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TSTH Altered Holiday Decoration Swap

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TSTH Altered Holiday Decoration Swap
Swap Coordinator:redsockz (contact)
Swap categories: Random Items  Challenges  Art 
Number of people in swap:11
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 30, 2009
Date items must be sent by:November 30, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

For this swap you will alter something to make it holiday related.

Here's how it works:

Everyone who participates in the swap will post what their favorite holiday icon is (snowflakes, santa, start of david, menorah, candles, candy-canes, bells, snowmen)

Once your partner is assigned, you will go to the thrift shop and find something to alter. You must change it in a way that it looks like or is somehow related to your partner's favorite icon. Don't cheat and actually buy an item that IS the icon.

Example: My partner sees that I like snowmen. She goes to the thrift store and finds a round teapot. She paints it white and gives it a snowman face, then ties a red tea towel on the handle as the scarf. Voila!

I am giving a looong time to finish this swap, as it will require you to shop and create. Due to the weight I will make this US only, though anyone who wants to make an international swap like this is welcome to.

Usual rules apply:

Send something you would be proud to display in your own home.

Communicate with your partner if you have questions.

If you flake, you WILL be humiliated.

Discussion

redsockz 09/10/2009 #

My favorite holiday icon is the Ghost of Christmas Future. Second choice, Snowmen. (no teapot though, you need to come up with your own altered item)

RyeRye 09/10/2009 #

watching

euphoria 09/10/2009 #

Watching, too...should be fun, but I want to make sure I have time to do justice to it! :)

Krazychef 09/16/2009 #

Favorite Icon: Holiday House Landscape ( Snow Covered House With Lights And Such)

SEMOkraftee 09/19/2009 #

I'm watching this, but pretty sure I'll join. Love this idea!

bean 09/25/2009 #

I love kitschy christmas stuff from the 40's and 50's -- snow, snowflakes, snowmen, candy canes, kids in snowsuits, etc...

Crazipurplelady 09/26/2009 #

I like Santa!!!!

yomousey 09/28/2009 #

I am watching for now but I plan to join. Really neat idea!

yomousey 09/28/2009 #

Oops just noticed the sign by date, figured I'd join before I missed it. My favorites are Angels, snowmen, stars, gingerbread house or boy or girl.

SEMOkraftee 09/29/2009 #

I'll make this easy for my partner. I enjoy any type of typical Christmas theme. I prefer not to receive religious based items, however.

Reesie271 09/30/2009 #

I love religious based items, Snowmen (love the teapot!) Santa, St Nicolas, Rudolph, Any of the characters from the traditional Christmas Cartoons, the Grinch characters (old Grinch, not the new movie) Bells, Angels, Stars, Whatever you can come up with!

hydro75 09/30/2009 #

My absolute favorite would be a nativity scene, even a tacky/kitschy one. Or a Star of David. Anything Christian or Judaica would be cool. Retro Christmas (50's-70's) would rock! I'm not big into Santa/reindeer imagery, though. Thanks!

kellylynn9 09/30/2009 #

I love Santa, gingerbread men, snowmen & Rudolph! :)

pinkqueen 10/ 1/2009 #

I like snowmen and nativity sets

lovetheearth 10/ 5/2009 #

Snowmen so I can use it all winter

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