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art of the note : gocco swap

I'm a huge fan of handwritten notes.  Especially those penned inside handmade and original cards.  Seeing squiggling, swirling or scrawling handwriting of the sender makes the message feel closer, more true.  And, of course, there's that sparkle a personal note brings to a mailbox that is often crowded with uninspired form letters, bills and such.

Knowing that the card itself is unique and selected or made especially for you adds another layer of meaning.  And too, there are plenty of cards that are art in and of themselves.  I know that I am not the only one to frame a card that strikes me so. 

After the fun that was shared by so many through the mid-winter gocco swap, I've decided to host another swap.  This time around is all about the celebrating the handwritten note.  I hope you'll join me in printing and swapping gocco'ed notecards.  And then, in writing more notes to family and friends, spreading the gocco goodness even further. Art of the noteHere's the lowdown:
The sign-up deadline is July 21st.  Sign up by sending me an email at clothpaperstring AT gmail DOT com with the subject Gocco Swap - be sure to include your name, mailing address and a link to your blog and/or Flickr account.   I'll send out your list of swapmates later that week (again, you'll have 10-12 who you'll be committing to sending your gocco-ed bits out to).

Gocco print a set of notecards (4-8 cards with envelopes), send a set of your cards to each of your swapmates (you'll have 10-12 folks you'll be swapping with), receive cardsets from your swapmates.

The swap is open to anyone, anywhere with a blog and/or flickr account and access to a Gocco printer.

Mail your gocco'd bits to swapmates on or before August 21st.  Don't forget to take photos of your creations and post them to the art of the note : gocco swap flickr group.

And, feel free to spread the word.  You can cut and paste the HTML in the box to add a button to your blog or sidebar:   

Happy gocco-ing!

Update:  the swap is now closed with over 50 gocco-ers on board!  See who's participating here.

Comments

I reckon I'm up for some more swappage!
x

if only i had a gocco.........
hopefully i will have one by the time the next swap rolls around!!!
it really sounds like so much fun.

oh, you know i am in! thanks for organizing this sarah. off to email you...

oh my goodness. i have so many irons in the fire right now. but i don't think i can miss out. eesh. emailing you.

At last! I missed out on the last swap and have been waiting and waiting for a new one. Yay!

Awesome! I was gocco-ing cards last night!

yes! i had my gocco out last night, too!

Yay!! Me me me! I will even have the time. Thanks Sarah!

WOOT! Thaks again, looking forward to it.

sigh. WHY doesn't a gocco machine fall in my lap?

If I had a Gocco printer, I'd be on board. But can wait to see what everyone makes.

This is just what I need to get going with my gocco! Thank you for the push, count me in!

Excellent, just my bag. Have gocco, can print. I'm emailing you now.

Yay! I'm so excited! We're just about to do a new batch too.

Sounds like fun! Have you heard of Swap-bot.com? I've been wanting to host a gocco swap there but wasn't sure how many people would know what gocco was there... thank you for setting this up! Can't wait to see what everyone does!

OK, here goes nothing, I was just about to buy some fabric when I caught myself (remembering that I really don't sew well) and said, heck, spend the $$ on something you actually can do. You'll get my email today. Oh Gosh, I feel the stress already...

I just visited the Flickr site to see all the gocco prints. They are all so beautiful! I am getting a Gocco pg11 for my birthday this weekend and am so excited to start gocco-ing all my drawings onto paper! Thanks so much for hosting this, I will be emailing you right now!

i'm so happy i stumbled onto your blog! i was feeling the friday blahs and now i'm totally inspired! and i've already sent a mail signing up. :-) happy weekend!

/julie

Hi I only just stumbled upon your gocco swap and I am so disappointed I just missed the deadline!! Is there any chance I can be squeezed in? I am literally in the middle of printing some lovely notecards for handwritten messages and I would love to swap them!! Please? pretty please? thanks, Katherine

I missed it :(

Hi,
I sent an email to you on july 19th before the deadline for the gocco swap but I haven't heard from you. I am wondering if I am in?

Awww, I'm sorry I missed this one!

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