COMPLETED - Chunky Houses Halloween Edition 2022 SU:9/1 - 9/8 SO: 10/6/22

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Chunky Halloween House by @goatgoddesss

Swap name: Chunky Houses Halloween Edition 2022
Lettuce Craft member who is organizing this swap: irid3sc3nt
Sign-up date range: Thursday, September 1st to Thursday, September 8th
Send out Date: Thursday, October 6th

Limited to a certain number of people? 25
Restricted to people who all live in the same country? no
Additional Age requirement? 16+, per swap rules

Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:

  • Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
  • Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
  • Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: CORRECT
  • Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES
  • Is at least 18 years old: YES

Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:

  • Has been a member for at least one month: YES
  • Has posted at least 15 times: YES
  • Has completed one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES
  • Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: CORRECT
  • Does not have any negative feedback: YES

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Need Inspiration? Here is my Chunky Halloween Houses Pinterest with ALL of the past Halloween Chunky Houses!

In this swap, participants will make and send out one house to each member in their group according to their partner’s themes. Participants will be put into groups of three. This means you will be making two houses. Optional: You may join two groups, where you would be making four houses.

Houses should measure equal to or less than 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm). Decorate the houses front and back with emphasis on embellishment, then sign the back with your LC name and date. We want everyone to remember that great house you made.

Please use a base material such as paperboard, matboard, wood, layered cardstock, or foam core. Basically, use something that can stand without flopping over in the future so you can have a whole chunky neighborhood. There is no need to create a stand for your chunky house. Most of us from the Old Site either hang them with clothespins or prop them up against other decorations.

Since this is a papercraft swap, no tracking/delivery confirmation is required, HOWEVER, you will have to remake and resend any packages that fail to reach their destinations. No exceptions.

Please send your house in a small padded envelope or sandwiched between cardboard. Write “DO NOT BEND” in red ink on both sides of your package. We want that chunky house that you spent so much time creating to reach its new home in good shape.

Communication is important.
It is your responsibility to:
-PM all of your partners and the organizer when you have sent–you must send to ALL of your partners at the same time (this seriously helps me with organization).
-PM your partner and organizer when you have received
-post your comments, questions, thoughts, teasers, etc. in this thread
-post individual photos of your received chunky houses in the gallery within one week and thank your partner

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO @irid3sc3nt VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.
Also, remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find other rules about participating in a swap.

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QUESTIONNAIRE - please double check your answers

Chunky Houses Halloween Edition 2022
LC username
Email address
Your real name and address including the country as it needs to appear on the package

Would you be willing to ship to an address outside of your own country? YES, this is a requirement for this swap.
Are you at least 16 years old? YES/YES
Do you promise to resend if your chunky house gets gobbled by the postal system? YES/YES
Will you take individual photos of your received chunky houses, post them in the gallery within one week, and thank your partner? YES/YES
Have you posted a comment in this thread and will check regularly for swap updates? YES/YES

One group (two houses) or two (four houses)? ONE/TWO
If there is an odd number of people, would you be willing to have an extra partner? YES/NO

Name five or more of your favorite Halloween things or themes
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What are your favorite Halloween colors?

Are there any colors that you absolutely cannot stand?

What are your thoughts on glitter?

What would you NOT want on your chunky house (gore, nudity, swearing, etc)?

Is there anything else you want to add to this questionnaire?

Please copy a link to your Pinterest or relevant example list of your style here. This is a great opportunity to start a Halloween list or add chunkies from the Inspiration link!

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Participants
irid3sc3nt- organizer
marionberries
goatgoddesss
artsycandice
audity
WiccadWitch
thanate

Partners

@artsycandice > thanate, WiccadWitch
@audity > goatgoddesss, irid3sc3nt, marionberries
@goatgoddesss > audity, irid3sc3nt, marionberries
@irid3sc3nt > audity, goatgoddesss, marionberries
@marionberries > audity, goatgoddesss, irid3sc3nt
@thanate > artsycandice, WiccadWitch
@WiccadWitch > artsycandice, thanate

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Yay for Halloween!

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Ikr?! I look forward to this swap every year!

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Your Pinterest board is fantastic. So many memories of swaps past! Thank you.

And I sent in my Q! Whooo-ooo-eeee-eeek!

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Aw, thank you! It’s definitely fun to look through and see all the different techniques used.
When I started putting it together, it had the names of who made it underneath but then Pinterest changed their look to just pictures so it doesn’t say anymore. I switched the photo requirements to individual photos of houses because sometimes if there are a couple together, it can be hard to see detail.

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halloween houses always a favorite of mine! will sign up tonight!

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Great! Looking forward to having another participant.

Been waiting on this one! Thank you for hosting it!!

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Four more days to sign up.

Two days left to sign up. I can extend it if y’all need more time. @audity @thanate @artsycandice @WiccadWitch @Juju

Fine. I’ll do it! Good grief. :roll_eyes: :laughing:

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How did you know I was thinking about it? :exploding_head: :laughing:

Thats funny because I just found some bases that I had cut out before…They’re supposed to be symmetrical, …but, they aren’t…I don’t know why, the template had to be symmetrical…I folded the cardstock in half and cut it out.
They’e not “off” enough to be wonky houses…just messed up :angry:

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You could wonk them out more, no one said they have to be symmetrical :blush:

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It’s after midnight my time, which means that today is the last day for signups! Anyone on the fence has until midnight Mountain Standard Time to get in their Qs. I’ll send out partners Friday in the evening.

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I will be signing up!

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Tried to sign up last night…for some reason it wouldn’t go through, so I just tried to send it again (I LOVE that Lettucecraft saves the posts and messages…makes it so much easier)
I think it went through this time.

They’re most probably going to have to be wonky :laughing:

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I have partners listed in the first post on this thread as well as the Gallery. I included you all in the signup messages, so I’m hoping that works as a way to disseminate the Qs. Let me know if it doesn’t work out.

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Yay for partners! I am exhausted from cleaning out my moms house…we all are. Still have lots to do. Switching my brain to chunky houses will be so good.

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It’s so quiet here. Is everyone busy creating their houses…or decorating?..or defending themselves from ghouls, goblins, ghosts, and other scary anxious Halloween creatures?

I haven’t even started designing. I just got back from a week of clearing out my mother’s house. She was a master stasher. Her fabric stash, tchotchkes collection, and random saved items is a crafter’s dream. Luckily I live states away and so could not haul home much. I already have a stash of epic proportions. But I did find some things that will definitely end up on a house or two.

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