Image by Agata from Pixabay with alterations
Welcome to the STS (Shop the Swap) 2023 Fall Market Discussion
@irid3sc3nt will be hosting this round with @gozer as moderator
Big thanks to @bluebird for hosting last year!
This swap will be USA only. I apologize to the international LC swappers. If you would like to organize your own, please do! You can contact @gozer for a spreadsheet to keep track of points. You can always ask for a personal swap as well.
This year the STS will be a little shorter.
DATES:
Signups will run 9/1 (Fri) through 9/15 (Fri)
Set up your shop no later than 9/17 (Sun)
Claims accepted from when you’ve set up your shop through 11/12 (Sun)
Last call (over/under) is 11/10-11/17 (Mon - Fri)
I started the discussion early so people can think about what they want to craft this summer while laying on the beach.
Shops start with at least FIVE (5) finished, handcrafted items for the other swappers to choose from. THREE (3) of these finished, handcrafted items must be new items to this round and not have been offered before in a prior round of the STS.
The scale is from 1-5 points for each.
Here is a link to the discussion from 2022.
And if you want to read about the previous year’s swap, here ya go!
I can post a list of possible items if you like:
Halloween ephemera (paper, buttons, ribbon, etc)
Envelopes
Christmas gifts
knit/crochet hats and scarves
cat-related
art journals
crochet/knot slipper socks
ATCs
mug rugs
kitchen towels
amigurumi
notecards
holiday guy-themed items
pendant necklaces
weird or unusual earrings
art
stocking stuffers
spoon rests
teesha patches
throw pillows and/or covers
placemats
tablecloths
Christmas ornaments
address labels
tarot related crafts/decor
dog-related stuff like bandannas, collars, cold weather fleece jackets)
personal spa items like lotions, lip balms, scented wax melts, bath bombs, soaps, etc.
Halloween and Christmas decor
homemade yummies
kitty placemat possibly themed for holidays, non-slip (ask gozer)
magnets
friendship bracelets
scrubbies made out of scrubbie yarn (see pic far below)
cat toy strawberries (see pattern far below)
bags for projects
goddess/elemental/“witchy” items
small square bottomed bag (ask susieoregon)
neon legwarmers (ask irid3sc3nt)
fingerless mittens
little embroidered patches
crocheted hanging snowflakes