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Low Stress Halloween Pocket Letter - USA

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Low Stress Halloween Pocket Letter - USA
Swap Coordinator:LMeowkin (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Crafts  Art 
Number of people in swap:17
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 11, 2015
Date items must be sent by:October 2, 2015
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Oh man. The craft stores are jam packed with Halloween items! It got me excited... did it do the same to you as well?

If so, then welcome to the low stress, no pressure Halloween pocket letter swaparoo. What does low stress, no pressure mean? It means the pocket letter design is sender's choice - as long as it falls into the Halloween theme in some form or fashion.

Please note: A plain harvest theme will not do for this swap. This pocket letter is to celebrate Halloween and all its witchy, ghosty, batty, candy, costumey glory.

So what are you going to do? Let's break it down:

1) Use a 9-pocket card page (the kind used to protect trading cards - see image for reference). I heard tell that some people try to make these babies - in this swap, please use a commercial pocket letter holder.

2) Decorate each pocket in a Halloween theme - in other words, no pockets should be without a filling of some kind. Basically, colorful paper as a background, and then decorate them in any way you see fit or matches your crafting ability.

Need to get an idea or two or three? Just Google "pocket letters" and you'll see tons of them out there. Don't let the fancy ones hold you back - remember, this is low pressure. No need to be ultra fancy, but if that's your style, then fancy on!

3) Send the darn thing! So far, almost all of mine have only cost about 70 cents to send. Be sure to tape the sucker up well, and you may want to venture to the post office counter to be sure of the price, etc.

Things important enough to mention:

A) A letter/note is NOT required, but would be nice of you to include, if you feel so inclined.

B) Ideas for things to put in the pockets: tags, stickers, ephemera, tea, trading cards, etc. Every pocket should contain something, but remember: art is something. Each pocket doesn't have to have a gift inside - but it should be decorated nicely if there is no gift.

C) No promises for angeling the swap. If I can, I will. If I can't, I'm sorry. Do let me know if you need an angel, though - I will definitely do my best!

D) Remember, this is a low pressure swap and art is subjective. If you are a picky person, this is not the swap for you.

Requirements:

1) No recent 1s.

2) No recent 3s however if you believe you were rated unfairly, PM me. I'll listen and review.

3) No newbies this time around. If there is enough interest, I will host a Newbies Halloween swap.

No APO/FPO addresses.

Discussion

Rimbar 08/ 4/2015 #

Where are you sending that it only cost 70 cents. Mine can be flat or bulky they cost me $2.54 to send in the US. International it cost me $6 to $13 to send.

Meba 08/ 5/2015 #

If you host a newbie swap, I'm in. This sounds like fun.

Roseg 08/ 5/2015 #

71 cents works for flat pocket letters that don't have much in way of stuffers. You can fold them and put them in a long business size envelope. My pocket letters are bulky because I put treats in each pocket so I prefer to put mine in a padded envelope. Mine usually cost me almost $3 to mail. I have never been able to get away with using a regular envelope.

LMeowkin 08/ 5/2015 #

@Rimbar - it depends on how you send them. If they're fairly flat, they fit nicely into a #10 envelope. If they aren't, then they'll count as a package, hence the $2.54.

Last time I was at the post office, the postman explained it to me - they have this little mail slot template on cardboard, and if the envelope fits through it, it's first class envelope cost (by ounce). If it's too fat to fit through the slot, then it's package cost ($2.54).

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