Crazy Quilt All That Glitters Swap

Coordinator: Barbara



I am borrowing heavily from Jane Weidman's Embellishment Swap criteria. Thanks, Jane. I will be out of town from June 19th to the 28th, so want to run this swap before I leave. Sorry for the tight timeframe, but just think how quickly you will have your new glitzy stuff!

Purpose: to share what shines from our stashes of goodies.
(Packrats always give something in return for what they take.)

Deadline for sign-up: May 15th

Deadline for mailing: June 1

E-mail me to sign-up. I have 14 names already, and will reply to each of the people who sign up with my snail mail address.

  1. Prepare 15 bags (ziplock, candy, or disc wrappers) with your selection of goodies. The bags do not have to have identical contents. (See below for guidelines)

  2. Enclose in each bag a slip of paper with YOUR name and e-mail address.

  3. Tape MY address to the outside of each baggie. (This is optional, and is in case your mailer opens in transit.)

  4. Get one padded mailer about 10" x 13", and one heavy priority mailer free from the Post Office. (You may use 2 padded envelopes if you prefer.)

  5. Address the padded mailer to YOURSELF, and affix $3.00 in stamps to it. Do not use metered postage, which may expire.

  6. Address the priority mailer to ME, and enclose your return mailer and the goody bags.

  7. Mail the package to ME, e-mail me at Barkelsey@aol.com so I will expect it.

  8. When your package arrives for me, I will e-mail you.

  9. When I have received a package from everyone who has e-mailed me by June 1 to expect it. I will disappear with all of your lovely things. NO NO NO (rofl) I will swap all the little baggies, seal them into your self-adddressed mailers, and send them to you. I'll e-mail you to expect them, or if I don't have the time I will announce the mailing on the list for everyone to know that you, special you, are about to receive a wonderful surprise package of glittery treasures.

**********WHAT TO SEND*********WHAT TO SEND**********

These categories are guidelines. You may send your grandmother's 15 piece coffee service if you like (with plenty of postage, please.) Each bag should contain 4 of the following choices. I have given approximate amounts. Send double the amount of one choice, and then 2 others if you prefer. Or you can send 4 times the amount of one choice, in each bag. This should be fun. Try to create a bag you would be happy to receive yourself.

Thread-- about 5 yards, each different, of metallic, rayon, something spun along with metallic, shiny silk.

Fabric--three different scraps, no smaller than about 3" x 5" gold or siler brocade, lame, satin, shiny silk, prints with gold screened overprinting.

Ribbon-- 3 diffferent pieces about 12" to a yard depending on width, cost, rarity. Send silk, organza, ombres, satins , etc.

Charms-- 1 to 5 depending on size and value. Must be metal.

Beads-- Use your judgement, depending on size. 3 kinds, about 20 seed beads (please contain them in bead bag, on string, or in twist of paper.) and 1 to 5 of others depending on size. They mus be shiny-- could be metallic in any color, or at least partly gold or silver.

Buttons-- 2-10, depending on size and quality. Please no contemporary metal buttons with wiggly shanks. All shanks should be short so they don't droop when sewn.

Motifs and scraps-- appliques that are made of shiny material. Pieces of old jewelry (can be cut up from original form into its components with a metal snip.) Amount depends on size and complexity-- keep smaller than 1 1/2 " approximately, and include one to three.

Trim -- fringe, tassels, cord, braid, whatever you have. It can be a twist or blend of gold and a color, or other shiny threads. Gold flowers or leaves, for example. Your call for amount-- pieces should be 4" or so, at least.

Rhinestones-- Sew on only, please, whether pierced or set in something. Many of us don't use glue on our work.

Shisas-- the queens of gleam. You judge the amount you can spare.

These categories do overlap, and are only a guideline. You can send something from each, but to be fair remember to include enough. The total of what you send shoulld be what it would please you to receive. Sorry I can't be more specific, but e-mail me at Barkelsey@aol.com if you want to discuss whether you are enclosing enough in your baggies.

Just remember-- Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine...

Barbara who can't wait to see what arrives

Barkelsey@aol.com

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Last updated May 6, 1997.

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