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Butterflies are free - almost! EDITED FEB. 21*

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Swap Coordinator:TerryF (contact)
Swap categories: Nature 
Number of people in swap:40
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:February 19, 2007
Date items must be sent by:March 5, 2007
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

I received some lovely butterfly fabric in a recent swap and it made me think about how pretty these little creatures are and how much I miss them in the winter.

This is a swap for one little handmade item with a butterfly theme, valued at no more than $5US in total, before shipping.

You will have 2 partners so will be making 2 items.

The item could be a butterfly shape or have a butterfly on it (embroidered? beaded? collaged? sculptured? stamped?) or be any kind of an item made with something that has a butterfly pattern on it, e.g., paper, fabric, beads, etc. Pretty open and flexible.

This will be sender\'s choice - feel free to check your partner\'s profile if you wish but this is not mandatory. I am assuming that everyone who joins this swap already likes butterflies!

This is an international swap open to newbies and anyone with a 4 rating or higher with no recent no sends. If you do not meet these criteria for valid reasons, and want to join, please contact me to discuss. Profiles must be completed and I will be checking your emails. I reserve the right to ban anyone who I feel is not reliable. Thx.

*FEB.21: If you have not received your swaps by April 5, please contact me. Thx. Tassy

Discussion

aaldaco 02/ 4/2007 #

i love butterflies and cant wait to start this.

TerryF 02/ 4/2007 #

Hi krazy: What are you thinking of making? I left this so open-ended that I am having trouble narrowing it down myself! Doh...lol

nurul 02/ 7/2007 #

im a butterfly freak too :) n i wud luv luv luv to join this swap^_^ but does it have to be $5US? coz i live in malaysia and that is quite costly..coz woth the US currency i have to time 3.5 or 3.6 i think.can i just make somethin simple n flat with butterflies on it?

TerryF 02/ 7/2007 #

Hi nurulnurul: As long as you make one little handmade item with a butterfly theme, valued at NO MORE than $5US in total, you can certainly join. Please note that the MAXIMUM value is $5US, and I was thinking that this is what something might be worth if it were sold handmade in a store. The actual cost to make something could be a lot less than that. If you want to make something like an ATC or a postcard or a brooch or a greeting card or a bookmark, that would be just fine. As long as it is handmade. Hope you join us! Tassy

nurul 02/ 8/2007 #

:) alrighty! sounds good to me then..im definitely IN..hee =D

user5860 02/14/2007 #

i have a serious thing for moths... i think that they're beautiful

TerryF 02/14/2007 #

Sarah Elizabeth: As a new swapper, please be careful - this is a swap for BUTTERFLIES. You don't want to send moths and then get rated a 3 because they weren't butterflies! If you want to do moths per se, I would suggest you check with your partners first to make sure they are ok with moths - unless, of course, your moths look a lot like butterflies anyway! lol Tassy

gramsbuttonbox 02/17/2007 #

it will be fun adding a butterfly STAMP to the envelope that I send it in also, heehee

TerryF 02/17/2007 #

Sarah, you can do ANYTHING as long as it is handmade and has a butterfly theme of some kind. So yes, butterfly ATCs would be perfect!

TerryF 02/17/2007 #

Sarah, butterfly ATCs would be perfect.

user5860 02/17/2007 #

ok, thanks :)

user5587 02/17/2007 #

Can we do butterfly ATC's?

aaldaco 02/18/2007 #

i am thinking of making a book marker or an atc or a card. i love making cards.

user5587 02/19/2007 #

lol I just realized you answered my question before it was answered sorry......I have got to stop visiting swap-bot in the middle of the night. Thank you so much for this great idea. I went to the carft store and became inspired! I came up with a fun little craft and have even made a few butterflies for my daughters! Can\'t wait to send them to my partners.

TerryF 02/19/2007 #

Sarah: No, I answered it after yours, but the site was being upgraded last night and it was doing strange things! I am not psychic! lol

user5587 02/19/2007 #

lol that\'s so funny

user5587 02/19/2007 #

when do we recieve our swap partners?

KarlaKC 02/20/2007 #

For whomever has me, I just wanted to say that I am open to receiving a Butterfly ATC if you do ATCs. I have never done an ATC, but am interested in trying it, but would love to see someone else\'s first. So if you do ATCs, I\'d be happy to receive one. And if you do something else, I\'m happy to receive whatever you enjoy doing!

