ATC Swap partners revealed

Hi, Virginie from ViviBijoux here. So as most of you know, we're organizing an Artist Trading Cards swap within the team and today, I'm revealing the name of the participants and who they will be trading with!

(Please click on banners for links to blogs. Didn't get a blog address for all the participants, if by any chance I have forgotten one, please let me know!)

Bee http://www.beeliciouscrafts.etsy.com/ + Beth http://www.magpieandbutton.etsy.com/

Ruth http://www.nicedaydesigns.etsy.com/ + Mary http://www.myrasimon.etsy.com/

Carrie http://www.cherryblossomtatoo.etsy.com/ + Suzie http://www.littlewhitedog.etsy.com/

Tanya http://www.tanymac.etsy.com/ + Virginie http://www.vivibijoux.etsy.com/

Rachel http://www.balanced.etsy.com/ + Fiona http://www.patchworkdelights.etsy.com/

Linda http://www.clickdecourcyni.etsy.com/ + Jessamyn http://www.homespunireland.etsy.com/

Aine http://www.missaine.etsy.com/ + Virginie (uneven number, sorry!) http://www.vivibijoux.etsy.com/

Brigitte from http://www.purlsofcoulour.etsy.com/ + Jessamyn http://www.homespunireland.etsy.com/

So just a couple of reminders, double check the dimensions, rules and FAQ in this post.

Showcase will be on Saturday 4 September through personal/team blogs. Each participant who owns a blog will write a Reveal post which will be sent to me by Friday night and then will be linked to my article on the team blog. Participants who don't have a blog can simply send me their pics and comments by Friday and they'll be added to the saturday article.

Brigitte from http://www.purlsofcolours.etsy.com/ is kindly designing an official widget for the swap so that the team and the participants can display them on their blogs. It should be available soon here.

Meanwhile, anyone who would like to help spreading the word about this challenge and the team is more than welcome to pick it up and stick it on web sites and personal blogs! :)

My button is ready for grab too, and the code is on my blog ( address below) don't hesitate, it's free and pretty!!

Hope you all enjoy making your cards, Can't wait to see the result!

Happy crafting!!

Virginie ^_^

blog http://www.vivibijoux.com/

http://www.vivibijoux.etsy.com/

I'll show you mine...

I'm Jessamyn Sommers, the mixed media artist behind Homespun Ireland on Etsy. My work explores themes of Irish traditions and country life, and my studio in Ballinacurra, Co. Cork, is the perfect setting for my pieces, a step back in time.

I share a large studio space in Bennett's Mill, an old disused grain mill built in 1912. The mill comprises several structures and is largely dilapidated, but has one building which has been preserved and houses studios for several local artists. Our space encompasses two large rooms, which still contain many of the original features and machinery of the mill from it's working days.


Although I keep a sewing room at home, I find my space at the studio invaluable for spreading out, and combing over my stash of ephemera and found objects to experiment with composition, but still being able to come back to everything later, without having to tidy everything away, or find it...'collaborated upon' by my two-year-old!



Sharing a space also means that I am likely to run into one of the other resident artists, for a chat and a cup of tea, which can break up a long day. Mostly, though, it's a quiet place to get away from my busy life with my business and family, and lose myself in my work.


It's a luxury to have a dedicated studio space, but by sharing with other artists and reclaiming disused buildings, it can be made affordable. If you're in Cork and interested in sharing studio space, or would like to visit our studio, you can contact me at homespunireland at eircom dot net.