And the winner is...

...Myriam from France!
Congratulations!


Yours is the blue edition paper bag :)

Will send out during the next days.

The brown paper bag blue edition is back!

Hello to all you “blue ladies” all over the world!

This was a really lovely experience: The blue edition of the brown paper bag has now made its way back to me. From Germany to France, the UK, the USA, Canada and Argentina and then back to Germany again.

So great the thought that it really made it without lost and brought joy to those who played along. Thank you all for doing such a great job! Your handwritten greetings on the address list really touched me!

This was what I’ve sent in August 2017:

This was what I got yesterday:

Only 3 pieces of blue which I originally have put in returned!

I have now chosen 15 pieces for myself to keep and decided to make a small “lottery” out of the rest. So all participants will have a chance to win the whole lot of blue that has made its way round the world. I will let you know who the lucky winner is tomorrow, so stay tuned.

xoxo

Brown paper bag Update

The Brown Paper Bag (Blue Edition) is now on the way to Amanda.

So only 7 more steps to go! Wow!

Let's see who is the first to get it in the new year. Thank you all for being part of the fun!

xoxo

PS Next Brown Paper Bag will be the Monochrome Edition, starting in spring 2018. You can sign up now.

Swap Plan for the year 2017

Here are the swaps and projects for the year 2017 as planned so far. (Changes can be likely)


January                      normal swap

February                    normal swap and Postcard Project 1 will start

March                        normal Swap

April                          normal Swap

Mai                            normal Swap (with a delay of 2-3 days due to holiday)

June                            Quick swap and Postcard Project 2 will start

July                             Quick swap

August                        Quick swap  and Brown Paper Bag "Blue things" will start

September                   Normal Swap

October                       Normal Swap

November                   Normal Swap and Postcard Project 3 will start

December                   Normal Swap



You will learn more about the Postcard Projects and the Brown Paper Bag nearer the time.

If you want to be in one (or more) of the swaps, please send me an e-mail:
lawendula@gmail.com

Looking forward to hear from you! New swapers are always welcome!

The Postcard Swap

I am happy to report that this was great fun and the feedback was good. So I will definitely do this again and put up another Postcard Swap in 2017. And you can of course sent out more cards during the next weeks, if you want.

This is what I have received:

Thank you Marina,Sherry, Melissa, Tanja, Mira, Shelly, Myriam and Mary!

And these are 4 of 7 I have sent.

 

Where I am and where I want to be- the postcard project

Welcome to a new project. It’s about art, communication, creativity, fun and connection.

The great thing is, you can make as many postcards as you like and can send them to more than one person. Of course you also can only make one. But maybe you will have a creative flow, once you have started. Another great thing is: It’s cheap, because you only have the mailing costs for a postcard.

This is how to do it:

Take a blank cardboard or a piece of paper in a postcardsize (at least 10x15 cm) and create some kind of artwork on it. It can be anything you like, a drawing, a collage, a painting, printing, mixed media art etc..Anything that can be send out later. (Very much like an ATC)

On the flipside you write the address and the answer to two questions:

Where are you now? (Describe the place where you are right now, what is it like? How do you feel about it?)

Where would you love to be? (Describe your dream place, which can be real or unreal, on earth or somewhere else)

The artwork on the postcard can relate to the real or the dream place, but it’s no must. Do as you feel it is right for you.

Don’t forget to write the sender on the card.

Browse through the list of addresses and send one postcard to one of these participants (or more cards to more participants). 

 

If you get one (or more) postcard(s) from the other players, let them know via e-mail, that you’ve received it. Maybe you like to start an exchange about places to live and places to dream of with the one who has sent or received the card.

The project will start on October, 1^st, please sign in now. Send your mailing address to lawendula@gmail.com.

On the starting date I will all send you the list with the addresses, so everyone can choose one or more ladies to send the postcard to.

 

Any questions? Just let me know!