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I ran the last altoid tin swap. Send me a PM and tell me what you've got in mind! I was just thinking about one.

Would looooooove an art swap.

Final call on signing up for the Solstice Swap - still time to get them in! I'm going to a Halloween party tonight so in reality I won't be matching till at least late tomorrow morning. As long as it's in before I start matching tomorrow!

I love New Years! And I'd probably be in. Thematically that's kind of like the solstice swap I just posted. :-)

I had an idea for an ornament/decoration swap, if no one else has a plan to do one.

http://www.bpal.org/topic/89419-fandom-themed-altered-altoid-tin-swap/

It's up!

Sorry I was a little late getting it out, but it has been submitted!

We're working on the altoid tin questionnaire - been a couple of busy weeks.

I wouldn't object to a book swap, hint hint whoahorsey.

I'd also really like a decorated journal swap! I just started writing again after a long absence and need a good journal.

I've never run a swap before but would love to tag along if any of the more experienced swap people would help!

I am absolutely up for a summer swap!

Would anyone be up for a critter or other crafty swap, or is it a bad time of year? (I'm not much of a knitter so I'll have to pass on that one)

I'd definitely be up for that. We need some craftiness going on around here!

Anybody up for another critter swap? I liked last year's semi-themed mythology/fantastical swap. What would be a good theme for this year?

So uhhh not long after I posted that, I was in a pretty awful car accident. I'm in the hospital for at least a few days and it looks like I will be spending quite a bit of time recovering. Sooo... more time/need for crafty swaps, I guess? But it'll probably be awhile before I'm put together enough to eun something.

I am so excited about the animal one. Are you thinking soon?

Post holiday slump and I'm itchy for a crafty swap. Does anyone have one in the works or want to co-run with me? I've never run a swap before.

Lots of great suggestions! I've made a list. Thanks everyone, and keep them coming if you think of any more.

My husband has told me he wants "to smell like trees, or a forest."

He likes Jabberwocky.

Other suggestions for him to try?

The animal themed one sounds fun too!

My brain is itching for a new swap. I can't stop checking.

I so want in on the travel swap and the animal spirit swap - I loved looking at the matchbox shrines last time around.

Traveling Imps was like that: http://www.bpal.org/topic/82939-traveling-imps-circular-swap-round-2/?hl=sniffies+circular

I loved watching the critter swap and would love to participate!

I'd be up for it!

I use wooden toothpicks but I'm planning to switch to plastic as soon as I remember to pick some up at the store. I feel like the wood absorbs oil and is a waste.

Figured I'd hop on this costume thread instead of starting a new one. It's nowhere near Halloween, but my husband and I are kind of Renaissance Faire geeks, and also end up with many other events over the course of a year that require costumes. I'm new to BPAL and we need scents to match our costumes!

Complementary scents for the two of us would be fun. =)

1. Our typical ren faire outfits: nobility, lots of embroidery and gold buckles, blue-green fabric.

I thought maybe Bess, but my dress is a little more Italian renaissance than English, so possibly Catherine? No idea for my husband.

2. Celtic faire outfits: Scottish, not Irish. Still working on his, because I want him to wear a kilt and he's unconvinced. =) Mine's pretty typical merchant-class renaissance, green and black, with a green tartan arisaidh (the woman's version of a kilt, a combination shawl and overskirt), and a stag brooch (my family's crest).

Obviously Glasgow's an option, but any other thoughts?

3. Potential SCA costumes: Byzantine nobility, embroidered silk and pretty jewels.

I'm imagining incense, honey, something rich and sweet. Maybe Eden?

4. Pirate costumes - he's a pirate, I'm a siren (my costume inspired by a musical group I love, Sirena: www.wearesirena.com/)

5. He's got a plague doctor costume - traditionally the plague doctors stuffed their "beaks" full of strong-smelling spices and herbs to ward off the plague.

Ideas? Suggestions?