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C+P-Ten items or less
Swap Coordinator:FarStarr (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Ephemera  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:30
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:November 21, 2012
Date items must be sent by:December 10, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Hey lady! This is the express lane!

In my usual fashion this is a 2 part swap. Please read carefully and ask any questions....

Part 1- Send your "sends to" partner an envelope containing no more than 10 paper items. I mean it! TEN! No more! ...and yes, a deck of cards counts as 52 items...

Part 2-When you get your 10 items from your "receives from" partner, use those items to create a piece of mailart (postcard or envelope) for your "sends to" partner. Please complete this step within 2 weeks of receiving your supplies.

No, you do not have to use all ten items you receive. Yes, you can add paint etc as you see fit. Please send your postcard or envelope naked and add a note for your partner.

It works a bit like a train. You can't create your mailart until you receive your supplies. You will end up receiving both an envelope of stuff and a postcard from the same person and you can wait to rate them for both. please keep in mind that you may not have your postcard by the time ratings are available so be patient and keep in tough with your partner.

Suggestions for the 10 paper items: * paper * playing cards * cut out images * food wrappers-clean please * vintage ephemera * stamps * paper napkin * really any paper bits will work

I will check profiles and make sure everyone is active and keeping up ratings before I assign partners.

HAVE FUN!

Discussion

eepy 11/ 1/2012 #

I'm totally confused...

We have 1 partner and we both receive from and send to that person? So who gets rated by whom?

Or is this a menage a trois?

Apparently I can't do brain today, I have the dumb.

FarStarr 11/ 1/2012 #

You will send a package of ten items to your "send to" partner. At the same the person who sends to you will be sending you a package of bits. When you get the package of bits from your "receives from" partner you will use it to create mailart and send it to the same person you sent your bits to....

Mandy sends 10 items to Eepy. Eepy sends 10 items to Jane.

When Eepy gets her 10 items in the mail from Mandy, she makes a card for Jane.

Jane is now rating Eepy both for sending 10 items and sending a piece of mailart.

It is a challenge to make art for your partner with 10 items that came from someone else...

iamrushmore 11/ 1/2012 #

I love this idea!

FarStarr 11/ 1/2012 #

Yay, @iamrushmore I'm afraid it is too confusing...C'mon people..It'll be fun!

misscorbeau 11/ 1/2012 #

<3 love it!

Kattera22 11/ 1/2012 #

OHHH i like it!

Bedazzle 11/ 2/2012 #

I'm in, sounds fun, just thinking you might want to add a bit more time, Mandy.

If I send overseas with my 10 items it may take 5 days, it may take 3 weeks, but they can't start their mail art till they get it.

FarStarr 11/ 2/2012 #

That's why I said that you can't rate immediately when it becomes available. Everyone has to send their 10 items by december 10.

When you receive your items you have two weeks after to complete your mailart.

Maybe it would be a good idea for people to come to this thread and post when they receive their items. There is no way for swap-bot to have 2 deadlines, but we always seem to work around it.

Bedazzle 11/ 2/2012 #

Ok no problem

Kattera22 11/ 2/2012 #

With this group it should work out well!

FarStarr 11/ 3/2012 #

Y'know, I was gonna run this in SMA and then thought it would be fun to do with more people...And who has signed up so far??? SMA peeps!

camelsamba 11/ 4/2012 #

I was going to suggest you add the "Mandy sends to Eepy" etc part to the description, but I suppose anyone confused [as i was] can read on to the comments...

SherriB 11/17/2012 #

Are we sending our mail art envie/postcard naked?

FarStarr 11/18/2012 #

Yes, please...naked with a note. I'll update the rules.

rosedzi 11/18/2012 #

OOh this does sound fun! I'm sooo in!

ladyphlogiston 11/18/2012 #

This sounds fun! I've slowed down lately because I'm expecting a baby any day now, but this I can handle...

FarStarr 11/22/2012 #

Partners are assigned and you can now send your 10 items or less to your partner. No more than 10!!! When you get your 10 items in the mail, you'll have 2 weeks to complete and send the mailart. Please, please, please ask if you have any questions.

We can also keep track of progress by noting on this thread.

So, put on your turkey pants (for those in the US) and let's play!

janicemarie 11/22/2012 #

Part 1 is leaving today!

Lady 11/23/2012 #

Part 1 is out. But I don't check send until I've done the postcard? I included cardboard for the backing as one of my ten.

ladyphlogiston 11/24/2012 #

Part 1 left today!

sojourner 11/25/2012 #

Sent part 1 from Australia to USA.

