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Container of Hope, Encouragement and Inner Peace

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Swap Coordinator:Net3811 (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:January 21, 2012
Date items must be sent by:February 25, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I joined this swap 3 years ago and got a wonderfully creative little package. Now the original host is not longer with Swap-bot I run it myself each year.

We all need encouragement from time to time -- positive affirmations, reminders that we're loved, affirming words, encouragement to keep going. So we're going to swap some!!

Please be as creative as possible. Don't just scribble out phrases on paper ... not that a few of those aren't okay. But the more creative the better (minimum of 3 of each creative method). Consider things like small laminated cards for a purse, mini letters in an envelope, postcards, a printed phrase affixed to a silk flower or leaf, sayings pasted on fridge magnets, decorated quotes in a card frame that can be pinned to a workboard, those printed nail files, a phrase printed on a folded tent card that can stand on the kitchen bench, an embroidered phrase or saying, inspirational words made into a notecard that can be given away, bookmarks, a card from a motivational set of cards that you can bear to part with.

Hearts for creativity and range of encouragement and hope included in the package. The container you choose is up to you. Try to decorate it or use one that's already decorative. Try experimenting with media, it never hurts! Go for at least 12 encouragements, affirmations, you're-worth-it's! But as always, the more the merrier.

Once you receive your package, try paying a few of them forward by leaving them in unexpected places like library books or bathroom stalls! Leave them for yourself in places where you might need them as well, like your desk or your creative space for those blocked times. Remember, this swap is about encouragement, hope, and promoting inner strength when times get icky or even mildly icky.

Usual swap rules apply. Also, please read your partners profiles before including encouragement of a religious nature. For people who aren't religious and are having a day where they feel discouraged, pulling a "god loves you" note out of their package might emphasize a feeling of disconnection or alienation. And that's pretty much the opposite of what we're going for here. As it isn't profile specific (apart from the above), you can start creating now.

Discussion

lettergirl 01/ 6/2012 #

Good for you for making this...this looks like fun! I'm going to watch for now and see if I can create some things to put together--I'm a little short on motivation now myself, but I will see what I can find and pull together! :) What a nice swap!

Itti 01/ 6/2012 #

Wonderful swap idea!

Net3811 01/ 7/2012 #

Thanks everyone, hope to see lots of swappers join. This is definitely a swap to keep going.

SweetNienna 01/ 9/2012 #

Hi! Could you tell me what the rating requirement is for this swap? Thank you.

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