weekly featured swap: Mini DIY Craft Kits
May 7th 2007 08:00:45 pm
One of my favorite things about Swap-bot is that it has inspired me to try out new crafts (did anyone say matchboxes?), so this week I chose to feature a swap that is based on that exact premise: the Mini DIY Craft Kits Swap hosted by Origami Grace. Each participant only has one partner in this swap, to whom they will send a craft kit of their own creation. From the swap description:
You will assemble (or buy) a small kit that will provide all materials and instructions needed for your partner to make one or two complete items: for example – two ATCs, two handmade notecards, one mini scrapbook or sticky pad book, one crocheted bookworm or hairband, one mini cross-stitch kit or other embroidery, one pair of beaded earrings, one pendant, one jeweled pin or broach, one bracelet, one mini picture frame, one refrigerator magnet, one altered altoid tin, one matchbox shrine, etc. Omit glue, scissors, tape – I’m gonna assume we all have that.
Please also note that this is a US only swap and it has a high rating requirement (4.7). The signup deadline is May 15th. If you like the idea of this swap, there is also the Craft Kit Swap and the ATC DIY Kits Swap. Check them out!
For inspiration I found a few links to DIY kits you can purchase on the internet. (I believe that for the swaps you are technically supposed to create the kits yourself, but I thought we could get ideas from some of the cool craft kits out there.) Below you will see the La Petite Embroidery Kit from Sublime Stitching and the Candy Shop Magnolia Paper Flower Kit from Paper Source. I also love this Cup O’ Joe Pincushion Kit
by betzwhite and this Needle Felting Kit by madebymoxie, both on Etsy.
2 Comments » Categories: Weekly Featured Swap
Kristen (mediatinker) on 08 May 2007 at 4:58 pm #
Disappointed to be left out because I’m not in the US, I’m hosting “Mini Craft Kit – Int’l” with a May 24th signup deadline.
http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/3665
PostMuse on 12 May 2007 at 4:20 am #
Glad an international swap was created
I think this will be lots of fun.