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SHELLI MAKES
Chico, California
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Shelli Retired Help Advisor, Banner SponsorNov 14, 2006

Hello all, and welcome to the Second Annual TEDDY TALK Holiday Card Swap!

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or nothing at all but the spirit of the season, we welcome you to participate!

If you'd like to join the fun, here's what to do:

1. Send me your personal contact information privately; for your own safety and security, we ask that you not post such information to the board. I prefer eMail to PM because I can organize information through my mailbox more easily than I can though the board's PM area. You can send me eMail by clicking the eMail button underneath my avatar.

2. Wait for further instructions, to be posted to the board.

Some history, for newcomers -->

Last year, I was sent contact info from members both domestic and international and I gathered it together and placed it in random-ish order on a list. Each person who joined the card swap was sent a copy of the list, and instructed to send holiday cards to the FIVE PEOPLE whose names followed their own on the list.

Things will probably run similarly this year.

If you choose to participate, please expect to mail letters both to your own country and internationally; I try to keep a balance when creating the list so that some of your cards will be sent closer to home and some across the seas.

I'll post more "rules" later but in case you're wondering, this is NOT a gift, ornament, or bear swap. In fact, one of the "rules" is that you are NOT to include anything other than paper or scrapbooking type materials in your card (confetti, stickers, etc. were sometimes sent last year, and often people hand made their cards.)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION: November 30

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gotobedbears Nov 14, 2006

I'm in Shel..............i've sent you an email bear_thumb

C'mon girls, sign up - i went out and bought umpteen packs of really nice Crimbo cards in the January sales last year and am raring to go!!! :crackup:

WhooooHoooooo Christmas is coming, Penny's getting fat, please put a choccy in her mouth to shut her up bear_tongue

Penny bear_tongue

South Florida
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I Love Teddies Nov 14, 2006

I'm definitely interested. I'll email you my info. I was going to ask about this because I'm going to order my cards today and wanted to make sure I had enough for the swap, if we were doing it. I enjoyed the one last year. Thanks for organizing it, Shelli! bear_original

ThimbleBeary Originals
Iowa
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Tracy Nov 14, 2006

I'm in!! :dance: Emailing you Shelli :hug: ...........

Drea's Bears
Ontario
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AndreaM Nov 14, 2006

Me Too!
I love this idea! Thanks for organizing this Shelli! bear_thumb
I'm e-mailing you right now! bear_original

AndreaM

Tuppies Teddies
Lindenow, Central Gippsland
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tuppies teddies Nov 14, 2006

Sounds like fun, getting into the christmas spirit world wide, I'm in..

'EmBears
Northern New York State
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pandamac Nov 14, 2006

Thanks for organizing Shelli! I am in......check your inbox!
pandamac

Flying Fur Studios
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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psichick78 Nov 14, 2006

I'm glad there is interest. This is lots of fun.

last year, those were the ONLY 5 cards I sent out at all! LOL just don't tell my family that!

Acid Attic Bears
Versailles
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Marion Nov 14, 2006

Thanks so much for your the hard work, Shelli ! I would like to join too :).

Pumpkin & Pickle Bears
East Sussex
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Pumpkin & Pickle Bears Nov 14, 2006

Ooh, me too!!!

I'll email you now!

Laurie Lou Bears
Norfolk
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Laurie Nov 14, 2006

I am in too Shelli-I will send you my details. :dance:
Laurie :hug:

Swan Valley Bears
Penn Valley, CA
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Swan Valley Bears Nov 14, 2006

Fun, fun, fun. :dance: :dance: :dance: My email has been sent.

Tami Eveslage Original Teddy Bears
Milford Ohio
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Tami E Nov 14, 2006

Wonderful!!! Thank you for organizing this!

Dolls N Dreams
Aurora, Colorado
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TamiL Nov 14, 2006

Sounds like fun, I'm in! bear_original

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Sandi.S. Nov 14, 2006

Sent my email! It was lots of fun last year. :dance:

Draffin Bears
Auckland New Zealand
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Carolyn Green Nov 14, 2006

Thanks so much for organizing this Shelli.
It was so much fun last year getting cards from all around the world.
I would love to do this again and will send you my details.

Hugs
Carolyn
bear_flower

Just Us Bears
Australia
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Just Us Bears Nov 14, 2006

Thanks for organising this Shelli....I had such a blast with this last year and it made TT even more personal to receive cards from real live TT'ers! :crackup:
Join in everyone! bear_grin