Isobel&Neil
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OK, here's an idea. It might work, it might not ... ... so let's give it a go and see, shall we?!
If you would like to join in, please read the instructions/ guidelines (given below) carefully.
1. You will be given a random name and address from the list of people who sign up for this 'game'.
2. You need to find an empty matchbox which you will fill with tiny goodies for that person.
3. You can decorate the box if you prefer, but you don't have to.
4. Each person must send a minimum of five goodies, and they MUST be small enough to fit into the matchbox without it bursting.
5. Any size of matchbox is ok, as long as you don't take a shoebox, and pretend it's a matchbox, or anything silly like that.
6. Examples of goodies - pin/badge, tiny toy, beads, bracelet, sticker(s), recipes for cookies/cakes etc - use your imagination!
7. If you do send sweeties/foodstuffs they must be in original wrappings, and please remember you cannot send food into Australia.
8. You might get ideas from a person's Profile - you will be given the name of the person you have to send to, so you can check out what they like.
9. Please don't send anything that you wouldn't like to receive yourself (worms, twigs and gravel spring to mind - it must be being a mum to two boys)
10. You must stick to the deadline dates for signing up and for sending - and you must not tell anyone who you're sending to - it's a surprise!
11. You must have been active on the site for at least a month to sign up - sorry to anyone newer than this - but you will get a chance next month with a different Random Challenge.
12. If you sign up, get your random person, and don't send them anything, it's regrettable, but you won't be allowed to join in future challenges.
If you would still like to join in, then please sign up below, and PM your address to Isobel (Isobel&Neil).
Last date for signing up is June 30th.
Here's the list to date:
1. Isobel
2. MrsC
3. fam-united
4. Lejow
5. Apperveilchen
6. Eryah
7. Olgamaus
8. gingermuggins
9. Michele_one_L
10. AbbyB
11. MissMelissa
12. Mistigree
13. Marjolein
14. magicwoman
15. Steve&Helly
16. Puny&Bumblebee
17. kristl
You will receive someone else's name and address - please fill your matchbox, and send it out to your named person by July 10th at the very latest.
PLease PM me (Isobel&Neil) if this doesn't make any sense at all - it's been a long, children's-party kind of day
Attached file: matchbox.jpg (436 downloads)
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 7:50 pm |
Last edited Jun 28, 2008, 7:03 am by Isobel&Neil |
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MrsC
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Me first, oh me first!!! I'll do it!
I love a challenge...hang on do I need to take up smoking? Match box, must have one of those around here SOMEWHERE....
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......................... I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." - Helen Keller
My cute little ToyVoyagers are Bokkie, Khetiwe and little Ambrosius
I am currently hosting Pinky Bear, Shaggy Bear, and Squirt
Have sent Dilbert, HitchaRideDooey, Moley, Jubilee Bunny, Cassiopeia, Synapse, Fiona, Gilbert, Bullet, NormaNikkers, Hector and Gracy on to their next adventure...
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 8:26 pm |
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fam-united
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Great idea! I wish to be part of this.
Hugs, Petra
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 8:29 pm |
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Lejow
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Me to me to
And thanks for the picture of a matchbox.. it took a long time for me to remember what it was
(ok its late.. and its sunday hahaha)
But I want to join!!!!
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......................... My TV's:
Dirkie, Little Billy, Snuggles, Pien, Plof, Sebastiaan, Crocs
I am hosting:
Ambrosius, Clem
I'm gonna host:
Fenway, ducky-duck, Mittens, Lemony, Squiggles
I hosted:
Apollo, Emil, Chompers, Bene, Tony, Meleleuca, Sylphide, Pimboli, Rex, Henry the Adventure Hound, Count
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 8:39 pm |
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Apperveilchen
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I want to play! I don't know when I'll find the time... cut a bit shorter on the studying is the first thing coming to mind... and who needs to sleep anyway? But I want to play! I promise I'll meet the deadlines. I love tiny things.
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......................... my tvs: Emil is doing a foreign exchange to Japan/USA. Roderich is hiking in Canada. Vinícius has traveled to South Africa. Greta is stranded in Puerto Rico. Nami Geneveva seems to have been lost in the mail. Bob Beeker is still in Mexico. Kunigunde is having fun in the US. Kaspian was lost in the mail for the second time.
Currently with me: Knopf
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 9:17 pm |
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Isobel&Neil
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Oooh! Jolly good, jolly good!
Thank you for joining in!
The List has been moved to the First Post of the thread.
Come on, come on - you know you want to ... !
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 10:21 pm |
Last edited Jun 23, 2008, 6:29 am by Isobel&Neil |
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Isobel&Neil
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PS. If you really can't find an empty matchbox, please use a similar TINY box - like v small chocolate box, toothpaste tube(lots of long and thin items?) or something.
PPS. Don't send matches through the post.
In case you thought about leaving one in as one of your little gifts.
PPPS. If everyone could post a pic of their little gifts on the Forum, there might be a prize for the most entertaining/ imaginative/ creative/ whatever person ....
*ooooh!*
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 10:29 pm |
Last edited Jun 22, 2008, 10:32 pm by Isobel&Neil |
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olgamaus
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I also want to join this game.
