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Dia de los Muertos ATC

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Dia de los Muertos ATC
Swap Coordinator:soxxbreathless (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:53
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:October 14, 2009
Date items must be sent by:October 28, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

One of my favorite holidays is The Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, so for this swap you'll be making 1 ATC to send to 1 partner.

What is Dia de los Muertos? "The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls' Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on the 2nd of November in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day which occurs on Nov 1st and All Souls' Day which occurs on Nov 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts." - Wikipedia

If you need inspiration, google image search! There are some amazing ideas for dia de los muertos out there. Use bright colors, skulls, creative media... you can add personal family touches, little prayers, Hispanic heritage touches... get creative with this theme! Loteria cards, tissue flowers, and vintage items all work great.

THE RULES:

-To participate you must have a decently filled out profile, have participated in at least 3 mailed swaps, and have no 1s, 3s, or no sends in the past 6months. If you do NOT meet these requirements and still want to participate, PM me- I will make an exception if you are genuine in your desire to participate.

-Put effort into this swap! That means a sturdy background, standard atc size, and creativity! Don't just slap a sticker on a piece of copy paper and call it art. Only send work that you are proud of!

-If you cannot send for whatever reason contact me as soon as possible so that I can arrange for an angel to send to your partner. I don't want anyone disappointed!

-RATE YOUR PARTNER! It's just good manners.

It would be great if we could all mail these in time for them to arrive to our partner by Nov 2nd!

This is my first time coordinating a swap and I could use the assistance of an angel or two, please PM me if you would like to help =)

Discussion

Mesha 10/15/2009 #

Hmm will partners be assigned soon ? I'm slightly anxious haha.

soxxbreathless 10/15/2009 #

Partners are assigned. Sorry! I was stuck at work without an internet connection but all is well now.

JnzAlteredArt 10/16/2009 #

I can't wait! Thanks for letting me join @ the last minute! Living in the southwest they have these celebrations! Lets celebrate life & reflect! Happy Trading!

KotieJack 10/16/2009 #

Awesome, thanks for letting me join. =)

hppyjessa 10/20/2009 #

This is my very first ATC swap! I made the card last night and I think I'm hooked! :) Thanks for picking such a cool theme!

soxxbreathless 10/20/2009 #

I'm glad everyone is enjoying the theme so much! I'm working on decor for my Dia De Los Muertos themed engagement party so it seemed a very appropriate theme.

hppyjessa 10/21/2009 #

Awesome! And congratulations! ;)

DianneCC 10/24/2009 #

I had fun finding images to use-creative idea!

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