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The listing, Coke Cap Code ~ And ~ The RED Shower Swap (February)! ~ Signup Information. has ended.

Per Listia Rules, you are bidding on a COKE CAP CODE, for use with MCR / My Coke Rewards.

This is also signups and discussion for...
The RED Shower Swap (the whole month of February Swap!)
Brought to you by: Ribbitribbit26 & tweety23456 & our helper, manganime92! (Tara, JJ, & Nikki)

Please read ALL rules before signing up! This option is for those interested in a MONTH LONG SWAP - You may only sign up ONE or TWO folks for this, to keep with the theme of SHOWERING your matches all month long!

We WILL have wishlists for this swap. It'll be split in half, and you're expected to send (and also get!) *at least* TWO ITEMS per half (so 4 total). The idea, again this month, is to do a lotta Listia Shopping!! Get started whenever, and remember time for shipping. You CAN send out items (or even boxes) on your own!

THE IDEA of a "Shower Swap" is to SHOWER your person with gifts throughout the month (who doesn't like getting mail, right?). We collaborated and thought perhaps 4 nice items with a showering of smaller ones is a good place to start - OR do your own thang ;-) Just remember minimum requirements, please.

We WILL offer prizes to people who outdo themselves on sending - good deeds get rewarded!

THE TWIST for February is that for the month, you've gotta...
SEND AT LEAST 2 ITEMS THAT INVOLVE RED! Red things, things with the word "Red" in their name. Be fun, funny, creative, or practical! Try and space them - to have 1 arrive for each half of the swap if you can. THANK YOU ANNETTE (miss fosterj) for the neat twist idea!

DATES:
**Signups from 01/23 - 01/31
**First large item must be received or accounted for by 02/12
**Second large item must be received by 02/26

(Checkins on 02/05 - 02/12 - 02/19 - 02/26)

SIGNUP FORM IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST COMMENT! Get it back to me or JJ asap to lock in your spot(s)!

There are also other swaps this month, check out ribbitribbit 26's listings for more details.

~ Tara & JJ & Nikki ~

Questions & Comments

I got to crafting last night and today as well.
I cut the bottom off a ketsup bottle, decopaged it in red tissue paper
and added some lace trim.I cut a 2 litter coke bottle bottom off and decopaged some really pretty fabric to it and added some lace to it.
The coke bottle I'm going to use for my pencils/pens.
The ketsup bottle is used for my vanity drawer which is really shallow.
It's the perfect size for lipsticks.

Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:48:30 PM PST by

WOW, you go girl.
You all are a great inspiration to me. I have been so sick and felt like doing nothing. Now I want to get all crafty again. :)
Thank you, and keep up the great ideas. I am love'n it!

Jan 29th, 2011 at 10:58:36 PM PST by

Fun! Fun!!!! I LOVE February! Valentine's Day and my Birthday!!!

Jan 31st, 2011 at 8:14:50 PM PST by

Happy Birthday :)

Jan 31st, 2011 at 8:16:19 PM PST by

I seen some Monster Trucks as they are on Joey's list as his favorite charcaters are: Monster mutt (as he loves dogs) Gravedigger & Pickachu from Pokemon. His favorite color is: blue. His 5th birthday is Feb 21st.

And Jazelle is easy as she likes girly items and I have seen lots of Barbies, Care Bears, Mermaids, Tinkerbell, Disney Princess e.t.c, Great red items for her can be Strawberry Shortcake, any doll wearing red, Valentimnes dolls, She also likes pink, hearts, blue, purple, Can even get size 5 for next year. Her favorite is Dora, Deigo & Kilan Her favorite shows is: Disney & Nick Jr

But I know I listed ALOT of items that they are into, so I hope you have fun shopping for them. I will take pictures of Joey as his items are going to be put aside for his 5th birthday.

I can't wait until Feb 5th to go SHOPPING!!

Jan 31st, 2011 at 3:55:24 PM PST by

I think you are really into the spirit of things girl!

