if we did them with mailing dates for like Dec 3rd..with that being a really firm mailing date and then we would haev them for the holidays????

what do you mamas think??? i could host again

but i think we need Bonnie to post some of her awesome ideas:smirk:

oh, I love you! :)

Swaporama! I need to get myself in gear.

so should we i officially start the new threads?

Sure - and then just add us all to them :lol:

oh, I love you! :)


:hug: I do what i can :smirk:

Haven't checked in in a day or two! And there is a lot going on here! !:) I have to go and read everything and I'll post some ideas :)

I sent you pp Kris :)

I marked paids in the OP

I am mailing this next saturday so if everyone can try to get me shipping by then that woudl be great!

you guys are gonna LOVE this! :monkeydan

I just sent you pp for Heather too because she can't get into paypal.

I would be totaly up for a farm/barnyard swap for the spring. That would be too cute! I would also love to do a Camelot/King Arthur swap, a Narnia swap, a Lord of the Rings swap, a Harry Potter swap, another fairy tales swap ... after the holidays of course, lol!

Oh man i wish there was time to do all of those before the holidays:lol:

the Lord of the Rings swap Camelot, Narnia....oh you got me thinking.

My son would be so excited about a farmyard swap, We definately need to set a couple up after the holidays....say Jan 1st:smirk:

Just kidding, I;ll give you all till the 2nd tops and if Bonnie doesnt; start teh threads I'm gonna do it...adn sign you all up for it:smirk:

ROFL

mamas, It looks like Hastings is not going to be part of this swap., but there is still hope, she may be shipping to each of you individually

if she needs to drop woudl you all like your own items back or do you want an extra of something?

let me know i am shipping these tomorrow so i want to get them packaged up tonight if i can

everyone sent some really lovely things, and an extra of somethign would look really pretty

lmk

Doubles would be fun I think but I don't care really.

Is there any chance that I could pop in last minute? It looks like everyone here is in fairy fantasy swap.. I could send my mermaid stuff with that...

what do you all think?
I'm fine with it
It is
all the same people

lmk, I can box it up to ZOe-Anne now

The more the merrier!

That's fine with me too. If Gronilot joins to take Hastings' place, then we just wouldn't get back one of our items (or get doubles of something else). Sounds like the perfect solution to me ;)

Just make sure to sign me up for whatever :)

I have no problem with zoe-anne taking Hasting's spot :)

excellent, than its settled, I think Starkl will agree with all of us...lol

so Zoe-Anne is going to send her mermaid item with her fairytale stuff so I will get send it to all of you with it, k? :happy:

Turns out Hastings may be able to ship her stuff after all, and she woudl send to each of us indivually.


is everyone cool with that or do we let Gronilot have her spot?

I cant; have her ship to me becaseu i only check my PO box every 10 days or so

I need to know tonight though

I was under the impression that she was selling her things on the market board. Now I'm confused!

Don't worry about it. Just let Zoe-Anne have the spot.
I was trying to sell the seahorses since I had WAYYYYYY missed the shipping deadline and we're short funds after buying new tires so I couldn't pay to ship them again even if people were willing to wait. They don't look like they're going to sell though, so I'll just pop them in my gifting box and eventually find a use for them. I don't want to create a further problem.
I'll be on the look out for more pics of what every one sent so I can copy though :)

Don't worry about it. Just let Zoe-Anne have the spot.
I was trying to sell the seahorses since I had WAYYYYYY missed the shipping deadline and we're short funds after buying new tires so I couldn't pay to ship them again even if people were willing to wait. They don't look like they're going to sell though, so I'll just pop them in my gifting box and eventually find a use for them. I don't want to create a further problem.
I'll be on the look out for more pics of what every one sent so I can copy though :)
You sound like me!

Ok.. here is my late submission- it will be sent with the other swaps...
It is a magnetic playset-
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/Gronilot/Swap%20Stuff/ustin.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/Gronilot/Swap%20Stuff/usfig.jpg

Hope you like it..

I am also doing a magnetic set for the Fairy swap.. but I promise that all my swaps wont be those!

Maya will love that! You are far more patient than I am to be cutting out all of those things.

OMG - that is AWESOME!

excellent, than its settled, I think Starkl will agree with all of us...lol

so Zoe-Anne is going to send her mermaid item with her fairytale stuff so I will get send it to all of you with it, k? :happy:

I'm LMAO cause I SO missed this post!
:happy:

I'm totally excited about that magnetic set, Duncan loves stuff like that and it'll be perfect for the car! :D