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2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Mama Stocking Swap Survey.
Questions 1 - 4 Is the address in your profile up to date? What are your hobbies and interests? What are you favourite colours and/or colours to avoid? What are your favourite scents and/or scents to avoid?  
JabberJabber

Yes

I enjoy crochet, music (singing and playing the piano) cooking and reading.

I love autumnal colours.

I like sandalwood and other earthy scents.

sim

Yes

Sleeping. Making notes :roll: Reading. Knitting / sewing. Music and singing. Gin. Cooking.

Fave colours are purple and grey. Colours to avoid are yellows and oranges

Love most things, faves are citrus, lavender, vanilla.

littlesez

No

Gym, walks out, baking with kids, organising, pampering

Not keen on Orange, yellow or brown

Floral like rose or geranium. Fruity or earthy. Don't like vanilla, coconut or toffee

Allie

Yes

Reading, sewing, knitting, embroidery, walking, camping and caravanning

Favourite colour is turquoise. Really don't like yellow and orange.

I like citrus scents. I don't like heavy floral, lavendar or coconut.

clothmama

Yes

Gardening, cooking, sewing, crochet, renovating and sleeping LOL! Oh and wine particularly if it has bubbles in it!

Love purple, linen colours, grey (in moderation), neutrals, teal. No red orange, yellow here either except perhaps in small amounts (or red for Christmas stuff is fine!)!

Love spicey scents, citrus, herby (lavender, rosemary etc) not keen on flowery or coconut or 'sweet' smelly things!

ems101

Yes

Reading, cooking, sleeping!

Autumnal colours

Unscented

autumnalgirl

Yes

Sleeping, reading, crochet, but mainly chasing an over energetic 18month old.

Blues, greens

Like lavender and citrus type scents
Nothing strong or musky as they make me sneeze!

Louise

Yes

Reading, scrapbooking, baking,sewing.

Not keen on orange or yellow. Love purple,pink,turquoise,teal.

Vanilla, almond. Love Christmassy scents too.

emmavmorgan

Yes

Reading, art, Gin!

I like purples, pinks not keen on yellow and orange

I don’t like really sweet scents. Love citrus, vanilla, cinnamon etc

 
Questions 5 - 7 Do you have any fabric preferences (themes/designers/types of fabric etc)? Do you have any foody preferences (favourite sweets/chocolate etc, sweets/chocs you dislike)? Any allergies or other important information your swappee needs to know?  
JabberJabber

Nope.

No

I can't eat lactose or wheat.

sim

I like funky rather than super-traditional.

Prefer dark chocs, don't really eat sweets. Savoury is good.

No, have fun!

littlesez

Any

Love dark chocolate

Nickel allergy incase anyone making jewellery

Allie

I love vintage floral. I don't like modern geometric.

I have a number of food intolerances so best to avoid any food.

I am seriously allergic to Alpaca wool. Other than that have fun!

clothmama

Love Frenchy look fabrics, natural linens, scandi fabric, retro modern stuff like Amy Butler. No florals or cartoons or animals! Fussy aren't I LOL!

Love chocolate (milk or dark not white), don't like sweets.

I'm trying to eat low carb so no box of flap jacks!!! Other than that have fun I'll love anything you choose!

ems101

Subtle

Dark chocolate but really anything goes

Nope!

autumnalgirl

Nothing fussy!

Dark chocolate; especially lime, ginger, mint, jelly babies
Dislike marzipan and white chcoolate.

Have fun!

Louise

No.

Fave chocolate is galaxy. Love anything cherry or almond flavoured.

Have fun!

emmavmorgan

Not into anything cartoony

Don’t like white chocolate or coconut

None

 

Total responses: 9
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2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby clothmama » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:09 am

Sign up here for our Mama Stocking Swap!

