{the small art pen-pal swap!}
August 16, 2010 
Who doesn’t like getting mail? The Small Art Pen-Pal Swap aims to give you a little more when trading lovely artwork — an introduction to a new friend.
By pairing small works of art with letters from the heart, this swap gives you that giddy feeling we remember from summers past, of those letters arriving without announcement from someplace far away. In this internet age, it’s so thrilling to get something written on paper, the essence of the person in each stroke of the pen. Forget the instant ping of an incoming email — letters written by hand have more to offer!
This swap has two parts:
Create a piece of art.
It can be any of the following:
ATC
Tag
Journal Page
Pretty much anything 6”x6” and under and flat.
(No canvases or boxes, unless you’re okay with paying extra postage.)
Write a letter.
Be encouraging. Write about life lessons you’ve learned, tips and tricks dealing with art and life, send a favorite recipe. Your letter doesn’t have to be about art, but it should be uplifting and loving.
As part of the sign-up process, you’ll give in your blog/Flickr address, as well as the answers to some questions designed to help you figure out what type of art they’d like, as well as guide you in writing your letter. I will try my best to pair people up with those they don’t know, either at all or very well so that you’re making a new friend.
How it works:
Fill out the following form. All the information comes to me directly and will be shared only with your new pal. I won’t use the info for anything other than this swap, and will delete it when we’ve concluded things.
Sign-ups close August 30th!
After sign-ups are closed, you will receive an email with the name and information of your partner. Don’t contact them or let them know you are their special Mail Faerie! This is more fun if the letter & art come as a complete surprise!
You will have until September 20th to complete and mail off your letter. Please contact me when your package has gone out so I can keep track of things.
PLEASE only sign up if you can finish this project by the deadline. We don’t want anyone to go without a mail present! If you need an extension for an unforeseen reason, please email ME so I can communicate with your partner without giving away the surprise.
Take photos of you with your beautiful letter! On September 27th, I’ll post all the wonderful images for all to see!
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to ask!
Once you're signed up, why not grab a badge for your blog?
Reader Comments (43)
Wonderful!!!!!
I'm in! Can't wait!
What a fun idea, I'd love to be included!
I'm totally in~! I haven't done any swaps in a while, and most excited to start again~!
Thanks for hosting.
Sandy
Done!
i'm in too
Wow, I just filled in the form, I can't wait!!
this is going to be a lot of fun! Thanks!!!
done and done! this is going to be WICKED fun. can't wait!
Ok, you may think this is funny, but I think the universe wants me to join this swap. If you go to my blog and read my most recent post you'll see why. I made butterflies that look like the one use have for this swap. :)
Exciting!! Can't wait :) Thanks for starting this!
thanks so much for hosting this brilliant swap! i am so excited to join that i blogged about it today, http://bit.ly/cw0gVB xoxo
What a great idea!!! I just filled out the form! ;0)
How exciting! Just filled out the form. I can't wait!
Fun! I'd love to play but am in the process of moving right now and probably wouldn't be able to make the deadlline. Hope it goes well and you do it again some time!
Two birds, one stone! This wonderful idea (plus the inspiration I got from the CREATE! retreat this weekend) has given me the courage to start my own blog....yipes! First post ~ done! I'm exited to do both the Small Art Swap and dedicate myself to working regularily on a blog. Thank you so much!!
Oh Im cant believe I just missed out on this - will you be doing more as I would really enjoy taking part :)
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