Anyone Up For A Project?

topic posted Fri, May 19, 2006 - 9:48 AM by  Gina
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Hello All-
I'm new here and itching to send some mail art. Anyone interested? Any suggestions?
blessings, Gina
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Gina
Florida
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  • Re: Anyone Up For A Project?

    Fri, May 19, 2006 - 10:07 AM
    Welcome, Gina!

    Make a postcard, or an ACEO card, and when you're ready to send something out, see who's up and available.

    Leave a portion of whatever you make unfinished, so the recipient can add onto it and send it back.

    I'm in the middle of 3 projects right now, so I can't this month, but I know there are people around here who will jump in.

    ~M
    • Re: Anyone Up For A Project?

      Fri, May 19, 2006 - 10:13 AM
      Great! Thanks!
      If you don't mind me asking, wht is a ACEO card?
      blessings, Gina
      • Re: Anyone Up For A Project?

        Fri, May 19, 2006 - 12:55 PM
        Hiya, Gina!

        I don't mind you asking anything at all.
        ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions, and Originals."
        They started as an artistic alternative to Trading Cards, like the old Baseball Cards, and the like.

        The standard size for them is 2.5" x 3.5". I buy playing cards at Michael's Crafts that look like $100 bills on the back, and use those.
        The card is decorated/altered using various mediums, like collage, paint, pastels, photography, ink, you name it.

        Originally, they were just traded between people, but now they are also reproduced and sold, and auctioned on e-bay, etc... There are a few websites out there about them, like:

        www.art-cards.org/
        www.villageartclub.org/artcards.htm
        www.artwanted.com/mb/topic.cfm

        They're fun, they don't take terribly long to make, and they're wonderful to trade and exchange!

        ~M
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          Re: Anyone Up For A Project?

          Thu, May 25, 2006 - 12:28 AM
          I'm new to this tribe, but I want to be a part of this project or any other cool ideas floating around. I have all kinds of groovy supplies to use for projects if people are still interested in a mail art exchange.

          Thanks for the cool tribe. Yea!
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    Re: Anyone Up For A Project?

    Fri, June 16, 2006 - 5:38 PM
    hello all creating beuties,
    i have just joined and would very much like to do a project.
    i am in the UK, but i dont think postage costs are immensly great for something like a small card...
    let me know if you're up for a trade,

    much love, holi

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