gocco noted + giveaway

Once again, I'm awed by the enthusiasm out there for that little Japanese screenprinter called the print gocco.  The art of the note gocco swap is now closed, with fifty-two participants on board.  The diversity, creativity and talent of the participants is truly inspiring.  Go see for yourself:

adrianne
beestudio
the big adventures of mama e
bird and little bird
a candy colored life
clever violet
cloth.paper.string
constantly crafting
craftaplooza
crafting in the meantime
elfrida
five green acres
floating world
guerilla embroidery
hadley gets crafty
heather
house of bad cats
house of roux
house on hill road
if sew
ivy
jennifer noland
juniper berry
kate
kathryn rotondo
kendra spencer
kirsten*can
little letters
little messes
made in a treehouse
make & do
miss fruitfly
modern thread
moments of perfect clarity
monkeyporkbun
morgan
needle and dime
nest handmade
paper bluebird
peapods
polkaostrich
rainbow attic
rhymes with spoon
shining egg
sketch-jones
still life in yarn
stockton & co
susan estelle kwas
things are better with a parrott
tiny happy
the waiting one

My inner math geek just calculated this swap should generate over 2,500 gocco'ed notecards, which will then hopefully turn into over 2,500 handwritten notes.  While my inner tree hugger is feeling a bit overwhelmed by this figure, I'm excited to see that the gocco love will be spread well beyond the swap participants.

To spread the gocco love even further (and because I realize that this swap is inherently limited), I'm having a little giveaway.  Leave a comment on this post by the end of the day on Wednesday, July 30th, and you'll be in the running.  Three people will be randomly chosen to receive a set of the notecards I'll make up for the swap.

Sweet gocco dreams to those that are making and swapping cards, and too, to those who will find one of these cards in your mailbox!

Update:  the giveaway winners are Wendy,Tracy and Raina!  Thanks to all for the comments and shared excitement for the the gocco and the swap!

Comments

[Annie]

oh, how fun! (and thanks for the giveaway)

[Wendy]

I'd love to win a set!

[Carrie]

Ooo, thanks for spreading the love!

[sperlygirl]

what a wonderful way to spread and share the love...and a sweet handwritten note! :)

[Rebecca]

Lovely! I'd love to have a gocco but they're practically impossible to get hold of in the Uk (any suggestions welcome!)

[jennsquared]

That's an awesome swap idea. Inspired by your last swap button image, I tried the maple leaves on my wedding invitations and they turned out awesome! I'll be posting them soon.

Thanks for the inspiration!

[Shana]

These are fantastic! I'd love to have a sample!

[kate]

ooh, I don't have a gocco, so bummed, so count me in one the giveaway, yay! and those really are some talented peeps, nice swap!

[laura]

i've been reading your blog for a while now and have been so inspired by you to take the time to look at life through the lens of creativity. thank you so much! i loved the gocco stuff from last time. any hints on getting started?

[Jennifer]

I'm so glad to see that so many fellow gocco-ers are participating in this one. I opted out this time as I am still on maternity leave. Yep, I gave myself maternity leave from working in my studio. The littlest one will be three months at the end of this week, but my leave didn't start until 6 weeks after he was born. And once I head back down to my studio, my first task will be to dig out all my stuff from the deep layer of accumulated dog hair.

Hopefully I'll be up for the next swap!

[Heather W.]

oh I would love a set!
I hope to get a gocco somehow someday! It looks like such fun, and everything everyone makes is just so lovely =)

[Sarah Jackson]

My goodness, what a turnout. I can't wait to see what everyone does. Thanks so much for organizing it again.

[Mary Beth]

This is so cool. I love the idea of all those little handwritten notes going out to their ultimate recipients.

[Ellie - Petalplum]

Oh, a giveaway of one of your Gocco prints would be so special.
Your idea of furthering this swap to handwritten notes is what makes this blogging (computer) world so great.

[Tracy]

I'm sorry for not participating in this. I know I'll probably kick myself later. But I know I couldn't do it justice right now. Summer is just getting the best of me. :) Have fun!

[Nicole (ikkinlala)]

Wow, what a huge swap! I'd love to enter your giveaway.

[April]

I would love a set of notecards! Now if only I could get my hands on a Gocco.....

[shelle]

Wow! I would love a set, not sure how I came across your site, but I had never seen the gocco before, now I am watching a couple on ebay. Beautiful work. Have a great day.

[hanna]

count me in please :o)

[Stockton]

This is so great, thanks for organizing this! I am so looking forward to seeing what everyone does.

[JulieSuzanne]

I love gocco prints! Wish I had my own machine.

[ileana]

Yay! I'm so excited to see all the lovelies everyone makes!

[amy campbell]

i joined the swap, and i can't wait to start working on my cards this weekend!

[Michele (Green Chair Studio)]

just discovered your blog and am totally bummed that i missed out on the swap! hope you all have fun!

[raina]

I have never hear of gocco, but now will do some research. The swap looks like it would be a blast.

[hadley]

Huzzah! What fun this will all be.

[Shelley (Lavender Ladybugs)]

I love what you can do with the print gocco, but have recently found out that it is linked to cancer and birth defects. There's some information on wikipedia here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gocco

Don't want to freak anyone out, just want to make sure everyone stays safe!