I remember someone saying when we did the tiny things swap in May that we should do one for Fall/Samhain as well. Anyone up for it?

Mailing date would be September 5th, which would give me plenty of time to get things sorted and back to everyone well in advance of Mabon/first day of autumn.

You wouldn't need to craft for this swap necessarily (although you certainly can if you wished to). It would be a larger scale swap, and you would be sending a set of tiny fall/Samhain related things, one for each person.

Some ideas for what to send --
acorns
acorn caps
milk weed pods (I would LOVE someone to send these!)
beautiful autumn leaves
sunflower seeds
seed pods
dried mums
dried little sunflowers
from your craft store's floral area -- tiny apples, pumpkins, silk leaves, gourds, etc (like you would use for collage or wreaths)
wishing stones
basically anything tiny and either found in nature or a replica of something found in nature, that is fall related.

I will just have you send the items, no boxes.

Anyone interested? I know there are a lot of swaps going on now, but I would love to do this because I want to be able to have the fairies leave things for my kiddos overnight on Samhain :)

Swappers:
1. Bonnie/Mom2kbeth (2) - RECEIVED
2. Kris/Huntersmama (2)
3. Hastings (1)
4. Lazygirrl (1)
5. Copmom (1)
6. Shannon (1) - RECEIVED
7. Starkl (1)
8. Elfmama (2) - RECEIVED
9. Gaga (3) - RECEIVED
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Current total = 14 children

*** ETA -- This is a double swap. Magical tiny things AND fall tiny things. You will need to send a set of both types of items and wil recieve a set of both types of items for your child(ren) :) Please be sure to send a set of both fall and magical items for each child you will be receiving for (Ie if you are receiving for 2 childrem, please send 2 sets of fal and 2 sets of magical items). Thanks mamas!!

Maya would adore this! She is in LOVE with her fairy box :)

I would love to be oart of this :monkeydan

I think I may know a place to get milk pods;)

I loved the summer solstice box we got back, so add me to the list.

:happy: I think I can handle this

Sounds like fun!

so we would send something for each child right?

if that is the case I have 2 little ones

:happy:

so we would send something for each child right?

Yes, forgot to put that in the original message. Sorry!! I will put the number of children sending for next to everyone's names. So please let me know if you have more than one child that you will be sending/swapping for :)

I wanna join, too. :happy:

edited to say: I'm going to send silk leaves in fall colors.

I want to do this too. I have one child.

I would also love to see a "magical things" tiny swap. Anyone want to set that up? lol

I would be all over a tiny magical swap
can someone host?

I could make tiny wands maybe......oh the ideas are flowin...:lol:

Ooo magical tiny things swap would be awesome! I already know what I am going to send, lol!!

How about making this a double swap? A magical things AND fall/Samhain things swap? Then everyone would have to send 2 sets of tiny things - one of fall and one of magical things.

Would this be ok with everyone? That way we didn't need to organize anything separate and everyone wuod save on shipping! :)

that is an awesome idea if everyone is up for it
I will start working on my magical item this week :)

Ooo magical tiny things swap would be awesome! I already know what I am going to send, lol!!

How about making this a double swap? A magical things AND fall/Samhain things swap? Then everyone would have to send 2 sets of tiny things - one of fall and one of magical things.

Would this be ok with everyone? That way we didn't need to organize anything separate and everyone wuod save on shipping! :)

I'd be more than happy to do both :D

Ooh, I'd like to get in on this too. I'll do both , and I have 2 kids. :)

I edited the OP to add that this is a magical tiny things AND fall tiny things swap now :)

And just to confuse matters more, lol -- would it be possible to move the mailing date closer? I'm thinking September 5th? Here's my reasoning -- The fairies come to visit our house every (Pagan) holiday. So if we ended this swap early, then the fairies could bring my kiddos the fall items for Mabon (9/21) and then bring the magical tiny things for Samhain (10/31). Since the items being sent for this are mostly going to be found (or tiny cafted things that shouldn't take too long -- I'm crafting for the magical part and it shouldn't take me more than an hour to make what I am sending) would anyone be opposed to sending by 9/5? That would give us 9 days.

LMK what you think!!

And the swap will stay open until 9/1 (if we go with the earlier send date; if not, I will change the closing date of the swap)

I'm okay with an early send date

I would love to take part. There a three little ones here. :happy:

I got my fall tiny things together this morning :) I an sending marigold seed pods to everyone.

For the magical things, I am sending tiny rune beans (lima beans with runes printed on them). :happy:

I'm out then. Between sewing up orders and having to be in Maine for a week for a funeral I don't have the time right now. No big deal so don't worry!

I will be mailing Tuesday, I put together some Acorns and hawthorn pinecones for the fall swap,
and I got p[ermission from Selena to do some cool toadstools, so I am sending those for the magical swap

I cant; wait to see what everyone else does :)

I just wanted to run something past everyone.

I am sending 1 tiny thing on behalf of each of my children for both the fall and the magical swap right?

I have acorns and pinecones for the fall swap
and stones and toadstools for the magical swap

I figure since i am getting somethign for each of my kids I shoudl send something from each of them right?

I did the same thing in the last tiny swap, I just want to know if I am doing this right :)

its all packed up and ready to go....adn i cant; wait to see what everyone eles is send :monkeydan

we are going to do some nice woodburned boxes to keep it all in:smirk:

I'm sending tiny grapvine wreaths and tiny besoms (brooms). I'm planning on making some magical items, but it depends on what this hurricane does.

