Already postponed
A couple peeps voted on 2 options, and the matchbox swap won!
I thought Matchbox was more like an Altered Tin swap? But turns out, it’s just a wee box stuffed to the brim! So this might be a fun, weekend swap.
Matchbox swap:
Details of swap:
Find a matchbox that holds between 30-40 wooden matches and fill it as full as you possibly can with tiny supplies and/or crafts. You’ll be amazed by how much you can fit in it! You can put anything you want in it, as long as it is craft related.
Supplies such as beads, paper, ephemera, postage stamps, brads, buttons, fibers, embellishments, stamped images, stamps, ribbons, stickers, foam shapes, fake flowers.
Handmade goodies such as, earrings, magnets, a necklace, charms, pins.
If it fits and can be used in a craft, or is a craft it’s fair game. You can have 1 or 2 partners – you will decorate a matchbox for each partner, and you will receive a matchbox from each partner. One suggestion would be to stalk your partner and decorate the matchbox to their likes and dislikes but if you have an idea in your head already, decorate away. Just as long as you decorate and cram as much into the box as you can all will be good.
This swap is meant to be a quick, easy, and cheap swap so no extras, if it doesn’t fit in the box do not send it , unless you and your partner agree to personal swap at the same time. “Decorations and wrapping” are allowed. !
You can also make your own “matchbox” as long as it is the appropriate size. Here’s one template you could use: http://blog.swap-bot.com/rachels-matchbox-template/
Unbelievable, but that link still works!
And apparently, there were themed matchbox swaps as well (e.g. “Wicked Forest”). What are your thoughts? Would you like it themed? A quick, weekend swap? Or after partners, sendout in 2 weeks?
Finally, what dates work best for you? There are quite a few swaps open so we can also push out a ways - the end of May/early June?
