Saturday, October 19, 2013

Christmas themed postcard swap

I have had some great response to another postcard swap and some newcomers so I thought I should explain what is involved . I will assign each participant a partner and you will send one postcard in a Christmas theme to that person before November 15 which gives you plenty of time and also gives the postal system plenty of time to deliver these little treasures before the holiday rush and this way you will have your postcard to display throughout the holidays . Postcards are generally 4x6 " in size and must be fabric on both the front and the back with some type of stiffening to keep the card from getting bent out of shape as it goes through the post office, they should not be floppy . If you feel more comfortable mailing your postcard in an envelope that is perfectly fine by me, I generally mail them as is but occasionally if they have embellishments that could either get knocked off or broken in their travels then I will use a clear cellophane envelope or a regular envelope .  There are several great tutorials online to make postcards so if this is your first time then it might be helpful to check those out and you can also check my pinterest page(on my sidebar) for both ideas as well as tutorials that I pinned the last time we did a swap. The person you will be sending your card to will also be the person who will send one to you , when you receive your postcard please email that person and let them know it has arrived and you can then post a photo of your new little art piece or you can wait until both cards have arrived and then post both at the same time but I really want those postcards shown on your blog if you have one . I would also really appreciate if you could let me know when your cards arrive , that way I won't be worrying that someone has not received a card. They can go missing in the system and I have had one that never did make it to the person I mailed it to ,which in my case was my son , I was so sad to know it had not arrived but someone must have really liked it ;-)
 I hope I have covered everything here , if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask and also please send me your information , name, address , blog address , email address ,if you could make that in a list form it would mean I can copy and paste which will save me a lot of time but also less chance of mistakes . Thanks so much and I hope we get a few more signing up , the more the merrier!!
 
 Here are a couple of postcards I made last Christmas  just using some themed fabric , let your imagination go wild , check pinterest as well as flicker for ideas , there are so many available. 
Enjoy your day .
hugs Sheila 

13 comments:

  1. Sheila your work is always outstanding. You are truly talented.

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  2. I'll send you my info again, to make it easier. My thinking cap in on again, too:)

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  3. Oh yes please . Looking forward to the Christmas one.

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  4. Oh please count me in. I had such fun participaing in the FALL swap. An email with my info will be on its way in minutes.

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  5. I bet you get lots interested in this fun

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  6. you xmas ones look fantastic Sheila and its great to see people all over the world enjoying these swaps.xx

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  7. As I have said before ... maybe even more than once .... I'm in!!
    in sitiches

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  8. Yes, Sheila, I'd love to be in again!
    Participating in the Fall Swap was beautifall in every way.
    Send you my info right away in an email.
    Cheers,

    Jeanneke.

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  9. hi Shelia I would like to sign up for your Christmas postcard swap please, how do I go about it.

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  10. Hi again Sheila, please count me in again :-)

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  11. excellent that there is so much interest...
    Hugz

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  12. I would love to be a part of this swap

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