Here we go with a Valentine's Day #2 Swap. I missed the first one...but...huntersmama is graciously hosting this swap for us:)

YAY! Thank you Huntersmama for being the hostess for this one..WOOHOO!

I copied from the other post>Hope that was OK Bonnie<*smooches*


Limit to the first 7 people to sign up, so that we are sending 6 items a piece
Theme - Valentine's Day
Mailing Date - Saturday, January 14th

shipping is $4.50
my funded PP is baabaasheeshee@sympatico.ca

***Please email huntersmama/Kris for her shipping address as she is actually the swap hostess for this one:)Thank You:hbeat: ***

1) PolkaDot ~ Tiny cards and love potion bottles*RECEIVED*
2) Huntersmama(She gets CHOCOLATE from me..LOL) *RECEIVED*
3) mom2kbeth ~ Fimo Chocolates *RECEIVED*
4) Daisy ~Bendy Folk *RECEIVED*
5) luppineperriwink *RECEIVED*
6) lemonsong ~ Woven heart w/ chocolate(?)

I am going to make Love Potion Bottles..tee hee :couple:

i'll do it too, just didn't want to organize 2 of the same and get items all mixed up!

i will make boxes of fimo chocolates.

I'll do it if I can make bendie folk. I am making some for a friend and could do a few more. :heart:

ETA: I am going to make a couple, one boy....one girl. If you would like a different combination, just let me know!

if you need more people you can add me.

me :happy:

I'll do it if I can make bendie folk. I am making some for a friend and could do a few more. :heart:

You can never have too many bendies! Bendies would be great :)

So we are up to 6 ... there is one spot left!

Actually, Lemonsong posted that she wanted to be in on my thread ... so I just PMed her to tell her about this swap. So can we reserve that last spot for her until we hear back from her? Thanks mamas!

I want in I want in!!! :) Thank you for thinking of me and keeping a space.

Yeah! Then that would be it :)

WOOHOO! We have a full swap..YAY!!

Everyones ideas sound awesome too:) Will update right now:)

You can never have too many bendies! Bendies would be great :)

I agree:D

WHOOO HOOO!!!! this is gonna be such a fun swap. Now i just need to decide what i am going to do:lol:

Oh and i agree you can NEVER have to many bendies:smirk:

i can't wait to see all teh great things, and i am happy to host :)

I am on a roll today ... I just finished all of the chocolates for the swap, but I need something to put them in. I tried 5-6 different ways to make candy boxes out of clay and none of them worked out :( So now I am thinking teeny tiny wooden boxes or something? Anyone have any links where I can find something like that?

Bonnie, what about match boxes? or an online dollhouse store? sorry no links

i am seriously thinking of doing either a romantic picnic for 2 or a table and candles and dinner.
what to make for dinner???? are any of you vegetarians? i'd hate to make a non-veggie meal if there are.

I cant' wait to get started

I want some kind of a box with a lid, like a choolates box, so match boxes, although the right size won't work :( Here are the chocolates; everyone will get one of each in their box. They are bigger than bendie size; they are more like a full meal each for a bendie, lol.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/mom2kbeth/amity-chocolates.jpg

To give you an idea of size, the plate that they are all on is not a dinner plate, but the size in between saucer and dinner plate (what is that anyway? A dessert plate?)

There is one caramel (square), one buttercream (oval), and 2 truffles, one with icing and one with sprinkles, for everyone :)

Bonnie, they've got boxes of assorted sizes at JoAnnes...

I'll have to go there and look ... I've never seen any quite as small as I am going to need. I looked at The Rag Shop recently and they didn't have anything (they have a larger wood selection than our Joann's).

I'll have to go there and look ... I've never seen any quite as small as I am going to need. I looked at The Rag Shop recently and they didn't have anything (they have a larger wood selection than our Joann's).


i know i have seen instructions for making fimo boxes online... if memory serves they weren't too terribly hard to make. that might be yoru best bet if you cant; find wooden ones small enough. or i wonder if Zoe-Anne coudl come up with something since she does all those cool boxes for her business

so i am seriously thinking a romantic picnic for 2 are there any vegiterians inthe swap?

