Written By Unknown on Sunday, January 30, 2011 | 8:22 AM
I'm not complaining, we do live in New England, but we've had one snow storm after another and there is more this week. The snow we have piled up will be here in July! The other night my husband and I happened to look out the windows of my sewing room to find these.
You can't tell by this picture, but the top of the icicle is about 5 inches in diameter.
and look how long it is!!! 48 inches and growing. My husband broke them all off the gutter before the whole thing collapsed.
Hope you're staying warm where you are in the world...snow or not!
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I've extended the Swap Meet Weekenduntil this Friday, so you can add your item that you want to trade all week. This is the first weekend for this, so we'll see how things go!
Written By Unknown on Friday, January 28, 2011 | 9:16 PM
Welcome to the first edition of Sew Many Ways...Swap Meet Weekend (S.M.W) What is a swap meet you ask? Well, I know we all love to go to thrift stores, yard sales and consignment shops, so why not have a blogging swap meet. Nothing better than thrifting in your pajamas!!! Not only will we find fun things to share, but just think of the wonderful people we'll meet!
Below is a Linking Party to add your picture of the item that you'd like to swap with someone else. Everyone will browse through all the items and click on the picture to link to the details. ALL items in this swap are FREE...NO MONEY will be exchanged. The only cost to each swapper is the cost of postage to mail your item (package) to your swap partner. Both swap partners will contact each other through the comments section or emails for the specifics of the swap. Both parties must agree on the items they will be swapping and the shipping costs. Sew Many Ways is just the middle man to bring the swap partners together.
Here are the steps and instructions for the Swap Meet Link Party...
you must have a picture of the item you'd like to swap on your blog or Flicker account or any other photo sharing website before you click the link button below
you must have a description of the item
location of item...state or country for shipping purposes
don't forget to include a link back to Sew Many Ways Swap Meet Weekend, so every one can join in on the fun (you can grab the picture above if you'd like for your post or side bar)
The steps for filling in the Linking Party are easy!!!
click the "Add Your Link" button below... 3 boxes will pop up
First box...add your blog POST URL address (not your whole blog) or Flicker page URL...this is the address in the box at the top of the page...usually starts with http. Just copy and paste into the box
next is the "Name" box...this will be the name of your ITEM (ex...1 yard of Moda fabric)
next is your email address, which is not published at all. It's only if I need to contact you.
last step is to click "Next Step" to choose a picture of your item for the party thumbnail picture. This may take a few seconds, so just click one time and wait for images to appear from the URL address that you entered in the first box. Just click on the picture that you want displayed in the party.
That's all...your picture and the link back to your post will be there for all to see and browse through. The Link Party will only be open until Friday February 4th to add your item, but the swapping can gone on forever!
Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments on the Swap Meet idea...I think we are going to have so much fun this weekend! I will open up the Linking Party for Saturday and Sunday so you can add your picture of your item...then we'll have the weekend and all week long to browse through all the goodies and meet up with other swappers to make the swap.
I'll have all the details and instructions on the actual post tomorrow (Saturday, Jan 29th), but wanted to let you know now so you can add your picture of the item that you want to swap to your blog early. You can add the picture to your blog post any time over the weekend too, but just post it before you link up to the party.
Your blog post should include:
picture of the item
description of the item
maybe a quick note of what you might be looking for in the swap...you could be looking to swap anything or you just might be looking for fabric or Pretzel M&M's (wink wink to The Chocolate Cat in Australia!)
state or country the item is located, just so people can get a rough estimate of shipping
link back to Sew Many Ways so people know where to find the party this weekend.
You can steal this picture below and add it to your post or your side bar if you'd like.
There were a few comments about whether you needed a blog or not. A blog is the easiest way to show off your item, but Kelsey from Faith, Family and Cute Kittenshad a great idea to use Flicker to show off your item...I think there is a comment section on Flicker too, so people can get in touch with each other.
This is definitely a learn as I go event, so we'll see how it all works out. See you on Saturday and Sunday! ~Karen~
Written By Unknown on Thursday, January 27, 2011 | 10:31 AM
Some call them swap meets, yard sales, tag sales, thrifting, flea markets etc...whatever the name, I know we all love them. Why do we love them? The Hunt! The hunt for that perfect item to add to our decor, to add one more item to a collection, to find that perfect sweater that you would never find in a store, to find that beautiful vintage necklace, to find fabric that they don't sell in your area. What ever we are looking for, it's usually "The Deal" that makes "The Hunt" all the better. So I was thing...what better deal is there than "FREE"!
Why not broaden our area for swap meets by having one here at Sew Many Ways! This is what I was thinking...
every weekend I will open up a Linking Party for any and all who have something that they no longer want or need, but will Swap with someone else.
you can also swap new items that you may have in an Etsy store or that you have online
swapping is like the bartering system
NO MONEY will be exchanged at all for the items...hence the word Swap
the 2 people in the Swap agreement will only have to pay the shipping to the other person.
you must meet up with your other swapper on your own, through your blog or emails
agreements must be made that the items being swapped are similar and/or of equal value to each person
it doesn't have to be the same item. Someone could have a beautiful handmade purse that she is willing to swap for that Pottery Barn pillow that you have that doesn't match anything in your house...you both just have to agree.
Sew Many Ways is just the middle man by hosting the linking party to get every one together.
This is how it will work...(I hope!! LOL)
The Swap Meet will be held here every weekend. It will be like going to yard sales in your pajamas with a warm cup of coffee by your computer!
the week leading up to it, you will have posted the item on your blog that you want to swap. Have a picture or pictures and a detailed description of the item...new, old, handmade etc.
when the swap party opens up here, you will follow the linky steps to post a thumbnail picture of your item and the link back to your blog for the item's description.
all during the week people will contact each other working out a deal for the swap...such as location of the items, shipping, etc. For example, you may not want to swap with someone in Australia from the US if you're not will to pay the shipping. But what fun it would be to swap fabric with someone from around the world!
plans will be made to ship the items in a timely manner
china...do you collect tea cups? How about one from another country?
cookbooks
magazines...2 people could agree to swap a magazine each month. Great to read a different magazine without the cost of a subscription and Media Mail (books, magazines etc) through the Us postal service is super cheap
Books...I know we all have books that we've already read and are just collecting dust. A book swap is perfect.
sewing or quilting patterns. We all have a pattern that we've already used, but who wouldn't love another one.
toys
craft supplies...rubber stamps, candy making supplies, etc
how about all those shaped cake pans that you've made for you children's birthday
the list is endless...
Just wanted to put this out there now to see what kind of response it would have.
Let me know what you think and I can start one this weekend and see what happens. Couldn't hurt right?
