International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club

 

International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club

This site is not only for meeting new pen pal friends, they also hold swaps!  Penpal sign-ups open the 15th of every month and new swaps open on the 1st of every month.

Mail Me Some Art

Mail Me Some Art

Mail Me Some Art is a swapping site that posts a variety of different paper crafting swaps that are open to anyone!  

Foodie Penpals

Foodie Penpals

Sign-up date: 4th of each month
Swap date: 15th of each month

This is a monthly penpal swap open to US, Canadian residents & UK residents.  Partners send foodie gifts (around $15 worth) by the 15th of each month.

Package Pals

Package Pals

Package Pals happens 4 times a year on C.R.A.F.T. (February, April, July, October)  Sign-ups are at the end of the preceding month and then you must ship your package of crafty goodness (crafts you made, craft supplies, etc.) by the end of the swap month.

Block Lotto

Block Lotto

A monthly quilt block lotto that anyone can join, no matter what level quilter you are.  A new block and guidelines are published the first of each month. Participants make blocks and post photos of them. Each block made becomes a chance to win a set of blocks at the end of the month!

Ongoing 6" Charm Square Swap

Ongoing 6" Charm Square Swap

Swap date: Last day of each month

Swap sets of 10 6-inch charms cut from different fabrics in this monthly swap!

Dear Darlings Penpal Swap

Dear Darlings Penpal Swap

Sign-up date: none

Less of a swap and more of a penpal service, the hostess will be creating groups of five would-be penpals. You'll send cards and letters to everyone in your group.

The Secret Post Club

The Secret Post Club

Sign-up date: 1st of each month
Swap date: ?? of each month

This is an on-going monthly swap. You can potentially get assigned a new partner each month. Send your partner a gift and you'll get back a gift from someone else.

Veggie Trader

Veggie Trader is a service, kind of like classified ads, for you to post your excess produce and trade it with others in your area. For now, they didn't have anyone in my area but the more people hear about it and sign up, the more veggies will be posted! For now, my excess produce will go to our local foodbank through Plant a Row for the Hungry, but I will check back in with Veggie Trader to see if the community grows.

Crochetoholic taking a break

Debb of Crochetoholic's Swap Blog is taking a little hiatus from hosting swaps there. She will start them back up at a later date so if you're interested in being alerted when that happens, contact her.

SwapTree

SwapTree

Like a combination of PaperbackSwap, Swap A CD and Swap a DVD, SwapTree is a service that allows you to trade items with people all over. It helps you arrange swaps based on what you have to offer, what you want and what other people have.

Weeds & Seeds Swap

Weeds & Seeds Swap

This website offers a listing of contributors and the plants/seeds you have to swap. You can check what they have available and email them with a proposed swap. Or contact the writer and have your own list posted!

Kaleido-Swap group

Kaleido-Swap group

A flickr group that swaps a variety of different items. Each month, if you choose to participate, you send your partner one item from each of the 5 categories: beauty, drinks, food, animal and surprise.

Ravelry swaps

I was sure I had already posted Ravelry as a swap service/site but checking today I see that I have NOT! Ravelry is a great option for swapping for those who do any sort of yarn craft. Several groups host swaps and there is a Swap Central group that is nothing but swaps. You must join the site (free and easy) to start discussing swaps in the group and forum sections.

A fantastic post about Etiquette

Calamity Kim has written a really great post about Swap Etiquette, including some wonderful tips for new swappers, what to do when things go bad and the many reasons people swap. The tone of the piece is excellent, in the true spirit of swaps, giving when you do not know what you'll receive, giving what you would love to receive, spending time and patience and resources on strangers can be scary (and your friends and relatives may not understand) but it can be tons of fun, a fantastic way to meet great new friends and really rewarding when it works out!

I had been working on a post about swap etiquette because I encountered a VERY bad-spirited post on the subject on a swap blog that I do NOT post swaps from because the hostess....does not carry the true meaning of swapping in her heart. But Calamity Kim said everything I would have said, and probably better! Thanks to her!

Quilted Postcard Exchange

Quilted Postcard Exchange

Enjoy making quilted postcards (or want to try?) Brenda has organized a group that sends postcards each month. Let her know if you're interested.

Swap Til You Drop

Swap Til You Drop

Swap Til You Drop is a flickr group of quilters who create and swap mini quilts each month! How mini? Quilts must be smaller than 15 inches square. Each month, a theme is posted along with sign-ups but to swap you must join the flickr group. Easy and free!

Co-Op Tea Swap

Co-Op Tea Swap

Sign-up date: 14th and last day of every month
Swap date: 1st and 15th of every month

A twice monthly swap for teas, a great way to try out a few new teas each and every month! Send a packet of two samples of loose leaf (or 4 loose sachet/silken pouch; 2 of each kind) to your partner each round.

First Swap Blog-Weekly cards swaps

First Swap Blog

Here's a new one and wow, this is a first! Weekly swaps! Karin posts a handmade card swap each week sometimes with a theme, sometimes without.

Absolutely Everything Swap Community

Absolutely Everything Swap Community

A new-to-me community, looks like they have a LOT of fun and swap a variety of different things! From books and beads to supplies and care packages!