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Animal Alphabet Postcard Letter 'A'

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Animal Alphabet Postcard Letter 'A'
Group:Mail Art Mavens
Swap Coordinator:isabellasnow (contact)
Swap categories: Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:November 7, 2013
Date items must be sent by:November 18, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

For this swap you'll have 1 partner and you'll create a mail art postcard picturing an animal (and other things, if you like) beginning with the letter 'A.' Please put the letter 'A' somewhere on the front of the postcard. I have seen a similar series in another group or in public swapland, so this is not my original idea but I'm claiming an animal version for our group! This is the first in the series and when we're done we should have an entire set of 26 animal alphabet mail art postcards!

Since I'm aiming to have this as an ongoing series, let's keep the size of the postcards uniform. I'd LIKE to keep each card at 5" x 7"--that's a bit more room for artistic interpretation than 4"x6", but not overly huge. If you have a different idea about the size, please contact me or leave a message in the comments.

So . . . that's 1 5"x7" mail art postcard featuring an animal beginning with the letter 'A'.

Some suggestions: Albatross, Alligator, Angelfish, Arctic Hare, Antelope, Armadillo, African Elephant, Auk, or any other animal that appeals to you.

Let's use the term "animal" loosely to mean any living creature (other than human). I would accept a Butterfly for the letter 'B' HOWEVER . . . let's ALL avoid snakes and spiders! Personally I am terrified of spiders and I know others who feel the same way about snakes.

Send on time, remember to rate your partner and have a ton of creative fun picking your 'A'nimal!

Discussion

jdawn1105 11/ 2/2013 #

Love this swap idea. Can these be made in a variety of ways or do they have to be hand drawn? Thanks.

trula 11/ 5/2013 #

Love the idea. Just to clarify, do we just have to include an animal starting with the letter "A", or do we have to include the actual letter as well? And if we have to include the letter, can it be contained within a word, or does it have to stand alone? Thanks!

isabellasnow 11/ 6/2013 #

Hi! @jdawn1105 they can be made any way at all--I'm going to collage mine.

@trula yes please include an animal whose name begins with the letter 'A' and please put the letter 'A' somewhere on the front of the postcard. I think it will be nice to have the actual letter on the front of each postcard so when we have a whole set of 26, they will all have that in common. You may certainly use an 'A' sticker.

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