Sunday, January 24, 2010

confessions of a swapper.

i'm a true sucker for swaps, this you should know. I love any idea of connecting to other bloggers and sending happy mail, and most of all for the friendships created through them. Best friends Sarah C. & Angelina are hosting a home made Valentines Card swap. I am not crafty in the slightest, but i remember how much fun it was to make cards in grade school and that's exactly what Sarah instructed us to do: use our best grade school art class moves. Of course, i turned to etsy for some finishing touches to help along the way:

and of course, Baker's Twine in red

I promise to show you one of my hand made creations.



I also joined Carina of Crow & Canary's Valentine Card Swap. (btw, you still have time to join that one!) It's simple, send a hand made card or buy one supporting indie designers. I sort of did both. I turned to my favorite etsy friend, Fallon of Olive.etsy.com for this creation of hers. (Fallon's been my go-to in many a swap, including my own ornament exchange.)



did you all sign up for the fab Mrs. B's V-day swap? i did. (see what i mean? I love this kind of thing & i just adore Summer Brown)


When you signed up, you listed 3 things you liked, to give an idea for the person who got you. I won't show you what i picked out for my person incase she happens upon this post, but i will show you the card i got for her, because of something on her list.


i'm thinking husband-to-be will disable etsy.com from my little notebook laptop for awhile. I can't help myself. What swaps are you lovies involved in?

PS. don't forget about Danielle's "Getting to know you Knick-Knack Exchange."

15 comments:

Max said...

Can someone show me how to disable etsy? :)

Jamie said...

LOL, I'm working on cards for a vday swap right now! ;)
As I've said before (& may have it on a t-shirt if it doesn't violate copyright laws)...etsy is like crack for crafty people. =)
I love swaps too!!! & mail, of course!!!

Anonymous said...

This is such a cute idea. Thanks for the heads up!

chelsea rebecca said...

oh my goodness! you know everything when it comes to swaps! i love it! i am so excited for a vday swap! so adorable!

Brown Girl said...

I've never done a swap but they seem fun! I heart Etsy in a bad way, I should actually seek help. ;)

Jenni said...

You must share the homemade card you make. I'm dying to see it. And that bulldog card you got for Summer's swap is amazing. Love it.

ps- I'm totally a geek for blogging swaps too. They complete me. HaHa, but really, they do :)

William Street Store said...

Such cute ideas!!
Thanks for sharing darling xxx

Erin {pughs' news} said...

I got my email today with all the deets about my Valentine swap pals. I was a bit sad that you weren't one of them... Might have to send you a little bit of love in the post anyway, non? I gathered my supplies today, and I am quite happy with my plan!

Looking forward to the book swap. No details on that one yet...

I am quickly becoming addicted to etsy. Just SO much fabulous stuff to be had!
xoxo

Unknown said...

i CAN'T wait to see what your cards turn out like. i did a trial run with one today, and i'm excited to tweak it into perfection.

i'm a bit obsessed with swaps, too, and i blame it on you! ever since your ornament swap, i can't get enough :) i would have signed up for more v-day related ones, but hosting ours was enough work!

Micaela said...

Jenni, we are one in the same :) i hope they are HALF as pretty as your DIY Christmas cards!

Erin, I have to say... I was glad you were on my deets ;) I bet your boys will have as much fun helping their mum out with making pretty cards! I was actually going to mail you and ask for creative ideas. xoxo

Sarah, aw, I'm SO glad you were in my ornament swap :) i had a lot of fun doing it but yes, it's a lot of work so i get that! :) THANK YOU for hosting the vday hand made swap. can't wait to see everyone's bad ass grade school moves.

angelina la dawn said...

i love swaps so much! {although i'm not quite as ambitious as you :)} thanks for joining ours! i'm beyond excited about it and have had vday cards on the brain far too much lately

{andthisiswhatshesaid} said...

Cuteee! Im in Summers swap!

miaou miaou said...

Those cards are so so beautiful! :) Its given me so much inspiration on what to make for valentines day. x

jozen said...

OMG!! micaela, thanks so much for sharing!

i love old school valentines.. with doilies and sparkle and everything! LOL

Anonymous said...

wat a cute idea...ill be joining today!!

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