As for me, I enjoy yarn and thread...so my partners might be receiving something along those lines. And some extra goodies perhaps as I was at the store the other day and bought some butterfly items...I forgot that this was a \"handmade item\" swap! ha ha! A few extra goodies are not going to be refused, I\'m sure. :)

inamerica8 02/21/2007 #

I will have to learn how to do ATC, as I have never made one. I have saw the books on them, and there are so many swaps here that do them.

TerryF 02/21/2007 #

inamerica: They are a lot of fun and take not too long because of the size. Once you do a couple, you will be hooked!

wigglywourms 02/22/2007 #

oops...I accidentally pressed the sent button and I haven\'t even finished what I\'m making yet! I guess there\'s no way to change it back. I am almost finished making one of my items and am deciding what to make partner #2 but I haven\'t sent yet. Sorry about that...I WILL send though...when I\'m finished my projects...promise ;o)

gramsbuttonbox 02/22/2007 #

Hi just wanted to post that I sent to Mazzam and Jill - hope you like them, and like the swap said, I miss butterflies in the winters too, so I combined both - snowflakes and butterflies! Have a good week.

gramsbuttonbox 02/24/2007 #

I received some beautiful butterfly things but have NO Idea who it is from! I looked at all the names, but none of them match anything that was on the package!!! And nothing inside with anything written on it. HELP!!! The package got wet so the return address is all blurry, but it says SOMETHING like "Sellesburg, IN or IL", and all I can see is the address number of "505" - but have no idea what the street name is or what state it's from, for sure, so PLEASE, if that's you, please let me know - it's such a pretty hand made butterfly bag, I really want to thank SOMEONE!!

Mary

TerryF 02/24/2007 #

Gram's button box, I think it's Moowee.

KarlaKC 02/25/2007 #

Thank you, Jackie, for the wonderful package I received yesterday of Butterflies! There was the homemade tag you made, some stickers, the vellum butterflies and leaves, and two butterfly charms! It was such a wonderful thing to receive in the mail as we were having a Spring-like day with temps at 68 degrees F...perfect for butterflies! Thank you, Jackie!

wigglywourms 02/25/2007 #

O.k....all done stitching and sewing...soooo...I\'ll be mailing tomorrow so my \"sent\" status won\'t be a lie anymore ;o) Do you think it\'s o.k. if I post pictures before my partners get their swaps? I\'m so happy with what I made I want to show them off :o)

~Marianne

TerryF 02/25/2007 #

wigglywourms, I would check with your partner first and see how she feels about the pics being posted before she gets her swap. Some people might be ok with it, others might not want the surprise spoiled. Thx.

gramsbuttonbox 02/27/2007 #

I am in this group, and would just like to make a request - I've gotten four swaps recently, including one from this group, with absolutely NO way of knowing who (from here) sent them - since many of us use "nicknames" here, PLEASE include some reference to that in the swap - otherwise, we have no way of rating the swap, or even knowing who it came from - I've become so frustrated trying to find out WHO sent to me, even after reading every single profile, and finally recruited the help of the coordinator to help - it's frustrating and very time consuming, trying to piece it together from everyone's profile! I'm almost ready to give up! So please - pretty please - include your SWAP name somewhere in the swap!

MaryB

Cnvingltlbtch 02/27/2007 #

I made some business cards with my information on them. I try to write on the back what swap it is for. I've found this is very helpful to the people who are in more than one swap. I also write on the outside of the package which swap it's for.

user6171 02/27/2007 #

Courtney - received your package yesterday and loved it! Thanks so much, maebeajane

Courtney 02/28/2007 #

You're very welcome! I'm so glad to know you received it and like it.

