Matchbox swaps have been quite popular lately, and this week’s featured swap is th SpringTime Kawaii Matchbox Swap coordinated by Straycat.

Kawaii is a certain style of cute products from Japan. And when I say cute, I mean CUTE! Check out the description of Kawaii on Wikipedia, or visit the Japan Cute! blog [Sideways film](http://utero.pe/?sideways) to learn more about it. There have been previous swaps on swap-bot based around Kawaii, including previous Kawaii matchbox swaps. A matchbox swap basically entails decorating a small matchbox and filling it full of little trinkets and goodies.

The swap home page explains it this way:

Simply load up a decorated matchbox with tiny kawaii items & mail it to your partner! At least 1 store-bought Japanese kawaii item must be included. Handmade goods are optional & adored! Please try to jam pack the little matchbox as much as possible. Springtime: Let’s welcome the new season with pretty colors & cute animals! Kawaii: It means “cute” in Japanese. ie Sanrio, Q-Lia, Kamio, Lemon Co., Midori, etc. Matchbox: A cutely decorated 32-stick or a Euro matchbox is our goal, but… hehe If it’s cute & tiny, it’s accepted! DIY, tiny candy boxes, or other purchased equivalents are a-okay.

Things you might include in your matchbox: stickers, erasers, candies, paper clips, pins and buttons, tiny stationery, anything small, cute & spring-y! The Springtime Kawaii Matchbox Swap is international, but it does require a 4.0 rating or higher. Matchbox swaps are a great way to express your creativity without spending a ton on supplies and postage! Happy swapping!