Thank you to everyone who is donating to the Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts! So far I have received notice of over $1000 in donations to the Red Cross and other relief agencies! You are all so generous! Keep sending in the number of tickets I need you to put in to be in the drawing for the Trunk sample (drawing will be on November 10 during m Ustream show). Remember, many employers make matching donations so make sure to take advantage of that.
The remainder of the Trunk Kits will be going up today at 10am. I held 25% back to give those impacted by the power outages an opportunity to get one of the kits. These kits are available to anyone on a first come first served basis. All versions will be available ( I have also added a few more of the Destinations version…though they will ship a few days later). The Wardrobe Trunk Ustream class will start on Saturday, November 16. The pattern tutorial will be available by Monday, November 12.
The sign up for the Wardrobe Trunk Calendar Tag Exchange begins TODAY at 2pm. Here is the info for the exchange:
Calendar Tag Swap
Description: Calendar Tags made from standard #8 Shipping Tags. You will make 12 identical tags for the month you choose. Keep one and send in the other 11. You will receive the other 11 tags/months back so that you have a full year of tags.
Theme: Vintage style
Quantity: 12 (Keep 1, send 11)
Products: Create tags from Standard #8 shipping tags or 65 LB (or similar weight) cardstock. The dimensions of the tags MUST be 3 1/8” x 6 ¼”. DO NOT deviate from this size! You may use your choice of embellishments. Anything goes within the theme of the month you are making….stamps, charms, ribbon, lace, etc. Please make sure your embellishments are not more than ½” in combined thickness.
Deadlines
Sign-up date: Sign-up begins November 5.
Sign up at www.followthepapertrailwithlaura.com (The sign ups is under Kits)
Sign up for the month you wish to create. You may sign up for as many groups as you can comfortably fulfill your commitment. DO NOT over commit yourself!
Tags DUE to Laura: Please allow sufficient shipping time for your tags to reach Laura by December 10th. (A confirmation of your sign-up and the Ship To Address will be sent to you after sign up)
Return Date: The tags should be received back before the end of the year
Mailing instructions
Packing for shipment:
Place swap items in a plastic bag for waterproof purposes. Write your real name, email address, and Ustream or Ning name on a piece of paper and include in the baggie for identification purposes. Please write the month you have created on the outside of the box.
You will receive the Ship TO address along with your sign up confirmation
Swap Return:
You will be paying for Priority Mail return postage at the time of sign-up. All tags will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box. (The prices noted are based on the price quoted to me for the shipment of a Small Flat Rate box)
Domestic Shipping: $6.00
Canadian Shipping: $13.00
International shipping: $17.00
General Swap Rules
- ANYONE may participate. We want beginners, advanced, and everyone in between to participate. YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH!
- Follow the Golden Rule. “Do unto others as they would do unto you.” Do your best work – NO MATTER what your skill level is!
- Please follow all of the above deadlines and plan accordingly. Life can happen, we all understand that, the key is communication. If for ANY REASON, you can no longer participate, please let me know. I have back-up people ready to make additional tags for those who can’t participate. JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN”T PARTICIPATE. You don’t have to give a reason or excuse….you only need to communicate. If you fail to communicate that you are not participating, you will not be allowed to participate in future swaps. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- You may sign up for as many groups as you want. Each group will be shipped separately, I won’t be combining multiple groups for shipping to avoid confusion. Make sure to commit to only as many as you are confident that you can complete. Don’t over-commit in excitement.
- Please use quality materials on your tags, the kind of product that you would be happy to receive and you are proud to send. This doesn’t mean expensive, just good quality. You may embellish that tags as you chose, keeping the theme of the group in mind.
- Don’t be afraid to think outside the box, just keep the tags at the required size. The tags must be oriented vertically and should allow for the attachment of a hanger shaped clip. Please keep the combined depth of the tag and embellishments to no more than ½”.
- Please sign your tags in some fashion. Be proud of what you do!
- HAVE FUN!
Have an AWESOME week!
Laura
Hello! I have never participated in a swap before so I have a question: Can all of the tags that I send be the same? Or would I have to make them all different. Thanks!
he twelve tags you make will all be the same. You will keep one and send the rest for sidtribution. You will receive 11 tags back…one for each month. When combined with the tag you made, you will have a full ear of tags.
LAura,
I just wanted to thank you SO much for doing this. I live in Long Island and we are going into our 8th night now without power or heat. I am ill and I live with and care for my elderly mom. It is horrible here and we all really need help. So far we have seen none!! I finally used some of my precious gas to bring my mother to the library to try to get her warm for a few hours before the LONG night ahead. It lifts my spirits to know that people realize we are suffering so, because it doesn’t feel like it here. May God bless you and all who are participating and keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. I hope to be able to write to say we have power and heat soon.
Love and freezing hugs,
Maureen
Laura, you are so awesome and organized. I so wish I was as good as your other followers, but my tags would look like my dogs would have chewed them. Lanna
I’ve got my month and already putting a sketch together….I can’t WAIT to get the kit and start the project and look forward to participating in the swap!! Thanks for hosting this Laura!!
Laura, Thank you so much for organizing this fundraiser. I live in NJ and luckily i was spared from Sandy’s wrath with only inconveniences like no electricity for a week. I consider myself very lucky compared to some of my friends. Thank you to all of you that are donating and doing other things to help my neighbors. When i finally got electricity and was able to watch tv my heart broke. I knew it was bad but nothing prepared me for what i saw on tv. All of my childhood memories and my children’s child hood memories of summers spent on the jersey shore will now only be memories.
Thank you again!
BeatrizS
I signed up for Feb and I can’t wait to start on these. This may be a silly question but I want to make sure I’m meeting all the requirements. Are these to have a mini calendar for that month on them?
Hi I was wondering the same thing, do we include a little calender?
Thanks
Elle
No calendar as these are part of a perpetual calendar
I could be blind, but I don’t see where I can sign up. I missed the last one and dont want to miss this one. Please let me know if I am missing something.
Found them sorry.