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Ephemera Envies!

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Ephemera Envies!
Swap Coordinator:iLoveMail (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Handmade  Ephemera 
Number of people in swap:12
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.90
Last day to signup/drop:August 20, 2010
Date items must be sent by:August 27, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I've been wanting to have a swap like this for some time, so I hope I can explain it properly :) Please PM me with any questions, or leave a comment.

This is NOT a swap with ephemera-filled envies, but a swap with envies MADE OF ephemera! We'll make 5 different envelopes for 1 partner. Sounds easy enough...BUT the envelopes must be made of anything EXCEPT for regular paper or scrap-booking papers. You can use anything else that can be folded & sealed like an envie, such as:

  • wrapping paper
  • food boxes or packaging
  • handmade paper (the real thick/textured kind)
  • book pages
  • maps
  • decorative shopping bags - even from the grocery store
  • corrugated cardboard
  • newspapers or magazines, as long as they're lined or reinforced somehow
  • ribbon, deco tapes, duck tape, paper tape - as long as you cover the entire envelope (if you do this, the original envie can be made of anything because you won't see it)
  • fabric paper or ledger paper
  • printed posters
  • anything else out of the ordinary that you can think of!

These are just examples, so feel free to come up with your own & comment below. No minimum/maximum size, as long as they're mailable. They can be all different sizes if you want, depending on your stash!

Since it depends on the sender's imagination, I'm giving more time to sign-up (in case you have other swaps to complete first & you can start anytime) and only a week to send. I'm always pretty flexible about extending the send-date, so we'll see how it goes.

Usual swap rules apply; open to group members in good standing with no 1's, 3's or no-sends in the last 6 months & must have some recent swaps completed & rated.

Discussion

MommyKnows 08/10/2010 #

Oh yeah! Love making envies!

iLoveMail 08/10/2010 #

Thought of another one - food boxes! Posted above :)

papercaper 08/16/2010 #

Perfect swap for me, esp when you wrote no normal paper or (ugh) scrapbook paper. YES! :)

HouseOfHearts 08/17/2010 #

I am in! I have so many wonderful vintage booklets I have wanted to make into envies! I can't wait :)

iLoveMail 08/18/2010 #

Ooooh! I would love those envies...

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