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. Here'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.
