iHanna’s DIY Postcard Swap spring 2022
I sent out my Newsletter to all subscribers last week, to announce that the DIY Postcard Swap spring 2022 is open! Then I got problems with my back (again) and couldn’t really sit and do anything by the computer so the blog post got delayed, sorry about that. But better later than never (my life motto it seams), now here it is!
And a lot of you have already joined as I also announced it on social media, and the word keeps spreading with the kind participants who share this news to Facebook groups, to instagram stories and in blog posts. You are all so amazing and I feel very grateful to have you help me out to make this the best postcard swap there is!
In any case, if you haven’t heard already, now is the time to sign up for the spring DIY Postcard Swap! To sign up is easy and quick to do (just double check dates and confirmation email)?and then all you have to do is create 10 handmade postcards and be ready to send them out in the beginning weeks of May.
Ready to sign up?
If you need a bit of inspiration, check out my book DIY Postcard Ideas as well.
Creating a series of Postcards
I have this mail art playlist on YouTube, where I show some of my process from previous years, creating a series of artworks to be used as DIY (do it yourself) Postcards. Feel free to check it out if you need some mixed media inspiration!
Put on the playlist and start creating your own awesome and lovely diy postcards!
In the FAQ of the swap I answer common questions about size, envelopes, sharing online and more – so please read through some of it – if you’re new or feel a question coming on. Most of them have been asked before during our +10 years of this swap!
For example:
- What does “original art” mean?
- What should I do with the backside?
- And the most frequently asked question that I get emailed at least once every swap:
I can’t read the name/email of the person who made this postcard – can you help me Hanna?
and there is a lot more in the Frequently Asked Questions section!
Click here to join iHanna’s DIY Postcard Swap today!
And if you’ve already signed up (yay!) please leave a comment below and do share your creations with all of us on social media! I’d love to see them. Hashtag #ihannspostcardswap so that I and other curious art lovers definitely will see them!
Happy Easter to you from me in snowy Sweden.
Hi Hanna!
I used the link that you sent and filled out my information (on my computer as suggested!) Hoping all works this time! So excited to be part of this project again!
Thanks,
Karen
Yes thank you Karen, it all worked out great. I am so happy to have you join the DIY Postcard swap for the first time! Let me know if you have any questions.
I signed up!!! Yupi! Looking forward to it :-)
I noticed, thank you Gloria, so glad to have you back in the DIY Postcard Swap this year. Happy creating!
Hi Hanna!
I am so happy to be participating in the swap once again. I have received many art postcards in the past- looking forward to creating, sending, and receiving!
Johanna
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Yay Johanna, so glad you found the swap and me! Thanks for leaving me a comment and joining us. This will be so much fun I’m sure!
Hello. I signed up for your current swap almost 2 weeks ago I keep checking my email for my list of names. Just curious if you have sent them out yet? Thanks!!!
Hi Aashley, I already sent you a link to download the book you bought, hope you got that? But of course the swap is not yet closed as I am sure you read the deadline dates, rules and information before you signed up? The last day to sign up is May 2, so the lists will not be compiled until after that day. :-)
I’ve signed up! My first year after almost so many times. Will get started on postcards tomorrow as I need to badly light my creative fire with doing and accountability!
Yay, so happy you found me and the swap! I will look forward to seeing what you make Taran!
I am so excited to be swapping again! It is such fun to receive snail mail from distant lands and connect with someone new. Thank you for all your hard work in putting together this great event.
Aw, thank you Nancy! I’m so glad I get repeat participants like you in the swap, you make it all worth it.
Thanks for the opportunity to participate! I did last fall for the first time and it was a lot of fun. My sister participates from North Carolina and I do from Vorarlberg, Austria. We both love the idea, the fun of creating the cards and then getting cards back in the mail!
Thanks for joining, so happy to have you both in the swap this spring! I hope you’re getting lots of lovely handmade mail art right now. If you want to not have each-other on the list, just contact me and I can fix that for next time – I just need to know who is friends or related before the deadline – and it’s fixable. :-)
I signed up for another great swap! Can’t wait to get these mailed out and start getting art mail.
Yay, thanks for joining again Leada! I’ve already seen some of your postcards being received over on instagram. :-)
my diy postcards are ready to mail! the swap is a highlight of my year.
Thanks for joining again Teresa! So happy to have you.