We're not vegetarians anymore.

There is one caramel (square), one buttercream (oval), and 2 truffles, one with icing and one with sprinkles, for everyone :)[/QUOTE]


Those look good enough to eat..YUMMY!!!!!! :happy:

Those look good enough to eat..YUMMY!!!!!! :happy:

Um, yeah, both of my kids thought so too. Especially Holden (22 months); he kept trying to swipe them from me saying, "bite?' lol!

Um, yeah, both of my kids thought so too. Especially Holden (22 months); he kept trying to swipe them from me saying, "bite?' lol!

LOL...how funny!

I am making little Valentines cards to go with my potion bottles..might even attempt a mini love spell kit too...LOL

Umm....does everyone like chocolate? I'm going to fill some crafted woven heart things with chocolate if that's ok.

Chocolate is well loved here, lol!

Mmmmmmmm...C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E:D

Here is one of my bendy couples. I decided to make a pouch to keep them in. I used smaller sew in snaps on the other pouches (this was my first).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/DaisyM/Picture009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/DaisyM/50d614f5.jpg

Not only cute but so perfect for our house! Maya loves little pouches and purses.

wow, just stunning! my girl will :hbeat: that:)

:drop: wow baybeee you are really setting the bar for quality on swaps! Those are truly lovely!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/mom2kbeth/amity-chocolates.jpg:)

pretty pretty pretty!
how about a match box? or make your own from felt or fimo?

awww.......shucks! Thanks! This is my first one, so I want to be sure that you guys keep signing me up for future ones!!!!! ha ha ha

I believe from what I am seeing, that it is truly an addiction! :help: :rainbow:

At least now, when dh says "who are you making those for?", I will have a real answer!

Daisy - those are lovely! They will be much loved at our house :)

Selena -- I finally found boxes. They are mache heart shaped boxes. Too big for bendies to be giving/receiving the chocolates (but the chocolates each woul dhave been an entire bendy meal anyhow, lol) but still a good size for the nature table :)

Those are soooooooooo CUTE:D!!!

Just updated OP.. Let me know if anyone has any changes:)

Ok..I have made 4 mini Valentines cards bendie size...They are made out of hand made paper too:) I also made Love Bug potion( which is glitter in a teeny bottle with a lady bug button attached.) and Love Potion #9..hehehe (which is the same teeny bottles but with red seed beads wrapped around a bottle filled with more glitter.)

So each mama will receive a set of 4 cards and two potion bottles..this sound good..or should I make something else to add to this?

That sounds really cute!

anyone need my addy? we mail this weekend:)

I have it:) I will mail either tonight of Friday:)

I need it! I will mail it tomorrow morning! Thanks!

I totally forgot about shipping.....:lol:

I'll put all the info in the OP

K...I totally forgot i didnt; write the OP so I will keep track of shipping here

shipping is $4.50
my funded PP is baabaasheeshee@sympatico.ca

1) PolkaDot ~ swap shipping
2) Huntersmama ~
3) mom2kbeth ~ swap shipping
4) Daisy ~ PAID
5) lupineperriwink~
6) Korwynne ~
7) lemonsong ~

K...I totally forgot i didnt; write the OP so I will keep track of shipping here

shipping is $4.50
my funded PP is baabaasheeshee@sympatico.ca

1) PolkaDot ~ wanna swap?
2) Huntersmama ~
3) mom2kbeth ~ swap shipping
4) Daisy ~ PAID
5) lupineperriwink~
6) Korwynne ~
7) lemonsong ~

Kris..would you like for me to add this to the OP too:) I don't mind:flowerkit

Yep..we can swap shipping:D

Don't forget..it's time to ship...tee hee:p

does anyone eles need my addy?

also mamas please don't forget about return shipping, I still need to hear from a couple of you:rainbow:

I have no PP right now and forgot to send cash with my stuff. I should have money soon though so I will send it to you one way or another.

