http://blog.swap-bot.com notes on everything regarding swap-bot.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:56:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow. It is November. Are you ready for the holiday season to start? I'm not, so for this week I have NON-holiday links for you. Please add links to any of your own fun, crafty finds in the comments section. Happy weekend! Do you still have candy left over from Halloween? ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/11/06/friday-link-love-november-6th-2009/ Swap-bot was down for about twelve hours last night, but it is back! We are very sorry for the inconvenience. The flu has hit Swap-bot HQ. http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/11/03/swap-bot-outage/ This week, I am featuring a swap that will help you get ready for the winter holiday season in a small way... The featured swap is the Handmade Winter Holiday Card swap hosted by coolbaker5. For the swap, you create one holiday greeting card by hand, and send it blank ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/11/02/weekly-swap-handmade-winter-holiday-card/ Swap-bot is an international site so I know that not everyone celebrates Halloween, but to those who do: Have a fun and spooky weekend!! Happy Halloween!! (p.s. If you want to see the amazing variety of fabulous Halloween crafts made for Swap-bot swaps, click here.) http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/30/happy-halloween/ As part of a trade with Wishpot.com, I wrote a guest article for their Indie Blog featuring items handmade by Swap-bot users. (Above is felt cake by lisajhoney, polymer cupcake charms by craftaddict02, and kawaii dessert rings by musicoffandon.) The article shows off a bunch of Swap-bot user's Etsy stores, ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/27/handmade-by-swap-bot-users/ How could I pass up featuring a swap all about Swap-bot?! AndreaSmondria is hosting her second I Love Swap-bot swap. (She hosted the first I Love Swap-bot swap two years ago. You can see what I sent for that swap here.) If you love Swap-bot, you should join this fun ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/26/weekly-swap-i-love-swap-bot-2/ The Halloween countdown has now begun in ernest! Only one week until the big, spooky day! There are tons and tons of Halloween craft projects and articles out there on the vast interwebs... I cannot possibly link to all of the good stuff, but here are some of my favorites ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/23/friday-link-love-october-23-3009/ In order to bring you more interesting content, we are going to publish a few guest blog posts from time-to-time. Today, I have an article about trends in the handmade world from the Indie Experts at Wishpot. Enjoy! Handmade items are becoming an increasingly popular craze. From handmade soaps to ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/21/guest-post-handmade-trends/ I have never featured an electronic (email) swap here on the blog before, but with the current state of the economy I figure we can all appreciate a high-quality, but totally free swap. This week's featured swap is the 100 Things I Want to Accomplish Before... swap. The swap, which ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/19/weekly-swap-100-things-i-want-to-accomplish/ I tried to move away from Halloween stuff this week, but there is just too much out there! Also, I am super-heavy on recipe links this week.... Non-Halloween Stuff: Aren't these Baked Pear Dumplings beautiful?! What a fabulous fall dessert! This is a Martha Stewart Weddings idea, but it is just so ... http://blog.swap-bot.com/2009/10/16/friday-link-love-october-16th-2009/