(to discuss this swap, go here: https://greaterthangames.com/forum/topic/sentinels-craft-swap-discussion-5309. This thread is for signups only!)
Edit: Sign ups are over! Now we're getting craft-y!
Greetings, fellow Craftinels!
This is the first ever Sentinels Craft Swap. The idea of this swap is to make something Sentinels themed for another forumite and then to swap them. Once a partner receives the item, he or she posts a picture of it here on this thread so we can all admire it!
Rules (well, technically, it's more like guidelines...):
Signups are from the 25th of May - 1st of June, and partnering will be done on the 2nd of June or thereabouts. You should have sent off your crafted item to your partner by July 1st.
The item that you craft must be Sentinels themed in some way.
You may not send anything that is not legally shippable or that is illegal in the country of origin or destination. Also, please check postage to other countries before agreeing to send to a partner abroad. You don't want to be surprised by crazy shipping fees.
The time you should put into creating your item should be somewhere between two days and a week. If you item takes considerably less time to create, you may also make a set of items to comply with this rule.
Note to Playtesters: Obviously, we are not crafting and swapping anything that uses playtesting material. That'd be wrong.
If you are up for this swap, fill out this questionnaire and post it below or message it to me, if you prefer. Feel free to adjust the spelling to American English for your post. ;)
Favourite Hero:
Favourite Villain:
Favourite Environment:
Favourite Card:
What kinds of crafts can you do:
What sort of item would you like to receive:
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.):
Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent:
What kinds of crafts can you do: All of them! No, but I can sew, knit, crochet, paint, embroider and cross stitch, customise toys, woodwork, metalwork, make jewelry etc. Won't be able to make anything that involves a furnace, kiln or excessive use of power tools- I'm low on workshop time in June, sorry!
What sort of item would you like to receive: No idea. Somebody pleasantly surprise me!
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive: Ideally, nothing that decays. Also, I have an intolerance towards sheep's wool. Not really allergic, I just don't tolerate it.
Would you be prepared to post to different country/continent: Yep, although I will proably make something something small or light if I ship outside Europe.
Favourite Villain: La Capitan (this is entirely unrelated to the fact that The Sentinels are my favourite hero(es), and I only just noticed the correlation... huh.)
Favourite Environment: I don't have one.
Favourite Card: Positive Energy ("POSITIVELY STABBY!"), Caspit's Playground
What kinds of crafts can you do: I'll be offering a light, quick Sentinels war game based off the Pocket Battles series of games. I'm happy to offer something else, but my crafting skillset is rather limited.
What sort of item would you like to receive: Anything, really.
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.): Nope!
Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent: Yes, but Europe is preferable.
Favourite Villain: Mad Bomber Blade (he's so happy with his death ray!).
Favourite Environment: The Realm of Disco(rd)
Favourite Card: Off The Rails
What kinds of crafts can you do: Sewing, painting, jewellery, drawing.
What sort of item would you like to receive: Something cute?
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.): Shipping edible things or things based on plants or animals to here is a nightmare. They most likely won't get through customs (Things like clothing will get through, and anything that's sealed). If anything were to be made of metal, I am allergic to nickel. As long as it doesn't touch my skin it would be ok though (so not in a necklace chain or earring post, but a pin or whatever is fine)
Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent: Kind of required. Yes.
Your Country of Residence: Australia
Anything else: Because of exams, anything I post will be a little late. It will however, be sent by the end of July at the latest.
Favorite Hero: Tempest, followed by Tachyon, followed by Legacy, followed by Nightmist (who doesn't like options, right?)
Favorite Villain: Gloomweaver, The Ennead, Kismet
Favorite Environment: Time Cataclysm, Tomb of Anubis
Favorite Card: Ghostly Images. The mechanics are a really impressive metaphor for heroes being either inspired to do a quick action or being frozen in fear from seeing spectral images of the heroes of yesteryear. The art and the quote do nothing but perfectly compliment exactly what they were going for with this card.
What kinds of crafts can you do: Perler bead creations. I have patterns for every revealed Nemesis symbol (except for Sky-Scraper), and have dabbled in modifying pixel art for Legacy and Mister Fixer. I could probably figure out a way to modify other sprites for other Sentinels, but that is much more difficult than Nemesis symbols. I'd either be willing to craft multiple Nemesis symbols or a unique sprite supplemented by Nemesis symbols. I'll have a better idea of what to give when I know who I have and what they would like!
What sort of item would you like to receive: Whatever speaks to the artist.
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.): Plants, food, animals, etc. I doubt anyone would send an Insula Primalis plant or an amphibious chupicabra through the mail, but you can never be too careful! Also, something that isn't made with love.
Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent: Yes.