123Poggy123 02/28/2007 #

Karla, I am glad you liked what I sent. Jackie

lighthouse 03/ 1/2007 #

Oh, you've been so fast! Already received your butterflies! And I haven't sent mine yet... was very busy last week and finally have time today to catch up things. So I ask my partners (let me keep you in secret) to be patient - I will send your butterflies out on time, I promise :)

TerryF 03/ 2/2007 #

raydance and moline: I will be mailing your swaps tomorrow (March 3) - please be patient because it takes a long time for mail from Canada to get across the city, never mind across the world! As well, my apologies for not including a little note with your swaps - I have not been feeling well and completely forgot until after I had already taped up both packages. You will know they are from me because of the Canadian return address. T.

user5628 03/ 2/2007 #

I posted my swaps yesterday, but like Tassy forgot to pop in a note to say who they were from. I have sent to ~krazy~ and Pogg123, you should receive them hopefully by the end of next week, mail seems to take a long time from here to anywhere.

inamerica8 03/ 2/2007 #

I sent my swaps out last Friday, and the name is Betty Sanders they were sent from, IL.

raydance 03/ 2/2007 #

Don't worry about it Tassy! I'll be expecting it sometime next week then!

TerryF 03/ 2/2007 #

For sure raydance!

user5618 03/ 3/2007 #

I received both packages in the mail yesterday. What a nice surprise! Thanks to Deborah for the headband packaged nice and neat inside the painted tin box, and to Sarah for the colorful beaded butterfly. Thanks so much to both of you!

crochetferretlvr 03/ 3/2007 #

Alanna, Thank you so much for the butterfly book thong! Its beautiful!!!

Krystal

TerryF 03/ 5/2007 #

Everyone, please post pics of the swaps you receive!

user5618 03/ 5/2007 #

Jennifer and Lorraine, your packages went to the post office today. Hope you enjoy!!!

jenn

purplewhimsy 03/ 5/2007 #

I sent email to my two swap partners already, but I feel like a complete idiot! I rushed around all morning getting out 2 swaps that I thought were due today, only to come online to click that I sent my items and find that the 2 I rushed to send out aren't due until the 12th, and the butterflies are free which I'm almost ready to send out but thought I had until the 12th are due TODAY!!!!

Ugh!!!!

So I'm trying to get them done and in the mail either tonight from an automated mail thingie two towns over late tonight IF I feel up to it, or tomorrow at the latest. My apologies again to my 2 very patient swap partners--Courtney and maebeajane!!

KarlaKC 03/ 5/2007 #

If you are sending to JENNA PERRY as your partner, you might want to hold on to it as she most likely won't be returning the favor to her partner. Her profile has been deleted and there are several swaps I'm in which she is also in and she has not sent for those either.

Whoever has JENNA PERRY might want to hold onto their package to her to perhaps send to Jenna's partner who won't be receiving from her.

Just a head's up!

Jennifer 03/ 5/2007 #

My packages to Deborah and sp0z will be mailed out tomorrow.

purplewhimsy 03/ 6/2007 #

I set my butterflies free today, so they are finally winging their way to Courtney and maebeajane! Thanks for your patience, ladies!

Courtney 03/ 6/2007 #

Thank you purplemorgan! You are a gem. I'll be sure to let you know when they arrive.

I hope my package made its long journey to NZ and butterflies have arrived for blondeattitude.

inamerica8 03/ 6/2007 #

Thank you so much ellawitch for the cute (& sparkly) butterfly cards. I cannot believe we are only a city apart!

lighthouse 03/ 6/2007 #

My dear swap partners - as I promised, your butterflies were sent yesterday - I hope you'll get them in few days :-)

KarlaKC 03/ 6/2007 #

I'm running behind, but my partners are LN9813 and ozrob. Your butterflies are anxiously getting ready to fly, but I'll let you know when I've released them in the next few days. Then they'll be flying straight to you!

Just wanted you to know that I am sending, but this is why I'm still "Not Sent". :)

user5628 03/ 7/2007 #

Courtney, my butterflies have arrived. Wow, so gorgeous thank you. The pillow is now my new dream pillow, and the cards have been looked at and admired and now are tied back up in the ribbon and put away in my keepsake box, waiting for a very special occasion when I might dare to use them. I knew as soon as I saw the parcel on my doorstep it was from this swap, all the butterflies on the box are lovely. Thank you thank you thank you.

lighthouse 03/ 7/2007 #

I just got a pretty butterfly bookmark and I don't know who sent it! There is not even the name on the envelope - all I know that it is from Portland, USA. Thank you Very Misterious Partner! :-)

TerryF 03/ 7/2007 #

Re JENNAPERRY: This problem is being addressed. Purplemorgan has very kindly offered to send to one of JennaPerry's partners and I will send to the other, hopefully by early next week. These people have been advised. Thanks for the heads up KarlaKC!

