Next, the easy part, actually doing the swap. Picking up the stack of 5 postcards from the pile, I dealt them out to the next five participants. I did the same thing, moving from one stack to the next on the left around the whole loop.
Finally, the labels and stamps had to be put on. This was the time-consuming part. I cajoled my husband into helping (he’s such a good sport) and we went around the loop putting the postage and labels on all of the postcards, stack by stack. As we completed each participant’s stack, we sorted them out in to five stacks for the different mailings. There is a sixth stack of postcards from me done too.
Here I am, mailing the first stack. The postcards are officially off. Look at all of that art being liberated in the world! Pretty cool, huh?? The second mailing will go out later this week!
Thanks so much for all your work on this, Kat! I can't wait to get some fun snail mail 🙂
WOW and oh my, what a lot of work! A HUGE THANKS to you for doing this!!!! Can't wait to get some of that creativity in the mail! Too fun 🙂
Wow! What a LOT Of work – thanks for doing this – can't wait to get mine to meet some new friends and blog about it!
Woo Hoo! Can`t wait…and thank you and your husband for all your hard work in organizing this!
So cool! Thanks so much! I'm glad it exceeded expectations.
Awesome! What a lot of work, Kat! Thanks for doing this 😀
Wow. It boggles my mind to think of how you set that up, all the postcards to deal with, and ALL THAT ART liberated!
Wonderful project, I'm so glad to have participated. Thank you so much Kat for organizing this (and tell your family thanks for their help also.
Now heading to my mail box . . .
xo
Mo
Amazing! I'm really looking forward to the returns. THANKS so much!
Rinda
Thanks Kat…a great project! I love all these photos too, winding around the house…how nice!
This is so exciting Kat!! Congrats on such a successful and liberating event!
I can't wait to see what goodness shows up on my front door 🙂
thank you for letting me know.. I am so excited about our art all over the place…
Im excited to get to see others who participated.
Thanks Kat for taking the time with this lovely adventure. You are a doll — but then everyone knows that.
Hugs
claudia
Thank you for all of your hard work on this.
I don't think I could have ever tackled such a huge swap. Kudos to you , your sister and hubby.
I can't wait to see my postcards come in.
looking forward to seeing the art that come my way!! I will post photos on my blog when I get them!! woo hoo…..
great jpg Kat
What an incredible amount of work you've put into this! Thank you so much for doing it. I'm excited to receive postcards from other artists, and to know that my cards are going out into the world.
Wow! Amazing! thank you for all your hard work. What a great idea and I'm so excited to visit the mailbox now.
so fun! i wish I could have helped, it would have been fun! can't wait to recieve mine!
I will be checking the mail! So excited!!! xx
I can't wait to check my mail this week!
That is so much work, wow! Thank you so much!!
Thank you!!!! Thank you to your sister and husband as well. I love the shots of all the postcards around your sister's house.
Can't wait-
lynn
kat, you are awesome. i love how you methodically laid out all those piles. thank you so much for doing this. i know postcards travel pretty slowly, so i'll sit tight and be patient. yay!
Gracias, Kat. I'm looking forward to a variety of cards from other artists. I appreciate this swap so much and your dedication to see that it was a success.
wow kat, this is just amazing to see! so much art! we all got the fun part – you got all the work!! thank you thank you so much for taking on this huge project and allowing us to set our art free!! can't wait for the hike to the mailbox!
Thanks so much! And I love the idea of spacing out the mailings so that we get a flow of fun mail – so great. Thanks, again.
MP in TX
I read an article today about the falling number of postcards being bought and sold around the world. I think you may have turned that trend around.
How cool is this! I am so excited to get my up coming mail! Wow Kat you went through over 875 postcards! Thanks so much for organizing this. It is a great thing you have done!
Thanks for all your hard work on initiating and completing this project. I can't wait for my postcards to start arriving! –Juju
Kat, your organizational skills are awesome! Many thanks to you and your husband for all your hard work on this project. I can hardly wait for the mail! 🙂
Huge job for you Kat, thanks so much. I look forward to getting ineteresting art, and connecting with other creative people.
You've done a fantastic job!! Thanks for all your hard work! Can't wait until the mailman brings them!!
