Holiday Carol Swap Sign Ups Closed

[AlexWyattMommy]

Holiday Carol Swap Active, Mail by November 29

Since this is getting a late start, there are a few changes to my normal swap requirements. You will be required to send them to me via Priority mail WITH Delivery Confirmation if you send the week they are due. You can still use First Class package with Delivery Confirmation if you are done early and send before the due week. I will return them to you the way you wish.

Pick your carol/song.

You may sign up for more than one group. Just don’t sign up for more than you can know you can get done in five weeks. These really don’t take long to do, once you figure out how you want to layout your lyrics.

Make enough for every person in your group. Completed carols must be 8 ½” x 5 ½”.

Use cardstock and layer at least once plus one embellishment. You can embellish any way you choose, but be C-R-E-A-T-I-V-E!!!

SENDING & RECEIVING: Mail date is no later than November 29, 2007. Mail all the copies of the carols you do. You will get one of yours back. These must be in mail, Priority with DC, by November 29th. I will mail out all swaps on December 5, 2007.

Label your carols with your Dis name, real name, and group number. Put your carols in a plastic bag larger than the carols. Individual zip bags will leave lines on the carols if they are too small. I will PM you the shipping address after posting the progress thread. If you choose priority shipping, I will get priority envelopes at the post office and then do the priority-shipping label online to get free delivery confirmation for you. So send a check, stamp, or cash (if you prefer) for $4.60. Please don’t send metered or click-it/ship-it postage – some hostesses have had issues with these.

Staples sells the binders and the plastic sheet protectors for this size page. Hobby Lobby also carries scrapbooks in this size.

Group 1 - Religious FULL
1. AWM - What Child Is This?
2. hopemax - Silent Night
3. tiggermei - Oh Holy Night
4. rlovew - The Little Drummer Boy
5. liv4diz - Hark The Herald
6. KatDisney - The First Noel

Group 2 - Secular FULL
1. hopemax - Deck the Halls
2. tiggermei - Up On The Housetop
3. rlovew - Jingle Bells
4. AWM - O Christmas Tree
5. liv4diz - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
6. KatDisney - Frosty the Snowman

Group 3 - Religious Full
1. AWM - O Come, All Ye Faithful
2. TPCShauna - O Holy Night
3. liv4diz - Away in A Manger
4. rlovew - We Three Kings
5. MazdaUK - O Little Town of Bethlehem
6. happypooh - Joy To The World

Group 4 - Secular Full
1. KatDisney - Silver Bells
2. TPCShauna - Carol of the Bells (Ukranian Bell Carol)
3. liv4diz - I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
4. MazdaUK - Let It Snow
5. happypooh - I'll Be Home For Christmas
6. tiggermei - Must Be Santa

Group 5 - Secular Full
1. TPCShauna - The Christmas Song
2. Downrivermama - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
3. MazdaUK - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
4. hopemax - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
5. AWM - Winter Wonderland
6. vanyel - White Christmas

Group 6 - Religious Full
1. tiggermei - Angels We Have Heard On High
2. MazdaUK - Once in Royal David's City
3. hopemax - Do You Hear What I Hear
4. happypooh - I Saw Three Ships
5. angelmom - Go Tell it on the Mountain
6. pretty in tink - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Group 7 Secular Full
1. AWM - Blue Christmas
2. happypooh - Feliz Navidad
3. angelmom - Jingle Bell Rock
4. pretty in tink - Mele Kalikimaka
5. liv4diz - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
6. hopemax - Christmas Time is Here

Group 8 Mixed Full
1. KatDisney - Mary Did You Know
2. happypooh - He is born, the divine Christ Child - Il est ne
3. angelmom - Santa Clause is Coming to Town
4. rlovew - TBA
5. liv4diz - The Friendly Beasts
6. pretty in tink - It came upon a midnight clear

 

[hopemax]

Group 1 - Silent Night
Group 2 - Deck the Halls

 

[tiggermei]

I've been wanting this one!

Group 1 - O Holy Night (my very favorite carol of all times)
Group 2 - Up on the Housetop

Can we assume that group 1 would be religious and group 2 secular?????

 

[hopemax]

That's how I picked mine. I figured there would be people that would want one or the other. Since AWM had a religious carol in group 1, that's where I put mine.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Okay, uhm yeah, that was the plan.

I like that idea. I will go with it. The first one is religious, the second is secular.

I will be happy to open up more groups as needed. This is a simple one to swap out.

 

[rlovew]

Can I have The Little Drummer Boy for group 1 and Jingle Bells for group 2?

Thanks,

Rebecca

 

[liv4diz]

Love this idea! Can I have Hark the Herald in group 1 and Rudolph the red nosed reindeer in group 2?

Thanks,
Paulette

PS. If you open more groups, I'm interested!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Updated to here.

 

[KatDisney]

Ok, I wasn't going to do any more thins year but I figure this would be a spectacular Christmas gift for my sister in law. So can I have

Group 1: The First Noel
Group 2: Frosty the Snowman
Group 4: Silver Bells

AWM - I will get these done and mail with the Surprise Swap if that is ok

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

You can get them done that soon?
I am all about saving money, send with my stuff!

 

[KatDisney]

Yup I'm playing hookie from work on Friday! Starting Thursday night until Sunday I am finishing all my swaps. Good reason to get me that Christmas cart!

I have them all ready to print.

 

[TPCShauna]

I would like:

Religious Group 2 - O Holy Night
Secular Group 2 - Carol of the Bells (Ukranian Bell Carol)
Secular Group 3 (If you have one) The Christmas Song

 

[TPCShauna]

This is a great idea! I just have one question regarding the page protectors you mentioned. Can they hold lumpy embellishments? The only kind that I've seen that hold the 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 pages are a pretty tight fit for flat stuff. I just want to know how much leeway I have in designing.

Also, are we pretty much planning to make these all horizontally oriented? I guess it would be fine to do a vertical layout but that would mean flipping the book. Not that it's a bad thing to flip the book. I just had to ask because that's how my mind works.

 

[hopemax]

Oh, that's a good idea...mail with the Surprise swap!

I plan on working on these on Friday night while DH is out gaming.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

The ones I got from Hobby Lobby will hold lumpy ones just fine. I don't have any really lumpy recipe ones. The lumpiest had some layers, brads, fringy fiber and it fit just fine.

What ever way will work best for your lyrics is okay with me. Turning your book to sing from should not be a problem.

 

[liv4diz]

OK, can I have group 3 "Away in A Manger" and group 4 "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"?

Thanks,
Paulette

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Yes you may.

I have you updated.
I can't wait to see what you do with Kissing Santa.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Oh, by the way, Hobby Lobby has their albums on sale this week. I picked up one that normally only $4.99 to begin with, but $2.50 is even better!

 

[rlovew]

I would love to be in the second religious group and do We Three Kings.

Rebecca

 

[MazdaUK]

Can I have religious group 3 "O little town of Bethlehem" and Secular 4 "Let it snow"

Maybe my cardstock that was too late for the recipe swaps will come in handy after all