TerryF 03/ 7/2007 #

lighthouse - that's orcasong.

Courtney 03/ 7/2007 #

Hooray blondeattitude. I'm happy it finally arrived and you liked it. It was fun to create the pillow for you, it and the note cards were a new project for me.

moowee 03/ 7/2007 #

I got my package today and I love it. LOVE IT!

A big hug of thanks goes to Wigglywourms.

Courtney 03/ 7/2007 #

Thank you Calliope, your package arrived today.

wigglywourms 03/ 8/2007 #

I'm so glad that you like it Moowee :o) You are welcome...it was fun to make :o)

Marianne

Courtney 03/ 9/2007 #

I received your package today purplemorgan! Thank you.

inamerica8 03/ 9/2007 #

I got my package today from Diane C. in CA. I really like my new butterflies, especially the monarch.

ellawitch 03/10/2007 #

i got a beautiful butterfly bookmark from cyn in ct...not sure what her swapbot name is though. anyway, thank you! it's lovely

TerryF 03/10/2007 #

Please post pics if you can! Thx!

lighthouse 03/12/2007 #

Wigglywourms, Marianne, I just got your absolutely beautiful stiched bookmark and lovely note- you put so much thought in making it! It's so subtle and pretty- THANK YOU :-)

deedeenet 03/12/2007 #

Thank you Jennifer for your nice package. I especially liked the dishcloth.

ellawitch 03/12/2007 #

i've been trying to upload a picture but i keep getting error messages. arrgghh!

TerryF 03/13/2007 #

ellawitch - cyn in ct is twobluecrows

Cnvingltlbtch 03/13/2007 #

I got a beautiful handmade pillow from iamerica8. i'll post a photo.

wigglywourms 03/13/2007 #

You are welcome, Lighthouse...so glad you like it :o)

TerryF 03/13/2007 #

ozrob, thank you for the pretty card and bookmark - I have posted a pic. T.

TerryF 03/14/2007 #

LN9813: You won't believe this, but your envelope arrived with the back flap wide open, but it appears that nothing was lost, not even all of the butterfly confetti - I can attest to that fact by the gazillion itsy bitsy butterflies I am still retrieving from the kitchen floor lol! Thank you so much for the lovely paper goodies and the extra cute little embossed Xmas ornaments - very thoughtful! T.

KarlaKC 03/14/2007 #

My butterflies were finally set free yesterday. One is going to Jessica and the other to Robyn in Australia. I hope you both like what you will receive. I had fun!

Hugs!

raydance 03/16/2007 #

Hey Tassy, just wanted to let you know that your butterflies came in the mail yesterday! =D

KarlaKC 03/19/2007 #

purplemorgan, THANK YOU SO MUCH, for being an Angel and sending to me in place of JennaPerry, who was originally assigned my name. The butterflies arrived today and you surely know that I LOVE THEM! I have seen that crocheted butterfly bookmark pattern but never tried it. I'm so glad to see it in person. And the variegated pastel colored butterfly that is 7" or 8" across and about 5" high is gorgeous! I LOVE IT! My 5 year old daughter asked me what it was, and I replied that it's just a butterfly mat...you could use it under your glass or mug, or use it as a table decoration or doily... So she says "Next time I have food on the table, can we lay it in the middle of the table?" (She sometimes "plays" dinnertime/teatime, so I think this is what she was referring to. She wanted to use it during playtime for decorating her table.) Of course I told her "Yes!" :)

You probably checked my profile to see that I love to crochet so you had to know you'd make a hit with me by creating these lovelies. I wish I could rate you because I'd give you a heart! Doesn't look like you're lacking for any, though. :)

Thank you again, purplemorgan! What a wonderful Angel you are!

TerryF 03/19/2007 #

Yes, thank you very much purplemorgan for stepping in and angeling for KarlaKC! T.

deedeenet 03/23/2007 #

Spoz, thank you, thank you for the delightful notebook. I've never received a custom made (butterfly WITH my name)cross stitched item ever in my life. Thank you.

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