Well you have already heard how oh-some you are. It's so amazing what you have started. I usually drive the post office people nuts as well as those in line picking out different Stamps. I want to keep those stamp artists busy and that teeny bit of art that goes mostly unnoticed traveling around for the few of us who still keep looking for it. I had never thought of post cards with my contribution! I made extra cards to send to family and friends. They see my art so cards don't seem as impressive to me as something they world can see. Even if my art is not so good I hope it brings a smile to a few faces on it's way.
And it's all because of YOU! Thank you!! and you small team of helpers for making the world more interesting!
This is truly a labor of love Kat!
Woot Woot!!! Thank you for all of your hard work! I am soooo excited!!! Wheee!!!
xo
Kristin
p.s. Thanks to your husband and sister too!
From one Oregon girl to another…
thanks for all the fun you have generated.
Can't wait to get mine. Better than bill!
WOW Kat, what a job! The cards look like one of those restaurants where sushi is flying around on a track! That's NUTS. Thank you for hosting so much fun and clearly putting in a ton of work. You're awesome! Best wishes from germany, tj
Kat, you are amazing– it must feel so good to liberate all that art! Thanks for explaining your system and a big thank you to both you and your husband — he is definitely a good sport! Can't wait!
This is just AMAZING! Seeing them all together is like watching Santa Claus load up his sleigh! I am very much looking forward to getting my cards, thanks again for all your hard work – and to family members who helped! Valerie
Woohoo! Can't wait 🙂
wow I am impressed at your dedication! meant to do this but never got around to it, will do it next time
I'm so excited! 🙂 THanks for keeping us up to date, Kat.
Wow – what a great job you have done Kat. You are a true star in this creative tribe of our.
I Can't wait! I am so excited to see what other people did with their postcards!
Amazing idea! Amazing amount of work! And I'm just waiting to be amazed at the art that appears in my mailbox! Thank you for your passion & dedication.
thank you so much for your time on this 🙂
OMG! You are the best!! So excited and happy to get to participate! Thank you Thank you!
What a massive response and so much work for you!! Thank you so much for organising this and allowing us all to participate – I can't wait to start receiving some postcards! I had a thought after I got your email update and realised that although I put a quote on each card I didn't put anywhere that they were from pointypix – I think I probably should have, huh?
Thanks so much Kat – this is so amazing! Thanks also to your sister and husband for supporting you! What a great project!
Kat this is really too cool! Thanks so much to you, your hubs and your sister. I love this project. I am just amazed and inspired!
xo,
Angela
Too cool! This was a lot of work, thanks for coming up with the idea and doing the swap!
Thank you so much for doing this. I am so excited….love collecting postcards! I hope you get to relax this summer and enjoy some down time.
Again…Thank you,
Angela Vular
This is so cool to see! Love it! Thank you so much!!
sooooooooooo fun to see the process!! you're a worker bee! Can't wait to get the liberated art.weee!
Thanks so much for organizing this and for all the hard work you and your hubby put into it (on vacation even!!). Can't wait to check my mail!! 🙂
Yay, I can't wait! Thanks for all the work you did putting this together. I hope they hurry and get here!
I am Renee Hoag, got my first one today!!! I'm in Michigan and I recieved a cute pc from Kim in N.H. What fun!! 🙂
Thank you so much for all of the work you did. I'm sure it was tons of fun to do this – but still a lot of work! We appreciate it !!
I recieved my second post card in today's mail!!
I've received two so far – this is such fun!!!
Rinda
Wow, Kat you are truly amazing for doing this! Thank you so much. Your work is invaluable. 🙂 Received my first postcard today. 🙂
You're awesome. x (I've received my first two!)
Sheila said……
I received my first Postcards and it was great hearing from the artists! Looking forward to seeing the rest! Thanks for all your hard work! I was in the hospital for three weeks, and thought I had missed the deadline to send my cards in. I was very disappointed. But when I got home, I still had a few days to send my cards! So glad I could participate. The comments on the cards have been uplifting! Thanks Again!
Thank for all the hard work Kat, I have now received all 5 and it was such an amazing process!
*pouts* I havent received a single one yet.
thank you for doing this, all cards received, loved them all.
so cool to see the process! And to think I didn't include a postcard for you! I was so intent on making sure I followed the directions properly that I didn't even think about it – oops! 🙂 Thank you for doing this – how fun! I'm sure the rewards will come back to you 100 fold. 🙂