ABC: A Non-deco (ATC Booklet) Swap #1

ABC: Non-Deco Swap #1

In this swap, I will mail each participant a blank “deco” sized booklet. Each page in this booklet is approximately ATC sized, so I thought it acceptable to host the swap in this group. We’re still creating mini-mail art for a buddy, correct?

Anyway, I’m trying something different and if all goes well, this will be a swap series where everyone receives a mini book of mail art. It’s not exactly the same as mini art journals or deco booklets, just a similar concept.

You will use your own materials to decorate the cover and label the back with your return address/email. Also, if you’d like to set a theme for the booklet, you can!

To participate you must agree to do two things:

1. Email me a photo of your booklet. It can be a photo of the cover that you made when it began its journey or a picture of your favorite page after its journey ends and it’s returned home. My email address will be included on a note with your booklet. Photos will not be posted on social media nor shared with others at any time without your prior consent. I do my best to respect everyone’s cyber safety and privacy.

2. Only swap these booklets within the ABC group, and no other groups or swaps outside of the ABCs.

These booklets are yours to keep, ultimately. However, once partners have been assigned you’ll send the booklet out for a fellow ABC group member to add their art.

Of course, please add art that is something you are proud to share, keeping in mind the cost to ship will increase if you use anything too rigid or bumpy.

Try to keep these flat so they can be mailed easily in between rounds. Think of them like a zine in that manner, and send them unfolded to save on postage.

Then, after adding a single ATC-sized spread of art to the booklet, PLEASE sign, and date the back of the page that you created. Finally, please place the booklet in a safe, yet obvious location while awaiting the next round.

Each booklet has the same number of pages, so we should have homers going back to their owners around the same time; assuming everyone who started in round #1 has participated in every round.

Unfortunately, this means that if you don’t participate in round #1, you’ll have to wait for the rounds to end before joining in. That way each participant of this “round robin” style swap gets their booklets back. I hope that I’m explaining that adequately.

If the bot ends up returning your booklet to you please let me know and I can try to make arrangements so you don’t have to add a page to your own booklet if you don’t want to.

Please let me know if there’s anything else I maybe forgot to think through though.

Total pages in the book (including cover) = 14

I recommend sending these booklets in an envelope with the center pages open [ | ] to eliminate bulk. They'll mail for the price of one "USPS forever stamp", as long as they remain flat and fairly flexible (remember we still have a Canadian group member in the ABCs, so the forever stamp price to send up North will cost $1.50 USD instead of 66 cents.

The booklet measures approximately 5.5 inches wide by 4.25 inches tall when opened (laying flat). Folded (booklet style), it's approximately 2.75" by 4.25". There are a dozen pages inside (not including the cover). The seam is bound with two staples, which can easily be removed and replaced with sewn binding if one so desired. The blank booklet weighs 0.4 ounces.