See, this is why it's good to ave Kris around, lol! I didn't even think to put that ni the OP!! But yes, if you are sending for more than one child, please send a set from each child. So if you are receiving for 2 kiddos, please send 2 sets of fall items and 2 sets of magical items. Makes sense?

Ok, my updated sending ist --

Magical - bean runes and wishing stones
Fall - marigold seed pods and something else ... I might send tiny birdhouse gourds, but that depends on how many people end up in the swap, and how many baby birdhouse gourds I can get away with picking from our garden without McKenna noticing, lol. If not, I will think of something else :)

I just saw that the date moved up to the 5th. Is there anyway I can mail on the 8th? We're out of town until then, and I've already got half the stuff at home, I just didnt' bring it with me to mail off before we leave here. I can understand if it's not okay, but we'd really love to be in this! :D

The 8th is fine :)

I signed up for three kids (my grandbabies). now there are 14 kids in the swap so do I send 11 fall and 11 magic items or do I send 3 fall and 3 magic?

This is my first swap and want to get it right. :eyes:

I signed up for three kids (my grandbabies). now there are 14 kids in the swap so do I send 11 fall and 11 magic items or do I send 3 fall and 3 magic?

This is my first swap and want to get it right. :eyes:


If i were you i would count on there being closer to 20 kids, as there may be some last minute sign ups

But basically want to send somethng to represent each of yoru grandkids in each part of the swap
ie. I have 2 kids so i am sending 25 things twice for both parts of it, the fall adn the magical. so i am sending 2 sets of fall things, and 2 sets of magical things..now i am choosing to send 25 items becasue i am mailign really early and i just want to cover my bases just in case there are alot more kids, and if there are less Bonnie can just send me back my extras or divid them up as part of the swap

is that clear as mud?:lol: I have a knack for making the simple sound complicated....:smirk:

I cant' wait to see what everyone send :monkeydan

Am I the only one not finished? I'm planning on mailing Tuesday though. lol

I finished yesterday so will be mailing on Tues. as the P.O. is closed for the holiday. :)

I'm sending ginco leaves, tiny gourds and milkweed pods for fall and for magical I'm sending fairy wishing pine cones, fairy crowns and bendy fairies. :happy:

I'll be mailing on Thursday. I've got the fall part covered but I'm not sure about the magical part.

Sorry, I was super late shipping but I sent them off yesterday and the mailman said they should be there in a couple days. :)

where do we ship to?

where do we ship to?

pm-ed you!

I've never participated in a tiny swap so I'm interested in how everyone is going to use the tiny items. I remember someone saying there were going to leave them outside for their child to find. I'm not sure if that would work for us so I'm looking for other ideas.

Thanks!

Can we please get an update on this?

Thanks!

I am still waiting for packages. I got one on Friday, so I think that brings us down to just waiting on one more. It was mailed a bit ago, but it is coming from Canada, which accounts ofr the longer time. Sorry about the delay! As soon as everything is here I will have it all packaged up, shipping totals posted and mailed out :)

Heya, I just wanted to make sure that my pkg got there okay? :happy:

Refresh my memory as to what you sent? I have sooo many packages upstairs between all the swaps that I am coordinating, it could be in the wrong pile!

Swappers:
1. Bonnie/Mom2kbeth (2) - RECEIVED
2. Kris/Huntersmama (2) - RECIEVED
3. Hastings (1) - RECEIVED
4. Lazygirrl (1) - DROPPED OUT
5. Copmom (1) - DROPPED OUT
6. Shannon (1) - RECEIVED
7. Starkl (1) - RECEIVED
8. Elfmama (2) - RECEIVED
9. Gaga (3) - RECEIVED

Refresh my memory as to what you sent? I have sooo many packages upstairs between all the swaps that I am coordinating, it could be in the wrong pile!

I sent in teeny silk leaves and sparkly magic apples.
:monkeydan

Yup - I have them here :)

Copmom - did you drop out?

Have they been mailed yet? I'm so anxious.

Thanks!

I never got that last package, and the person never answered me here if she dopped out or not ... so I am going to assume she is out. I have everything all boxed and will post shipping totals if my ds ever goes to sleep. He hasn't gone to sleep before me in a weekso my computer time has been severley limited.

If the tiny things swap is the ONLY swap you are in that I am coordinating, then you can pp me $3.85 and I will get your package out on Tuesday priority mail (no mail on Monday, Columbus Day). My pp addy is (funded) craftymom @ snet.net (minus spaces) or (cc) bonnie @ holdenslanding.com (minus spaces)

**Gaga, I have your postage and yours is going out on Tuesday. Can you PM me your address so I am sure to have it?

I sent you postage a couple of weeks ago. PLMK if you need me to send a copy of the receipt. I'm only in this swap.

I just printed out your postage :) Going out first thing Tuesday AM.

Gaga -- just printed your postage as well. Going out Tuesday am ;)

Can everyone who participated in this swap please post what you sent, I'm not sure what a lot of the items are.

I sent a grapevine wreat and a basket (which was crushed during shipping) for fall. For the magical I sent a besom and a crystal ball.

Thanks so much!

Can everyone who participated in this swap please post what you sent, I'm not sure what a lot of the items are.

I sent a grapevine wreat and a basket (which was crushed during shipping) for fall. For the magical I sent a besom and a crystal ball.

Thanks so much!

i sent acorns and hawthorn pine cones for fall
wishing stones and toadstools for fairy rings for magical

wishing stones and tiny magical stones for magical
marigold seed pods and apples/pumpkins/crows/leaves (oneof those) for fall

magical: flower fairies, fairiy crowns, fairy dusted pinecones

fall: goards, milkweed pods, acorns

:happy: