I've felt crafty lately! I joined a swap-bot, which I have mentioned here before! And even though we don't have a lot of money.... ok we are dead broke most weeks.... I am in a pay it forward kind of attitude. I really feel like giving something to some one else and making them smile can make their day or week. Sometimes it's just about that for me. I don't even know if or when I will get stuff back b/c I send out my swaps right away when the swap starts! And most swaps aren't about spending money. They are about making things with your hands. Or buying something raw and making it different and putting your own creative spin on it. So I joined up and have been doing new and different things the last week or so. I like it. It lets me think outside the box in terms of what I normally do and that's just great for me. I am learning new terms and new things to do. Some of them don't interest me at all.... like Dotees? They seem to be little dolls that you make with fabris scraps I think. I'm not even sure really. But they don't look like fun to me. Tommy is a little dismayed about the shipping b/c some swaps require me to pay a dollar or two in shipping but I really have enjoyed myself and you always get something back for something you send out! Well usually you do. There are times when you can get flaked on but I'm hoping that doesn't happen to me. So I'm getting something creative too! It's great to see what other people come up with! You get rated on what you send other people as well. Did it meet the requirements of the swap? Did you send anything extra which you can do if you want to. Did you send something that pertained to what the person liked? Since you fill out a profile of things about you and your family(if you so desire) people can send you things that you like, that your kids like or just things in general that pertain to your life. Like I like faeries and purple and black and the occult and christian things like crosses(jewelry mainly), etc. People can look through my profile and see that and send me something that is in the genre. It's neat b/c you can join swaps specifically for things like that. They are so much fun! I'm really excited to be doing this! It's been a lot of fun so far! I'm liking the craftiness of it all especially! Anyone want to join in?!

Love and Hugs!

Chelley