aphrodisms

13 hours ago, spookygrrrly said:

@aphrodisms Well it would have to be a US only for a "Stuff a Flat Rate Box" swap since they are only available for US domestic mail. Though I'd also just be down for a general Art Supply Swap too 😊

 

ah I see what you mean! yeah maybe more of a circular art supply/tiny art swap for intl participants

13 hours ago, Em- said:

While we're throwing out ideas,  a few years ago we did a stash-buster craft swap that was a crafty twist on the spring cleaning swap, except that you had to craft something using only materials on-hand.

I would love this!

10 hours ago, spookygrrrly said:

@Lucchesa & @doomsday_disco What about a Suff a small flat rate box Art/Art Supply Swap in the future? That could be fun and non-season specific

I would be so up for this!!

14 hours ago, Vanesa said:

@aphrodisms and I chatted a bit, and we're planning to run Spring Cleaning this year (if anyone else wants to help, let us know!).  But, y'all, I'm afraid it's the year for patience - I'm trying to buy a house for the first time (frigging terrifying), so we're not planning to post until late March/early April and will likely have some pretty long sign up and ship windows to make sure we don't leave anyone hanging while I try to move (ack!).

Indeed we are! I feel like the receiving dates might end up coinciding with my birthday which would be lovely haha. And I'm excited to co-run for the first time! The spring cleaning swap was so fun last year and I always love going through the things I already have!

On 2/9/2022 at 3:59 AM, Vanesa said:

Sounds like there's quite a bit of interest in Spring Cleaning.  I've co-run it a few times and would be happy to do so again.  Anyone else interested in helping run it?  Or running it yourself - I'm not especially fixed on helping run it, just want to make sure it happens.

What’s involved in co-running? I might be interested but need to see if it’d be manageable for me!

I wish I was getting what everyone else is, because a sweet lemony incense sounds wonderful. Unfortunately, on me this is an astringent 'clean' smokiness with a lot of heavy/harsh polished woods underneath. I can totally see this being someone's style but I'm not a woods fan.

Very bright, almost soapy rose. I'm not getting much vanilla to be honest, and this is the kind of rose that really doesn't like my skin chem.

A classic BPAL lavender - really lovely, with some hint of spice which might be the rockrose? Either way it complements the lavender well and really reminds me of the TAL Peace blend.

I'm not sure how this went so wrong on me, although it's probably the sandalwood. I was hoping for a gossamer complex vanilla, but instead it was cloying vanilla with weird grainy textures underneath.

A sophisticated green tea! It has slight floral nuances and the vanilla really just smooths things out rather than making anything sweet. After it dries down it gets a lil sweeter and is just really gorgeous.

Slightly musty rich honey with the evil grainy sandalwood asserting itself underneath.

Clear and clean without smelling like soap. I think it's mainly the lily, aloe, and linen note that I get. Definitely a translucent kind of scent.

I loove vetiver and have some blends made by the Lab that feature it gorgeously, but this went so horribly wrong. It's all very savoury dark bbq sauce somehow.

Lovely humid tropical floral! Definitely with a nice soft vanilla undertone. The tuberose and jasmine complement each other really well, they're not shrieky at all, just ripe and opulent.

Definitely a well-balanced violet that isn't too green or sweet, over woods that aren't too commanding or heavy at all.

Like crumbly gnarly chocolate - the sandalwood and vetiver are mostly lending texture to the chocolate, which is the main scent.

This scent taught me that I hate myrrh. It's the dusty slightly sour gritty thing that's hanging out under a lovely fresh rose.

Like very fresh pine wardrobes lol - nice and Christmassy if you like pine!

Definitely orange blossom with a nice tartness from the lemon peel. The marshmallow isn't particularly soft or fluffy, it's more just lending a gourmand sweetness to the scent.

Vanilla flower always smells surprisingly clean to me, so this isn't really a sweet scent. It's more a clean white floral over some powdery orris.

Mostly jasmine honestly - it's definitely a creamy waxy one that I'm sure jasmine lovers will love, but I don't feel like there's much else going on.

Very buttery bread! Not really getting any of the herbal nuances but it's yummy all the same.

Surprisingly astringent lavender over some vague sweetness. Not sure if I didn't rest this long enough but I didn't love it.

Quite soapy shimmering rose. Smells like it would be a bath product. I'm not really getting any saffron sadly!

A cologne-y lavender that's unexpectedly sweet, with a warmth that does evoke cosy armchairs and paper books underneath.

Very almond-y sweet florals. There's probably more going on here but I'm just too distracted by the almond.