:happysanta: :yahoo: :happysanta:


Buy or make a few little stocking filler gifts for your recipient based on their likes/interests and dislikes. (eg stitch markers if they are a knitter, cookie cutters if they are a baker, sweets/chocolate/smellies etc) any little gifts you would put in an adult's stocking.

If you would like to take part in this swap please read the following guidelines carefully and follow the instructions.


First join the Christmas Stocking Swap Group by clicking the "Join Group" button. Then once your request has been approved, please fill out the survey above.

Join Group


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The budget for this swap is £15. This includes RECORDED postage within the UK (for overseas participants standard air mail is adequate as international signed for can be prohibitively expensive)

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As per all swaps you need to commit to guessing your swappees and posting on the reveal thread including photos of your gift. Additionally anyone not posting on time will not be allowed to take part in swaps for the next 6 months. Please read the guidelines and information sticky here to familiarise yourself with them.

*You have until Sunday 5th November at 10pm to sign up.

:loveit:


*You will receive the name and address of your Christmas Stocking swap recipient as soon as possible after this date.

:xmaspresents:


All packages should be clearly marked with "Cloth Nappy Tree Mama Stocking Swap" and posted by Saturday 2nd December (Wednesday 29th or earlier if you can / appropriate for your postage service for overseas recipients) to arrive no later than Thursday 7th December. Please amend your survey answers when you have posted and received your parcel.

**THE GRAND REVEAL WILL BE ON Friday 8th December 2017.**


Thank you ladies and have fun shopping/making!


:xmasgifts:

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby clothmama » Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:35 pm

I've filled mine in :happysanta: :happysanta: :loveit: :loveit:

Come on girls you have to come and play :whip: it is Christmas and no pressure to even be crafty if you haven't got time for time to be for this swap :snowball: :snowball: :snowball: :snowball: :loveit: :happysanta: !! @autumnalgirl @emmavmorgan @Allie @confusinglady @girlinleeds @littlesez @MissFrodo @ems101

I can't wait! :loveit: :happysanta: :loveit: :happysanta: :snowball: :xmasgifts:

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby littlesez » Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:53 pm

I am skint and no working sewing machine :( I'll decide by Friday x

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby clothmama » Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:17 pm

littlesez wrote:I am skint and no working sewing machine :( I'll decide by Friday x

Handsewing / baking / crochet / knit / gluing :giggle: :giggle: think how much a gorgeous little stocking will perk you up @littlesez :giggle: :happysanta: :happysanta: :loveit:

I've changed sign up until Sunday as I've realised that I'm working right through until Saturday night so won't get anything done anyway!

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby emmavmorgan » Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:30 am

@clothmama I’m in :happysanta:

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Allie
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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby Allie » Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:50 am

Thanks for the tag @clothmama, I'm still deciding. I'm worried I won't have time as I've got a lot on this month :-?

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby confusinglady » Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:58 am

@clothmama you called! :giggle:
I ll have a think, I m like Allie not sure I ll have time. I think a lot of my presents for family might be handmade as I'm worried about money :( is there a Christmas decoration one happening? That might be more realistic for me.

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby Louise » Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:50 am

Would love to but really Can't commit to anything atm.:(

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Re: 2017 Mama's Secret Stocking Swap!

Postby clothmama » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:56 am

emmavmorgan wrote:@clothmama I’m in :happysanta:

Yah @emmavmorgan :happysanta:
Allie wrote:Thanks for the tag @clothmama, I'm still deciding. I'm worried I won't have time as I've got a lot on this month :-?
Come on @Allie you will enjoy it :loveit: :snowball: :twisted: :roll: and think how sad you'll be on reveal day if you dont' play :giggle: :whip:

confusinglady wrote:is there a Christmas decoration one happening?

Yes of course (and actually I should have put it up already - note to self!) @confusinglady

Louise wrote:Would love to but really Can't commit to anything atm.:(

Awwwww Louise fair enough you do what you feel you want to :hug: @Louise

@JabberJabber so pleased you are playing :loveit: :happysanta: :loveit:

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