April Secret Pal Swap Closes March 30th noon
 

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This is a monthly secret pal swap. There is a sign up every month, and you can choose whether or not to participate each month. You will get a different partner every month, and the person you send to will be different than the person you receive from.




Please do not send me a sign up PM until the new sign-up sheet is available

1) YOU NEED TO SEND THE HOSTESS A PRIVATE MESSAGE WHEN YOU MAIL YOUR PACKAGE TO YOUR SECRETPAL.

2)ONCE YOU GET YOUR PACKAGE FROM YOUR SECRET PAL, YOU WILL NEED TO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO THE PERSON WHO SENT THE PACKAGE TO YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU DID RECEIVE IT AND TO THANK THE SENDER.

3) AFTER YOU HAVE THANKED YOUR SECRET PAL, YOU WILL NEED TO SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE TELLING ME THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PACKAGE SO THAT I CAN KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS.

FAILURE TO SEND THESE PRIVATE MESSAGES IS REASON ENOUGHTO BE BANNED FROM THE NEXT MONTHS SWAP.

I cannot send a PM to everyone asking for package updates, so please remember to keep me informed on your mailing date and your date received.

PACKAGES NEED TO BE SENT OUT BY April 14th this is a FIRM deadline (NOT A SUGGESTION).If for some reason you cannot mail by the 14th and are considering not signing up, then send me a private message and we can see if it can be worked out. IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANNOT MAIL BY THAT DATE, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP. You can send your package as early as you'd like!


If you are sending an international package it will need to be mailed by the 10th of April. If that is not possible then please say no to International mailing on your sign-up sheet. Due to mail processing, our mail dates for international mailing has to be as early as possible! No later than the 10th of April . It can take many weeks to reach your SP so any delays in mailing can delay the start of the next month’s sign-up sheet being posted.

International mailings—it is imperative that you keep your copy of the Customs Declaration Notice that you fill out until your SP has notified you that they received their package. If a problem encountered with the package, you may need to PM me the information from that sheet in order to work effectively with the Postal Service.


You have to send me a PM every month you want to sign up and send me your information. I have no way to keep track of people signing up for more than 1 month at a time. Please don't post a message on the thread about signing up.(Also, please make it clear to me if you are asking for more than one SP.)



Once you have decided to join the swap, please send me a PM with the completed information sheet.


I would prefer that you review and then send your information sheet to me every month that you sign up for the SP swap. This review will allow you to make minor changes about holidays, personal preferences, etc.

Our International board members are welcome to join the swap.

If I do not have a valid email or phone number, you cannot participate in this swap.

Your secret pal is excited to receive your name and really wants to send you a great package. Please help by answering the questions as completely as possible.

Screen Name:
Real Name:
Address:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Favorite Colors:
Favorite Candy:
Your favorite notion/fabric line, etc:
Your least favorite color(s)
Least favorite candy
Least favorite notion/fabric line
Brand of sewing machine:
Do you have an embroidery machine:
Is there anything you like to collect?
Besides quilting, what do you like to do?
Do you have Allergies (smoke, cats, dogs etc)
Do you have Allergens (you smoke, have cats, dogs etc)
Do you hand embroidery?
The ONE thing I want the most is_______
What holidays do you celebrate?:
Anything you would NOT like to receive:
How long have you been sewing/quilting?
What are you currently working on:
What types of books do you like to read?
Would you like to receive gently used items such as templates, patterns or appliqué books etc?
Do you have a pet? What kind?
The fabric color I am looking for is___
What is your favorite beverage?Additional info (the more info you provide, the better):
Can you mail international?
email address:
phone number:


This form will be given to your secret pal (minus the email address and phone number) . The more you put on there, the better she/he will be able to get things you'd like. Additional information may be helpful to them as well.

There is a 10 dollar budget for this swap. Items from your stash or homemade items are not included in the $10 limit. Postage isn't included in the ten dollars. The most important thing to remember with the budget is to have fun, but please do NOT SPEND MORE THAN $10.

If you want ideas on what to send, look at the previous swaps.

Examples of some fun things to receive are: fabric, notions, notepads, pens, postcards, handmade items, little things like that.

Sign ups will close the 30th of March and names will be paired on the 1st of April and sent out no later than the 2nd of April. (I will try to have all names out on the 1st.)



I really want to stress that if you sign up, PLEASE follow thru.

It's a horrible feeling to not receive a package.


I will be keeping a list of people that don't follow thru. It is not right and it's been happening a lot here lately; if it continues, we will not be allowed to do secret swaps anymore.

Please make sure that you put your real name and screen name inside the package so the person receiving the package knows who to thank.

1. You must ship your package using a method that provides tracking and delivery confirmation. You can purchase it at the post office or if you print postage, it is free for priority mail and 70 cents for all others.


