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Hand Made Postcard Exchange.

Please no commercial postcards.

Categories / media - drawing, painting, watercolor, print making, mixed media, original photograph.

Mailed postcards have an advantage being postmarked they record the time and place where created.

Note: pastel, collage and embellishments do not travel well and may cause postal machinery damage/breakage.

My address is on the last comment page.

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Paper type and thickness for handmade postcards

Started by Tanushree V. Last reply by Gwendolynium Dec 10, 2021. 10 Replies 0 Favorites

Does anyone have recommendations for paper types/thickness they use for handmade postcards? I've tried sending some in the mail, but suspect they need to be thicker (I'm using Strathmore printmaking…Continue

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Comment by Tyler Hannigan 3 hours ago: Thanks to Coco for this hand painted postcard on one year anniversary of our trading.

Comment by awyn on Wednesday: Two wonderful hand-sketched and painted postcards received from Susan Gnaedinger.

Comment by awyn on Wednesday: Beautiful handmade postcard received from from Gerda Osteneck (CANADA).

Comment by Daniel de Culla on Tuesday: Hello and a lot of Blessings¡

Comment by Coco Muchmore on Tuesday: Susan Gnaedinger also keeping the hand in handmade, odd shaped postcards!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on Tuesday: two postcards from coco. The second one is irregularly shaped ( the white area doesn't exist) and it made it through the mail just fine.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on June 26, 2022 at 2:18am: Pen and ink drawing by Tyler

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on June 26, 2022 at 2:05am: Coco can sew. Received this collage from her.

Comment by awyn on June 19, 2022 at 2:54pm: Received a hand-painted postcard from Tyler. Thank you, Ty!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on June 13, 2022 at 4:25pm: Oil pastel resist from Coco. She's working on a series.

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