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Happiness Partners

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Swap Coordinator:anandatashie (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Letters & Writing  Handmade 
Number of people in swap:2
Location:Regional - USA Only
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.98
Last day to signup/drop:October 2, 2014
Date items must be sent by:November 1, 2014
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Happiness is sometimes a series of simple moments and steps, connecting with another person, receiving something in the mail that inspires and uplifts, doing little things that make the heart fuller.

Sooooo, let's partner up in the ongoing quest for happiness! This is a month-long swap. Please only sign up if you can commit to sending within the time parameters listed.

WEEK ONE - Mail between Monday, October 6 and Saturday, October 11. Send your partner an intro letter. This can be short or long, on a notecard or pretty stationery. Include a list of 25 sources of happiness for you.

WEEK TWO - Mail between October 13 and October 18. Send your partner a greeting card filled with poetry or quotes that give you a sense of happiness. For this, try to purchase or create a card that is profile-inspired. It doesn't have to be an exact profile match, but take what you know of your partner and do your best to choose something that is quite likely to put a big smile on their face. (Note: A greeting card should be larger than the average notecard, like one you'd find in the greeting card section at stores.)

WEEK THREE - Mail between October 20 and October 25. Take 4 photos that answer, "For me, this is happiness." Have these professionally printed (usually around 20 cents each at a place like Walgreens or Target) and send them to your partner in an envelope you've decorated in a happiness theme. Use at least two mediums for your envelope. (For example, magazine clippings, paint, colored pencil, stickers, rubber stamping, etc.)

WEEK FOUR - Mail between October 27 and November 1. Send your partner a profile-inspired package. It should include $5 worth of store-bought surprises (can be a single surprise or multiple smaller ones) and one handmade item made with care & love (example: art journal page, ATC, bookmark, craft, etc). In this package, also include a letter about happy moments you've experienced in October; any length.

MAILING & RATING INFO - When you send & receive each week, please leave a quick comment below ("sent" and "received" are perfectly fine). You will mark the swap as sent when you've sent ALL your mail, so sometime between October 27 and November 1. You'll rate your partner when you've received ALL of your mail.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS: 4.98 minimum. At least 15 type 2 and 3 swaps. No recent or unexplained 1s or 3s. I will remove anyone I feel will hinder the happy flow and success of this swap.

Let's have fun and explore happiness! :)

Discussion

Brettmarie 10/ 6/2014 #

Sent this morning! I'm excited to get this swap going :)

anandatashie 10/ 8/2014 #

Sent today. :)

anandatashie 10/ 9/2014 #

Very happily received (week one) today. :)

Brettmarie 10/12/2014 #

Received week one! I laughed that you included game of thrones as a source of happiness. I love the books and show but they definitely frustrate me more than they make me happy. I enjoyed reading what you wrote though :)

Brettmarie 10/12/2014 #

Received week one! I laughed that you included game of thrones as a source of happiness. I love the books and show but they definitely frustrate me more than they make me happy. I enjoyed reading what you wrote though :)

Brettmarie 10/13/2014 #

Sending today!

anandatashie 10/16/2014 #

Time, time, illusive time, what happened to my week? :D Week 2 is in the mailbox and will be picked up tomorrow. :) (And I included NO GoT quotes! ;) )

anandatashie 10/18/2014 #

Happily received the very pretty week 2. (I especially love the Axel Marazzi quote.) :)

anandatashie 10/20/2014 #

Week 3 is off today. :)

Brettmarie 10/20/2014 #

Sending week 3 today as well!

Brettmarie 10/20/2014 #

Received week 2! I love the otter photo and the E.E Cummings quote :)

anandatashie 10/24/2014 #

Went to the po today and received beautiful week 3! I love the envelope and all the photos, but the 'flying' / bright sun / puffy cloud one is amazingly happy. :)

shannonlinde 10/25/2014 #

Hey Everybody! I am not in this swap, but I sure do wish I were! Tasha, I hope you'll do this one again sometime!! :) I am not sure how I missed this one, but I need to be on the lookout next time! Looks like you two are having lots of fun!

anandatashie 10/27/2014 #

Brett, I hope you've safely received week 3! I've mailed your week 4 today. Hope you enjoy. I've had fun doing this with you. :)

Brettmarie 10/29/2014 #

Glad you got my week 3. I have a lot going on this week so I probably won't send out week 4 until Thursday or Friday.

Brettmarie 10/30/2014 #

Got week 4 today :)I love the notecards and I'm excited to fill up the little book you made :) I love the doctor who bookmark and I've had an idea for a story that I'm going to use the beautiful floral journal to write. Thank you so much :) I haven't gotten week 3 in the mail yet but I haven't gotten anything in the mail this week so it's probably the mailman or my apartments being slow. I'll keep you posted. Also my week 4 is ready and I'll be dropping it off at the post office tomorrow.

anandatashie 10/31/2014 #

I'm happy (& relieved) that week 4 made it to you safely and in completely normal time, Brett. :) I've heard from some other people around swapbot that they've also been dealing with slow mail randomly. I was wanting to get you a resend out on Saturday in case the original is lost rather than delayed, but I ended up distracted with halloween stuff. If you happen to receive it Saturday, please let me know. Otherwise, a resend will be in the box for you on Monday... hopefully with luck on its side. :)

Brettmarie 11/ 2/2014 #

Sounds good :) if you want to wait another week before resending that's fine, I'd feel bad if you resent it and then I received the original one!

anandatashie 11/ 4/2014 #

Week 3 - No need to feel bad, I'm completely hoping you get two. :D The first one has an owl on the envelope. The second one was mailed today (and the note inside says it's the resend). Fingers crossed for a speedy, safe arrival. :)

anandatashie 11/ 4/2014 #

I've now received all 4 weeks. I've really enjoyed doing this swap with you - thanks again!

Brettmarie 11/ 4/2014 #

Okay ill let you know when i get them! This swap was fun, thanks for hosting it :)

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