COMPLETE Pass-It-Forward Swap

[AlexWyattMommy]

This swap will have sign ups starting November 2nd and ending November 7th.
The date I need to have them is November 25th.
I will be sorting and repacking them on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Will mail them out that Saturday. To beat the Christmas card rush that will bog down the postal system

Pass It Forward Swap

Do you have items from previous swaps that you know you just won’t get around to using? Then this is the swap you have been waiting for. Go through your already made items and pull out what you know you won’t use or have a future need for. Sort your items and put them in groups of 5 (five) points and put them in a baggie. See listing below for points value of each item. I am using the established point system. If I am missing an item, just let me know.
Here are the rules:
1. Each baggie must be worth no less than 5 points. These items must be Disney related. This is to ensure the most use possible for the recipient. Feel free to add extra items of other themes if you want to put in RAK.
2. Each baggie must be filled with useable items. No folded, crumpled, unglued work please. Yes, you may send items made from another board or ones you made for yourself if they meet the basic requirements of most of our swaps.
3. Each baggie does not have to have matching items inside, but it would be nice if you can.
4. No store bought items please.
5. Limit of 10 baggies each.
6. Please label the outside of your baggie with your DISname prominently. This is so I don’t send you back the items you were giving away.
7. You will get back the same number of baggies you send in.
8. Please send $4.95 for 5 or less, 6 or more will need $10.35 for a flat rate return postage. Add $0.65 if you want Delivery Confirmation.
9.These are due to me by November 25th. I will have them swapped and mailed back out by November 28th.
10. Please PM me with your DISname, real name, address, email & phone number. I will make the labels up ahead of time.

Point Value System
.5 point - 1 Embellished square/Inchies
.5 point - 1 Bottlecap
.5 point - 1 Altered Paper Clip
1 point - 1 Tag, small
1 point - 1 Frame
1 point - 1 Photo Mat
1 point - 1 Journal Box
1 point - 1 Slide Mount
1 point - 1 File Folder, mini
1 point - 1 Matchbook, mini
1 point – 1 Altered Letter
1 point – 1 Quote/Poem/Lyric, plain
2 points – 1 Quote/Poem/Lyric, shaped or embellished
2 points - 1 Topper
2 points - 1 Border Set
2 points - 1 Tag, large
2 points - 1 Library pocket & Tag
2 points - 1 File Folder, medium/large
2 points - 1 Matchbook, medium/large
2 points - 1 Altered CD
2 points - 1 Shaker Box
2 points - 1 Paper Piecing, small (less than 3")
3 points - 1 ATC
4 points - 1 Paper Piecing, large (more than 3")

You do NOT need to give me the number of spots you want when you sign up. You do need to write the number of spots you sent on your return label. I wrote them down as I opened them last time, but this will double check my work.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Players

You sent
I have
I sent
You have

AWM
Arizona_Rita
NemoMom07
MazdaUK - maybe
PirateTink
chiefdragon
MichellePooh
NewEnglandEeyore
PrettyInTink
estherhead
VickiV

 

[Arizona Rita]

I may be mistaking Active and Open because Ive been up for 24 hours but I would like to play and have my groups mostly pulled.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Hmm, you're right. It should say OPEN. I will go fix that. Thanks!

 

[NemoMom07]

Add me to the list please.

 

[MazdaUK]

I need to see if I have the energy to sort stuff out and take it to the PO - call me a maybe!

 

[PirateTink]

Please count me in too - sounds good to me!

Thanks,
Michelle

 

[party of 3]

so tell me how this works again. i send you stuff i rec'd in a swap that i'll never use and you blind swap stuff back out?

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Well, I do peek inside to make sure that the baggies are at least the 5 points and I do try to not give you a baggie that has the same thing inside it.

One year there were lots of the Little Mermaid items. Some mine, some that others made. I tried to not give the swappers back a baggie that the same Little Mermaid stuff in it. But there really were a lot that had that theme. It is fun to make stuff with her but I guess it is harder to use up.

Also if it obvious you don't use a certain element. Say you don't use the paper piecings and your baggies have a lot of them inside. I will try to give you mats. Or if you send in lots of mats, I will try to give you tags. But if it isn't obvious, you just get back a hodge podge.

I also try to give everyone at least one of my baggies. I make mine have about 10-15 points. I seriously have way more stuff then I can feasibly use in a life time.


SO - you put in baggies things you won't use. Have each baggie total a minimum of 5 points. The 5 points must be Disney related somehow someway - character, park, movie, color etc. You may add in extra of any other theme you won't use - everyday, sports, non Disney color, boy/girl etc.

I will send you back the same number of baggies from a variety of different swappers.

 

[Arizona Rita]

This sounds like its so much work but then we are dealing with greatness
You can swap this in one weekend? So you dont do TDay or cook?
I have 9 sets and I know the limit is 10. I hope you get lots of signups!
(BTW, DCA is getting a Little Mermaid dark ride! Hint, hint!)

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Oh no. I don't cook for T'Day.
We have it catered.

By Cracker Barrel.

Food tastes good and no leftovers. We don't do leftovers in our house so all the normal sized fixings would go to waste.

Swapping whole baggies is a lot easier than individual elements or pages.

 

[chiefdragon]

Sing me up. I love this idea. There as been so many swaps that I have wanted to be part of but didn't sign up now I may get a chance for something else.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Good to see you back chiefdragon. How are things in real life?

 

[Michellepooh]

Count me in!! I've already started pulling stuff together!

 

[New England Eeyore]

Count me in. I know I always have stuff that will fit this swap.

 

[tyniknate]

Sounds like fun. I'm in.

 

[Arizona Rita]

Hi Ann,
You know I've been messing with this for a couple of days but I'm done.
I have 10 groups and would like to mail them to you tomorrow. That way you can check them if you want. Im going to Disneyland on the 20th and do not want to have to worry about a swap being due.
I marked on most of the baggies the item and used your point value system.
I didnt have inchies but I did used some Moos and used the same pvs.

Cracker Barrel for TDay? Ive never thought of that but it sounds good.
Can I get that with okra?
Do you go shopping on Black Friday? My MIL and NIL are at the stores at 3am.
Tried it once. Never again!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Go ahead and mail.
Everyone can mail as soon as they have their stuff together.
If I get it all in sooner, I'll swap it out sooner.


Yes, you can get okra with it as a side. They have the bestest ever praline sweet potato casserole. I could eat that all day.

ETA-I did black friday once and that was only to get the cricut carts.

 

[estherhead]

Hmmm, this interests me as I have some stuff that I'm not going to use. But is it only Disney stuff I get back? Or can it be anything? Because I don't do most holidays and wouldn't want that stuff. If you give me a thumbs up, I'll figure out what I have and send it out.

 

[NemoMom07]

Well I just got done doing my baggies. I got 10 all with more than the 5 pts. I did some combining after I filtered out groups of 5. Who knew I had soooo much stuff and I keep swaping. Small addiction... no intervention please