Jan 31st, 2011 at 6:26:12 PM PST by

@ ladybugz75 Joe just recived 3 envelopes with packs of cards, He still ahven't opened it as it has been a busy month witht he weather, me canceling appt because of the snow, then me having to make up for the appt. Me going to caourt AGAIN :( Us running out of hoseholds needs because of the plubimng problem we had e.t.c. Joe says he is not hard to shop for, but I know NOTHING of sports and he is so spicifc of certain players and what not, LOL

Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:37:06 PM PST by

Jan 31st, 2011 at 6:26:57 PM PST by

So is this gonna work similar to the january swap where it's posted once a week what everyone has recieved i liked that it allowed us to know when our matches got something so feedback could be given and what not.

Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:33:04 PM PST by

Yes, people may leave messages about what they got, but every Sat we will send out a form, and Sunday eve we will post it on the auction.

Jan 31st, 2011 at 6:28:10 PM PST by

Yeah i had a man for jan swap and i have to say this one is much easier to shop for i had a really hard time with the last one lol

Jan 31st, 2011 at 12:40:12 PM PST by

I have a guy too. We might have to swap ideas along the way. :)

Jan 31st, 2011 at 6:29:00 PM PST by

well thanks forthe ideas lol we got a man and a male child lol

Jan 31st, 2011 at 11:52:39 AM PST by

I have a man too. Just got to love those hard to shop for guys. :)

Jan 31st, 2011 at 12:03:40 PM PST by

OH, I forgot to add if anyone wants to get gift cards for the kids. The stores we go to are: Wal-Mart, K-Mart, BJ's and sometimes Target. We also go to Mc Donalds and Burger King. There is a new Mc Donalds being biuld at the Trenton train Station 6 blocks away so this would be easily acessed and great for the birthday boy, but we stil like going to the ones with playplaces so the kids can be worn out. We don't go out much & when we do go out we like to spend a long time out and have a great time and what more of a great time then being inside & letting the kids in the playplace :) LOL

Jan 31st, 2011 at 4:15:25 PM PST by

Jan 31st, 2011 at 6:24:35 PM PST by

tweety- you have to clean the eggshells first, I can't remember for sure, but I think you soak them in a mix of water and a little bleach.
Let them dry then glue on. I looks kinda like a mosaic when its finished.
You can paint the eggshells or leave as is.
I painted my box first then left them white.
Easter would be a perfect time to try using the colored egg shells.
I would not soak them in the bleach mixture though.

Jan 30th, 2011 at 2:18:26 PM PST by

Ok, that makes sense. I am very intrigued with that idea. I think I might consider trying that one. :)

Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:25:06 AM PST by

@jenJaredJoey...we just got our first Irish Pub here where I live! Just opened this month with 50 diff types of Whiskey! I am looking forward to hitting that place up:)

Jan 30th, 2011 at 9:50:26 AM PST by

Have fun. :)

Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:24:17 AM PST by

I meant as your brother, LOL

Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:25:36 AM PST by

lol

Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:38:15 AM PST by

@fosterj, Jared is 10 years old, I had him when I was 16 1/2, So I am actually almost the same age as our brother, I am 27 and already with 4 kids, LOL

That is why I let Tara & J.J. know that next month would be Jared's super favorite holiday. I mean I like green to, but not as much as Jared. Jared is in the picture with the red hair and blue eyes. Green looks good on us as we are Irish and can't wait until March comes so we can have cornbeef and cabbage as that is the ONLY time we have it because my 4 & 3 year old WON'T eat as they don't like it and hubby dosen' care for it eaither, but eats it once a year with us. My hubby is not Irish, LOL

Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:24:17 AM PST by

Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:38:31 AM PST by

I painted the paper boxes you get at craft stores.
Then covered it with broken eggshells.
I use it to keep my small sewing supplies.
I finished a small box this morning.
I painted it red, put little lace trim around the box lid.
I cut a piece of bubble wrap glued it to the top then painted a little rose pink and glued it to the top. It is so cute.
I have also deco-paged clear glass canisters with Christmas wrapping paper.
I just cut out the pieces I wanted and used those.
I kept it in my kitchen for years.
I seen a santa claus made out of a milk jug one time.
But I never figured out how to make it.

Jan 30th, 2011 at 4:43:02 AM PST by

When my kids were little, I used to use the baby food jars and make raindeers and Santas with felt. Or I would decopage them with tissue paper that made them look like stained glass. They made the cutest candy gift containers.

