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Round-Robin Collage Postcard No.2

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Round-Robin Collage Postcard No.2
Swap Coordinator:iLoveMail (contact)
Swap categories: Art  Postcards  Handmade 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.95
Last day to signup/drop:November 1, 2012
Date items must be sent by:February 15, 2013
Number of swap partners:3
Description:

**This swap is hosted by @goobebox ** I am just starting the 2nd round since the first one filled up so quickly. Once we get to 4, this round will close. We can start yet another round if anyone is interested.

'I've always wanted to do a round-robin mail art swap! I've seen it done before on a postcard' here.

Front of the postcard - the arty part - Each person takes a blank postcard and divides the front into 4 STRIPS (where the mail art will go). The 1st sender decorates/paints/collages one strip on the front of their card, leaving the other 3 spaces blank.

Back of the postcard - address side- The back of the postcard will have the "message" part divided into 4 as well, giving a space for each participant to write a message, explain their art, etc. We will write the address of the 1st person we're sending to in the regular spot. The 2nd person to receive will paste the 3rd person's name & address over that; and the 3rd & 4th will do the same. New stamps will have to be put on top of the cancelled ones (unless some of the participants re-send in clear plastic). This is okay as long as you can still see both sides of the postcard. The card will be mailed "naked" throughout.

The first person you send to will do their mail art in the second strip on the front and paste the address of the third participant over their address on the back, affix new stamp(s) over the cancelled stamps and send it on its way. The third and fourth participants similarly fill in the postcard.

By the time the fourth participant gets the card, 3 strips will be filled. This person finishes the mail art piece by adding the last strip of art in the last available space and return it to the original sender. You get your postcard back! When it arrives, you get to see how your postcard has evolved...

Since we're using postcards, 4 is a manageable number & gives each participant some room to put their art. If more than 4 people join, I'll create another (identical) swap before assigning partners (and pm you to let you know which swap you're in). We'll make it work somehow! I will email the order in which we will swap the postcards to each person. At the end of it, each person will have a collaborative art piece made by people from different places! Each person will rate the other 3 participants and be rated by them. NOTE: The send-by dates will be adjusted as necessary to allow for send times.

Here are some examples: Linky

The fine print: Usual group swap rules apply. You must have at least 5 completed type 3 swaps, no recent 1's or 3's (if you feel you have been rated unfairly, and have tried to resolve the problem, PM me and we can work it out). I reserve the right to ban anyone I think might be a problem, and since this is a long term commitment, please sign up only if you can follow through.

A little note about decorating: Do not cover up the collage done by the previous person, but do make sure you've filled in your strip completely.

Make/alter 1 postcard according to instructions.

3 partners each; decorating a total of 4 postcards, including your own, when finished

Any questions, please feel free to PM me.

Also: Whenever you receive a card, please post in the comments section that you have it so we can trace the journey of each card!

Discussion

goobebox 11/ 2/2012 #

Great!! This one is all filled up too. Maybe we should wait until these two rounds get over beore starting a new one? Happy swapping everybody! Lets share some art :)

iLoveMail 11/ 2/2012 #

Partners have been assigned & I've extended the send-by date to give us 1 month from today. (That means you've received & sent all 4 cards.) I'll extend it if any cards are still in transit.

iLoveMail 11/ 2/2012 #

Sorry - I forgot to post the sending order!

You can send your card anytime.

janicemarie 11/ 5/2012 #

My First round is sent - do we mark sent now or after we've sent them all?l

AmyMarie 11/ 6/2012 #

I sent mine out today.

iLoveMail 11/ 6/2012 #

Technically, I think we shouldn't mark sent until we've sent the last one (hence the long send-by deadline). But if you need to make room on your dashboard, I'm fine with it. Your thoughts, Manj?

janicemarie 11/ 6/2012 #

heh! i only have three things on my dash!!! no worries.

goobebox 11/ 7/2012 #

Welllll blush i already marked sent on mine in the other RR! I can mark unsent though. I dont have much on my dashboard so shouldn't be a problem! I want to see how all the pieces turned out, maybe we should all take pictures and send them to each other after this is over?

iLoveMail 11/ 7/2012 #

You don't have to change it, Manj. Again, it doesn't bother me if anyone marks sent after sending their orignal pc. I'm in both swaps but don't plan to be in 18 more simultaneously, so it shouldn't be a problem for me either!

janicemarie 11/ 8/2012 #

@goobebox definitly! I took pics of mine before they left! Do we have a craft love flickr group?

iLoveMail 11/ 9/2012 #

I sent mine to @janicemarie this morning. Shoot, I forgot to take a pic :/

iLoveMail 11/13/2012 #

I received both @AmyMarie & @janicemarie 's cards today. I think there's som confusion in the sending order. No worries; I'll add to them & send them along.

janicemarie 11/13/2012 #

Are you sure?

