Feb 3rd 2010 03:00:29 pm

Three Swap-bot members from the met up last Saturday, January 30th. Members (plus her mom), , and all met in Portland, Oregon, at loricritt’s home.

The evening was spent crafting, of course! Tarabell150 brought bottle caps and the necessary tools to show everyone how to make bottle cap buttons, which they painted with alcohol inks. Loricritt supplied the necessities to make glass pendants, and there was also a “show and tell” of ATCs, Skinnys, Inchies, Dotees, and Button Fairies. Sounds like a fun afternoon!

If any other Swap-bot groups gather together, please take photos and please let me know about your event! I would love to publish a report like this one here on the blog. You can email me at rachel@swap-bot.com.

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Feb 2nd 2010 10:12:07 am

Whew. What a wonderful time I had last night! Hosting was such a great experience. All of the matchboxes seen above were created by the attendees of the event. They were all so sweet and creative! Swap-bot loves forever!

There were about 30-40 attendees at the in-person event at the Etsy Labs and about 50 people watching the Virtual Labs video tutorial. Thank you to everyone – especially Swap-bot members – who came and watched. Lisa (Swap-bot username ) came to the in-person event early and helped set up, and I know I saw at least one Swap-botter (thanks, !) and my mom in the Virtual Labs! Were any other ‘botters there that I missed?

In addition to the Swap-bot peeps, I met a ton of new people at the Craft Night, like , , Colette, Rachel, Elaine, and so many more. I wish I had taken more time to remember everyone’s names and ask them more about themselves. Alas, I was caught up in trying to explain the matchbox procedure clearly and pushing treats and Swap-bot swag on everyone! I hope they forgive me. Above is a photo of me and , the super-cool organizer of Etsy Craft Nights. She does a great job and she really made the night go smoothly. Travis and our friend, , also came by at the end of the evening and helped me close up shop. Everyone was so helpful, friendly, and supportive. It was a great night.

If you want to know more about the event, some of the attendees have already posted about it , , and . You can also watch the full video of the Virtual Labs tutorial – it is about 15 minutes long. (I didn’t think it was going to be available after the fact, so I am excited.) You can see my photos from the event . That is me and Lisa below…

And, I know I have linked to these a million times, but if you want to make a few Matchbox Valentines like the ones we made last night you can use my free and . Have fun crafting!

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Feb 1st 2010 06:39:14 am

Since Swap-bot is hosting the tonight and we are making Valentine-themed matchboxes, I thought it would be handy to feature some of the matchbox swaps that are currently open for sign up on the ‘bot.

If you are visiting the Swap-bot blog via Etsy, hello & welcome! You can find the free matchbox templates we will be using at the Etsy Craft Night available for download . There is also a free matchbox enclosure card download available . Have fun making your matchboxes and be sure to check out these international matchbox swaps:

• – sign up before February 4th.
• – sign up before February 10th.
• – sign up before February 14th.
• – sign up before February 15th.

You can always find more matchbox swaps on Swap-bot by going to the page and searching under the “Boxes” category. Happy swapping!

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