I have been talking about the tag swap on my Ustream show but haven’t given everyone an update here on the blog for a while….so here is the scoop.
I was still receiving tags just days before I left for CHA….a full MONTH after they were due. In fact, over 25% were received after Christmas….TWO WEEKS after the deadline. Due to the nature of this swap ( everyone receiving 11 different months tags in return), I have had to wait till all the tags were here for sorting. My sweet MOM came over and unpacked all of the tags received…that took 2 1/2 days alone to do….and we are still MISSING 8 sets of tags….That is 5% of the tags guys!!
I am so frustrated for those who took this commitment seriously and met the deadlines and got their tags to me on time. A HUGE Thank you who DID Come through…the tags are AMAZING!!!! Here is the part that I hate: I TOTALLY understand that life happens to all of us. We go into something with great intentions, but things happen and we can’t deliver. That is understood. What is hard to understand is that EVERYONE was asked to please let me know if you can’t follow through. I was contacted by 4 people during the process who told me they couldn’t complete the tags, that was fine…they COMMUNICATED. Thing is…..all of them DID deliver! They all ended up doing their tags after all. The EIGHT people who did not send tags, made ZERO contact with me. That messes things up for EVERYONE!! I fortunately have people willing to step up and angel some tags so that no one will be short any months (though they will need at least a week to ten days to get them to me). Now comes my conundrum….do I hold everyones tags and wait till I have tags for everyone?…. or do I send out as many as I can and send the rest when all are here. Neither is fair. If everyone had followed through as they had agreed to do, all would be fair. If anyone is still willing to angel some tags, please contact me directly at ftptwithlaura@aol.com. UPDATE: Thank you to all who have offered to help…we have the missing months covered! You are ALL AMAZING!! The months I need are: January (need two sets), February, April, July (need 2 sets), and September (need 2 sets). I have already done 4 sets myself, otherwise I would just do them. A HUGE Thank You to anyone willing to step in to help!!!
On another note, I have been having internet issues since early yesterday…in fact the internet was down in this area for nearly 4 hours. Comcast tells us that they “are working to resolve the issue”, but it may cause problems for tonight’s Ustream show. I tried to watch Kathryn’s show last night and had a bunch of the infamous spinning blue circle. So cross your fingers and hope that it cooperates for tonight’s show!
I will have more of the Heart Beeps sample complete to show tonight and I will be posting photos here on the blog. I also have adjusted the schedule of upcoming classes. We are going to slip in an album ahead of the Tea Party project….having a hard time finding the “just right” tea party accessories, so I need a few more days for that. This new gatefold-style album (…it still needs a name!) will have two versions, using two of my VERY FAVORITE paper lines: K and Co. Scribe (perfect for a Heritage or “grungy” album) and Prima Firefly (for a fresh and spring-like look). The Ustream class will start on Feb 9. I will have sneak peeks on the blog on Monday and the kits will go up on Tuesday (the Tea Part Kits will be available two weeks later on Feb 12).
Prima Firefly
K and Co Scribe
See you tonight (fingers crossed)!
Laura
I vote for whatever you want to do. I think it would be less stressful for you to get the completed boxes out of your house.
I’m sure you don’t have time to let everyone know their tags were received – but have you contacted the folks who’s tags have not been received ? i know I sent mine – but have no way to know if they got there safely or not…
thanks!
cindy
I am in the process of going through all of the tag signups to see whose is missing….
Laura I am willing to do what ever you tink you need to do. Sent you a private email letting you know that I am willing to do 2 or 3 more sets of tags if you still need them.
Thanks for the updates.
Margaret Halldorson aka auntie_maggie
THANK YOU once again!!
I am on with what ever you need to do, mishaps happen and you just go with the flow. No, worries here. You do a great job !
I am not involved in the tag swap this time but can only imagine how frustrating it is for you to have this problem. Hoping it all turns out great for everyone involved.
As for the internet, you tell them, if they don’t want hundreds of cranky scrappers who need their Friday fix at their door, they better get things fixed up! LOL! What will be, will be…Hope to see things tonight…I get the blue swirl of yuck quite often (thanks to my lovely connection!) so I don’t sign in, but I’m always there watchin’! Have a great weekend!
Whatever I can do to help just let me know. Happy to make more tags and promise they won’t take the scenic route through Colorado…lol.
I’m for whatever is easiest for you. I too don’t know if my were received. I did send mine and if for some reason they were lost in the mail, I’m more than willing to redo mine. I’m so sorry this has been such a mess for you.
Thank you so much for the update…I’m with all the other folks who said do what is easiest for you….I mean, it’s not like we’re never going to have another January, February, etc.
It was a wonderful idea and I enjoyed making my tags…thank you so much!
Laura…whatever you need me to help with I will be glad to…I sent mine in on time ( there was a Christmas card for you and Sarah in the box as well) and in my opinion if you can’t keep up don’t bet…don’t join in …this is a hard ship on you…I’ve been in other swaps the same think happens…I’m happy to make as many tags as you need to finish the project…You are too good to us sometimes…things like this ruins it for the others…Chin-up in a Hundred Years no none will know the difference…
Gwen (Satin Doll)
I can wait…. I’m in no hurry, so do whatever you need to 🙂
Thanks
Hi,
I haven’t been receiving the new posts since you switched over?? Hopefully, I will be back on the email list?
Thanks.
You need to click on the “Follow” button on the lower right hand corner of your screen. This is a completely different blog set up from Blogger….
I agree with everyone that says to decide and do what is best for you. Also, I don’t mind waiting for my tags until you receive all of them so you don’t have to pay extra postage…. thanks for all you’ve done for us!
I am one of the dead beats! I am so sorry to everyone, especially Laura! I was going to “volunteer” to do my month and a second one as “penance,” but Laura’s wonderful readers, followers, crafters have beaten me to it. I knew I shouldn’t have signed up, but it was just so irresistible! But I was starting a new job – I waited and waited and finally signed up, then started the job and to be honest, never even saw an email about where my month was! I have been behind on everything. I can only apologize and beg forgiveness, there is no excuse! I knew better deep down but succumbed to the temptation! I even found a stamp that says, “Art is so therapeutic it should be tax deductible,” to use on my month – April! I think there was also a good bit of performance anxiety going on – but really, just walking to and from my new office from the Metro was exhausting – Nothing personal got done. I am a total creep! But I know it and I’m sorry and I am willing to make amends if the opportunity presents itself. And I will not neglect personal email ever again! (I don’t have access to it here in my new building.) I know it’s not much, but I am truly, genuinely sorry; I should have written to you Laura – it was definitely not too much to ask and I apologize to everyone in the swap whom I have let down. Truly. Mary
You mentioned the tags would be postal Tuesday of this week at the latest. Did that happen?