Handmade Gift Exchange SIGNUPS {Holiday 2011}

gift swap on craftaholics anonymousits time for another Handmade Gift Exchange! YAY!! welcome to the Holiday 2011 edition!  i absolutely love hosting the Handmade Gift Exchange. my fave part is seeing the thoughtful gifts you make for each other and hearing about the wonderful friendships you’ve made through the exchange.

if you’re new to Craftaholics Anonymous, twice a year i host a Handmade Gift Exchange and let me tell you, it is loads of fun!! it gives you the opportunity to meet a fellow crafter AND the perfect excuse to get your craft on! {if you want to see what people have made/received in the past, check out previous gift exchange linky parties: Summer 2011 and Winter 2010.}

HOW IT WORKS: after you sign up, i will send you an email with your partner’s mailing info and email address.  you will then make and send a gift to your partner, who in return, will make and send something to you. For ex: I make and send a gift to Jane Crafty and in return, Jane Crafty will make and send me a gift.

It is mandatory that you read this entire post BEFORE you sign up!

If you have any questions, PLEASE email me at craftaholicsanon@gmail.com before signing up.

THE DETAILS: i am limiting everyone to 1 gifting partner this time. i’m sorry ladies! i had arranged to have a program written so that i wouldn’t have to manually copy and paste every email and mailing address into individual emails…… but the programmer fell through at the last minute. argh! so instead of dedicating an entire month of my life to copying and pasting emails, i am limiting everyone to 1 partner.

there are 2 different exchanges: United States and International. you must live in the United States for the USA exchange. if you live outside the USA, please sign up for the International Exchange. For the International exchange, i will try my best to pair you up with someone in your country to help with shipping costs. BUT i cannot guarantee anything!!

  • If you commit to participate in this exchange, you will need to make a thoughtful Handmade Gift for a fellow crafter and have it post marked by wednesday November 30, 2011. In return, you will receive a Handmade Gift from a fellow crafter in the mail.
  • Fill out the form below to officially sign up. Sign up ends Nov. 7, 2011.
  • I will personally email you with your “Gift Exchange Partner’s” mailing and email address. {please please please add Linda@CraftaholicsAnonymous.net as a contact so that my email does not go to your Spam Box. this is important because i copy and paste the entire email so it  seems “spammy” to most email accounts.}
  • After you get the email with your partner’s info, please send your partner a quick email to introduce yourself. Include things like: your favorite color, what type of decorating you like, your current obsessions, your blog address, or your life story. either way is just fine :)
  • Make a gift for your assigned partner. Need ideas? Check out my Craft Tutorials.
  • Take pictures of the gift you make! there will be a linky party and several posts featuring YOUR gifts. You can link up both the gift you MADE and the gift you received. The gift  linky party will start on November 15. There will also be a Flickr group for those without blogs to upload their gift pictures.
  • Please have your gift post marked no later than Wednesday November 30, 2011. this is crucial! If you make and mail your gift early, that would be ideal. AND gold star to you for being so on top of things!
  • Participating in this exchange means you will probably have to make a trip to the Post Office. Please take this into account when you’re looking at your busy holiday schedule.
  • If you own a handmade shop, DO NOT simply tell your partner to pick out what they want from your shop. i ask that you customize the item for your partner {i.e. color, design, style etc} this exchange is to promote handmade. please keep that in mind.
  • If at any time you are unable to follow through with the exchange, PLEASE email me ASAP!! I understand life happens and that some things are out of our control. i just ask that you shoot me an email immediately to give me a heads up so that I can arrange for your partner to receive a gift.
  • **I have no way of patrolling everyone’s participation….usually, people are honest and do their part .**

Please tell your friends, family, co-workers or that crazy lady in line at the grocery store about the Handmade Gift Exchange! The more the merrier. If you’d like to blog, tweet, or FB about the Handmade Gift Exchange to spread the fun, that would be awesome. {that’s what those share icons below are for!}

Sign up now for the Handmade Gift Exchange! hosted by @CraftaholicAnon  http://tinyurl.com/6ffmkhw #HandmadeGiftExchange

i signed up for the Handmade Gift Exchange. you should too! http://tinyurl.com/6ffmkhw hosted by @CraftaholicAnon #HandmadeGiftExchange

If you’re on twitter, please use the hashtag #HandmadeGiftExchange if you tweet about the gift exchange.That way others can join the conversation….. and I’ll totally retweet your churps :)

to sign up, click on the link below and fill out the form!

HANDMADE GIFT EXCHANGE SIGN UP FORM

FAQ

  • There is no skill level required. A handmade gift is always wonderful, no matter how technical it is!
  • There is no price minimum on the handmade gift. If shipping costs are an issue, you can make a gift that is light weight and fits inside an envelope.
  • You do not need a blog to participate!
  • There is no official theme for this Gift Exchange. If you want to do a holiday theme, go for it!
  • Can I make a gift from a kit/pattern? YES!! If you made any part of the gift, that’s perfect!
  • Can the gift be in digital form? No. You can create a printable or design something for your gift, but please PRINT it off and send a physical copy to your partner. Part of the fun is actually receiving a gift in the mail.

happy gifting!!

Linda
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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