Go GREEN! Recyled Dotee

Alot of us of these days are being more resourceful with the items we purchase in that we attempt to salvage every last piece of the item including the package to eventually hopefully use later on. Whether it be from tabs from soda cans, the cans themselves, scraps of fabric, jars/ bottles from food and drink- there has to be a use for it right? Well if there is a will there is a way!

For this swap each person will have 1 partner and create 1 dotee doll with recycled materials. (This DOES NOT mean that the item has to be actually recycled- as some say on the packaging). The items you use to create your doll must be items found in your house that you have used sometime but now have no idea what to do with but would feel bad throwing it away or giving it away. Those who hoard items know what I am talking about.

Requirements:

Your doll should be at least 80% recycled/re-usable items. You MUST pick 2 of the following items to be recycled. (examples are listed to help for ideas.)

1. Fabric/body of doll: Can ONLY be a "fabric" that is NOT from a craft store. (i.e. an old t-shirt, mismatched socks, old bed sheets/pillow cases, old tablecloths, towels, dish rags... etc.)

2. Tails/ Hangers: NO BEADS/ BUTTONS/CHARMS! (anything else... i.e. bottle caps, little toys, nuts/bolts... etc)

3. Hair: NO YARN/STRING/ FIBER/FLOSS/RIBBON! (i.e. shoelaces, twist ties, etc...)

4. Other Embellishments/Extras: Anything that can be recycled/ re-used.

Remember this is not your typical dotee. It shouldn't have the regular items you would use incorporated into it. Take the time to look for the items and let your imagination run wild. Make sure they are clean items that have been washed thoroughly and if you are using any parts of cans or metals make sure they aren't sharp or can cut your partner.

Recap: 1 Partner/ 1 Dotee Doll ( Using recycled/re-usable materials and 2 options from listed requirments).

Again this is going to be USA ONLY! Postage rates are going up in may so this will help to keep it low. Also some of the items we may use might not be able to be sent overseas. Ratings MUST be 4.8 +++ with ABSOLUTELY NO 1's in the last 6 mths. Newbies welcome with filled out profiiles and a pm asking to join.

If you have any questions feel free to ask. This sounds right, but if your confused let me know. As always have fun! :D