Sweet Goodness Swaps: Drumroll Please . . . . Summer Fun Swap News!

Well here it is, the moment you've been waiting for! Details on the upcoming Summer Swap from Sweet Goodness Swaps!

SUMMER FUN: BUCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE SWAP

Sign up by: Friday June 15th

Send out by: Monday July 13th

Cost Cap: $20 (not including shipping)

Theme Colors: Orange & Yellow

Details/Rules: Fill a container with SIX items in the theme of summer and orange and yellow.

1 - You must include at least ONE HANDMADE ITEM and ONE THRIFTED ITEM.

2 - You can use anything as your container, be creative! (Does not HAVE to be a bucket) You must decorate your container in the theme of the swap. BONUS: We will have a prize for the most creative container used! Details to come on the contents of the prize package.

3 - Have fun!

Please remember that when you sign up you are making a commitment to your swap partner. Please try to have your package sent out on time and have it contain the items listed in the swap details. It is the worst feeling when you make a wonderful package for your partner and receive nothing in return.

Please send an email to sgswaps@hotmail.com with your information. Please write SUMMER FUN SWAP in the subject and include your name, mailing address, email address and blog address (if you have one.) ***NOTE - If you are willing to ship internationally please let us know. This will determine if we can admit our crafty friends from overseas to participate! ***

Thank you!

Rebecca, Lucy & Leigh Ann
The Goodness Girls

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES

Participation Selection:

We like to have as many participants in our swaps as possible. However, we usually limit each swap to the first 50 sign ups as it becomes very difficult to deal with the amount of email and follow up if the number is larger. Plus a smaller group gives us an opportunity to give more personalized assistance when needed.

For most swaps we allow in any one who would like to join. Some swaps in the past have been limited to those who have successfully swapped with us before or those who are recommended by our previous swappers or known friends.

Those people who have signed up for swaps and HAVE NOT completed them are not invited back. There are some exceptions to this rule, such as the person contacting both us and their partner with their extenuating circumstances or someone dropping out early and our ability to fill their spot in time. We understand that things come up and don't hold this against people but we do tend to not reinvite those who in the past haven't even bothered to contact their partners or send any packages.

Screening Process:

We have started using a questionnaire that needs to be filled out in order to sign up for the swap. This helps us to not only get to know our swappers but to match up partners with similar interests.

We keep a list of those who have swapped with us in the past and use this to try to insure no one gets the same partner they have had in the past to add variety to the swaps.

Other than this we take everyone into consideration and ASSUME they will send a complete and quality swap. We want to give everyone a chance to join in and have fun.

Swapping always involves a bit of risk though all of our swaps have a very high success rate and we have a wonderful core of returning swappers. We do our best to solve all swap issues and assist where needed. We also would like to remind everyone that we do for fun as we enjoy swapping with our creative folks out there and coming up with fun and new swap themes.

We encourage your feedback and thoughts. As we change our swap mailbox with each swap your general comments and feedback can be sent to goodnessshop@gmail.com.

PLEASE READ

Please be sure that when joining a swap that you read the directions thoroughly. Not only do we post them on the site but we also send emails containing swap specifics. While we are all for creative license there are some rules that should be followed including the number of items to be included (more is welcome but try to stay within the budget posted) and the types of items to be included. We will always have at least one hand made item in our swaps. That is the essence of Sweet Goodness!

Thank you and we hope you understand that we do this to insure that everyone has a positive swap experience.

~ Rebecca, Lucy, Heidi, Leigh Ann & Shara

15 comments:

monique said...: How wonderful, another great swap!!!!
I have already send you an email that I want to join your great swap again.; May 30, 2007 at 3:37 PM
Mom said...: Yippee!!!!; May 30, 2007 at 5:58 PM
Jthemilker said...: I'm in! You've got mail.; May 30, 2007 at 8:14 PM
Farmer Di said...: THis is great! Count me in...I am already planning!

Hugs
Diana aka Farmer Di; May 31, 2007 at 12:13 AM
Kara said...: Great swap - email sent
Kara
x; May 31, 2007 at 4:49 AM
Jenn said...: Count me in!

Jenn; May 31, 2007 at 6:46 AM
Andy said...: Count me in!

Andie; May 31, 2007 at 12:25 PM
G.G. said...: What a fun swap idea! I'm going to sit this one out but can't wait to see what you all come up with!; May 31, 2007 at 1:03 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh I am so excited!

Looking forward to it! DJ; June 1, 2007 at 11:19 PM
Breanna said...: Looks like fun, can't wait!; June 2, 2007 at 7:26 AM
said...: Woo hoo! Can't wait! I've already started on my container!; June 4, 2007 at 9:29 PM
Felicia said...: Sounds like a blast! Sign me up :)

Felicia
http://fluffyflowers.typepad.com/; June 6, 2007 at 3:31 PM
Heidi said...: I haven't missed a Goodness swap yet and I'm not going to start now! Count me in.; June 6, 2007 at 9:42 PM
Sarah B. B. said...: Sounds like it will rock - off to send in my sign-up email. ;); June 10, 2007 at 3:11 PM
Monica Wilkinson said...: July 13 is a Friday - is that the day we must mail it by or by the next Monday?; June 14, 2007 at 1:34 PM