DisneyIsTerrific
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School Swap
Due date is January 23rd (that is when I need to receive your package). Please mail packages out by January 16th to ensure they are received by me by the deadline.
If you are new to swapping with us please only sign up for 2 groups.
1. Pick the spots in the groups you would like. For each spot you choose, you are required to make 2 elements from the list below for each person in your group. There may be different numbers of people per group so please be sure to double check your amounts once sign-ups are closed.
2. PM me with your DIS name, name, mailing address, email address, and phone numbers. Email and phone numbers will only be used to follow up if I have not heard from you.
3. If you are unable to complete your groups, please ask for an angel as soon as possible. I will be requiring the following check-in dates.
December 3
January 2
Mail by January 16
If I have not heard from you within 3 days of the check-in date, a pm/e-mail will be sent. If I still do not hear from you within one week of that, I will ask for an angel. Please post your status on the Progress thread, which will be posted after sign-ups are closed.
4. Packing Instructions: use a Ziploc bag for each person and put everything for that person into their bag. Please label each individual bag with your DIS name, real name and group. Enclose these individual bags into a larger (no smaller than gallon size) Ziploc bag. Please use a gallon size bag for this even if your items may fit in a quart sized bag. Others items may not fit in the quart size. Label the gallon sized bag with your name, DIS name, and group.
5. Mailing Instructions: mail in a priority envelope or box and include $4.80 (envelope) or $9.80 (box) for return postage (stamps, cash, check) to return your items. Add $.65 for delivery confirmation. Please do not send metered or click-it/ship-it postage some hostesses have had issues with these.
Here are the elements. If you have questions about any of these elements, you can look at the swap glossary link at the top of the swap board, the swap photo gallery link at the top of the swap board, or pm me. Ill be happy to help.
Please note:
Each item must be embellished a minimum of 2 different ways. Embellished means using brads, eyelets, charms, primas (flowers), stickles, ribbon/fiber, 3D stickers (matted stickers/clipart are okay too), embossing, or inking.
NO handwritten lettering on any items. Please use computer fonts, rub-ons, stickers or stamps.
Title/Topper 1 per person, 8 in x 2 in and doubled-matted
Borders 1 set per person. 12 inches long, but able to be cut down to 11 inches.
Photo Mat 2 per person, double matted with the top layer no smaller than 4 ¼ x 6 ¼,.
Photo Frames - 2 per person for a 4x6 photo, double layered
Journaling Box 2 per person with a 3x3 writing area, double matted with the actual journal area placed on top of the two mats
Tag 2 per person for a 2x3 tag, 1 per person for a larger tag, double matted, include either ribbon/fiber or eyelet/brad in the hote. May include both the fiber and/or eyelet does not count as part of the 2 embellishments.
Embellished Shapes 4 per person no smaller than 1 ½ x 1 ½, double matted. These can be circles, squares, flowers, etc. Be creative. If it is a shape that would not look right double matted, please use your best judgment .Just make up for it in another way. Maybe make a few extra or throw in something extra.
Slide Mounts 2 per person be creative here please
File Folders or Matchbooks 1 per person if medium or larger, 2 per person if mini-sized. Please make sure to enclose a blank page in the matchbook if this is the element you choose to do.
Bottle Caps 2 per person if metal, 4 per person if paper
Library Pocket & Tag 1 per person, no smaller than to hold a 2x3 tag that should have ribbon/fiber or eyelet/brad in the hole.
Shaker Box 1 per person be creative please.
Paper Piecing 1 per person be creative please
License Plate 1 per person be creative please
Signage/Bookmark 1 per person 2x6, double matted
Song/Lyric/Poem 1 per person, text area no smaller than 2 ½ x 3 ½, double matted Altered CD cover 1 per person be creative please
Altered Letter 1 per person, matted and at least 4 inches in size
Altered Paper Clips 3 large sized ones per person
If a group fills, I will open another.
