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25 Days of Christmas Australia

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Swap Coordinator:smokeandmirrors (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Themed  Seasonal 
Number of people in swap:18
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:November 11, 2007
Date items must be sent by:November 12, 2007
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

NOTE: Swap sign up date has been moved FORWARD to OCTOBER 10TH. You will now have exactly one month to prepare and post out your swap.

This swap is similar to Yooperhills USA Version and clarescraftycabin.co.uks Europe Version but for AUSTRALIA ONLY!

For this swap you will get 24 small gifts and 1 larger gift for the partner you are assigned. These items don't have to be expensive and some can be handmade if you'd rather that. (Please make sure they are not all handmade). Please check your partners profiles for ideas and please make sure not to send anything that their profile says they are allergic to or dislike.

Each little present must be wrapped individually and have written on them a number between 1 and 24. This is so the person knows what day of December to open each gift. The larger present is of course for Christmas day.

Of course there are some rules. You MUST have a rating of 5! Due to the amount of work that goes into this swap i don't want anyone missing out. No newbies(sorry)! And i will just repeat that this is Australia only.

If anyone signs up that does not meet these guidelines they will be banned when i come to assign partners. No exceptions.

Packages must be sent out by November 10th so that they arrive in time for December and the unwrapping process! :-)

That's about all, any questions feel free to ask but otherwise have a great swap!

Discussion

outbackgirl 09/26/2007 #

I've just sign for this swap...maybe I should have ask a question first....So all the 25 presents are to be sent in one big package by 10 November?

smokeandmirrors 09/27/2007 #

Yes. At any australia post outlet you should be able to find a post approved box. (Ask at the post office if you need assistance). These come in different sizes and should suit the need perfectly!

If you change your mind you can always pull out of a swap too. This must be done before the deadline of October 16 though.

smokeandmirrors 10/ 2/2007 #

I've had some people contact me asking if i can move the sign up date forward a little more so that they can have extra time to pick out 25 gifts for their partner. What are everybodies thoughts on this?

Just wanted to get a feel for how many people felt this way. Thanks.

zebra3175 10/ 3/2007 #

The sooner the better for me. I would love to have longer to get it together. But either way, Im in for the long haul. Cant wait to do this one. Samantha

smokeandmirrors 10/ 6/2007 #

Just a few more days now before we can start putting presents together!

Anyone who wants to sign up or pull out please do it asap as there is not much time left!

Bearynice 10/ 8/2007 #

It would be good to know who our partners are so as we can check their likes. Bearynice

smokeandmirrors 10/ 9/2007 #

Don't worry bearynice, i will assign partners asap when the deadline comes up. It is still open until the 10th! (Which is of course in American calendars.) So not until roughly the 11th Australia time.

Please everyone make sure your profiles are stacked full of information! I was checking some out yesterday and some people are lacking a bit in ideas. So just check them out to make it easier for your partner and to help avoid presents that perhaps just aren't you.

smokeandmirrors 10/10/2007 #

Partners are assigned!

ozrob 10/10/2007 #

YAY! but my partner has little info in her profile :o(

smokeandmirrors 10/11/2007 #

Hi, ozrob. Just contact your partner and maybe ask her a few questions to help you out. I'm sure she'd rather give you suggestions than get things she doesn't like.

ozrob 10/15/2007 #

doh! my partner isn't reading my messages I'm sending.

smokeandmirrors 10/19/2007 #

Hope everyone is going well with their preparations for this swap!

ozrob 10/28/2007 #

oh great! now my partner has a blank profile!

smokeandmirrors 10/29/2007 #

Did you end up getting some suggestions off her before that happened?

ozrob 10/29/2007 #

yeah, she mentioned scrapbooking :o\

smokeandmirrors 10/29/2007 #

Well i guess you just have to focus on that then, unless you can get in contact with her and get more suggestions there isn't much more you can do.

zebra3175 10/30/2007 #

smokeandmirrors..... are you doing anything about trying to contact ozrob's partner? If you aren't having any luck either, maybe it would be better to get ozrob to send to her partners partner instead. It is a really big deal this swap with lots of time and effort going into it, and I think it would be unfair for both the sending and receiving partners to miss out on the fun of this swap. Both for the ease of ozrob with working out what to send, and the pleasure of her partners partner. Just my thoughts. Sam

smokeandmirrors 10/30/2007 #

Thanks zebra. I have been in contact with Nanbee as has Ozrob. The concern is more the lack of suggestions than anything else at this stage. But i am about to go and PM Nanbee again. If i get no reply then i will get Oz rob to send to nanbee's partner instead. Thank you for your concern.

