TOMG's Christmas in July Craft Swap

We are excited to announce something very new to the TOMG blog.... We are hosting a craft swap! YAY! 

Are you excited because we certainly are!

Here is how it will work:

The theme for this swap is Christmas in July...

And first off you will need to sign up to the craft swap by using the form below, & Make sure you are following our blog to receive updates
 

Then once sign up closes on June 30^th 2011, Amy will pair all of our participants up and send emails out to everyone letting you know who your swap partners are.

Then you make and send a gift to your partner, who in return, will make and send you something.

This swap is an international swap, so if you would rather swap locally in Australia please let me know when sigining up.

Please read this entire post BEFORE you sign up!

If you have any questions, PLEASE email Amy at tomgcraftswap@gmail.com before signing up.

• If you commit to participate in this exchange, you will need to make one Handmade item for a fellow swap participant and post it before the 1^st of August 2011. In return, you will receive one Handmade Gift from a fellow crafter in the mail.
• Fill out the form below to officially sign up. Sign up is June 20^th 2011 to June 30^th 2011.
• After sign up closes, Amy will email you with your Swap partner’s postal and email address.
• After you receive the email with your swap partner’s details please send them an email to say Hi and introduce yourself. Half the fun of swaps is meeting some new people!  
• Make a gift for your assigned partner.
• Make sure you post your swap partners gift no later than Monday 1^st of August 2011.
• There is no skill level required. A handmade gift is always wonderful, no matter how technical it is!
• There is no price minimum on the gift. If postage costs are an issue, you can make a gift that is light weight and fits inside an envelope.
• You do not have to have a blog to participate!
• Remeber the theme of the swap is Christmas in July.
• If at any time you are unable to follow through and make and send your swap partner a gift, PLEASE email Amy ASAP!! If something unexpected comes up, shoot Amy an email at tomgcraftswap@gmail.com and we can work something out.
• Don’t forget to take pics of what you made! We will host a TOMG Christmas in July Craft Swap Linky Party so that everyone can show off what they made and received
• This linky party will start on July 25th 2011. There will also be a flickr group.
• We have no way of patrolling everyone’s participation, but we would like to think that everyone will be honest and do what they signed up for.
• Also as a special thank you for being a participant in our first ever craft swap we are offering you a very special deal where you can purchase a pack of  5 x Christmas Fabric Fat Quaters for just $23 incl postage(randomly selected). All you have to do to take advantage of this offer is email tomgcraftswap@gmail.com with the subject line FQ Christmas Pack.

The last & most important rule – HAVE FUN! Make something awesome for someone.