Yesterday I started gathering up all the boxes we had around the house that were almost empty or ready to go out to the trash (trash day is tomorrow and no I did not go digging in the trash, lol). So now I have about 10 boxes (cereal, kleenex etc) to start my drawer organization project. :)
I will keep you updated on that. I have 12 drawers in my kitchen alone, LOL. :)
I am so excited to get started. I am going to cut the boxes after my kids are done with breakfast.
@englishbln what did you do to keep the eggshells on the box? Did you paint them too? That sounds very interesting.

Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:12:01 AM PST by

@ jenjaredjoey~ My brother & Jared would get along SO WELL!! LOL:) He loves hunter green stuff also : ) How old is Jared?? My brother is 26 : D

... ~ Annette

Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:54:06 PM PST by

Yeah green, lol.

Jan 29th, 2011 at 10:53:52 PM PST by

@ tweety~ my hubby is a realtor & we often prep houses for market & we painted a foreclosure home about 2 yrs. ago & I chose a very light lilac / lavendar color for the upstairs bathroom & I LOVED how it turned out!! I accented it with silver tho. We installed new silver colored bathroom light fixtures & towel bars. And I found a large mirror at, I think it was at a dollar general actually, for only $25 ! It had a filigree design frame around it but it was black, YUK for this bathroom!! So I took an old tshirt & rubbed on some silver colored paint. The black still showed thru in the crevices of the filigree but it looked really GOOD... it looked old~ like a very neat "antique" silver. We hung it over the sink & it became the centerpiece of the bathroom.
I LOVED that lilac bathroom!!! <3 ... ~ Annette

Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:49:53 PM PST by

I was surprised how much I like it. It is my room away from the craziness sometimes. So calming in there. :)

Jan 29th, 2011 at 10:56:12 PM PST by

You can take an egg shell and mash it down, instead of breaking it up separately.
You could take the larger pieces and paint them first.
Break them up then use different colors on your project.
It is easier to glue your project first then add the shells.
I've never tried that one but I bet it would look really cool.

Jan 30th, 2011 at 2:23:10 PM PST by

I am also waiting on an air brush to arrive. i thought it might be cool to put the white egg shells down, kind of as a lumpy canvas and then detail with the airbrush on top.

Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:26:12 AM PST by

I just listed red boxing gloves for a toddler and make your own jewlery heart kit for the red swap. I also didn't know that we were aloud to add or get gift cards for swaps. Everytime I recive my matches, I find some good stuff either on Listia, at my home or on ebay for cheap :) I am actually done with my Valentimes swap and ready for more :)

@ fosterj M sone age 10 years old, loves green to. Everything in his room has to be green. Neon green, hunter green anything really, LOL. Everytime I get something for him that is not green, he says to bad it wasen't in green or did they have a green one? Sometimes I say Jared not everything can be in green, LOL. Can't wait until the March sign ups are up and Jared can stop asking me when is he going to get something in the mail that is green. LOL :)

Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:43:21 PM PST by

Pace yourself Jen, LOL
You can get gift cards for your swap. But those should not necessarily be your main and only gift. But some people can really use gift cards too. I collect amazon.com gift codes. I try to get them as cheap as possible on lisita, then I can save up and if I cant get something I need on listia I go to amazon for it. :)

Jan 29th, 2011 at 11:01:50 PM PST by

@englishbln...going to check out your 10 coke caps!

Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:23:12 PM PST by

I must have missed, I could not find it.

Jan 29th, 2011 at 11:04:49 PM PST by

.... Does anyone know what vintage 50's or 60's TEMPORAMA dinnerware is??

I have started to collect this very cool dinnerware about 2 years ago, as it has an AWESOME design & it looks FAB & beachy with my diningroom table & chairs!! I just LOVE it!! I pick it up very cheap at my local thrift stores & sometimes yard sales as well. This stuff is VERY heavy duty & made VERY well!! It's STILL around after all these years & STILL looks WONDERFUL!!! ... If anyone is interested in seeing it, PM me & I can email you my pics of it.

Anyhoo, last Summer we visited one of my fav stores in Cape May, NJ called WONDERLUST & they had an aqua table & white chairs for sale (opposite of what mine are but STILL!) with a price tag of over $1,000.00 !!! I was SO very proud of myself that day LOL:)

.... Does anyone else like relaxed beach cottage decor??

Or projects that you have done & would like to share??

