Positive Affirmations R-5 - 1st swap of 2026!

I was thinking of taking a break from swaps for a little bit to do some.stuff for myself…but I haven’t done anything crafty since my last swap. :sweat_smile:

So….I’m in :grin:

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Yay! I can’t wait to see what you make!

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@Magpie posted this last year and I wanted to include it this year too since it’s full of great ideas:

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Some ideas from previous galleries:

Bookmarks

Tea wallet

Travel sewing kit

Note card set

Fridge magnet

Affirmation flag/ banner/ bunting

Stickers

Sun catcher

Mugrug/ coasters

Key fob

Embroidery

Painting

Small pouch

Note book

Bracelet

Plant pot cosy

Sunglasses case

Book sleeve

Bunting

Merit Badge

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I also have a board I made for this! :grin:

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I’m in! I’ll get my questionnaire done this weekend.

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Do I still have time to sign up?

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Of course! Sign ups are open until Jan 17!

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Welcome to the swap everybody! Just a couple more days for sign ups and then we will have partners, woo hoo! One of the lovely bonuses of building a Positive Affirmation pin board is that Pinterest suddenly becomes full of all things bright and sunny, kinda like that.

Thanks @Manders for posting the list! All great small and easy crafts, and so many of them can be FLAT! Just tuck into a card and away it goes as letter mail. I will be sending overseas for the price of a stamp, maybe 2 stamps. I love this sweet little swap so much :revolving_hearts:

Some ideas from previous galleries:
Bookmarks
Tea wallet
Travel sewing kit
Note card set
Fridge magnet
Affirmation flag/ banner/ bunting
Stickers
Sun catcher
Mugrug/ coasters
Key fob
Embroidery
Painting
Small pouch
Note book
Bracelet
Plant pot cosy
Sunglasses case
Book sleeve
Bunting
Merit Badge

Calling the curious and previous swappers, we missed a swap in 2025 because of my big move that kept me too busy to craft anything at all, booooo. I hope you will help me make up for lost time by joining in this year and making maximum sunshine! :sun_with_face:

@AntBee @MamaRhi @curiousfae @Kwality570 @Mvanrh11 @Jellybean313 @Cyn-energy @AIMR @Reinikka @geekgirl @Smmarrt @imera

Please tag in anybody you think would enjoy this one.

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It looks like my wrist just might be healing up enough to do this.. But my “positive affirmations” ended up with a bit of a grungy rough edge to them. :face_with_diagonal_mouth:

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You wouldn’t be the first swapper with snarky inspirations :laughing:

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Haha. “Positive” is relative! Sometimes it’s punk af.

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Thanks for the tagging, @Magpie. I do absolutely love this swap but I’m nervous about the international postage. A very small envelope cost me $65 to send to Canada this past fall and now there are duties that we have to pay in addition when we receive. I love the spirit of swapping but don’t want to chance it!

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Oh my gosh, that’s bananas. I can pair people up by location, don’t let that be what stops you from joining in! There are only a couple of us outside the US right now. I’ll update the Q.

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Sent in my questionnaire!!! Thank you! :slight_smile:

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I’ll update my q to more explicitly reflect this, but for the record I’m totally down to receive a flat item. I’m planning to keep my make as flat as possible for letter mailing purposes (depending on my partner’s q preferences, of course), so I’m happy for them to do the same.

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Hey all, I’ve updated the Q so you are able to include wanting to swap regionally if that works better for you. Postal rates and regulations have changed so much and you will best know what’s going on with your area so I trust you to make good decisions to keep this swap a happy place for you.

Please sign up with confidence that everybody is going to have a wonderful partner at an appropriate postal rate, I am happy to pair with international partners myself if that’s how it rolls out. Hopefully none of you are sick of my crafts yet?

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NEVER!!

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I’m ok to post internationally. :purple_heart:

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I’m all for flat items if that helps! Mail has been a bit wonky lately.

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I’ve been missing from this group for years, but I’ve wanted to return, both to crafting in general and this group, so this might be the perfect ride back into town :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Will sign up later today once home.

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