Prima Flowers Swap--POST HERE WHEN RECEIVED!!

[mickeyfan2]

I got my flowers. I have the No. 5 forever flowers. The color is pale yellow iwth orange accents. I will ship each person 5 extra large flowers and 8 large flowers plus the contrasting brads. I will ship my when the address arrives.

 

[Diana Lyn]

I got my flowers. I have the No. 5 forever flowers. The color is pale yellow iwth orange accents. I will ship each person 5 extra large flowers and 8 large flowers plus the contrasting brads. I will ship my when the address arrives.

Those sound awesome, I'm so happy I'm in that group!! Is that just one bottle of the No. 5's that you can do the whole group with?

I just finished sending all the pm's with my info. If anyone doesn't get one, let me know! Thanks everyone!

 

[mickeyfan2]

Those sound awesome, I'm so happy I'm in that group!! Is that just one bottle of the No. 5's that you can do the whole group with?

Yes this is one can. There are about 55 extra large and 88 large in the can. One could put the large one on top of the extra large and it looks beautifu.

 

[disneyfreakk]

I got my flowers. I have the No. 5 forever flowers. The color is pale yellow iwth orange accents. I will ship each person 5 extra large flowers and 8 large flowers plus the contrasting brads. I will ship my when the address arrives.

So is this what we are doing with the Hydrangea tin flowers? Honestly I havent ever seen any other flowers except for these so I wasnt aware that they are "extra large".

 

[mickeyfan2]

On the last exchange I bought the Hydrangea flowers in the jar. You get 100/jar and I sent 30 (thinking they were small). Well I found out they are bigger than the large, so I just called my new ones (which are bigger then the Hydrangeas) extra large. The "smaller" ones in the package are a little bigger than the large.

ETA: The ones I am calling extra large are about 2 inches across. The smaller ones are about 1 inch across and look beautiful when place inside of the extra large. I figured 5 extra large and 8 large is equivalent. I am sure Diana Lyn would have told me it they were not.

 

[Diana Lyn]

On the last exchange I bought the Hydrangea flowers in the jar. You get 100/jar and I sent 30 (thinking they were small). Well I found out they are bigger than the large, so I just called my new ones (which are bigger then the Hydrangeas) extra large. The "smaller" ones in the package are a little bigger than the large.

ETA: The ones I am calling extra large are about 2 inches across. The smaller ones are about 1 inch across and look beautiful when place inside of the extra large. I figured 5 extra large and 8 large is equivalent. I am sure Diana Lyn would have told me it they were not.

I think 5 extra large and 8 large is definitely equivalent, and probably more so! I honestly didn't know how many different types of flowers there were until I hosted the last swap!

Just so everyone knows, please don't think the #s outlined in the OP is a strict rule, it's just a guideline. Some of the flowers (like the hydrangeas and daisies) are much bigger than the milk bottle type, so just go with your instinct and send whatever you think is good enough.

 

[disneyfreakk]

On the last exchange I bought the Hydrangea flowers in the jar. You get 100/jar and I sent 30 (thinking they were small). Well I found out they are bigger than the large, so I just called my new ones (which are bigger then the Hydrangeas) extra large. The "smaller" ones in the package are a little bigger than the large.

ETA: The ones I am calling extra large are about 2 inches across. The smaller ones are about 1 inch across and look beautiful when place inside of the extra large. I figured 5 extra large and 8 large is equivalent. I am sure Diana Lyn would have told me it they were not.

These are what I have and I also ordered these for the swap.

Are we talking about the same thing?? Sorry If I seem so confussed!! I only have the one tin of primas! I just need to know how many to poke in a bag and send!

 

[Diana Lyn]

These are what I have and I also ordered these for the swap.

Are we talking about the same thing?? Sorry If I seem so confussed!! I only have the one tin of primas! I just need to know how many to poke in a bag and send!

Those are the ones that mickeyfan is talking about. You can send the same amount she came up with, that seems fair.

 

[disneyfreakk]

Thank you Diana Lyn! None of the LSS in my area carry prima flowers so my only experiance with them is looking at them online. Its really difficult to judge size on the internet. Sorry for being a pain in the mouse!

 

[mickeyfan2]

That is exactly them. That is the color I chose. The others come in small glass bottles.

 

[mickeyfan2]

That is exactly them. That is the color I chose. The others come in small glass bottles.

I just mailed my flowers. The lady at the USPS insisted on putting my stamps on the return envelpe, even when I objected. So to send it was 87 cents and the return I put on $1.11 to cover the next ounce.

 

[Diana Lyn]

I just mailed my flowers. The lady at the USPS insisted on putting my stamps on the return envelpe, even when I objected. So to send it was 87 cents and the return I put on $1.11 to cover the next ounce.

That's weird. So if your's in under that weight, I guess I can't return the extra stamp to you. I'll be on the look out for them and start the received thread when I get them!

 

[mickeyfan2]

That's weird. So if your's in under that weight, I guess I can't return the extra stamp to you. I'll be on the look out for them and start the received thread when I get them!

No problem. What is a few stamps between friends. This is an odd post office. They seem to have problems with everything every customer sends.

 

[angelmom]

For group C I got winter 2, and for D I ordered blue hydrangeas. Once I get them I will figure out what size and color brads to go with them.

 

[PixieDust32]

OK, I got a bottle of Flowers yesterday from Archivers, the colors are Pastel and the bottle didn't have any label so I don't know what size are they, some are I guess medium (sorry, this is my first time ) and some others are smaller, I don't know if they are the big ones or medium.

 

[Diana Lyn]

OK, I got a bottle of Flowers yesterday from Archivers, the colors are Pastel and the bottle didn't have any label so I don't know what size are they, some are I guess medium (sorry, this is my first time ) and some others are smaller, I don't know if they are the big ones or medium.

Don't be sorry! I actually didn't see your post until this morning, but I got this great idea last night while I was trying to get to sleep and let's see if I can pull it off! It's the best I can do in describing the sizes.

 

[ksjayhawks]

Thanks for the comparison of the sizes to money! That will help me, as this is my first time to buy them. I plan to hit ARchivers soon.

 

[ddavis860]

Don't be sorry! I actually didn't see your post until this morning, but I got this great idea last night while I was trying to get to sleep and let's see if I can pull it off! It's the best I can do in describing the sizes.

WOW!! What a great idea!! Such a HUGE help! Thank you so much...

Diana Lyn can tell you, I've been stressing about counts and sizes too. This should be put in the "sticky" Swap guidlines post too. Such a great visual!!!

So, I can now say that I am sending a mix of large and medium sizes, that is what is in the summer 1&2 bottles. I'm assuming the Easter colors will be the same.

Thanks again Diana Lyn!

 

[Diana Lyn]

WOW!! What a great idea!! Such a HUGE help! Thank you so much...

Diana Lyn can tell you, I've been stressing about counts and sizes too. This should be put in the "sticky" Swap guidlines post too. Such a great visual!!!

So, I can now say that I am sending a mix of large and medium sizes, that is what is in the summer 1&2 bottles. I'm assuming the Easter colors will be the same.

Thanks again Diana Lyn!

I said it before, and I'll say it again---NO STRESSING!!! This is supposed to be fun! Have fun!!

I was trying my best to answer the questions, but I just couldn't find the written words to answer them. I'm glad this idea hit me!

 

[PixieDust32]

Don't be sorry! I actually didn't see your post until this morning, but I got this great idea last night while I was trying to get to sleep and let's see if I can pull it off! It's the best I can do in describing the sizes.

OMG! Thank you so much, this is a huge help.