I LOVE hearing about stuff like this!! <3 ... ~ Annette

Jan 29th, 2011 at 3:19:46 PM PST by

Jan 29th, 2011 at 7:18:34 PM PST by

@ tweety~ your kitchen is green & purple... what shade of green?? My Mom loves green also & her kitch has the Corelle Calloway Ivy theme with accents of green.

She has green dish towels & dish cloths, green pot holders, Martha Stewart green food storage containers, green salt & pepper shakers, green rug at her sink, ect. LOL : )

Our entire house tho has a relaxed beach cottage feel with shades of blue, aqua, white, sandy tan, ect. I am trying to add in some other splashes of color here & there LOL:) but it isn't easy bc I am always second-guessing if it looks right! : D

I LOVE crafting also but I just have not had much time to do much of it these past few years. ...... I think the last thing I did was sand down & paint an awesome diningroom table we found & bought at our local thrift store for under $100. (It was a dark wood color.) ...Well, I sanded & Jim painted it with his electric spray gun for me. ... Then a month or so later, we found really great well-built chairs all 4 for only $25.00!! (again, they were dark wood) for the table at a yard sale in a well-to-do neighborhhod LOL:) & vintage dark wood & I don't get along real well! : P ... So I sanded those as well & I bought aqua spray paint at Lowe's & spray painted them aqua (you can see them in some of my auction pics : ) I LOVE how they turned out & how the table & chairs look together! : D

I was afraid at first to do them aqua (my fav color) but my Mom said it might look to matchy-matchy if the chairs were white too, so I went against my fear & did them aqua & now I LOVE them & can't imagine them being white! LOL:) ... I lightly sanded the table & the chairs to give them a gentle beach cottage "worn" look. And to protect the paint finish on both the table & the chairs, we sprayed everything with a clear coat spray paint.
...... continued below bc all my blab won't fit here!! LOL:) ......

Jan 29th, 2011 at 3:15:46 PM PST by

My walls are a mint green with deep purple, leaf green and hunter green accents (towels, containters, etc.). My bathroom off the kitchen area is lavender with deep purple, mint green and leaf green accents.
i like the calming feeling of the colors, but instead of a beachy theme, I am more of a nature feel (maybe more of a meadow, or mountain feel).
I just won an air brush on listia and when it gets here I am planning adding some accent decoration.

Jan 29th, 2011 at 7:25:30 PM PST by

I am so jealous.I got 10 coke caps up and nobody has bid.
http://www.listia.com/auction/1366897

Jan 29th, 2011 at 2:09:01 PM PST by

I will go take a look :)

Jan 29th, 2011 at 7:26:16 PM PST by

@ tweety~ Let us know how your drawer organizer project goes for you once you are feeling better??! ...Also forgot to mention that I also have longer boxes in my kitchen drawer that I keep 1) my rubber spatulas in & 2) my wooden spoons in ...that I made from cutting the tall ends or sides off of a large Cheerios box. You can get 2 out of one cereal box.
I also have two of them in my desk drawer~ one holds my pens & pencils & one holds my markers. And of course, I had to cover them with my pretty aqua duck tape : D

I'd LOVE to hear how anyone else repurposes things in a COOL way, saved from being trash????
I am working on a few ideas & projects now, if anyone wants to share ideas & projects?? <3 ... ~ Annette

Jan 28th, 2011 at 11:09:44 PM PST by

@Annette
Share away girl!!
I love crafty ideas. Especially ones that I can use around the house. I am thinking of making these organizers for my sister as well, what a great gift they will make. And I found out our dollar tree sells the duck tape in the various colors and styles. I can't wait until I can get out of the house to decide what to use. My kitchen colors are green and purple, so I figure a variation of the two would be nice.
:) JJ

Jan 29th, 2011 at 12:11:12 AM PST by

LOL:) thank you erinw3106 !! Let us know how it works out for you?? ... ~ Annette

Jan 28th, 2011 at 7:01:09 PM PST by

I am going to try it also Annette, just as soon as I can get to feeling better. Already started getting boxes together. :)

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:23:53 PM PST by

I love the drawer organizer idea too! Going to try it!

Jan 28th, 2011 at 6:52:34 PM PST by

Me too!

