Welcome to 13 Nights of Halloween, Year 2! Your co-hosts this round will be Meaganola and Usagi.

 

In this swap, you will have the opportunity to gather 13 treats for another forumite, while someone else does the same for you. Then, on October 21st, all participants will begin the party, opening one gift per day until the grand finale, on November 2nd.

As an added bonus, and for inspiration, we are offering the option of following themed October Days ideas (a la the amazing Wacky Days swap). Check them out!

Sound like fun? Then jump in!

 

Technical details:

 

*Signups will be open until August 24th, or when the sixty slots are full-- whichever comes first.

*This is a one-on-one, mystery match swap; you send a package to someone, someone sends a package to you. Note: you will probably not be receiving from the person you are sending to.

*matches will go out within 48 hours of signups closing.

*The mailing deadline is September 30th. Opening of packages will begin on October 21st, and end on November 2nd.

*There will be a question about homemade food items. If you are intending to make such for your partner, you might want to include a small 'placeholder' gift for whichever day you want the food to be and mail the food a little closer to the actual opening deadline. This applies to perishables, like cookies and such, and not necessarily to things like jams or pickles, which should be fine for the waiting period.

 

Rules:

 

*Please only sign up for this if you are able to commit the time, resources, and/or funds necessary to this swap.

*if the unforeseeable occurs--and you are unable to complete the swap, let me know ASAP, so that arrangements can be made and your swapper isn't left in the lurch.

*Swaplifters will be reported.

*Due to international shipping constraints, there is a firm mailing deadline of September 30th. We want everyone to be able to start opening their goodies on the same day-- that’s kind of the point of the swap.

*please be prepared to gather a minimum of $30 worth of goodies, before shipping. This does not mean that you actually have to hand over $30 to a cashier somewhere. There are a some seriously crafty people and thrifty shoppers on this forum. Use your judgement as to value, I know it's good.

*Shipping within the US is required to include tracking. If you are shipping international, please hang on to your receipt.

*Starting on October 21st, you are responsible for reporting into this thread every day to squee about your goodies for the duration of the 13 Days.

 

If that sounds manageable, then please fill out the very long questionnaire below and PM it to Usagi.

 

Forum Name:

Real Name:

Mailing Address:

Email Address:

 

Allergies, dietary, and lifestyle restrictions:

For matching purposes, are there any common allergens in your environment, that might affect matching (pets, smoke, live in a field of ragweed)?

Do you(or anyone who might come in contact or view of the contents of these glorious packages) have any kind of phobia, trigger, or squick-out which is likely to arise in fall or Halloween-themed goodies(please address concerns over spiders, ghosts, severed hands, etc., here)?

Is there anything(that you know of) which it is illegal to mail to you, or that might cause Customs to become upset and hang on to your package?

 

Do you celebrate any fall holidays? Please feel free to place as much info/context as you wish:

Are there certain things for these holidays--or your general love of fall-- that you would particularly appreciate receiving?

If you celebrate Halloween, are you dressing up?

*What as?

*Would you like costume additions or accessories?

Would you like decorations?

 

Favorite Colors:

Least Favorite Colors:

Favorite Flavors:

Least Favorite Flavors:

Do you like coffee and/or tea?

Favorite snacks and treats:

Favorite scents(both specific notes and perfume blends):

Least Favorite Scents:

Do you wear nail polish?

Would you like makeup?

*If you would like makeup, what sorts would you prefer?

*Any favorite makeup brands, colors?

*Any hated/not-preferred makeup brands, colors, or products(example: thanks to your sample box of choice, you hope never to see another black eyeliner as long as you live)?

Favorite bath and body products?

 

Personal clothing style:

Do you like jewelry?

*If so, what sort?

*What sizes and/or lengths do you prefer?

Would you enjoy receiving wearables(shirts, socks, shoes, arm/legwarmers, hats,etc.)?

*Sizing on wearables:

Home style:

Would you appreciate decoratives or art for your home?

*Are there any restrictions(no naked people, no breakables, that kind of thing)?

 

What sort of music do you like?

Are you okay with burned music CDs?

Do you have VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray...Betamax?

*does your player of choice have region restrictions?

Is there anywhere that you would like a giftcard or online credit for?

Hi! What are your hobbies?

Would you like any supplies for your hobbies?

Are there any crafts or hobbies you would like to try out, but haven't yet?

Do you have gaming consoles, or play computer games?

How about cosplay?

Or tabletop gaming?

Would you like to receive books?

*what kind of books/format?

How about magazines?

PDFs and craft patterns?

 

Are there any other members of your household(significant other, furbabies, small, adorable humanoids, any other awesome person you consider part of your world) who might appreciate a little bit of fall-themed gifting?

 

Are you comfortable receiving homemade food items?

Are you comfortable receiving good/like new condition used items?

What are five inexpensive things you always appreciate receiving?

Please place your wishlists here:

 

Is there anything else you would like to say to your swapper?

 

For our eyes only:

Are you willing to ship internationally?

Would you like to be paired with someone who will accept homemade food items?

With whom have you swapped recently?

Anyone you would especially enjoy swapping to?

Anyone who you would rather not swap with?

Do you mind being paired with Meaganola or Usagi(we might know who you were--but then, we might forget. It's a gamble)?