This is how it will work
(Borrowing Satori's ideas on how it will work )
1. We'll split into SEVERAL groups which I will randomize. Group size to be determined as soon as sign-ups are done, but 5-7 per group possibly, and Europeans or Australians or Americans who don't want to ship off continent will be placed with their confederates!
2. Start collecting your items as soon as you sign up! Find a big box or basket and start tossing stuff into it. Really challenge yourself to find unique weird, hyper strange things. You DO NOT need to send everyone in your group the same things!!!! We want as many one of a kind objects as possible.
3. Items should be smallish. If you would like to include a small cup or other scattering utensil to someone in your group this is fine. What you send to the others in your group is up to you.
4. Since we are limiting the size of each group the number of objects being sent out can now be increased! So feel free to send people in your group 4-6 things. I think that 4 is a doable number. However this IS your choice. And once groups are assigned, I have no problem with the groups deciding amongst themselves how many objects to send or to iron out other details.
I'll allow a week to 2 weeks after we close the sign-ups for people to build their collections up and to ear mark oddities, or discover treasures for to send.
You do not have to spend money for this project. In fact, the only money that needs to be spent is on postage. Get your creative juices flowing, search through your drawers, cupboards, jewelry boxes, crystal kits, button boxes, Aunty's house, cellar, husband's sock drawer, toy boxes, maybe even your attic and find cool stuff!
On your Mark, Get set, GO!
this is a list of ideas for items that could possibly go into the bags (This is a list from Satori's original post)
Ideas for items for the bags:
seashells
unusual stones: heart shaped or triangle shaped, faces etc.
bottle caps
sea glass with unique shapes
tumbled crystals-if you don't want tumbled crystals please say so. many of us have tons, so if you don't need another say so. But if you need one in particular say so.
little toys
cast off odd earrings
charms
wire wrapped oddities
tiny figurines
tiny toy figurines from gumball machines
toy soldiers
tiny seeds
felted balls
felted critters
buttons
old bits of metal
rusty iron objects
marbles
dog tags
pins
beads
small carvings of stone or wood
coins from other countries
seed pods, but only things that will last and not erupt or house bugs etc.
laminates
porcelain figurines
old rings
antique keys
antler bones
mouse bones?
angels
crystals dug from your own mines
small antique tools or curiosities
old car keys
anything that I haven't thought of that is cool, won't rot and will hold up to casting!