Is anyone interested in a quick, small Thanksgiving nature table swap? While we were at nature class today, sittin gin the longhouse, Kenna and I started thinking about the cool scene we could set up on the nature table abotu the first Thanksgiving.

* Swap would be limited to the first 6 people, no exceptions.
* You would be sending 5 items.
*** Mailing date is Monday, November 7th, no exceptions. If you do not think you will be able to mail by that date, please do not sign up. Thanksgiving is the 24th and there needs to be enough time to have the packages get to me and be shipped back to you before the holiday.

Some ideas that Kenna and I were talking about are:
* teepes (that's what we are making)
* Native American bendies
* Pilgrim bendies
* long houses
* wigwams
* small Pilgrim type houses
* knit/crocheted cornucopias with clay fruits and veggies
* fire with a cooking pot hanging over it
* corn field (field of maize)
* knit/crocheted baskets with collected clay fruits/veggies/nuts/oysters/fish
* long tables for the thanksgiving feast
* clay food for the thanksgiving feast

Thanksgiving Swappers:
1 - Mom2kbeth
2 - Korwynne
3 - Mcmrymoon
4 - Huntersmama
5 - Lupineperriwink

me. I'll make clay turkeys :)

would dream catchers be thanksgivingy? or too native american?

or i can make felt canoes?

me. I'll make clay turkeys :)

Are you making turkeys like the Thanksgiving turkey on the dinner table, or turkeys like turkeys with feathers waddling around? Don't have a preference, just wondering ;)

would dream catchers be thanksgivingy? or too native american?

or i can make felt canoes?


Dream catchers would be fine. Or felt canoes. Whichever you prefer :)

Are you making turkeys like the Thanksgiving turkey on the dinner table, or turkeys like turkeys with feathers waddling around? Don't have a preference, just wondering ;)

being vegetarian i'd prefer waddling around :LOL :monkeydan

oh i'd love to be in :)

I can do the cornicopia and clay veggies

and I would LOVE a felted canoe :)

LOL - I was planning on the pre-entree variety. :) I may get brave and try to sew them, but it'll probably be clay :)

We've got a couple dream catchers but would love a canoe :)

me meeeee meeeeee

Ok, I'll attempt the native american bendies or the wigwam.

Ok, that's 6 -- so we are officially closed! Happy crafting everyone - can't wait to see what everyone makes :monkeydan

just want to say PHEW! i had "mail out thanksgiving craft today" under today's date! glad its next monday - i'll definitely have them ready for then!!!

I'm mailing Thursday. I gave myself a real scare though...:lol:

I thought i had to mail by the 28th:smirk:

LOL! The 7th is the mailing date -- Monday. Everyone can breathe again, lol!

I thought it was the 1st! So no pre-entree turkeys - LOL

I am hoping to make birch bark canoes if I have enough bark on hand. I forgot to get more in Maine and my Nana is supposed to mail it to me.

I am hoping to make birch bark canoes if I have enough bark on hand. I forgot to get more in Maine and my Nana is supposed to mail it to me.

oh no - i am making felt canoes. i can still switch to dreamcatchers if need be. just let me know asap!

i would love to have both. we can always use a couple canoes :happy:

Certainly don't switch. I will try and think of something else then. If not, double canoes for everyone LOL. Let me go back and see Bonnies idea list again...

we'd love to have both!

Today is the mailing date! Anyone else need my addy?

i have your address. I can either mail them from canada to you or mail them to everyone individually on saturday

what do you mamas think?

How long does it usually take apackage to get form you to the states?

hopefully only a week, but maybe longer. hard to tell

but it can go out first thing in the morning or not till saturday from MI

lmk

If you mail ot me tomorrow then I should get it early-mid next week and can have everything else waiting to go right out as soon as your stuff gets here. or you can just mail to everyone separately if you ar emore comfortable.

I heard from Shannon yesterday that she may have to drop out, but wasn't 100% sure.

I heard from Shannon yesterday that she may have to drop out, but wasn't 100% sure.

oh - that's a shame. hope she's okay and its nothing terrible! if she does - do we get our extra one back?

I fshe does drop out, I can either send your your extra item back or double everyone up on someone's item, whatever everyone prefers :)

do you mamas mind sending me your addresses? I know i should have timed this better, and mailed from the US. I am a bit worried about customs and don't want to hold everyone up. so is bonnie mails when she gets everything, and i mail this weekend from MI then it should all arrive about the same time

what do you think?

