Super Silly & Complicated Altered Anything Swap
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| Swap Coordinator: | JenDiggityDirt (contact) |
| Swap categories: | Art |
| Number of people in swap: | 9 |
| Location: | International |
| Type: | Type 3: Package or craft |
| Last day to signup/drop: | August 3, 2009 |
| Date items must be sent by: | September 14, 2009 |
| Number of swap partners: | 1 |
| Description: | |
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The Galactic Association of Silly Persons and the Complicated Swap Lovers are hosting this super special swap in which we alter/embellish/make fabulous an item that a partner sends to us before sending the item on to our own partner. Here's how it will work: Step One: Sign Up - the swap is open to any member in good standing of either group that has completed at least one swap in either group and received a rating of 5 for the swap. In the comments below please list the name of any group swap you participated in order to help me verify requirements before assigning partners. If you have recently joined one of the groups, don't feel sad - we'll be doing this again in the future, I'm sure! Step Two: After partners are assigned you will have one week to send your send-to partner one item that you wish for them to alter. You might start thinking about something now so that you're not crunched for time. You also might want to have a couple differently sized items in mind in case your partner ends up being in a faraway country (you know, because of shipping costs). Step Three: When you receive your item to alter, take a photo of it, then get to altering! Have fun with it! Do whatever you want. Get creative! Step Four: Take a picture of the item after you altered it. Send the item that you have altered to your send-to partner, the same one you sent an item to at the beginning of the swap. Step Five: Wait for your artfully altered surprise item to arrive. Step Six: Give your partner some time to receive their item then post your before and after photo in the designated thread in your group's forum. Phew! Got all that? Let's recap via an imaginary situation... I am assigned Flora as a partner. I send her a pillow to alter. I kiss it goodbye because it will not be coming back to me. She will be sending it on to HER partner after she alters it. A few days later I get a birdhouse in the mail from Tootsie. I take a photo of it, then cover the whole thing with mirrors, fake eyeballs, and feathers and spray paint the whole thing hot pink. Then I take another picture and send it on to Flora who rates me a 5 even though it looks ridiculous (because I did follow the rules, after all!). A week later I get a lamp that Tootsie altered. It's got shark teeth hanging from the shade and snail shells glued all over it. I post my before and after pictures in the group forum. What fun! This can be a lot of fun if everyone cooperates. I'll be very diligent about checking in with everyone and making sure everything goes smoothly. If someone flakes I will be hunting them down (seriously) and I will also take the flaker's place and make sure you get to participate fully. But still, don't flake! The fun part of this is going to be seeing what your partner does with the item you send. The photo posting is important - don't skip that step! If you have any questions please let me know. Have fun! Note: I'll be on vacation until July 23rd and will address any questions when I return. Thanks! JenDiggity Founder - Galactic Association of Silly Persons Proud Member - Complicated Swap Lovers | |
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