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LisaC · 12-13-2005, 07:50 PM

Ok, great, I am in then! This should be fun!

hastings · 12-14-2005, 01:38 PM

Okay, I've resisted long enough, count me in lol

mom2kbeth · 12-14-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hastings

Okay, I've resisted long enough, count me in lol

i had requested that someone do hedgehogs and jodi said that you had made her some before in a swap ... would you want to do hedgehogs for this one? Pretty please! We're getting ready to break out our Jan Brett books right after Christmas/Yule so we need a hedgie, lol!

hastings · 12-14-2005, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mom2kbeth

i had requested that someone do hedgehogs and jodi said that you had made her some before in a swap ... would you want to do hedgehogs for this one? Pretty please! We're getting ready to break out our Jan Brett books right after Christmas/Yule so we need a hedgie, lol!

I can't do hedgehogs the way I normally do (wrong time of year lol) but I'm sure I can come up with something.

tmrhopkins · 12-14-2005, 03:52 PM

updated list of participants....

lemonsong · 12-14-2005, 03:54 PM

Umm...can I do this one or did I miss the sign up?

mcmrymoon · 12-14-2005, 04:01 PM

since this type of swap is new to me i have a question. i want one of each type of animal. the minimum is sending 6 - yet (without me) there are 7 other animals. should i just send 7 then so i can get one of each? or will that mess things up? i don't forsee my sending 12 or 16...i am still a slow crafter LOL

mamarina · 12-14-2005, 04:31 PM

I am going to have to drop out of this one, sorry mamas!!!

tmrhopkins · 12-14-2005, 10:32 PM

Any kind of animal is fine. I vote for penguins!

I think it will be easier to sort if we just keep it to the 6, 12, or 16. When I sort I will enlist the help of my boys and have them put animals in boxes so that way it will be "random." You'll get back the same amount that you send it.

I'll post pictures and if you want one of every animals then maybe you can work out a one on one swap with that person.

Tawnya

PS updated list with two more people.

mcmrymoon · 12-15-2005, 10:51 AM

[quote=tmrhopkins] I'll post pictures and if you want one of every animals then maybe you can work out a one on one swap with that person.
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sounds great! thanks!!

mom2kbeth · 12-17-2005, 02:46 PM

I'm totally lost on this swap

I had signed up originally to get 2 of everything, and make a double set of my animals, so that I would have a complete set for each of my kiddos. Now we have more people and the 6, 12, 16 thing and I am lost, lol!

Tawnya - I just sent you a package with your penguin/seal/iceberg playmats for your boys, and I sent 16 felted lakes with ducks. But I am looking at the numbers in the OP now and if I was still going ot do a complete set for each of my kids then I would need to send 24 because there are 12 people in the wap (not counting myself, but counting everyone twice who has double written next to their name). I can certainly send 8 more felted lakes and ducks, but have to get more blue roving first; I ran out of it last night finishing the 16 lakes. I'm just lost on this set up!

BTW - in the box, there are 3 packages that are wrapped in tissue paper and closed with holiday stickers, rather than with my mailing labels. All the ones sealed with my mailing labels (there are 14) are the felted lakes and ducks for the swap. The 3 that are sealed with holiday stickers are the 2 icebergs/penguins/eggs/ice/seals for your boys, and the other is 2 felted lakes and ducks for your boys for the little animals swap. I had run out of mailing labels and tissue paper so i packaged theirs up together

tmrhopkins · 12-17-2005, 07:45 PM

This did get confussing didn't it?

We have 10 people signed up. So that means there should be 10 different animals.

So for example, if I send in six animals and want two of each animal then I will only get back three different animals (two of each)- does that make sense?

I know that it would be nice to get one of each animal but then there are some of us (like ME!

) who can only make six animals due to limited crafting time- even with the far off shipping date. (there are only so many hours in a day and I am a "single mom" most of the time.....)

So, I'm really not sure how to work it for a person to get one of every animal. I just think it will be easier to sort if we just do it so that you get back as many animals as you send it and you may not get one of every animal because some people are not able to make that many.

Am I making any sense?

I'm glad I opened it back up because it has given an opportunity for some others who have not been in a swap to sign up and participate.

I will be sure to post pictures of all the animals and if you don't get some animal then you can contact the creator and see what you can work out.

Because of the numbers of people we have had sign up I think 12 should be the maximum number you can send in. I had put 16 down because I had no idea how many would sign up.

Have I really messed things up?

It will all work out in the end. It generally does and everyone sends in such nice things no one is disappointed.

So Bonnie- you sent in 16 sets- then I would be sending you back eight different animals (2 of each).

one more thing- I have MIL coming in next week and DH is home also so computer time will be limited so we can enjoy some much needed family time- just wanted to let you know why I may be slow in responding, I'm not ignoring you......

Tawnya

mom2kbeth · 12-17-2005, 09:19 PM

Ok, well that makes more sense than how I was thinking ... I was thinking that if I was doing double then would I have to send in 32? or 24? I was totally lost! 2 sets of 8 sounds good to me. Or 16 various animals, I don't care, The kids like different animals anyway, so having them be able to choose their favorites from 16 different ones might be a better way to go anyway. Well, however many different animals there are and then duplicates to make up the number to 16.

Lmata · 12-18-2005, 12:20 PM

I know I'm a day late on signing up but I'd love to do this. It will be my first time making an animal like this but I want to try. Hope that's ok w/ everyone. I promise I won't send something that looks goofy lol! I'm not sure what I'll do yet but can update when I figure it out.

tmrhopkins · 12-18-2005, 05:34 PM

Yes, you can join! you just had a baby so you have an excuse for not being around!

How is your new little one? What a wonderful gift to recieve at Christmas time.

Tawnya