I thought the first postcard goes to each other partner. THEN the mailing order starts.

So I sent one postcard to each of you with one panel completed.
I should receive one from each of you with one panel completed.
I then complete the second panel and send to @Thebragal
Then I should receive a postcard from @Ilovemail with two panels complete.
etc etc

That's how I thought it worked anyway! I though that would mean the cards would end up with everyone's art in different orders!.

iLoveMail 11/13/2012 #

So you'll end up with 4 cards? We're each doing 1 card that all 4 of us contributes to, aren't we? Or am I confused? I only did one card & sent it to you @janicemarie And @AmyMarie sent me hers which I'll send on to you when I finish with it. Did everyone else do 4 cards??Yes, we send to the same person every time, but I'm doing different art on each of yours, so they should all look different anyway, right?

janicemarie 11/14/2012 #

oh dear.... I thought you got your three cards back.....i might have got it completely wrong.

iLoveMail 11/15/2012 #

No worries! You'll get them back :)

thebragal 11/19/2012 #

Sent mine today

janicemarie 11/22/2012 #

@ilovemail one card arrived last night! I'll try to get ti in the mail this weekend!

iLoveMail 11/24/2012 #

That's my only card :)

Sending @AmyMarie s to you today Janice-marie!

janicemarie 11/24/2012 #

Oh we were only meant to do one? If you guys send back my extras I'll Post you all some RAKs

AmyMarie 12/ 3/2012 #

I sent PCs to @iLoveMail today (thebragal's and 2 of janicemarie's).

janicemarie 12/ 3/2012 #

I got rated by @thegragal yesterday (i thought we wouldn't rate until they were done!) Looks like we'll have to extend that deadline too!

thebragal 12/ 4/2012 #

I am sending off the one I recd with two panels completed, I did the third, today. Started with iLoveMail

iLoveMail 12/ 4/2012 #

I am getting your extra cards @janicemarie and will be sending them back to you :)

iLoveMail 12/ 4/2012 #

@thebragal - did you receive your completed card already? I didn't think we would rate until we get our original card back.

iLoveMail 12/ 7/2012 #

Received @thebragal 's and @janicemarie 's (original) today! Looks like she'll be getting her completed card back soon!

iLoveMail 12/16/2012 #

How's everyone doing? Who's got which card(s) now? Extending the deadline since the 21st is this Friday.

janicemarie 12/17/2012 #

I have nothing! have only worked on your card alfie, none of the others have made it to me yet....

AmyMarie 12/18/2012 #

I currently do not have any cards.

thebragal 12/20/2012 #

I have not gotten my own back. I still have not recd one of them.

janicemarie 12/20/2012 #

No change for me since last week - I know the post here is australia is awfully slow this holidays!

janicemarie 12/24/2012 #

@amymarie s card arrived today! It's christmas eve here but i'll try to get it out boxing day!

iLoveMail 01/ 1/2013 #

@thebragal - you've already received & sent @janicemarie 's (love your drawings!)

I have @janicemarie 's and @thebragal 's cards. Will send them on this week.

Deadline extended :)

iLoveMail 01/ 1/2013 #

@thebragal - have you received my card from @janicemarie yet? Looks as though she sent it at the beginning of December...

iLoveMail 01/ 4/2013 #

Janice-Marie's finished card going home to her today!!

AmyMarie 01/ 6/2013 #

I am checking in although I have nothing to report and haven't received anything in a month. I believe I need to add to @iLoveMail 's pc and then receive my filled one when it is complete.

janicemarie 01/19/2013 #

I've received my filled card. I've sent amy's card and alfies card to rebecca, but i don't think i've seen rebecca's card yet.

thebragal 01/21/2013 #

Still nothing. Yikes.

AmyMarie 01/24/2013 #

I have @iLoveMail 's pc. Once I am done, it will be complete and I hope to send it back home this weekend.

iLoveMail 01/26/2013 #

@thebragal 's card is going to JM today. (Thought I sent it already; sorry!) Janice-Marie will be the last to work on it and then it will go home to her; Janice-Marie's is already home to her; mine is w/ AmyMarie & will be home after that; AmyMarie's should be between JM & @thebragal unless she's already received it?

So I've worked on everyone's cards :)

thebragal 02/ 3/2013 #

I still haven't received any cards for a long time. I think I got two plus I sent my own. So one hasn't arrived?

thebragal 02/ 7/2013 #

I finally got it! Yeah! Mailing today!

AmyMarie 02/16/2013 #

Has everyone else received their postcard back? I have not....

janicemarie 02/18/2013 #

i have my postcard back

AmyMarie 02/22/2013 #

Yea! I received my postcard back!!

thebragal 04/11/2013 #

Mine never came back. Bummer

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