Group 1: Preschool - Make 6
1. Party of 3
2. 123SA
3. MichellePooh
4. MinnieGarden
5. MichiBelle
6. rlovew
Group 2: Kindergarten - Make 7
1. Party of 3
2. 123SA
3. Aroyer
4. Mickster
5. MinnieGarden
6. Estherhead
7. MichiBelle
Group 3: Elementary Grades - Make 5
1. 1st Grade - AWM
2. 2nd Grade - Mickster
3. 3rd Grade - 123SA
4. 4th Grade - MickeyTeacher
5. 5th Grade - Disney Is Terrific
6. Elementary Graduation
Group 4: Middle School
1. 6th Grade
2. 7th Grade
3. 8th Grade
4. Middle School Graduation
5. General Middle School
6. General Middle School
Group 5: High School - Make 3
1. 9th Grade - ksjayhawks
2. 10th Grade - DisneyIsTerrific
3. 11th Grade - NewEnglandEeyore
4. 12th Grade
5. General High School
6. General High School
Group 6: High School Events - Make 4
1. Prom (general prom not senior) - NewEnglandEeyore
2. Pep Rally
3. Football Game - djackow
4. School Trip
5. Homecoming - ksjayhawks
6. Driving a Car - DisneyIsTerrific
Group 7: Holiday Fun - Make 6
1. Fall/Harvest/Halloween - MichellePooh
2. Thanksgiving - MickeyTeacher
3. Christmas - rlovew
4. Valentines Day - ksjayhawks
5. St. Patricks Day - Arizona Rita
6. General Party - MazdaUK
Group 8: Daily Grind - Make 5
1. School Bus - Party of 3
2. Homework - MazdaUK
3. Reading - AWM
4. Backpack - MickeyTeacher
5. Project
6. After school snack - Estherhead
Group 9: Special Days/Events Make 6
1. First Day of School - Aroyer
2. Last Day of School - MazdaUK's Niece
3. Field Trip - Bearbear
4. Performance (play or singing) - DisneyIsTerrific
5. Field Day - rlovew
6. Fair (science or history) - AWM
Group 10: Activities - Make 4
1. Student Government
2. Band
3. Drama - DisneyIsTerrific
4. Clubs - New England Eeyore
5. Sports - djackow
6. Yearbook - AWM
Group 11: Senior Year Events - Make 4
1. Graduation - DisneyIsTerrific
2. Senior Prom - Djackow
3. Grad Night
4. Baccalaureate
5. Senior Picture - NewEnglandEeyore
6. General Senior Year - AWM
Due date is January 23rd (that is when I need to receive your package). Please mail packages out by January 16th to ensure they are received by me by the deadline.
If you are new to swapping with us please only sign up for 2 groups.
1. Pick the spots in the groups you would like. For each spot you choose, you are required to make 2 elements from the list below for each person in your group. There may be different numbers of people per group so please be sure to double check your amounts once sign-ups are closed.
2. PM me with your DIS name, name, mailing address, email address, and phone numbers. Email and phone numbers will only be used to follow up if I have not heard from you.
3. If you are unable to complete your groups, please ask for an angel as soon as possible. I will be requiring the following check-in dates.
December 3
January 2
Mail by January 16
If I have not heard from you within 3 days of the check-in date, a pm/e-mail will be sent. If I still do not hear from you within one week of that, I will ask for an angel. Please post your status on the Progress thread, which will be posted after sign-ups are closed.
4. Packing Instructions: use a Ziploc bag for each person and put everything for that person into their bag. Please label each individual bag with your DIS name, real name and group. Enclose these individual bags into a larger (no smaller than gallon size) Ziploc bag. Please use a gallon size bag for this even if your items may fit in a quart sized bag. Others items may not fit in the quart size. Label the gallon sized bag with your name, DIS name, and group.
5. Mailing Instructions: mail in a priority envelope or box and include $4.80 (envelope) or $9.80 (box) for return postage (stamps, cash, check) to return your items. Add $.65 for delivery confirmation. Please do not send metered or click-it/ship-it postage some hostesses have had issues with these.
Here are the elements. If you have questions about any of these elements, you can look at the swap glossary link at the top of the swap board, the swap photo gallery link at the top of the swap board, or pm me. Ill be happy to help.
Please note:
Each item must be embellished a minimum of 2 different ways. Embellished means using brads, eyelets, charms, primas (flowers), stickles, ribbon/fiber, 3D stickers (matted stickers/clipart are okay too), embossing, or inking.
NO handwritten lettering on any items. Please use computer fonts, rub-ons, stickers or stamps.
Title/Topper 1 per person, 8 in x 2 in and doubled-matted
Borders 1 set per person. 12 inches long, but able to be cut down to 11 inches.