2. If your pal does not receive her/his package within a reasonable time (7 days max from mailing dealine for within the same country. Then I will need tracking information, 15 days for between countries. There are exceptions, but I MUST be notified of any delays in sending on your end). Failure to comply may result in the following:

A public note that you failed to send would be added to the Group Activity matrix.

If your pal is still empty handed at the end of the month, it is possible that negative feedback will be posted to your account.

This is why it is imperative that you keep the hostess informed on ANY mailing issues. Along with negative feedback, you will not be allowed to participate in future secret pal swaps. It is also possible that other coordinators will not allow you to participate in their swaps.

It's all about fun, so please have fun with it.

If you have questions, please PM me and I will try to answer as quickly as possible.

This swap has been approved by PatriceJ.

SHOULD YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE PM ME IMMEDIATELY!

Coordinated by: Lori Peercy

Count me in. I had a great time with the March swap. Lori I hope you are feeling better and thank you for doing this again :-)

I'm in . I just love these swaps!!

:thumbup: OK. I'm third in! :thumbup:

I'm fourth!!!! Can't wait love these swap! THANKYOU LORI!!!!!!

I'm 5th! I can't wait either!

Count me in as well....Sending you info now!

Hi Lori:

Count me in for the April secret pal swap.

Lois (Bluequilter)

I'm in, too!

count me in, pm later.

count me in as well. This is such a fun way to get to know other members.

I did it last month and had a great time so I emailed you Lori again for April. Thx for doing this

Melinda

Ok stop twisting my arm I'm in again.

LOL Sending my PM now.

I'm in also! I love these swaps, but love the swappers even more:-)
Bless you, Lori, for keeping this going.

I'M IN! Sending pm now Lori. Thank you for hosting this again!

I'm in!! I love this swap!

I'm in :) Let's start the fun.

YAHOOOW for April swap... I'M in...LOVE these swaps and it is SO MUCH fun to go on a hunt for fun treasures. PM to LORI on friday.

I had to miss last month, so definitely in again. Thanks for hosting this Lori. So glad your surgery went well. Great place to find "readers" is the dollar stores. m

just sent you a PM, and i am all signed up!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey count me in again. Thanks for all you do.Feel better :) :)

melinda its good to know that you got over your newbie jitters and decided to join us again. see it was not so bad, was it? welcome back for a whole lot of fun.:)

I have my EASTER box ready to go to some lucky person!

Me, too. PM on the way.

Ok, Lori is Pm'ed, bag is full of quilty things to send and I found a new to me fabric store where I was able to add to my SP stash!

Wow alot are signed up already. Lori is a wonderful host huh !

I, too, will be signing up for April. I love this swap and thank you Lori for doing this. Even with all you had going on, you still did an awesome job. Just need to make a few handmade things and mine package will be ready to go.

Ok will try again for April. Had signed up for Mar. when Lori asked me to resend and when I did I resent to myself :o and didn't notice until it was too late for the Mar. swap. Lori, hope you are feeling much better and thank you so much for taking on such a time consuming project that keeps all of us so entertained and full of antcipation. Dar

Dar, that happened to me once not too long ago, I sent a pm but it ended up coming into my in box. Don't remember who it was I was sending it to, but the second time I sent it the message did go to the person I was sending it to.

Any way I did send my sign up last night, so I hope Lori got it ok. It didn't come back to me so I think I'm good.

ALL signed up for APRIL SWAP PM. sent tonight to LORI.....Have a boxfull of treasures just waiting to pick out Goodies for a special serect pal. HAVE a great weekend eveyone... We had a day of REAL sunshine today... DId not rain, and it is a wee warmer. ( WA. is experiencing colder temp.s than our usual. just the opposite of the MW and SO. States). Rain or shine, I SEW !!!

I sent a PM...love this swap. Thanks so much, Lori

I just heard from Arizonagirl - Robyn - who is in the hospital again. She didn't want us all to think she disappeared off the face of the earth. Please keep her in your prayers so that a solution is found and she can live a pain free life and be happy. I hope she's back in time to jump into the swap.

Signed up for another round of fum. Hope that they can help Robyn out and she can be free of pain as she sure has been through alot.

So sorry to hear about Robyn, hope they can help her and get her well. I'm in for April, can't wait to get started. Hope everyone else is well, ther's been enough aches, pains and illness going around in this group. I'll be praying for everyone to be well.

I may not post every time I see something, but I do pray for each one of you. You all are important to me and I just wanted you to know.

I want to be the first one to announce the Official Unofficial Lori Peercy Fan Club. Our only purpose is to show our appreciation for all the work Lori does to keep this swap going for us. Anyone want to join?

Prayers for Robyn.