Yay! Common Grounds will start soon…
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Yay! I’ll work on the Go Bananas signups later today.
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Sign up is up for the 4x6 Art Swap! Woohoo! Happy to be swapping again!!! Thanks to Racky and everyone else that has helped make this happen.
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Guys, my job closed its doors today, until further notice. As my job provided a substantial portion of our income, I’m now scrambling to find a way to replace it. I’m devastated to say that I’m forced to put Common Grounds on the back burner for now. If someone else wants to step in and host, I’m happy to consult, otherwise I would just have to back out entirely right now. I’m so very sorry. 
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I’m so sorry. I wish there was a way to help. Please know I am thinking of your family and hope you are able to find another job. Such trying times. My heart hurts for you.
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Woo! I am happy to host a One Tiny swap. I was thinking a One Tiny Plushie might be good to start off with but maybe I should open a poll for which tiny thing?
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I’m sure that no one here would expect you to carry on hosting with such difficult circumstances to deal with.
I wish you the best of luck, that you find a new source of income quickly and that, although you don’t feel you can host, you can continue to craft and that it brings you some solace. 
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I’m so sorry to hear that!! Big virtual hugs!!
If no one volunteers to do the Common Grounds swap, I can do magnets (or whichever swap was next in the vote could go). Unfortunately my brain is close to max capacity so I’d only want to host a swap I’ve done before.
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I’m so sorry to hear that @Bunny1kenobi! Perhaps if you cannot host Common Ground at this time, and there isn’t anyone who wants to organize it right now, we could go with whichever swap suggestion had the next number of votes? What do you think @racky? Normally I’d offer to do it for you Bunny1kenobi, but I’m organizing Go Bananas, and I try very hard to limit myself to organizing 1 swap at a time.
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Almost forgot! I did get the signups open for Go Bananas yesterday. Here’s the link friends:
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Im so sorry to hear that, @Bunny1kenobi. I totally understand. @Smmarrt, would you like to host the Prayer Flag swap now? That is the next one in line. 
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@Camelama, I voted for the OTT swap as my top choice because of the wide range of items I can craft for my partner. Personally, I would not have voted for an OTT stuffie swap because I prefer to receive practical items. I think you should leave the swap as just OTT, then have people make a list of the types of items they want to receive in their signup info.
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Yes, I like the traditional unthemed OTT swaps best as well, I also cast a vote for this.
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(((hugs))) @Bunny1kenobi
I feel you, sister. This is my first day of unemployment & it’s not feeling much like a vacation.
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@magpie and @Bunny1kenobi Even if you can’t swap, I do hope you get some stress relief by enjoying what is being made during this uncertain time!
I am thinking of you both as well as everyone impacted by this in all of the ways…
I am doing my best to keep my small company going because I know I can do without my salary but the employees can’t…I am very aware of the impact…crafting helps me forget for a bit.
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Interesting, I never saw an unthemed OTT swap. I always saw one tiny [specific]. I will ponder this a bit.
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We did a fantastic ongoing OTT swap on the old site last summer. Here is the gallery:
Ongoing OTT swap gallery
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Yes, and I had planned on hosting another round of the ongoing ott. It was so fun!!
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I think the themed thing started after the open ones had run a few times. I remember dropping out at that point, the whole fun of the OTT for me was that crafters could make ANYTHING and the galleries were just incredibly varied.
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