Kris..I did not get to mail my swap out today..so it will be mailed on Tuesday. I had to go buy your chocolate and just got back from running my errands a little while ago:)

Oh I forgot to tell everyone
Korwynne has had to drop out of the swap, so send 1 less

Now for the mamas who have already mailed I'll send your extra item back

Hey Kris...

Check your PM:) Its' about my package for this swap;)

I just sent my shipping for this. I completely forgot about it!

thanks:)

I cant' wait to see all the great goodies, I'm so excited

I am shipping everythign back to you all wednesday:monkeydan

Kris..do you need me to update the OP or anything? Just checking;)

Kris..do you need me to update the OP or anything? Just checking;)

i do:smooch:

i just unpacked the last box and wow mamas...this is an unbelieveable swap:cuc:

korwynne dropped as i mentioned in an earlier post and lemonsong was supposed to have sent her items a couple weeks ago. and i have not seen her online in a while. anyone know if shes okay?

since these are goingto have to ship from canada (long story) i want to ship tomorrow so we have them in time for valentines day

i have recieved:
Bonnie
Rebecca
Heather
daisy
MIne:smirk:

so everyone sent an extra and Rebecca sent 2 extra bottles so my question is
DO you want your extra back? or just sent to another swapper?

Lmk i want to package up tonight and ship asap in the am!

you mamas really out did yourselfs, everythign is soo wonderful

thanks mamas:smooch:

I'd rather have someone else's extra and send my extra to someone else, kwim? I can't wait to see everything!

It should only take a week or so to get to the US from you in Canada ... pretty much every package I ship to Canada gets there in exactly a week.

I heard frmo Lemonsong late last week/this weekend (can't remember which). She said she was runnign really late on her swaps and told me she was mailing the Imbolc swap items to everyone personally. Other than that I haven;t seen her around at all.

I'd rather have someone else's extra and send my extra to someone else, kwim? I can't wait to see everything!

It should only take a week or so to get to the US from you in Canada ... pretty much every package I ship to Canada gets there in exactly a week.

I heard frmo Lemonsong late last week/this weekend (can't remember which). She said she was runnign really late on her swaps and told me she was mailing the Imbolc swap items to everyone personally. Other than that I haven;t seen her around at all.

Ditto what Bonnie said about the swap stuff:)

I also have heard from lemonsong and she also told me she was going to send out to everyone..this was for the B-day Tiny things:D

Now off to update the OP:)

okay...i just realized I'm sending everyone back one of their own.
does anyone need one of their own?

if not we have 2 extras each

so i can divide them up amongst us?

Go ahead and diivide away ;)

I realized this afternoon while cleaning up my sewing room/office/swap central that I didn't pack one of the teeny tiny taps or the maple trees. It was sitting on my desk. I will send it out to someone with a swap package at some point in the near future and let you know who doesn't need you to send them one :)

I agree, divide away!! :monkeydan

I am exicted!!! This will be the first set of swap stuff I recieve!!!

Did this get mailed or is my PO a PITA again? I got a box from Bonnie today.

yes it got mailed from canada 2 weeks ago...this is why i hate mailing from here. And it was a total fluke that i needed tomail from here.

I promise all future swaps i host will mail from teh US

did anyone get their box yet?

No problem! Maya doesn't exactly know what day it is LOL. At least you mailed them to the correct addresses. I have now mailed out a Christmas gift to the wrong address 2 times and just got one package back. Sometimes it isn't the PO at all - just me being stupid!

We have not:( But its OK...the PO can be such a PITA;)

Not us either, but mai within the US has been really slow lately too!

Not us either, but mai within the US has been really slow lately too!

Hasn't it?? Wonder what is up with that???

WOOHOO..received my swap goodies today!! WOW! WOW!! WOW!! Thank you mamas!:cloud9: Lorna has already claimed it all of course..and will not let Daisy's bendies or Kris' chicken dinner out of her sight...ROFL!!!

Ours also came today. Kenna's bendies had a huge feast and a Chinese dragon parade (Lorena's dragons also got here today :cuc:). it was tons of fun, lol! Holden tried to eat that chicken at least 5 times before I hid it on him, lol!

I got mine today!!! :cuc: What a great first swap for me! I, ermm, WE love it all!! :p