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**MAIL ME A DECORATED ENVIE #2! SWAP** (EDITED)

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**MAIL ME A DECORATED ENVIE #2! SWAP** (EDITED)
Swap Coordinator:solarts (contact)
Swap categories: Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:37
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:February 1, 2010
Date items must be sent by:February 12, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND. #2 ROUND.

(From the previous popular swap, "Mail Me A Decorated Envie, Edited Swap."- http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/49932#comment-264572.)

Hello swappers and welcome to the #2 fun let's decorate a mail

envie or an envelope swap. Yes, it's basically mail art.

A basic definition of mail art- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_art

For those of us who love receiving fun mail especially the

decorated ones I thought it would be fun to also add a short letter

inside the envelope to add to the theme.

This swap is International, U.S.A. and newbies are welcome.

IMPORTANT: Everyone must have over a 4.8 rating to

participate with very, very few no sends.

If you don't meet these requirements, message me and we can

probably work something out. New users are welcome, but I must

ban anyone who looks fishy. (A filled out profile is always a plus.)

RULES:

  1. Send ONE hand made decorated envelope to 1 swap partner. Size of the envelope nothing smaller than, 4x6 in.

  2. Envelope can be any color, and shape. You're welcome to make the envelope itself if you like to and then decorate it. Or use an already made envelope.

  3. Create a fun and nicely decorated mailing envelope. Use any sort of handmade decorations on the FRONT and BACK of the envelope. Envelopes can be decorated with rubber stamps, painted on, collaged, scribbled, colored pens, ink pens, stickers, glitter, mailing stamps, stamps, ink stamped etc. and made out of the most unusual materials.

  4. Make enough room to leave the address on the front of the envelope to your swap partner. Or you may use an address label to add to your envie.

  5. Send a short one page (FRONT AND BACK) legible and handwritten letter about anything. It would be nice to have the letter decorated anywhere on the page. The letter page can be hand made or store bought.

    *IMPORTANT- * PLEASE REMEMBER TO ADD A LETTER THAT YOU WRITE OR TYPE TO YOUR SWAP PARTNER. ADD THAT LETTER INSIDE THE ENVIE THAT YOU DECORATED TO MAIL TO YOUR PARTNER.

  6. Ideas what to write in the letter- Hobbies, travel, holidays, my pets, art, recipes, cooking, about you, where were you born,? how many places you have traveled to?, favorite crafts, books, films, etc.

  7. No flakers.

Let's have fun and please check out these inspiring decorated mailing envelope sites. Here are a few of my favorites and please feel free to add some in the comment section below. http://goodmailday.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/in-the-mailbox-of- late-10-26-09-edition/ http://allthisismine.com/shop/stationery/envelopes.html http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/original-mail-art-shop/

Happy swapping !

Discussion

plumpcheeks 12/17/2009 #

hello! i am a newbie but i have already participated in a few swaps. my items still haven't reached my receivers yet but i hope they will soon! i was hoping i could join this one? :)

JaydeLavandre 12/18/2009 #

this sounds peachy, I would love to do this, but I am new though ^_^

solarts 12/18/2009 #

That is fine if your new JaydeLavandre. I decide on the very last day of the deadline from this swap who gets to join and who doesn't . So far so good in your profile.

JaydeLavandre 12/30/2009 #

yay me then ^_^

LivingWithLove 01/28/2010 #

Do you mind if I join this swap also? I am new to Swap bot myself.

solarts 01/29/2010 #

Message to everyone who signs up. On the last day of the swap deadline I wait until then to decide who is part of the group and who is banned.

solarts 01/29/2010 #

On my profile page under my flickr photos are examples of some fun mail art envies that were mailed to me or that I received. Here are some fun sites for some inspiration.

http://a1mailart.blogspot.com/

http:/denis-charmot-mailart.blogspot.com/

http://snailmailart.blogspot.com/ (then on the right side of this site are more links on the subject.)

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