ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAJOR IMPORT!

[elfworks]

a board that i used to belong to, and a board i now belong to, started doing member swaps about 10 years ago. we did goodie basket swaps and ornament swaps at xmas. fall swaps on vernal equi. easter basket swaps etc....
i mentioned these swaps to a couple of people here, in passing, and enthusiasm was rampant!!

so... who wants to participate in an ornament swap?

how it works is this way: everyone who thinks they are interested will say so here. i will then put all those names in a hat and draw two at a time. those ppl are paired up. i will post all pairings. pairs are responsible for exchanging personal info. if someone drops the ball, they are out and a new partner will be assigned. (anyone willing to pick up an extra partner in case of jerkiness, please let me know) there is no $$ limit, but, dont go out and spend a $100!! be cool. use your heads. it can be homemade or storebought. it can be specific to where youre from or, if youve noticed your partner mention a theme for their tree, you can go that way. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. THIS IS NOT A DIFFICULT THING.

i will accept names from now til TEN DAYS FROM NOW.

enrollment ends SATURDAY NOVENBER 18.

i will post names on SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19.

THIS IS THE ONLY RULE: YOU MUST MAIL YOUR ORNAMENT TO YOUR PARTNER BY FRIDAY DECEMBER 1.

ok.

any questions?

WHO WANTS TO PLAY??

xoxoxooxox

[mrshfromjersey]

Oooo....I want to play. Can I play???

[elfworks]

of course you can play!!!!!


xxo

[Christy Carol]

Oh this sounds like a wonderful idea! Talk about something to put yourself in the spirit. Sign me up, I want to play!!! :D

[elfworks]

OKIE DOKIE CC!


xo

[HolyNight7]

I want to play too!

[elfworks]

youre in HN7!

xo

[Ervserver]

will there be See's Chocolate awarded ?

[elfworks]

will there be See's Chocolate awarded ?

what are you talking about? that makes no sense at all. you worry me.

[Ervserver]

Chocolate ....chocolate awarded for the coolest ornament/basket.

[elfworks]

this is not a contest. it is a swap. are you in or out?

[HolyNight7]

LOL Erv! I think this is a giving thing not a contest. Exchanging ornaments.

[sheepsnot]

Count me in.

[elfworks]

youre counted in, sheep


xo

[HolyNight7]

Erv your a nutbar! :lol:

[GingerMel]

Candy reward made sense to me!

I am in!

[mrshamm]

I'm interested but I dunno how to ship an ornament...lol.

[elfworks]

does that mean you are in or out, mrs hamm?????

xo

[elfworks]

I'm interested but I dunno how to ship an ornament...lol.

you buy or make an ornament you want to send to your partner. you pick a box of the appropriate size. you wrap the ornament in bubble wrap or you fill the box with peanuts or excellsior and put the ornament in the box. you seal the box then address it to your partner. then you go to the post office and pay the man. if it is very fragile, mark the box FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE.

[mrshamm]

Do you get the box from the Post office? Sorry, I've never mailed anything larger than a bill...lol.

Edited because I forgot to say, I'm in.

[elfworks]

i cant decide if youre yanking my chain or not!

in case youre not, you get the box at the post office or in your closet or at the ups store or the container store or those mailbox etc places.

[mrshamm]

ok, I'm in. And, no, I wasn't yanking your chain. I seriously had No idea how to ship anything that couldn't fit in a normal envelope.

[elfworks]

okie dokie. mrs hamm and evil mel are added!!!

xo

[sheepsnot]

Ornament idea for me:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/dandsf480/bronners_1922_50915679.jpg

[silver bells]

OOOO, Can I play too???? :D

[Ervserver]

eggnog...what is eggnog?

[sheepsnot]

eggnog...what is eggnog?

Who are you and what have you done with erv?

[elfworks]

eggnog...what is eggnog?

i feel faint.....

[elfworks]

and yes, silver bells, you can play too!

xo

[sheepsnot]

We have thoroughly hijacked yet another topic and turned it into a discussion of eggnog. I believe we could hijack a 9-1-1 call and before we were done the biggest problem would be a lack of nog and not the fire or heart attack. 8)

[mrshfromjersey]

Isn't that your goal...to turn every conversation in to a conversation about eggnog?????

[sheepsnot]

My wife thinks I'm daydreaming about Halle Berry, but it's really eggnog.

[mrshfromjersey]

Ah....sure.

[HolyNight7]

Ornament idea for me:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/dandsf480/bronners_1922_50915679.jpg

Where'd you find that ornament?

[Ervserver]

count me in on the swap Elfworks please. Is there a size limit? does everyone here have a driveway that can handle a semi?

[elfworks]

youre in erv. and there is a size limit. the mailman needs to be able to deliver it w/o a forklift.


xo

[Christy Carol]

and yes, silver bells, you can play too!

xo

If you match us up can we ask for a re-draw? Considering we have similar taste and buy almost the same stuff even though we are miles apart we would probably both pick out the same ornie to send to each other!!!! :D

[Christy Carol]

count me in on the swap Elfworks please. Is there a size limit? does everyone here have a driveway that can handle a semi?

I DO I DO!!! I have one parked there almost every night anyway. It even circles so they wont have to turn around!!

[elfworks]

and yes, silver bells, you can play too!

xo

If you match us up can we ask for a re-draw? Considering we have similar taste and buy almost the same stuff even though we are miles apart we would probably both pick out the same ornie to send to each other!!!! :D

CC: if i draw your names, i will throw one back in the hat and redraw. already thought of that!

xo

[Christy Carol]

and yes, silver bells, you can play too!

xo

If you match us up can we ask for a re-draw? Considering we have similar taste and buy almost the same stuff even though we are miles apart we would probably both pick out the same ornie to send to each other!!!! :D

CC: if i draw your names, i will throw one back in the hat and redraw. already thought of that!

xo

figured you had...would be funny though :)

[elfworks]

it would indeed be an odd coincidence!!

i will let yall know if that actually happens!

xo

[sheepsnot]

I found that ornament by googling "egg nog ornament." I'm not a complicated guy. 8)

[Ervserver]

whooda thunk

[HolyNight7]

It fits you Sheeps. :-D

[megarrick]

I'm new but can I play?

