So I’m finally putting something (small) in motion. I’ve
been on swap-bot for over three years now.
Swap-bot is a pretty neat, free site, that allows users to host and participate
in swaps of almost anything: letters, cards, craft supplies, jewelry, photos,
pretty much anything you can come up with. Some of the people are a little
nutty about things, but if you carefully steer clear of those swaps, it can
actually be a lot of fun!
I’ve participated in over 200 swaps, but only ever “hosted”
one: Scissors Beats Paper, a cut paper page. I just started a new swap today- I’m going to
try to host a monthly swap for handmade earrings, since that’s what I’m
currently working on, and hopefully expand from there. I think it will be nice
to see what other people make, as well as help spread the word about my own
jewelry. Plus, let’s face it- I LOVE earrings and could always use another
(free) pair!!
I also added links to my etsy shop and to this blog in hopes
of slowly starting to branch out from my comfort zone.
The year before last I used swap-bot as a way to find
participants for a travelling art journal project I was working on. The project
itself didn’t last too long, but I’m still hoping some of those journals make
their way back to me. I also plan on re-vamping the project into something
on-going in the near future.
Baby steps…
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