Right, forgot about that. We’ll see how it goes. Hopefully, the prices won’t hurt too badly. Money is tight for a lot of people. I even started a side hustle to fund my addiction to thirft shopping 
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That’s bananas.
It’s unfortunate that USPS is raising their rates again. Everything is going up. It already started high because of COVID (then no one dropped their rates when it had become less of an issue). I just noticed it’s 50-some cents to send a postcard!!
I do not mind shipping to you. If you want to put a disclaimer up top in your shop, that’s okay by me. You’re also a part of the USA, and that is part of the deal with the swap.
@Manders I could totally use some 3D printed items.
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@gozer I also haven’t found the time to craft. I made some graphic designs for my sister’s bf and I knit my usual washcloths during movies, but that’s it. It’s disheartening. I’m always so flipping busy with errands and appointments and having to take a nap (a serious nap–I’m walking dead tired) because I get really tired especially in the summer.
I need to focus and that has been difficult lately.
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I finally got two things done yesterday, and i started something different this evening. I go in spurts. I also nap like a cat. Im trying to work on that.
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This is Breco! He won’t be in the shop, but others very similar to him will be. He was a gift for a friend.
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Cute!! Felt?
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I thought your little notebooks last year were cute!
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oooooh, graphic designs like postcards or notecards, possibly?
Sorry to hear about the tiredness
and @Manders, that is so cute!!
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Adorable!
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They were tickets for events. I made them in Canva then printed them glossy on one side at office max. It’s a good way to print postcards, which I didn’t know about and will probably be doing it that way.
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Thanks! They were fun and easy to make. If you have a theme you want me to try, let me know! I have some more notebooks.
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Another way to circumvent the shipping costs is offering digital downloads as products for sale. I am always on a lookout for fun and new crochet patterns. Another one is journal planner templates. I may do some myself and see how it works out in my shop. I don’t think anyone has ever offered digital designs that can be turned into stickers, graphics for websites, templates such as meal planning are a great help keeping costs down for food bills.
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Same. One of the many reasons I tell my husband that I’m actually part cat 
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@Manders, so cute! I’ll be claiming one of those. Can I request a different color, like red and black?
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Since I’m working at home for the most part and am a little more flexible than I used to be, I often think about trying out that crepuscular lifestyle. Get all the stuff done around dawn and dusk, and take like a 4-5 hour" nap" in the middle of the day. I honestly wonder if it might make me more productive. I think DaVinci had some weird power-nap schedule, too.
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You sure can! I don’t have those colors right now, but I can get them easily before the swap. 
I had about 5 cut out and ready to be stitched up, but I can’t find where I put them. Gaaah. 
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I need to normalize siestas at work.
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Working on making coffee sleeves for STS! (I like this care bears one so much I’ll be keeping that one lol)
The inside is made with Peltex sew in stabilizer, ultra firm. I’ve never used an ultra thick stabilizer!
Here are some sneak peaks of the other fabrics I have cut so far for this. 
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I love care bears! Do you have more fabric to make some more? I also love strawberry shortcake.
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