When it rains it pours - all of the birch bark canoes split. Can everyone list what they made so I can whip up something to go with it please?

When it rains it pours - all of the birch bark canoes split. Can everyone list what they made so I can whip up something to go with it please?

needle felted canoes with clay paddles :monkeydan

well, I cheated because I thought the deadline was way earlier than it was.. mine is pieces of felt cut to be "pelts" along with assorted beads, to be wampum.

Huntersmama, I think you have my addy for the stocking stuffer swap already, but if not, please lmk.

got it, yes....thanks :)

Bonnie, Have you recieved anyones swap package yet?

I'm in the US monday now(no car tomorrow :rolleyes: )

if you are getting ready to mail out then i'll mail to everyone idividually, if you arent' i'll mail straight to you okay?

Oh and are we still sending 5 or 4?

Bonnie, Have you recieved anyones swap package yet?

I'm in the US monday now(no car tomorrow :rolleyes: )

if you are getting ready to mail out then i'll mail to everyone idividually, if you arent' i'll mail straight to you okay?

Oh and are we still sending 5 or 4?

I have received Mcmrymoon's package only so far. I got that yesterday. If you ship priority on Monday, go ahead and ship to me. I shoud get it by Wednesday.

Did everyone else ship already> It's getting close to Thanksgiving and I want to make sure we get everything in time!

We are down to 5 swappers, so you just need to send 4.

excellent, I'll pop it in the box with the mermaid stuff....and all the other swaps you're hosting:smirk:

you are savign me a bundle on shipping:lol:

mine was in the box with the fall/winter stuff.. has that not arrived? :eyes:

Mine is going out today. I had to let the tons of glue dry. I made birch bark wigwamy things LOL But no laughing when you get them!

mine was in the box with the fall/winter stuff.. has that not arrived? :eyes:

I forgot about that. It arrived a while ago :)

any update on the items? btw - if its alright - can i have the extra canoe back. i never made one for myself LOL

I'll send you back a canoe :)

I have everyone's things except for Kris' and I expect those any time now. Shipping should be $3.85; I think everything is going to be under a pound.

Heather - Kenna adores the wigwam! She thinks it is amazing, so no laughing here!

remember I traded shipping for this for the fall/winter swap shipping :)

The wigwam is yet another project Maya did not get. Those buggers took FOREVER to put together.

remember I traded shipping for this for the fall/winter swap shipping :)

Thanks for reminding me :) And I have shipping already from Mcmrymoon too :)

You should have my package any day now, I also sent my thanksgiving, tiny winter, and winter holiday swap stuff and your mermaid stuff all in the same box.

i'll PP shipping now

nak i need your PP addy again :rolleyes:

My pp addy is craftymom @ snet.net for funded or bonnie @ holdenslanding.com for cc. (minus spaces)

I didn't get Kris' package today either :( What does everyone want me to do? Ship tomorrow, or wait another day and mail on Saturday with or without Kris' package, and then mail out the items from Kris when they arrive (providing they do not arrive tomorrow?) Or just wait until they do arrive? I want to make sure everyone gets their things before Thanksgiving; I know that for the last Halloween swap we didn't get our things until 2 days after Halloween and Kenna was really bummed :( So I will do whatever you all want me to do; just let me know!

Just mail mine and saev the other thing for my next swap. Maya is looking for mail! How much is shipping again?

you can do the same for me. mail what you have then add the extra with the winter craft swap! :)

I'm okay to wait :)

Kris' package came this morning, and I mailed out everyone's Thanksgiving swaps this afternoon :) Everything went priority, so I am hoping you all get everything Tuesday :)

woohoo! :monkeydan

Did everyone get their items? I hope so!!! I thought mailing them priority on Friday would certainly give them enough time to get to you all! LMK!

I posted a pic of our Thanksgiving nature table in the main crafty mama's corner forum :)

yep - i got mine! i have them all up too - but not as nicely as your pic is! geez it looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

btw - i've been eyeing up that wooden indian set - it is beautiful!

I got all mine too, I :hbeat: the canoe....very very cool

and Bonnie please tell me, how did you and McKenna make the Wigwam? Is that the right word? It is soo cool, i love it. i cant' wait to set everyhting up...off to pick my sick child off the floor and convince her to make a nature table :monkeydan

I did the teeny tiny teepees; Heather made the wigwams :)

I love the teepaes :)

Heather how did you make the wigwams? I think they are the coolest thing i have ever seen..:smirk: