Swap Details

Below you will find information about Secret Message Crafting. To sign up for this swap, click the link at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions.

Secret Message Crafting

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Secret Message Crafting
Swap-bot URL:http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/14104
Swap Coordinator:mediatinker (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Crafts  Miscellaneous 
Number of people in swap:6
Last day to signup/drop:April 14, 2008
Date items must be sent by:May 14, 2008
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Do you like codes and ciphers? Puzzles? Secrets?

For this swap you will encipher a message and send it to your partner, along with the plaintext message sealed in a separate envelope. If your partner needs a tool, key, or hint to decode the message, please include that, too.

The Message

A friendly greeting, sage advice, favorite quote, a personal secret, or whatever you like. It should be long enough to decipher but not so long it will be tedious. A sentence or two? Maybe more, maybe less depending upon the medium.

The Code

Your choice! ROT-13, alphabetic substitution, QR code, Morse code, ASCII binary...there are many to choose from.

The Medium

Here is where the crafting comes in. No scribbling your coded message onto a sheet of paper and calling it done. Be creative in presenting your message. You might create coded embroidery, weaving, beading, or knitting. Maybe a painting or collage. Perhaps a jigsaw, acrostic or crossword puzzle.

This is an international swap. Swappers in good standing only, please.

Discussion

sultrypeacock 04/ 3/2008 #

This sounds like a super fun swap! I wish I weren't so swamped with deadlines right now. I'll have to see if I can make time for this one anyway. :)

mediatinker 04/ 3/2008 #

It would be great to have your creativity in the mix; I hope you'll drop something to make room for secret message crafting.

mediatinker 04/13/2008 #

I've been thinking about messages and codes. I haven't settled on one yet; I think I will wait til I assign partners and then tailor it a little bit.

Have you got an idea for your coded craft yet?

spoonergregory 04/14/2008 #

I'm undecided too at the moment, although I have a couple of ideas... I have at least decided on the message I'm going to encode, which is a start!

mediatinker 04/15/2008 #

Here we go! Partners are assigned. Enjoy the coding and crafting.

mediatinker 05/ 7/2008 #

Hope everyone is getting their messages coded. If you think you'll need more time, please contact your partner.

I ended up doing a binary-encoded wrap necklace. It spelled out a quote from my partner's favorite fiction. She liked it!

spoonergregory 05/11/2008 #

My package is all ready to go to the post office on Monday morning - hope you enjoy it!

mediatinker 05/11/2008 #

Can hardly wait to see what you've done!

mediatinker 05/16/2008 #

OMG, that was brilliant, spoonergregory. Thank you!

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