Christmas or Winter Themed Brooch

Christmas or Winter Themed Brooch swap. I'm an avid collector of Christmas Tree Brooches -- I have about 30 in my collection so far...so I thought it might be fun to host a swap with this theme. The brooches can be either Christmas (Trees, Santa, etc.) or Winter Themed (snowmen, snowflake etc.). This is a senders choice swap...although it is always great to check a profile in case they give you details that might help you select a pin -- for example, you might find a Cat lover who will really enjoy wearing the kitty in a santa suit pin.

These can be either hand made or store bought..new or vintage. As usual, please send something equal to the quality of something you would like to receive. Please no recent 1s or 3s without sending me a message first. Since this is a sender's choice swap if you receive a christmas or winter themed brooch please rate your partner as 5.

Brooches are very inexpensive to mail. I just mailed one today in a jewelry box and buble wrap inside a normal envelope (5X9) and the total postage was $0.98 just to give you an idea of postage cost. I know a lot of swaps list a price index for the swap -- I'll say $3-$8 before postage...most stores have really lovely ones for an average of $5. This will be a US only swap.

I have included a link below to some pictures of the types of brooches you might consider - in case my description isn't adequate.

http://search.aol.com/aol/image?q=christmas%20brooch&vt=keywordrollover

Please contact me if you have any questions!

Happy Swapping!