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Envelopes

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Group:Cup and Chaucer
Swap Coordinator:hollycm6 (contact)
Swap categories: Books  Letters & Writing  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:3
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:January 13, 2010
Date items must be sent by:January 27, 2010
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

Let's send our partners 3 envelopes each made out of ANY printed material. These can be books, cartoon books, sheet music, magazines, flyers, calendars... anything that we think will hold up in the mail and has words on at least one side of it.

Two partners, 3 'literary' (kind of) envies each. Decorate your mailing envelope in any way you want. Include a brief letter to your partner.

No unexplained ones, or threes, but this is group only so should not be a problem.

Discussion

Ari 01/ 2/2010 #

Question... The description lists calendars as a possible source of printed material and I assume people will be using the decorative part of it, which isn't likely to have words. Not all sheet music will have words, either.

How strict is the "has words on at least one side of it" part? :)

hollycm6 01/ 2/2010 #

Hmmm... that is a good question. Let's say only one envelope of the three or more you will send can have images ONLY, such as a calendar page or sheet music, the other two (at least) should have some type of words...a book, magazine, flyer, etc. But what does everyone else think? That is my opinion but I am quite willing to go with the majority here. :) (because I only added the word rule to make it literary... in fact the idea of the envelope itself could be considered somewhat mildly literary, if a letter will be enclosed later)

Going by this rule, one -or fewer, if you choose- could be image only, 2 or more will have words.

Ari 01/ 2/2010 #

That sounds very reasonable to me, thank you. :) I really like the idea of recycling magazines, catalogs, etc. into handmade envelopes, but not all of mine had words showing.

I do have a suggestion... maybe include a note about minimum/maximum sizes? I'm going on the assumption that "mailing envelopes" means they must be larger than 3.5" x 5", but smaller than 6.125" x 111.5", which is the USPS guideline for first class letters.

hollycm6 01/ 3/2010 #

Yes... those measurements are good. I actually take apart (gently) a regular mailing envelope (from a box of envelopes I purchase) and use that as my initial template. Then I know it is a standard mailing size.

hollycm6 01/ 3/2010 #

And if we end up liking this swap we can adjust it as we want in the future... :)

kprentice 01/ 3/2010 #

Look like fun...and totally something I can do!! :-)

kprentice 01/ 3/2010 #

Grr... "looks"

hollycm6 01/ 3/2010 #

Yes, sign up!! :)

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