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Upcycled Envies #3

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Upcycled Envies #3
Swap Coordinator:displacedamerican (contact)
Swap categories: Handmade  Paper Crafts  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:30
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:February 26, 2010
Date items must be sent by:March 8, 2010
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

Lets make more: back for round 3

For this swap you will be make a set of 6 handmade envies for 2 partners so a total of 12 envies.

The catch these envelopes must be made for old papers. Good paper to use are 2009 calendar, old cards, catalog pages, maps, old childrens books, wall-paper You are looking for glossy- thicker paper. Not newpaper, magazine paper or thin paper it will not hold up in the mailing process.

1.Make them a useable size for mailing not to small or to big. 2. It has to be made out of paper that is thick enough to mail (this is a big one)

These are a lot of fun to make and super easy. Get creative and try something new while keeping things out of the landfill a win win for us all. here are a few links for some ideas to get you started patterns, http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/bl4.5x6envelope.htm http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/templates.htm

please mail in a differnet package (try using old packaging )so your partner can use all 6 envelopes.

4.9 or higher, filled out profile. 6 mailed/ rated swaps. please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Discussion

Betsi 02/24/2010 #

Gosh... I hadn't made my own envelopes in YEARS, but I started making some last night to get back into the swing of it so I'd be ready for this swap and I gotta say, I'm HOOKED. Been making loads of lovely envelopes from the stock image catalogs and dear friend scored for me a few months back. Sturdy and glossy, many of them with sort of a nifty mosaic look to them! (I do also have wallpaper I've been trying, if my partners prefer something more along those lines.)

Ok, so I'm rambling... I guess I just wanted to thank @displacedamerican for hosting and say that I can't wait for this to start and see what everyone else makes. :)

flyangelaway 02/25/2010 #

hey, i have a question? i have old paper for crafting that i'm never going to use, that you may use for scrap-booking can i use that i just want to know before we started.

displacedamerican 02/26/2010 #

I love these swaps each round I have been trying new types of paper. Lets see this round is old german sheet music, an old art drawing book and asian cook book. Try out different paper you just never know what you will come up with . More to come. I also make a lot of these. Next round I may up how many partners What to you guys think?

rhonnifer 02/27/2010 #

More partners would be great! They are so fun to make I could keep going all day, or til I ran out of paper, hehe!

Quintessa 02/27/2010 #

I'm up to having more partners - this is one craft I can enjoy even when I'm totally out of creative juice for anything else.

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