Valentine Swap Annoucement!

[JuliaAM]

<font size="6"><font face="Curlz MT"><font color="#FF69B4">VALENTINE SWAP 2005!</font></font></font>

The Rules:

PLEASE LET ME KNOW you want to join. I prefer working through email because some people don't check their pms or their pm mailbox is full. You may contact me via [email protected] and I will send you my address.

SEND ME doll-size Valentines. Plan on mailing your Valentines on or before January 27th, preferably by Priority Mail. The Valentines MUST reach me by FEBRUARY 3RD or I will assume you dropped out. When the Valentines arrive at my house on time, that will be confirmation that you are participating in the swap. I'll let you know I received them. Also, I will then have your return address.

ENCLOSE $3.85 so I can send your return Valentine package via priority mail.

Send me as many Valentines as you want. I will swap all the Valentines and mail them out on February 5th. If you send me 1 Valentine, you will receive 1 Valentine back. If you send me a dozen, you'll get a dozen back. If you send me 100 Valentines, I can't guarentee they'll all be different because there aren't 100 swappers involved... but the list is growing. [img]wink.gif[/img] But there are tons of dolls involved and some people may be sending more than one kind of Valentine. At any rate, your dolls will enjoy the package you get back. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Valentine Ideas:
~ Valentines can be handmade or store bought but they must be doll-size. To figure out the size, hold a Valentine next to the doll. If it looks dolly-size, then it is fine. Valentines for 18" dolls should average 1" to 2".
~ Valentines can all be the same or different.
~ Tiny envelopes will keep an embellished Valentine from getting damaged.
~ Cut pieces from old Valentines to make them smaller and add a little glitter or lace.
~ Make construction paper hearts and add embellishments.
~ Use scrapbooking supplies.
~ Use foam pieces or felt.
~ If you're feeling really creative, cardmaking books have great ideas, including pop-ups or special folding. Some ideas are adaptable to a smaller size.

Writing on the Valentine:
If the Valentine says "To:", just leave the name blank. The recipient can fill in a name. If the Valentine says "From:", please write or print your screen name on each Valentine. That way, the recipients will know who it is from. You may also write your name, your doll or doll's names too.

Please let me know if there are any changes to the following information.

Participants so far:
JuliaAM -- - - - - - - - christhedolllady
PrincessRuthie - - - - - AGTeacher
AG*Dancer* - - - - - - - CourtneySunshine
dianasmama - - - - - - - vew-tori
Dianna Christine - - - - kitschywoman
LaceyJane - - - - - - - MaryCarly
Calyndra - - - - - - - - Sail-Away
adri-adri - - - - - - - Ima AG Fan
nycgal- - - - - - - - - smoredrama
gillygals - - - - - - - Nancy S
Stacird - - - - - - - - joanthemaid/susan
Aunt Cornelia - - - - - - MaryMargaret
Kit_Girl - - - - - - - - Mare
Saving4Sam - - - - - - - AmandaJG
MapleLeaf/Nia - - - - - - Candie D.
horsemom - - - - - - - - aero/Rosie
aero/Anna - - - - - - - - Samantha_Nellies_Mommy
kimberbee- - - - - - - - AGNan
Kym - - - - - - - - - - others I've forgotten?

If you have any questions, please post to the board because others may have the same question and want to see the answer too.

Julia

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 17, 2005 02:21 PM: Message edited by: JuliaAM ]</font>

[mominwestlake2002]

Is it too late to join up? Thanks. Megan

[rolloverrover]

I just you an email as I'd love to participate. Sounds fun! [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

[JuliaAM]

No it's not too late to join. I haven't decided on a cut-off date yet for joining. I'd like to know as soon as possible just so I can begin preparing the return envelopes. But I think any Valentines that show up in my mailbox by February 3rd will be swapped.

I'm excited about this swap and can't wait to see all the Valentines! I'll take pics of the swap. My dolls can help me. [img]wink.gif[/img]

Julia

[Kathrine]

This sounds like fun, and Ada and Kit are begging me to join [img]wink.gif[/img] but....I'm not exactly sure what a Valentine is [img]redface.gif[/img] Is it those cards that you send to someone you secretly have a crush on?

[JuliaAM]

In American, children in classrooms exchange Valentines with the whole class. Most of the Valentines don't have a lot of affection attached. I don't know if classes still have Valentine Exchange parties or not. But when I was young, grades 1 - 6, we would have a class Valentine Exchange every year. Several weeks before the party, the teacher would give each student a list of names of every child in the class. That is how many Valentines each child took to the party.

During art class the week before the party, each child would make some kind of "mailbox" for the Valentines. We would decorate a bag or box or container to receive the Valentines in. That was always so fun!

When the party began, all the children would walk around the room and drop one Valentine into every students "mailbox". The Valentines all said things like "Please be my Valentine" but we gave them to everyone - friend or foe.

Then everyone would go back to their desk and see what was in their "mailbox". And last the teacher would hand out cup cakes, heart-shaped cookies or little containers of ice cream.

Julia

[KimberBee]

I emailed you too^_^ Did we do this last year? I was a member then but I took a break from the board for a while. Also, as I said in my letter I?m only 15 so I asked my mom about it and she read thru your post and said it was fine [img]smile.gif[/img]
Oh this sounds like so much fun! I?m a beginning stamper and I just got tons of new cardstock and hole punchers and all sorts of stuff for x-mas. I think Kirsten and Felicity are gonna be helping me on this one [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]

[PrincessRuthie]

I remember those days! [img]wink.gif[/img] Fifth grade was my last year doing that. Anyway, Charlie can't wait until the Valentine Exchange. The other girls don't know yet, but I'm sure they'll love it, too. Not only do they love getting mail, they love to make things. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

~Laura~

[AmericanGirlLover2982]

This is going to be so much fun.

Nikki [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]

[dianasmama]

Julia,

this will be a lot of fun and thank you again for organizing this! We'll have to get started right away!

All of ours will probably have the 4 year old signature of Diana on the back. She signed 60 Christmas cards this year!

Laurie