[Ervserver]

Can we start an eggnog exchange?

[Christy Carol]

Can we start an eggnog exchange?


Elfworks is gonna beat you with a candy cane


:P

[elfworks]

a REALLY BIG candy cane!


xo

[Ervserver]

promises promises.... :-?

[dominick]

Alright, I was debating this in my head but a certain someone seems to have decided for me. :D I'll dawn the Santa hat and venture out to the garage to carve out a new ornament for the exchange.

[elfworks]

now dominick... dont make me go get the candy cane i am saving to whip erv with.....




:D


xo

[dominick]

:o
I'll behave.

[Christy Carol]

If you need an extra cane Elf just let me know. I keep my supply well stocked!

Btw, have you noticed the new town Erv has moved to?

[elfworks]

If you need an extra cane Elf just let me know. I keep my supply well stocked!

Btw, have you noticed the new town Erv has moved to?

well, if you look at his snow pix... youll notice some hefty looking canes lining the sidewalk, so...... :D

and yes, id noticed his new location, just didnt want to mention it as i hate to encourage him towards anymore lunacy.


xo

[dominick]

I'm new but can I play?

Elf, did you catch this?

[elfworks]

yes i did!!

xo

[dominick]

Shoulda known you were on top of things!

[RavenHardt]

I would love to participate in some reindeer games too ! :???:

[Ervserver]

I would love to participate in some reindeer games too ! :???:

I dunno...do you have a shiny red nose?

[Michael Rielly]

I'm in!

:???:

[dvdelf]

hey sc where you been?

[HollyJells]

I would like to join the lunacy of eggnog and ornaments too. I think this would be fun. I actually have oodles of ideas and not many people to give them too, I even have ornaments i bought for this year that i ened up not opening. I also make ornaments from sculpy clay and stuff like that.

[Ervserver]

Please share some of your ideas

[elfworks]

3 more days to sign up!!!!!


xo

[GingerMel]

Anyone know how many people are participating?

[Christy Carol]

I haven't counted....I will probably wait til Sat. instead. :D

[Ervserver]

hundreds

:???:

[elfworks]

the list so far.....

mrsh
HN7
christy carol
sheepers
erv
evilmel
mrshamm
silver bells
megarrick
dvdguy
dominick
ravenhardt
SC
holly jells


xo

[marekkane]

Add me to the list too. :)

[dominick]

How does one go about shipping something to the Netherlands? How do you like that? Even my packages aren't well traveled. Is it expensive?

[HollyJells]

I will be sending 2 ornaments plus a card. One ornament will be made by ME and the other will be store bought. LOL Like i said the other day, i have a box of brand new never opened ones that i ended up not using and I will do the family name on the homemade ornament so whoever is drawn for me will have to give me their last name so I can do the ornament. I now have some free time on my hands (the calm before college finals) and I have been busy with making ornaments for my family

[marekkane]

It shouldn't be too expensive. If it's a small item you can just wrap it well and send it the slow way. I know from Canada a small package ( toddler's shoe box size) that doesn't weigh much cost $6.95 Canadian.

[dominick]

I wonder how much it would cost from our fine US postal service (sarcasm). I just mailed an envelope one state over and it cost nearly $5. I can't imagine how much they'd charge to mail to another hemisphere.

[marekkane]

Heh, well I know to mail back to Maryland a smallish envelope/package costs me €4.90. Not too bad, and they didn't lose it so I considered that my personal Christmas gift from TNT post.

But there are plenty of Delft ornaments around here and such, and even a huge Christmas store (link) (http://www.christmas-palace.com/intro_engels.htm). I shall have fun browsing.

:)

[Ervserver]

The key is packing it well otherwise it don't matter how much you spent for shipping

[GingerMel]

No kidding.

I mailed something to Finland once and it wasn't that expensive. I remember thinking it was going to be a nightmare and it wasn't that bad.

[elfworks]

I will be sending 2 ornaments plus a card. One ornament will be made by ME and the other will be store bought. LOL Like i said the other day, i have a box of brand new never opened ones that i ended up not using and I will do the family name on the homemade ornament so whoever is drawn for me will have to give me their last name so I can do the ornament. I now have some free time on my hands (the calm before college finals) and I have been busy with making ornaments for my family

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! dont be talking about what youre going to send. youll ruin any hope of a surprise.

sheeeeesh!!

[sheepsnot]

I'm sending an ornament made from some cheese I found under the stove. Now, who's the lucky recipient?

[dvdelf]

knowing my luck, me

[sheepsnot]

You that lucky? I'd buy a lottery ticket in that case, cause this is prime hard cheese!

[dvdelf]

blue & green?

[elfworks]

the list so far.....

mrsh
HN7
christy carol
sheepers
erv
evilmel
mrshamm
silver bells
megarrick
dvdguy
dominick
ravenhardt
SC
holly jells
marek


xo

[Ervserver]

I was hoping all 1380 members would participate

[mrshfromjersey]

Wouldn't THAT be fun to coordinate!!!!!

[Ervserver]

Elfworks would need a WINDOWS based computer to handle that much work load bwaahahahahahahahahah
8-)

[HollyJells]

when will we be finding out who got who? I actually have mine boxed already just waiting on a shipping tag and postage.