First Swap of 2009 – January and February!

Time for the next swap!

Stumble and tweet this post down the line to gather up all the swap-loving homeschoolers you know.  Be sure to put the dates below on your calendar and make sure you don’t forget them!

Here’s the schedule:

SIGN UP: By January 18th (Sunday)
PAIRED UP: By January 22nd (Thursday)
MAIL SWAP: By February 15th (Sunday)
POST PHOTOS: By February 28th (Saturday)
EMAIL LINKS TO ME: By March 7th (Saturday)
NEXT SWAP: March 14th (Saturday)

This sign up is for one swap gift and you have two months to get it out, get it posted, and email us the link! Our next swap won’t be until MARCH 2009.

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SWAP HIGHLIGHTS:

Shanna’s swap gift.

Lisa’s swap gift.

Lynn’s swap gift.

Amanda’s swap gift.

Yours not listed here? Email or comment with a link and we’ll add it (I figured you just forgot to send me your emails over the holidays)!

I know you already know what a SWAP is… but in case you need a refresher…

Check out our past SWAP Posts here at HSBA. Chances are they will answer all of your questions and more. Oh, and if you swapped in the past and forgot to send in your link, it isn’t too late! We would love to add your post showcasing your swap gift to our past posts. People still like to click back and see all the gifts, so by all means – share!

PAST SWAPS:

October 2007 Swap (Intro)
November 2007 Swap (October Highlights)
December 2007 Swap (November Highlights)
January 2008 Swap (December Highlights)
February 2008 Swap (January Highlights)
March & April 2008 Swap (February Highlights)
May & June Swap (March & April Highlights)
July & August Swap (May & June Highlights)
September/October 2008 Swap (July & August Highlights)
November/December 2008 Swap (September & October Highlights)

We hope you’ll join in the fun! Spread the news and ask your homeschool friends to join. You have until Sunday the 18th to leave a comment here with your email. I’ll contact you and send you a questionnaire!

Here are some basic rules for every swap:

1. Don’t offer to participate and sign up if you can’t get the gift in the mail on time. Now that we are giving you 2 months, this shouldn’t be too hard!
2. Don’t spend more than 5-15$ on your swap gift (not including postage). You will end up making your buddy feel like they didn’t give enough to you.
3. Get to know your swap buddy. Pray for them! Send them a Bible verse! Email them! Etc.!
4. Do NOT share your swap buddies’ personal information (last names or addresses) with anyone else.
5. Make sure you post a photo and ‘Thank You’ for your swap sister – thanking her and linking to her blog.
6. Email me a copy of your swap post link so I can showcase it for the following month!

Suggestion: Please make sure you take extra care when packaging your gifts if they are breakable or fragile. Two or three times now we have had swap gifts damaged by UPS and the Postal Service!

Who’s in???

~ This swap post is now CLOSED ~

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