ozrob 10/31/2007 #

NanBee hasn't logged into Swap-bot since the 26th October. My messages have gone unread. I did send an email to her just now so I'll wait and see if she replies.

smokeandmirrors 10/31/2007 #

Ok, let me know OZrob what happens. I will give it at the most 2 days and if no-one hears from her then i will organise for you to post to Nanbee's partner instead. If you're happy with that?

smokeandmirrors 11/ 3/2007 #

Hi everyone! Just wanted to touch base and let you all know that the situation (which i'm sure most of you were aware of) with Nanbee has been resolved and now OzRob will be sending to Nanbee's partner.

I also wanted to remind everyone that there is just 1 week left to send out your parcels! So get them together! And happy swapping!

smokeandmirrors 11/ 7/2007 #

Hi everyone, just realised that the 10th (send date) was a Saturday so i have extended that time till the 12th (Monday). Otherwise the dates on peoples parcels will be wrong!

So a couple of extra days there! If anyone is struggling with gifts now is definitely the time to ask for assisstance. Please select the "sent" button when you have sent so that i don't have to chase anyone up!

zebra3175 11/ 7/2007 #

This was a fun swap to prep for. I have sent mine off today, Thursday Nov 8. So keep your eyes out outbackgirl for your box of goodies. I hope you enjoy the 25 days of christmas as much as I did putting them together. Samantha.

Strawberry 11/ 8/2007 #

I have to agree, this was lots of fun to shop for, though I got my dad to do most of the wrapping (hehe, I'm such a slavedriver!) cos sad to say, I'm horrible at wrapping! zebra3175, I'm sending your parcel box today (9th Nov). Hope you like everything! :) Strawberry.

GingerThimble 11/ 8/2007 #

You're lucky to have a dad who is good at wrapping... Whenever my dad wraps something for Christmas, there are usually bits of the present hanging out =P

ozrob 11/ 8/2007 #

my package is on it's way to Fleagirl today :o) I love wrapping presents this was so much fun!

smokeandmirrors 11/ 8/2007 #

My Dad can't wrap either. He thinks you should never need more than three pieces of sticky tape for any one present. And it doesn't always work out so well.....

symphonie 11/ 9/2007 #

Sent my package today (9th Novemeber) to memtree , hope you like it. This was a fun swap for a shopaholic like me! ;)

LibraLady 11/ 9/2007 #

Sent mine off today to skelewhale, hope you enjoy it :)

smokeandmirrors 11/11/2007 #

Hi everyone. I notice there is still a lot of people who haven't sent their parcels out. Please just keep the send by date in mind and if you are going to be posting after that day for any reason please let your partners know!

zebra3175 11/11/2007 #

My parcel arrived today (nov 12) from Strawberry. Thanks heaps for the effort. Cant wait to start opening.

FleaGirl 11/12/2007 #

Ozrob - I picked up my parcel today from the post office. Thanks so much!! It's taking all of my effort not to 'take a peak' at at least one of the pressies!! ;-)

GingerThimble 11/12/2007 #

ozrob, your package is on it's way! You almost ended up with my daughter in there as well, but I had a bit of remorse at the last minute...

Strawberry 11/13/2007 #

Your prettily wrapped presents look so tempting, Lindy! Thank you for the time & effort! Now to hold out for December.. :D

ozrob 11/13/2007 #

OMG!! Emma is the most wonderful, thoughtful swapper EVER!! She not only sent 25 gifts for me but 25 gifts for my 8 year old son and 25 gifts for my 4 year old son!! All presented in neat Christmas sacks with our names on!! I'm totally blown away.

smokeandmirrors 11/15/2007 #

Just letting everyone know that i'm back if anyone needs to contact me.

Bearynice 11/19/2007 #

This is the greatest swap it allows us to be santa and Ihave had a great time puting it together Bev

zebra3175 11/28/2007 #

ONLY 2 MORE SLEEPS TO GO!!!!!!! can you tell Im excited???

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