Swap Coordinator: | BetsyPreston (contact) |
Swap categories: | Crafts Fabric Sewing |
Number of people in swap: | 15 |
Location: | Regional - USA Only |
Type: | Type 3: Package or craft |
Last day to signup/drop: | March 20, 2010 |
Date items must be sent by: | April 3, 2010 |
Number of swap partners: | 5 |
Description: | |
Get rid of bad luck by passing around good fortune! Make FIVE (5) FABRIC FORTUNE COOKIES. You will have five partners and send one cookie to each. Two options for instructions (feel free to improvise): http://www.ladyharvatine.com/2008/05/fabric-fortune-cookie-tutorial.html http://www.ehow.com/how5359593sew-unique-fortune-cookie-yourself.html Completely stitch the cookies, but leave them flat (not popped open into a cookie) for mailing. They should fly for standard first class 44-cent postage. This swap is inspired by the traditional Chinese Shangsi Festival, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangsi_Festival, which falls on April 16th in 2010. I don't know much about this festival, but have been having so much fun making fabric fortune cookies that I wanted to create an excuse to make some more. When I read that one of the traditions for this occasion is to "get rid of bad luck" I thought it was a good enuff excuse for a swap. Five should be enough cookies for you to string together a garland to loop over a window or door frame for good luck and add a little bit of cheer as we fight off the winter blahs. |
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