Sweet Goodness Swaps

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Hello, Swappers! Partner emails have now been sent out. If you didn't receive anything, please email us at heartswap2008@hotmail.com to let us know! Please be sure to email your partner and introduce yourself and exchange addresses. Remember, the mailing deadline for this swap is Monday, February 4. Happy crafting!

8 comments:

Kai said...: Just wanted to tell you my swap partner & I have already communicated & I am thrilled to death to have her BE my partner! What a nice, interesting lady! Whoever paired us gets an A+! I can't wait to get started on her hanging heart! THANKS BUNCHES! Great swap - great job of pairing people!; January 16, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Cindy Is Crafty said...: Hello,
I sent the e-mail the day you announced the swap to join and have not received my partner info. I also sent an e-mail last night to let you know I had not received any information, but have not heard back as yet.; January 17, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Kristi said...: I did as well and haven't received any info. Maybe you are my partner Cindy?; January 17, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Lisa said...: I haven't received an email with my partner's name yet either. I sent an email last night to let you know, but haven't yet heard back.

Lisa; January 17, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Popsicles & Lollipops said...: I sent 4 different emails signing up and posted comments on the blog about having done so, but never got a partner assignment or any confirmation either. Perhaps I am one of your partners as well? And I already made my heart...I hope I have someone to send it to!; January 18, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Unknown said...: same for me-- no swap partner.
One sad non-swapper!; January 18, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Carrie Huber said...: I have not heard anything back concerning my swap partner either ... :-(

I hope someone gets back to us soon! :-); January 22, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Popsicles & Lollipops said...: Perhaps we who haven't been partnered could partner up on our own since it appears we were somehow left out?
I am hosting a mother goose themed swap on my blog, but would also be happy to coordinate another hanging heart swap for us as well.; January 22, 2008 at 6:34 PM

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