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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
I'm trying to find out if there is any additional interest in a
centralized postcard swap. I've had a few responses to the first post- y'all don't need to remind me again. g Just checking for weekend rctq-ers who might have missed the original post. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
I'm trying to find out if there is any additional interest in a centralized postcard swap. Hi Leslie, What do you do with the postcards once you have them? Hang them on the wall? Leave them out around your sewing room for inspiration? Actually mail them to people? I am trying to get involved in more swaps, and I like the idea of trying to make an ATC or two, but I'm still trying to get my mind around them. Yours are certainly inspiring. Lynn |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
You can do anything you want. I love to mail them. The idea of someone
pulling a mini work of art from their mailbox is quite fun to think about. KJ "quilter" wrote in message oups.com... Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote: I'm trying to find out if there is any additional interest in a centralized postcard swap. Hi Leslie, What do you do with the postcards once you have them? Hang them on the wall? Leave them out around your sewing room for inspiration? Actually mail them to people? I am trying to get involved in more swaps, and I like the idea of trying to make an ATC or two, but I'm still trying to get my mind around them. Yours are certainly inspiring. Lynn |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
I'll tell you one thing - kids love them! Most any child I know loves
to get mail - but I have never seen more enthusiasm for mail as I have when Billy gets a fabric postcard! He has been the proud and lucky recipient of a special post card from Leslie - but he also made a friend at the IQF this past year, who has been sending him fabric art cards ever since! I have sent a couple to friends of ours with children and I am told they get the same response. If you just want to try it out, get your feet wet - think of a child you know who would love to receive some mail and make them a postcard! They aren't highly critical of your work and I can assure you, they will be thrilled! The same would be true of kids in health care situations. They would love surprise mail also! Hugs, Tina |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
Leslie - this is kind of off the topic of your swap, sorry, but I have
a question for you. Since you seem to be the current Post Card officianado among us, he he he Do you know if there are, what they are, postal requirements/restrictions for mailing fiber art postcards? The ones that Billy's other friend has been sending to him are 4 x 6 and I know they have to say "Postcard" on the back. But she even puts fringe and stuff like that on them and I was wondering if the post office had any restrictions about "accessorizing" your postcards. Do they have to be totally flat? No loose dangly pieces? things like that? Have any input? Hugs and TIA, Tina |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
Tina-
Other than the restriction to a size of 4X6 in. and the word "postcard" on the addrsss side, the only other one I know of is that they must be 1/8 in. thick or less. Someone's website said the post office actually has a gadget they slide the card in to check to see if it's too thick. I'm sure the thicker ones would go as well, but not as a postcard??? You'd have to check on that. Also, if your card has loose/dangly things or beads, coins, buttons, etc. you should ask for it to be hand canceled- at the window I guess. I doubt if you toss it in the mail slot that it would get special care. Another website said she puts them into an envelope to mail- she doesn't trust the post office to handle it with care and get it to the recipient. I have read that feathers, beads and couched yarns have all made it safely thru the system. I have no personal experience other than mailing several in a plastic bag inside a large envelope. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful..... Leslie (making Valentine's Day postcards for our granddarlings in NH and praying their eveil mother will let the kids have them!) & The Furbabies in MO. Tina wrote: Leslie - this is kind of off the topic of your swap, sorry, but I have a question for you. Since you seem to be the current Post Card officianado among us, he he he Do you know if there are, what they are, postal requirements/restrictions for mailing fiber art postcards? The ones that Billy's other friend has been sending to him are 4 x 6 and I know they have to say "Postcard" on the back. But she even puts fringe and stuff like that on them and I was wondering if the post office had any restrictions about "accessorizing" your postcards. Do they have to be totally flat? No loose dangly pieces? things like that? Have any input? Hugs and TIA, Tina |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
I know what you are talking about....Joshua keeps coveting the one and only
postcard that I still refuse to give up...it has hot air balloons on it, and he liked it so much, he made a ATC card (watercolor pencil) that looks similar to my postcard. Teri -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts "Tina" wrote in message oups.com... I'll tell you one thing - kids love them! Most any child I know loves to get mail - but I have never seen more enthusiasm for mail as I have when Billy gets a fabric postcard! He has been the proud and lucky recipient of a special post card from Leslie - but he also made a friend at the IQF this past year, who has been sending him fabric art cards ever since! I have sent a couple to friends of ours with children and I am told they get the same response. If you just want to try it out, get your feet wet - think of a child you know who would love to receive some mail and make them a postcard! They aren't highly critical of your work and I can assure you, they will be thrilled! The same would be true of kids in health care situations. They would love surprise mail also! Hugs, Tina |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
I know you are asking Leslie about this....but I really wanted to chime
in.....about 12 years ago or so, I volunteered in a local art center, they often had exhibits, and one exhibit that was showing while I had my short stint there, was called "mail art"...I was so surprised to find out that almost anything, any shape, could me mailed....as long as it had stamps (postage) on it. I think even one person sent an empty milk carton. I don't recall any fiber art...but it was so long ago, and at that time, it was not my interest. That was the first time I had ever heard of "mail art"...but it is really interesting. Apparently the entire "mail" is the art, the envelope, or the package it came in, the stamp, the artwork on the package, and even the contents. do a google search and you will find some interesting stuff. Teri -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts "Tina" wrote in message ups.com... Leslie - this is kind of off the topic of your swap, sorry, but I have a question for you. Since you seem to be the current Post Card officianado among us, he he he Do you know if there are, what they are, postal requirements/restrictions for mailing fiber art postcards? The ones that Billy's other friend has been sending to him are 4 x 6 and I know they have to say "Postcard" on the back. But she even puts fringe and stuff like that on them and I was wondering if the post office had any restrictions about "accessorizing" your postcards. Do they have to be totally flat? No loose dangly pieces? things like that? Have any input? Hugs and TIA, Tina |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
I would recommend putting your postcard in an envelope, especially if
it has dangly things. Even if you ask for it to be hand cancelled, there is a strong possibility that it will go thru a high speed automatic sorter. Strings or danglely things could get caught. They might not accept it that way, I know they won't accept a parcel tied with string. Also, look on the back of most any letter you get -- you'll see light orange letters printed. Each letter signifies one pass thru a sorter. These would get printed on the face or non-address side of your postcard. If this is part of the "mail art" experience, ok. If not put it in an envelope. Shana |
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REPOST Interested in a postcard swap?
In Alaska, literally anything can show up as mail. Tires, cases of
Coca-Cola. People out in the wild have no local post office -- or grocery store. People who raise chickens get newborn chicks in the mail. Also honey bees. I was in the Dallas-Fort Worth facility at the airport once and the sound of baby chicks was deafening. Apparently chicks are still feeding off their yolk for a few days after they hatch and it is safe to mail them then. Unfortunately, they attracted a lot of snakes. There were signs everywhere. Ughhh!. Shana |
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