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......................... Photos of all ToyVoyagers I've hosted to far, here on flickr
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 10:34 pm |
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fam-united
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But maybe we only should post the pic after the surprise arrived or it wouldn't be a surprise. Don't you think so too?
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 10:37 pm |
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Isobel&Neil
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Oh yes, sorry. That's what I meant. Doh. AFTER receiving, post a pic of your goodies.
Apologies - I get a bit muddled when it's past my bedtime .
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 10:39 pm |
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Isobel&Neil
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Thank you Olgamaus - I shall add you to the list!
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Posted Jun 22, 2008, 10:41 pm |
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gingermuggins
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I would like to join in the fun please
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Michele_one_L
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ME, ME, ME! I would like to join too!
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......................... My Toyvoyagers - Honey Bear, Piggy, KungFu Panda, Tuffy, Horton, Mister P Tom, Chompers, Ronnie N Hammie, Pimboli, Gilbert, Ollie_Marmot, Grape Ape, TagAlong Rocket, Fuzzy Wuzzy, Sunnie and Bullet.
Currently Hosting - Crocs, Jimmy D, Ceryni
Hosted - Nicki Bear (twice), Coop, Coco, JamaBanaDukLuv, Angus, Hazle, Wolletje, Winnie the Pooh, Little Billy, Dirkie, Fuzz Bear, Cliff, Pebbels, HitchaRideMo, Muumipeikko, Mausi, Bellatrix, Willy Wau, TheoSheep, Resi, Bene, Hinz + Kunz, Moley, Cool Jules, Jimbo Elephant, Sussy Greenfeet,Vicky Mouseham, Mister_Right, Fester
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 12:26 am |
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AbbyB
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I'll join. Might not be a matchbox though, but I'll figure out something similar.
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......................... My TVs: Yuri Gagarin (lost in the mail), Lemony, Synapse, QueenElizabethI, Nori, Philbert, King Tut, Yakety Sax
My stay-at-home TV: Wallace
PM me if you are interested in hosting one of my TVs
Wild TVs: Archie, Genevieve, Sabra, Orton, Zeinab, Viggo, Yvette, Olaf, Boreal, Parker, Lee, Ainslie, Ellis, Satin, Gad, Felton.
Currently visiting: Hedgie, Roderich, Ewan E. Ewok, Crawfish, Regit Brown, Winnie the Pooh.
Previously hosted: Ollie_Marmot (twice), Mausi, Desmond, Dolly, Lemmy, Yum Yum, Shirley Sheep, Moony, Fenway, Womat, Reinhilde, Greedy, Alizée, Vladimir, Hedgie Hedgehog, Twinette Kani, Jimbo Elephant, Pierre Bear, Gina Giraffe, Dinah Meetcha, Soar, Pepita, Noelle, Frankenstein, Vicky Mouseham, Etwas, Aimee, Hinz + Kunz, Roots Bear, Thiele, Tiger Lilly, Dottie Grace, Hypno-dog, Bally, Cassiopeia, Nasse, SunnyHH, Bobi, Charlie Bear, Ollie Kikabeer, Bussi, Monkez, Marty the Moose, Lintilla.
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 2:56 am |
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MissMelissa
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Count me in!
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 3:33 am |
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Isobel&Neil
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WOW! Thanks to everyone for joining in.
Couldn't sleep last night, thinking of small items
PLease PM me with your address if you haven't already.
Room for more people, so if you'd like to join in, please do!
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 6:30 am |
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MrsC
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I bought a box of matches today! I wasn't even sure where to look for them! In the charcoal section of course...
Tomorrow I start filling it up... I am ridiculously excited about this....
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......................... I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." - Helen Keller
My cute little ToyVoyagers are Bokkie, Khetiwe and little Ambrosius
I am currently hosting Pinky Bear, Shaggy Bear, and Squirt
Have sent Dilbert, HitchaRideDooey, Moley, Jubilee Bunny, Cassiopeia, Synapse, Fiona, Gilbert, Bullet, NormaNikkers, Hector and Gracy on to their next adventure...
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 4:05 pm |
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Isobel&Neil
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There is still one week left to sign up for the Matchbox Challenge!
You can start getting your matchbox and filling it now ...
The sign-up will close on June 30th, and then you will have a further ten days to fill and post your matchbox to your random person from the list (you will know then who is your "random" - so you can add any little things which you think will interest them in particular).
We have a great number of people (11 already!) playing this round - but please do sign up if you would like to join in.
OK. Matchboxes at the ready!
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 5:11 pm |
Last edited Jun 23, 2008, 5:12 pm by Isobel&Neil |
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Isobel&Neil
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Thanks for your mailing addresses.
Abby - still need yours but lots of time to send it - so don't worry.
Isobel
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 5:31 pm |
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Mistigree
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Great !!! I'm fond of RABCK (we're sometimes doing it on Bookcrossing too), and of course, you can count me in !!
The more difficult will be to find a tiny box (don't want to buy one box of matches !! I won't use the matches !)
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Posted Jun 23, 2008, 8:34 pm |
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