Photo Mat 2 per person, double matted with the top layer no smaller than 4 ¼ x 6 ¼,.
Photo Frames - 2 per person for a 4x6 photo, double layered
Journaling Box 2 per person with a 3x3 writing area, double matted with the actual journal area placed on top of the two mats
Tag 2 per person for a 2x3 tag, 1 per person for a larger tag, double matted, include either ribbon/fiber or eyelet/brad in the hote. May include both the fiber and/or eyelet does not count as part of the 2 embellishments.
Embellished Shapes 4 per person no smaller than 1 ½ x 1 ½, double matted. These can be circles, squares, flowers, etc. Be creative. If it is a shape that would not look right double matted, please use your best judgment .Just make up for it in another way. Maybe make a few extra or throw in something extra.
Slide Mounts 2 per person be creative here please
File Folders or Matchbooks 1 per person if medium or larger, 2 per person if mini-sized. Please make sure to enclose a blank page in the matchbook if this is the element you choose to do.
Bottle Caps 2 per person if metal, 4 per person if paper
Library Pocket & Tag 1 per person, no smaller than to hold a 2x3 tag that should have ribbon/fiber or eyelet/brad in the hole.
Shaker Box 1 per person be creative please.
Paper Piecing 1 per person be creative please
License Plate 1 per person be creative please
Signage/Bookmark 1 per person 2x6, double matted
Song/Lyric/Poem 1 per person, text area no smaller than 2 ½ x 3 ½, double matted Altered CD cover 1 per person be creative please
Altered Letter 1 per person, matted and at least 4 inches in size
Altered Paper Clips 3 large sized ones per person
If a group fills, I will open another.
Group 1: Preschool - Make 6
1. Party of 3
2. 123SA
3. MichellePooh
4. MinnieGarden
5. MichiBelle
6. rlovew
Group 2: Kindergarten - Make 7
1. Party of 3
2. 123SA
3. Aroyer
4. Mickster
5. MinnieGarden
6. Estherhead
7. MichiBelle
Group 3: Elementary Grades - Make 5
1. 1st Grade - AWM
2. 2nd Grade - Mickster
3. 3rd Grade - 123SA
4. 4th Grade - MickeyTeacher
5. 5th Grade - Disney Is Terrific
6. Elementary Graduation
Group 4: Middle School
1. 6th Grade
2. 7th Grade
3. 8th Grade
4. Middle School Graduation
5. General Middle School
6. General Middle School
Group 5: High School - Make 3
1. 9th Grade - ksjayhawks
2. 10th Grade - DisneyIsTerrific
3. 11th Grade - NewEnglandEeyore
4. 12th Grade
5. General High School
6. General High School
Group 6: High School Events - Make 4
1. Prom (general prom not senior) - NewEnglandEeyore
2. Pep Rally
3. Football Game - djackow
4. School Trip
5. Homecoming - ksjayhawks
6. Driving a Car - DisneyIsTerrific
Group 7: Holiday Fun - Make 6
1. Fall/Harvest/Halloween - MichellePooh
2. Thanksgiving - MickeyTeacher
3. Christmas - rlovew
4. Valentines Day - ksjayhawks
5. St. Patricks Day - Arizona Rita
6. General Party - MazdaUK
Group 8: Daily Grind - Make 5
1. School Bus - Party of 3
2. Homework - MazdaUK
3. Reading - AWM
4. Backpack - MickeyTeacher
5. Project
6. After school snack - Estherhead
Group 9: Special Days/Events Make 6
1. First Day of School - Aroyer
2. Last Day of School - MazdaUK's Niece
3. Field Trip - Bearbear
4. Performance (play or singing) - DisneyIsTerrific
5. Field Day - rlovew
6. Fair (science or history) - AWM
Group 10: Activities - Make 4
1. Student Government
2. Band
3. Drama - DisneyIsTerrific
4. Clubs - New England Eeyore
5. Sports - djackow
6. Yearbook - AWM
Group 11: Senior Year Events - Make 4
1. Graduation - DisneyIsTerrific
2. Senior Prom - Djackow
3. Grad Night
4. Baccalaureate
5. Senior Picture - NewEnglandEeyore
6. General Senior Year - AWM
And I should be able to cut by then 
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