Your Country of Residence: United States
Anything else: I'm relatively new in this Perler bead craft, but I'll do my best to create something unique and fun that will be appreciated. The sooner I have someone to craft for the sooner I can figure out my design and order the beads necessary for it. I've mainly worked on simple shapes or 8-16 bit sprites modified to Sentinels-themed creations, so I doubt I'd be able to craft a full on scene of a hero in an environment. I posted multiple options for Hero/Villain/Environment because I'd rather someone create something they're excited about that overlaps with my interests rather than forcing someone to create something related to a character or place that doesn't excite them. Any (or all, should you be so motivated) would be appreciated.
Favourite Hero: Absolute Zero, Expatriette, Omnitron X, Setback, Tempest, Unity (making decisions isn’t my strong point) Favourite Villain: Ambuscade, Baron Blade, Proletariat Favourite Environment: Insula Primalis, Realm of Discord, Ruins of Atlantis Favourite Card: There’s no way I would be able to choose just one… Or even a shortlist. What kinds of crafts can you do: A little bit of most things here and there; sculpting, drawing, painting, sewing, jewellery… If not sending somewhere difficult for it then baking/cake decoration and the like is my forte, but I have plenty of options other than that. What sort of item would you like to receive: Whatever the sender most wants to make Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.): Nope, it’s all good Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent: Yes Your Country of Residence: England Anything else: Yaay, excitement!
Or other than that, I listed multiple options, they’re just listed alphabetically so don’t think my favoured one is first, any of the options is fine.
What kinds of crafts can you do: Like Reckless, I could probably do some Perler bead stuff (but smaller). Maybe coasters of characters' faces/simplified icons? Good for keeping track of which cup is yours on games night. :) Maybe a Sculpey figure or accessory? Maybe a laser engraved picture? Maybe a keychain or a button or something off of Artscow? (The last two aren't really handcrafted by me, so I don't know if they count...) Maybe a Sentinels accessory to help you keep track of something or other (HP, +/- Damage Dealt, +/- Damage Taken counter customized to your favourite characters?)? Maybe a Sentinels-based game (Fate-based RPG)?
What sort of item would you like to receive: Crochet dolls like Silverleaf's would be fantastic! Alternatively, something smallish and durable that I could throw in my bag and carry around.
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.): Food? Anything breakable or fragile?
Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent: Sure
Your Country of Residence: Canada
Anything else: I think this is a fantastic idea. :) Big thanks to Julia for thinking of and organizing it!
Okay, I'll bite too! I have to warn you guys though, I have fibromyalgia and my flare-ups are unpredictable, so theres a small possibility that I might not make the deadline. It's unlikely, but it might happen, and I promise I'll get it out as soon as I can if I'm delayed. Assuming that's okay...?
Favourite Hero: I like them all, but Tachyon and Unity are probably my favourites.
Favourite Villain: Tricky. Possibly The Matriarch, Akash and Omnitron.
Favourite Environment: Insula Primalis, because dinosaurs.
Favourite Card: I'll get back to you on that. So many good ones.
What kinds of crafts can you do: Well apart from the obvious crocheted dolls, I make jewellery and other resin/polymer clay pieces (I made myself a resin pendant of Unity's nemesis symbol), I craft print and play boardgames, I can embroider and cross-stitch and my papercrafting isn't too bad.
What sort of item would you like to receive: If you're happy with it, I'm happy with it. I know you guys will all make cool things!
Is there anything that you do NOT want to receive (Allergies etc.): No caffeine or lanolin (so no wool) please! I'm not allergic, but I don't get on well with those things. Anything perishable's probably also a bad idea since I'm in the UK and it'll likely take a while to get here.
Would you be prepared to post to a different country/continent: Why not?
If there are no complaints concerning these pairings, I suggest all partners go ahead and PM each other their shipping addresses and any unsanswered questions that you might have. Also, I suggest that everybody does a 'are you alive'-check, before sending out their item, so that their partner knows that they have mail from abroad coming. Once you get your item, show it off in this thread!
Yeah, sorry I ended up not signing up after I expressed interest, but the next couple of months are going to be a bit of a mess for me, so I wouldn't be able to make anything cool for anyone.
Who knows though? If this thing takes up maybe I'll jump in the next one. Secret Santa-inels!!
Ghost's parcel ("The parcel for Ghost. The parcel specially assembled for Ghost. Ghost's parcel.")is now on its merry little way to Canada, while BlueHairedMeerkat's parcel is going to join the race early next week.
My parcel just arrived today and all I can say is WOW! Fanatic looks incredible! And she even came ready to fight evil, complete with her sword (Absolution). The picture doesn't do it justice though...the detail on everything is incredible. Absolution even has the correct runes on it!
I'm totally blown away by this...check it out! It even came with a bunch of packs of cute little German gummy candies.
To Julia's mom, I'm going to try to send out your stuff tomorrow. :) I wanted to add a few more things, but was waiting for some supplies which just arrived on Friday.