Archive for the ‘ Swap-bot ’ Category
There has been a lot of blogging going on around here lately… and there is more to come! On Thursday night, I am participating in an Etsy.com panel about Crafty Blogging. It should be a fun evening of helpful blogging info. If you are in NY, you can attend the event in person at the [...] Related posts:Etsy labs: Fun and Free in NYC my calendar is filling up! Etsy Craft Night [ READ MORE ]
Summer rolls on and on. It has been hot and it has been fun. A lot of my attention has been devoted to running lately, but I’ve also made time for some other activities. Travis and I went to a free, outdoor, Related posts:summer in the big city summer getting settled & then on the road again [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday, two Swap-bot members were visiting New York City. (Brittany from Boston and Tarah from The Netherlands! It was so fun to meet them in person. I am going to write more about our visit over on the Swap-bot blog….) I headed out to meet them at Purl Soho. Purl Soho is a destination craft [...][ READ MORE ]
I have been reading a lot of websites and resources about independent and small businesses lately. I am searching for ideas on how I can transform my online life into a successful business I can be proud of. Travis and I have been running Swap-bot.com for over four years, but for most of that time [...][ READ MORE ]
This is some of our new Swap-bot swag. We are sponsoring the Spring Handmade Cavalcade here in Brooklyn in a few weeks and I wanted to have some fun stuff to hand out at our booth. I really like my new striped business cards and the little, square Swap-bot stickers. I had fun designing them! Unfortunately, [...][ READ MORE ]
On Thursday night, I traveled to Chelsea to attend Martha Stewart’s “Stitchfest,” a party celebrating the launch of her new Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts. I met my friend, Lisa, at the Chelsea Market beforehand for dinner at The Green Table, a local and organic restaurant in the Market. (I ordered a chicken Pot [...][ READ MORE ]
Two of my very cool and creative internet colleagues, Deb & Christy from Toolulu.com, visited New York City for business early this week and they were kind enough to invite me along sight seeing on Tuesday. The weather on Tuesday was actually horrendous. It was cold and windy and pouring rain nearly all day – [...][ READ MORE ]
Whew! I have been adding things to my calendar left and right and I am so excited about all of the upcoming events. I wanted to share some of the major things that I will be attending in the next couple of months, just in case you will be there. I would love to meet [...][ READ MORE ]
When we ventured out to Soho on Saturday, one of my intended stops was the Kate Spade flagship store on Broome St. I had heard about a cool neon tape art installation by Rebecca Ward and wanted to check it out in person. Rebecca Ward is an installation artist who creates colorful, site-specific environments using [...][ READ MORE ]
So… I missed my thing-a-day yesterday. To be honest, I was having a bad day. I was trying to work on Swap-bot, but I came down with a bad case of cabin fever. Plus, the Superbowl really gets on my nerves. Finally, Travis broke down and took my out to dinner at Miriam, an Israeli [...][ READ MORE ]