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:21:11 PM PST by

fosterj- I got your email but by the time I did I had found it myself.
Thanks so much for the help.I found a really neat website last night that has crafts for different things
including plastic grocery bags made into jewelry.
instructables.com

Jan 28th, 2011 at 4:36:18 PM PST by

Thanks for sharing the website. Can't wait to check it out.

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:18:32 PM PST by

A lot of people that are moving, or cleaning out the garage list really nice things! You would be surprised! Look for your county, city and state and sign up!

Jan 28th, 2011 at 2:10:21 PM PST by

I think I will have to, I need a couch. :)

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:18:00 PM PST by

There was a website called Freecycle. I don't know if it covers all of the US but it is based on Yahoo. It is one group that covers several cities from each county. You can give away things that would end up in the landfill or things that don't sell in garage sales. You can also receive REALLY NICE THINGS for free! I have gotten a lot of Similac formula. I have seen NICE TVs, Furniture, computers, appliances, clothes given away for free! My husband received nice tools too! Check it out. You just have to be pretty quick to respond to the emails and go pick the items up, usually left on the doorsteps.

Jan 28th, 2011 at 2:08:33 PM PST by

Good idea, I had heard about freecycle. But had forgotten about it.

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:17:32 PM PST by

@ englishbln~ did you receive my 2nd email about WHAT TO DO WITH EMPTY PRESCRIPTION BOTTLES ???

If anyone else is interested, here are a few ideas... 1) Picture hangers: Hooks, nails, sawtooth hangers & picture wire fit snugly inside the bottle. 2) Ear buds: Keep your ear buds clean & tangle free by slipping them inside a prescription bottle for handy organizing. 3) Eyeshadow applicator: Once you open a new package of makeup applicators you can keep them sanitary by storing them in a bottle. 4) Glitter shaker: Stop wasting glitter. Simply shake out the amount you need by crafting your own glitter shaker by punching small holes in the bottle lid with either a small nail or a corn cob holder. 5) Safety Pins & Straight Pins: Store safety pins in your desk drawer for those fashion emergencies. Or straight pins for sewing. 6) Band aids: Keep a few band aids in your handbag or the glove box of your car just in case.7) Bobby pins: Forget digging through the vanity drawer trying to locate a single bobby pin instead store them in a bottle & you'll always be able to find one. 8) Parts & pieces: After assembling an item such as a desk chair, store the screws & allen wrench inside. After taking something apart such as a bookcase store the nuts & screws in a bottle & tape it to the item so you can put it back together again. 9) Craft beads: Sort & store beads by shape & color. Glue a bead to the lid making it simple to identify what's inside. 10) Flower Seeds or Vegetable Seeds: labeling each 11) Toothpicks: once you open a box of toothpicks, store them in a pill bottle where they're easy to find in the pantry. 12) They are also good to put q-itps & cotton balls into for home or travel.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY IDEAS TO RECYCLE & REUSE THINGS instead of throwing them away into our landfills?? ... If so, PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS!! I'd LOVE to hear them!!! <3 ... ~ Annette

Jan 28th, 2011 at 1:30:10 PM PST by

These are great ideas. In girl scouts we used to make mini-first aid kits, fire-starter kits and put them in prescription bottles or film canisters.

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:10:15 PM PST by

MORE RED:
Lobster
crabs
fire
candals
ribbons
ballons
coco cola cap (if you wish for coke point LOL)

Jan 28th, 2011 at 8:46:21 AM PST by

:)
Are you having fun :)

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:16:38 PM PST by

RED IDEAS FOR SWAPS:
Red Color Names:
•blood red
•blush
•brick
•burgundy
•carmine
•China red (see vermilion)
•cinnabar (see vermilion)
•crimson
•fire engine red
•flame (see scarlet)
•Indian red
•madder
•maroon
•rose
•rouge
•ruby
•russet (a reddish brown)
•rust (a reddish brown)
•scarlet
•tomato
•Venetian red
•vermilion

RED ITEMS:
lipstick
red toys/cars
American RED Cross
pink erasers
apples
strawberries
hearts
cherries
New York RED Bulls

FOR MARCH COLOR: GREEN:
green apples
mint
money
St Patty Items
Irish Items
plants (We can send seedsif they grow into something green?)
trees/leaves

Jan 28th, 2011 at 8:36:27 AM PST by

Great ideas Jen. :)

Jan 28th, 2011 at 10:10:55 PM PST by

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