I ♥heart♥ Mail Art - April

the envelope on top is amazing. I saw that one before and tried to create a similar one :D It's so pretty :)

Hi Justene. I hope you received my envies for the WTA. I'm looking forward to this swap.

This swap was great fun. I am ready to send mine out tomorrow and look forward to receiving my treasure in the mail soon. Wonderful idea! Thank you for putting it out there. jul1v1a

This might be a silly question but, is the art on the outside of the envie I will be sending?

@Michele1025 : yes! Decorate (with all your heart!) the entire outside of the envie you are sending! :)

Hi :)

any restriction by the post office on the decorations of the envelopes? Like maybe gluing some elements etc?? If you have experience with this please let us know. Thanks!!

Hi @Ivonne As long as there are no loose parts flapping around and everything is glued down well, there should be no problem. I use all different kinds of elements in my mailart....just be sure to secure everything down well so that it won't get caught in any of the sorting machines, etc. For example, loose string would not be a good idea. :) Enjoy!

Hi Justene!

Thank you!! Ill keep it in mind. Ill wait and watch for a while :) Is there anywhere where I can see samples of the swap once its over?

xoxo

I made my very first mail art for the March swap and was so pleased with myself! My partner lives in Estonia, so she probably hasn't received it yet, but I am so excited to see what she thinks about it! I am happy there is another one for me to join. =)

Hi @naughtybino Yay! So happy you are enjoying the mailart swaps! I am completely and thoroughly addicted to making mailart! It seems an inner artsy monster has been unleashed! :) Thanks so much for joining in! :)

Wonderful swap idea!

I have done one of these before and it was so much fun to do.

Just wondering if beginner level artists are allowed. I really want to do some mail art and create something my partner will love but I am not a brilliant artist and do not want to disappoint.

Hello @oceanna I'm so happy you're considering joining my swap! Absolutely YES! Beginners are welcome! The beauty of mailart is that anything you consider art IS art! This swap is wide open as far as theme (anything you want) and using any and all mediums you want. I love to mix ink, paint (acrylics, sprays, watercolours), plus collage, embossing, etc. Whatever strikes your fancy! The entire envelope does not have to be COMPLETELY covered, but there should be some artwork / decoration on both sides of the envie. Feel free to let your inner artist shine! A naked envie is a very unhappy envie --- so just have fun with it! :)

I am needing to drop from this months swap :( I have 3 other swaps I am doing and feel this may be a little much for me right now. I will be back for may's swap though :)

@MegaShark Hope to see you back in May! :)

Can someone tell me where everyone is getting the gorgeous decorative tape they are using? I received an envelope from the Netherlands for another (non-mail art, even) swap, and it was decorated with the most gorgeous "international postmark" clear tape. It was the width and thickness of packing tape, but was absolutely gorgeous. I know where to get fancy duck tape, and even some of the "washi" paper tape, but I can't figure where they are getting the beautiful packing style tape...

I got some small tape off of Ebay. Look up decorative tape. The cost was pretty reasonable for me, and I am a cheapskate.

I love these swaps, I wish there was a blog or something where we could all put the mail art we receive. I have received some beautiful work.

I cannot join this one. I am going to be gone and cannot take the chance of something going wrong. It did on the last trip I just got back from and I do not want to have to worry again.

I really enjoyed the first round! Those who might want to see what I sent out can go here: This is what I sent last time

LINBUR0100... I got some neat colorful packing tape at Michael's Arts&Crafts. I think they might still carry it. It was in the dollar aisle I believe!

Ive just sent my items for my first two of five required swaps for newbies. Now to focus on this one....WOW this is going to be sooooo fun. Whoever my partner is will love my envie...I hope!!!

If anyone is interested, there are quite a few groups on Flickr loaded with wonderful eye candy!

Mail Me Some Art Envies

Fun and Creative Envelopes and Packages

Good Mail Day

Mail Art

Welcome aboard!!!

hi, im begginer, im lost! im join in the swap, but i need someone explain to me!

Hello @Willmi I sent you a private message to explain how Swap-Bot works and some of the site etiquette....hope this helps! If you need any further help, please feel free to PM me! Thanks so much for joining my swap! :)

Thanks @FarStarr for the great links to sites with mailart....they're fantastic!!!! :)

These are one of my most fun things to do on swap-bot and are just soooo much fun. Please keep them going.

@NannaPhoebe Thanks for such a kind comment! UR2Sweet! I'm so happy you enjoy these swaps! I will do my best to keep them coming every month! Thanks for making my day! :)

Hello everyone! This is the link to a post I've just written on this mail-art swap. Come and check it out! http://bluegirlsketchblog.blogspot.fr/2012/05/swap-bot-mail-art-april-le-retour.html