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Magazine Scavenger Hunt

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Magazine Scavenger Hunt
Swap Coordinator:fromthepines (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Challenges  Miscellaneous 
Number of people in swap:24
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:June 4, 2007
Date items must be sent by:June 28, 2007
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is my first swap - so bear with me!

I just participated in the newspaper scavenger hunt hosted by Chaz and it was a lot of fun, so I wanted to do something similar but different. I am making this international and since I know that postage is a problem for many, hopefully this will not be too much postage and you can use the magazines you already have! So pretty much all you are investing is your time. I find that doing these swaps is- to me- as much fun making and doing it than receiving it! I wanted to make a swap that was fun to DO not just to get something back. It seems we all have a ton of magazines hanging around, so lets go hunting! For this swap you will find pictures from the list below and mail it to your partner. I am keeping it to one partner and then we can really take our time and not have to find more than one pic of each item. Then, when you are done, just a small note introducing yourself if you haven't swapped already, and a blurb about why you chose some of what you did. Nothing big, just something to make it more personal. The pictures you choose will be what YOU would like to have, see, wear and do! A little piece of you. That's it!

THE LIST

Dream kitchen

A bedroom you like

A bathroom you like

An outdoor space you would like

Dessert recipe

Dinner recipe

Comic or puzzle

Craft you would do or like to try

A favorite clothing outfit

A pair of shoes or 2!

Accessories/ Jewelry

Purse / Bag

Somewhere you'd like to travel to - money no object!

Makeup/Beauty products you use

Flower/ Garden Picture you have or like

Household hint you think is good

Ad for a household item you use (cleaning, food)

Something local - state/country

Book preview/review that you would like to read or have

Movie preview/review that you saw or would like to

Editorial

Letter to the editor

House or house plan- again no limit

Something you'd like to have in your house

Something you already have in your house

A coming event you'd like to go to

Small pic of the cover of one of your favorite mags(found in the "letters section" or on the renew cards)

That's quite a few to choose from! I would say lets have a minimum of 18 and if you want more - go for it! Remember it's a "scavenger hunt" so the object is to get them all!

As always, if you want to add something for your partner - that is fine. Catalogs are allowed as well, as I know that there are some great pictures in them. There is no limit on the amount of magazines you use or where they come from - just get all your pictures and put them together for your partner with a nice note.

I am thinking this will be for everyone since there is not too much risk involved, but please if you don't intend to make the commitment and send please do not waste your time and everyone else's by signing up.

Let's everyone have fun and go looking! I know there are a lot of swaps in May so I have this starting in June and a 3 week send out period. You could start now though if you had time and have it all ready to go!

Discussion

knittingmafia 05/15/2007 #

OMG!!!! I was so excited that you made this swap! I really enjoyed doing the newspaper swap and really wanted to do another one...so thank you!!! I can't wait to get a partner!!! ~The knitting mafia

keroleen73 05/16/2007 #

So let me get this straight: we don't have to send every item on the list, just choose the ones we can actually find?
Fabulous idea, by the way - I just sent off my newspaper scavenger hunt and ít was so much fun :)

fromthepines 05/16/2007 #

Thanks for joining! keroleen, no, not every item - A minimum of 18 and if you want to add more you can!

MAM 05/16/2007 #

Okay, I just had to sign up for this one, too fun. I love magazines, and have tons (catalogs too). I may just have to get started on this this week. ;D

user7022 05/20/2007 #

These can be from a bunch of different magazines, right? We dont have to find all (at least 18) of them in the SAME issue or magazine? Just checking.

fromthepines 05/21/2007 #

Yes they can be from a bunch of different mags - that will be part of the fun! That way, you can find great pages that reflect YOU.

user6881 05/21/2007 #

thanks for doing this swap. i was recently in the newspaper scavenger hunt and had so much fun doing it that i was actually looking for something simular to it.

user7022 05/22/2007 #

Well my boring night home alone was satisfied -- I found plenty from the list above send to MORE than 1 partner -- I hope we do this again -- Mines ready to go and then some!!

-Mrs. S

CanadianGal72 05/25/2007 #

O.k. so... there I sat last night about 25 magazines on the couch with me (I never toss them) and I start hunting. How much fun is this?!!! I loved it...I got carried away and did the entire list. Kudos for the idea!

fromthepines 05/26/2007 #

Glad everyone is enjoying it!

Melony 06/ 3/2007 #

I just love looking at pics of houses and gardens and everything. I have magazinnes from Cosmopolitian to Better Homes and Gardens. This is a GREAT swap!

dandelion 06/ 4/2007 #

Oh this looks like so much FUN - I'm in!

MAM 06/ 4/2007 #

I've found everything but the darn moview review. Oh well, I have a few more weeks to keep looking eh? If this swap has a #2, I'm all over it. I had so much fun putting this all together. wanders off to find a movie review in one of the magazines in the break room

Griffie 06/ 6/2007 #

It was a fun swap, wasn't it? My scavenged results are on their way to you, Alissa, as of today.

RoseHips 06/ 6/2007 #

Brummiebird (Lisa) ~ Your scavenger hunt is on the way from Rockford, Michigan! The guy at the postoffice said, "7 to 10 days." Hope you like it!

CanadianGal72 06/ 7/2007 #

Griffie, yours is on its way!

user7902 06/ 9/2007 #

rose_hips - it came this morning, so it took 3 days...lol...amazing - thanks alot.

MAM 06/10/2007 #

Griffie, it arrived this weekend! Thanks!

Griffie 06/10/2007 #

Hope you had fun with it, MAM! It was fun and justified TV watching - as any good swap should!

GiddyUpSoldier 06/11/2007 #

I thought we had two partners and I found two of everything!!! Guess whose getting a whole lot of stuff... my partner :)

user7902 06/12/2007 #

DeAnne Mansveld - yours in in the post this morning.

hyperoma 06/23/2007 #

oh, please host another one!

firebirdgirl65 06/25/2007 #

Jennifer yours is on its way today thia was harder than I thought it really took alot of thought for me. However loved every minute of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAM 06/25/2007 #

Mooeysmama, yours went out this afternoon. Enjoy!

dandelion 06/28/2007 #

ladybug267-yours went was posted today!

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