Calling all swappers!!!

We are pleased to announce the new swap. After many wonderful suggestions and ideas Rhonda, Lorraine and I have decided to do a shopping tote swap. We think this a wonderful way to participate and encourage the three gift challenge. We also encourage everyone to use fabric and material that they already have in their stash or to refashion something into a shopping tote. If you are interested in participating in this swap, let us know by March 5th. Please leave your name, email address, and a note if you are interested in swapping internationally (remember to spell out your email address to avoid spam). To help get those creative juices flowing, here are some wonderful websites and blogs that have shopping tote ideas:

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/02/market_bag_crochet_pattern.html
http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2008/01/esthers-tote-tutorial.html
http://www.purlbee.com/the-un-paper-bag/
http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/07/top-7-tutorials-for-making-your-own-shopping-tote.php
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177482.msg1837265#msg1837265
http://pleasantviewschoolhouse.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-sew-cloth-shopping-bag.html

A "Partial Parade of Tea Cosies" photos will be posted in the next day or so. I have 15 photos so far and hope to get more soon-don't forget to e-mail me with your photo if you haven't sent it yet (cdetroyes at yahoo dot com). Happy swapping everyone!!!
Sharon