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		<title>CraftyPod 2.0: The Art of Letter Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have just one BIG link for you this lovely Friday&#8230; Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod.com has just relaunched her free, crafty, awesome podcasts! The very first episode is on The Art of Letter Writing with Donovan Beeson of The Letter Writers Alliance and the Intangible Blog. It is a must-listen for all of us snail [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/02/10/craftypod-2-0-the-art-of-letter-writing/</link>
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		<title>handmade marketplace: gotta love hearts!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you search for &#8220;heart&#8221; on Etsy right now, you will find more Valentine goodness than you could ever possibly browse&#8230; but I tried my best! I managed to choose a few of my favorite handmade heart items, like the cute burlap banner seen above from SewBarefoot. new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(9687122, 'favorites','gallery',4,2).renderIframe(); Do you get into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/02/07/handmade-marketplace-gotta-love-hearts/</link>
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		<title>featured swap: Celebrating Women&#8217;s History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the US, Women&#8217;s History Month is observed in March each year. This year, why not mark the occasion by joining the Celebrating Women&#8217;s History Swap?! The USA-only swap is being hosted by extremely experienced swapper, Artistic &#8212; she has completed over 1000 swaps! &#8212; and it is open to swappers with over a 4.8 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/02/06/featured-swap-celebrating-womens-history/</link>
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		<title>New Feature: My Discussions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Super Bowl Sunday = Swap-bot Sunday at the Johnson house! Travis and I are working on a few small site tweaks today, one of which is the new forum feature: My Discussions. You&#8217;ll find the &#8220;My Discussions&#8221; link in the Forums drop down menu at the top of the page. The My Discussions page will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/02/05/new-feature-my-discussions/</link>
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		<title>friday link love: February 3rd, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m having a fun Friday catching up on email (a constant activity) and crafting a few Valentines. I made the card seen above for my Handmade Valentine Postcard Swap and put it in the mail today! What are you working on today? If you have some time, check out these fun links: I love these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/02/03/friday-link-love-february-3rd-2012/</link>
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		<title>friday link love: January 27th, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aren&#8217;t these stamps from Finland cool?! I received them on the Chocomania swap package from my partner, sanna. I have really been enjoying international swaps lately and I have been saving all of the stamps for my collection. Do you keep the stamps you get on packages? This week, I have another wide variety of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/01/27/friday-link-love-january-27th-2012/</link>
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		<title>Help kids learn about art!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Swap-bot user, kiwivandal, needs your help! She is teaching a Guerilla Art for Kids workshop at a Youth Town Meeting in her area in April. (The group that puts on Youth Town Meeting is called The Youth Advisory Council of Caledonia &#038; Southern Essex, in Vermont.) Kiwivandal wants to collect examples of Artist Trading Cards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/01/26/help-kids-learn-about-art/</link>
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		<title>featured swap: Leap Year Postcards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that 2012 is a leap year?! Celebrate Leap Day on February 29th by sending a postcard for the Leap Day Postcard Swap. The international swap is being hosted by hereiam and is open to all swappers. The only requirement is that you mail your naked (not in an envelope), store bought postcard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/01/24/featured-swap-leap-year-postcards/</link>
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		<title>friday link love: Alt Summit edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is Day 2 of the Alt Summit, a design and blogging conference in Salt Lake City. It is a somewhat overwhelming experience, but I&#8217;m having fun, meeting new people, and learning a lot about online business. There are so many cool blogs and websites out there! Here are a just few that I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/01/20/friday-link-love-alt-summit-edition/</link>
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		<title>featured: FaveCrafts Valentines Day Swap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FaveCrafts.com (a giant site full of all types of craft tutorials) is hosting their second annual Valentines Day Card Swap on the &#8216;bot and you are invited! It is an easy, international swap. Just create one Valentine&#8217;s Day card for your one partner and mail it before February 11th. Sign up before the 1st and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.swap-bot.com/2012/01/16/featured-favecrafts-valentines-day-swap/</link>
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