SherriB 11/25/2012 #

Part 1 in the mail. . .

camelsamba 11/25/2012 #

I had this dream last night that I was trying to gather up my 10 items while simultaneously packing for a trip (or was it a move?), and I kept getting distracted from both...

FarStarr 11/26/2012 #

Too funny, @camelsamba ..now I'm in your dreams....:P

@Lady We're probably going to want to mark this as sent if it gets up to the original send-by date and you haven't had two weeks yet to make your postcard. If you don't, the bot will send you those reminder emails.

My part 1 is out the door...

FarStarr 11/26/2012 #

I recieved my 10 items today..challenge accepted!

luckycharms 11/27/2012 #

I mailed part 1 today.

katzenjammy 11/28/2012 #

Mine's going out today.

MissMillie 11/28/2012 #

I got my items today.... thanks, Caitlyn.

MissMillie 11/28/2012 #

Sending my paper goodies out in the mail today!

Kattera22 11/29/2012 #

I recieved part 1 today, sending out my part one tomorrow morning :)

Kimbeewa 11/30/2012 #

Sent part one today!

123Poggy123 11/30/2012 #

I sent my 10 items on 11-26 & received mine from misscorbeau today.

tristitia 11/30/2012 #

I sent and received part 1 today!

ladyphlogiston 12/ 1/2012 #

Got part 1 a couple days ago (and had the baby ten days ago, which is why I'm late posting!) and started working on part 2 this evening

SherriB 12/ 2/2012 #

I'm putting my part two in the mail tomorrow. . .

Lady 12/ 3/2012 #

waiting for my 10...

susiqz 12/ 3/2012 #

received step 1 from wokeupmissing - working on postcard... sending step 1 to katzenjammy tomorrow. how fun!

wittmert 12/ 3/2012 #

Part 1 arrived today from whisperwings.

FarStarr 12/ 4/2012 #

Finished part 2..What a challenge! :)

Congratulations, @ladyphlogiston

wittmert 12/ 5/2012 #

Finished part 2 and it will be sent off tomorrow. This was fun!

mordfiddle 12/ 6/2012 #

Sent part one from New Zealand to the US.

tristitia 12/ 6/2012 #

Second part going out today :)

janicemarie 12/ 7/2012 #

part one arrived today

SFreer 12/ 7/2012 #

sending part 1 today!

Adriann 12/ 8/2012 #

Received 12/7

SFreer 12/ 8/2012 #

received part 1 :)

MissThundercat 12/10/2012 #

received part 1 last week & sent both part 1 and 2 to my partner today :)

IsadoraWing 12/10/2012 #

This was so much fun! I'll send a picture to @FarStarr of what I created.

wolfeagle 12/10/2012 #

Part 1 sent Nov 27. Part 2 sent today, Dec 10. Thank you. This was fun.

FarStarr 12/10/2012 #

Part 1 should be headed out by today for everyone. Please let me know if you run into any problems. It sounds like we're having fun so far!

Adriann 12/10/2012 #

Sent part 1 today. I received a beautiful postcard today from my partner. Thanks Rose!!!

SFreer 12/10/2012 #

Part 2 went out today!! :) this was fun!

katzenjammy 12/11/2012 #

Received part 1 on Saturday - part 2 going out today, I hope.

ladyphlogiston 12/12/2012 #

Just stamped my postcard! My husband will drop it in the mail tomorrow

Lady 12/12/2012 #

Got my 10 - now the "work" begins

luckycharms 12/18/2012 #

I recieved part "2" today, but haven't recieved part "1" yet!

Lady 12/25/2012 #

Dry & stamped & addressed to go out tomorrow. 2 postcards & an envie, being mailed naked.

ladyphlogiston 01/ 3/2013 #

so glad you posted that, @Lady - I was beginning to worry I'd missed it! That would have been sad. Looking forward to seeing them!

luckycharms 01/ 4/2013 #

Yeah!! recieved part "1" today. Will start working on it asap.

sojourner 01/ 6/2013 #

Received 10 or less items on Friday 4th January. They had their own little holiday en route to me. Finished item ready to mail out tomorrow Monday 7th.

sojourner 01/ 6/2013 #

Posted finished item today.

MissThundercat 01/10/2013 #

wow @luckycharms what a lag time it was in receiving part 2 and 1 while they were sent at the same day. mail works in mysterious way, but i'm glad you finally received both :)

sojourner 01/14/2013 #

Last part of this swap was received by my partner today. YAY!

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