Pin/Brooch Swap

Store bought only?

I've made nice crocheted flowers, cloth yo-yo ones with neat buttons, & some with the bloom loom. Maybe the partner could just give hints as to what types of brooches they love???

doesn't have to be store bought. it can be handmade

ooo yay! I was totally just thinking last night i think itd be cool to swap these! You read my mind!!!! :D

I absolutely love rhinestone brooches--the more sparkle the better--they can be handmade or cheap-thrift shop-bought as long as they sparkle a lot! I like the clear "diamond " ones best, but colored stones are fine, too.

If they are small (3/4"-1.5"), I may actually wear one, but the large ones I display on a wide ribbon on my studio wall to look at every day!

Great swap Pat!

thanks so much..hope everyone enjoys it

Sounds brilliant. I love vintage and sparkly ones (rather than homemade, sorry, but I have received some awful ones!!!)

I do have a group started in case anyone would like to join 1st. is for crafts of all kinds and one on one swaps

http://www.swap-bot.com/group/8cb40ca32788381b83e56e21491aabd9/about

2nd is a site for swapping baby goodies:

http://www.swap-bot.com/group/e59bbc32f85657fd5d85f75a34438697/about

This is great! I've had an Etsy shop for a few months, selling hand-felted brooches and other jewellry. What I've really been dreaming of though, is a hand-made brooch-swapping revolution! Instead of ATCs I've been imagining a collection of ATB(rooch)s in all different mediums pinned to some heavy fabric draped on my wall! Glorious! Anyway, that's where Swap-bot comes in. Last week, I finally reached hosting status, so once I've hosted several simpler swaps, I plan to start a series of ATB swaps. In the meantime, this is perfect!!! Thanks! Kristi (http://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyEarthling).

I have my brooches pinned to strips of that rubbery stuff you line shelves with, and they make placemats from--it's easy to clean, I can run the whole thing under water to rinse off dust, then they air dry quickly with a hair dryer set on low or just hanging in front of the fan.

I love felted pins and vintage rhinestone pins (like the one in the photo). I personally do needle felted flower pins and scour thrift shops and antique stores for cool vintage stuff so that is most likely what I would send.

I would really like it if my partner posts a comment about preferences, as I would like to send something she is likely to want. Personally, I love small and sparkly, but I also like getting handmade items -- just nothing yellow, as I would probably never wear it! Thanks.

I am not that into sparkle or neon but I love cute/vintage stuff and loads of other things :D

well I think this is such a cool swap idea! My MIL passed away I was lucky to get all her jewerly! so really I have tons of pins/brooches...

Hi girls, I personally like the vintage sparkly ones, Any color just like the bling!! Smiles, Beth

A package is en route to my partner. Enjoy!