Lynx
(In a world where you can be anything, be kind.)
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I plan to host the Ongoing Ornament Swap again this year. Signups will start around Sept 1 and run for a month.
The ongoing ornament swap, if you are unfamiliar, is a list style swap where you claim one ornament from the list posted directly above you, you post a list, etc etc.
If all goes well, @endymion plans to revive @gatorwrangler’s famous “Sweat Style Swap” that was very popular on our previous site. I’ll leave the details to her, as she may change it up a bit to suit her, but the concept was you crafted (x) ornaments ahead of time, posted your offerings, people selected their preferences, and the host would then assign partners based on who wants to “shop” from the another’s “sweat shop.”
She and I talked, and it works better for me to run to ornament swap in Sept.
Where does our interest lie? Are we on a good track? Let us know!
I’d like to make all the ornaments, so I’d participate in both the Ongoing and Sweat Shoppe Style!
I like making my ornaments early, so I’d like to see the Sweat Shoppe Style revival!
Ooh, I love the Ongoing Ornament swap. I’ll wanna play again!
I would be interested in participating in the ongoing ornament swap again, but it was very stressful last year due to mail taking ages to arrive. Enough to put me off swapping for a while. Receiving mail is still challenging - we’ve got several parcels stuck in customs right now.
I’ve sent some happy mail this week and I’m organizing a flat envelope swap. If this works out then I might be interested in participating in one of these swaps again.
I clicked the wrong thing! I said I’d do the ongoing one, but obviously I am interested in both…
I think the last time we did the Sweat Shoppe Ornament Swap, we had a choice of making three ornaments or six. It may be important to note that you make 3 or 6 multiples of the same item, so it’s not exactly like Shop the Swap, where you do an assortment of different things.
Sweat Shoppe may appeal to people who would prefer to craft according to their own tastes, as opposed to responding to someone else’s request/theme.
It is also good for those who may feel shy about jumping into an ongoing-style swap, for whatever reason.
Having said all that, I won’t be at all offended if we end up deciding to do just the Ongoing Ornament Swap. I personally love that one!
I like the fact that Sweat Shoppe lets us craft ahead of time, and all we have to do is wait for partners and send out. It’s a fairly low pressure way to have some holiday fun - and I’ve received some beautiful ornaments in past rounds!
I agree. I’ve never done the Ongoing Ornament swap, but I’d love to do a Sweat Shop Ornament Swap. That way I can craft whenever I feel the urge. I’m brainstorming some ideas for some monster ornaments now!
Lynx
(In a world where you can be anything, be kind.)
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I would also love a monster!
I love both styles of the swap.
I started the ongoing style as to have an ornament swap, but not step on gatorwranglor’s swap baby. But, it’s been missed, so glad endymion is reviving it.
I’ve received so many wonderful ornaments in past rounds that I hang on my tree every year. 