Hand Made Postcards

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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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Latest Activity: Apr 11

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Managing Our Postcard Collections

All suggestions and comments are welcome here ?Ty Hannigan here. -- Here is what I do (currently)1st:I scan new postcards when they arrive and file the image in my computer under the artist's name. I…Continue

Tags: maintain, store, postcards

Started by Tyler Hannigan Feb 2.

Paper type and thickness for handmade postcards 12 Replies

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

Started by Tanushree V. Last reply by Guido Bondioli Oct 21, 2023.

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Comment by Coco Muchmore on October 6, 2021 at 9:58pm: What an excellent seasonal handmade card from PM Wilson!!

Comment by Coco Muchmore on October 5, 2021 at 3:46pm: Ahhh, the light pours forth from this one, too!!!

Original postcards always feel like such an honor.

Thank you, Tyler Hannigan.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on October 5, 2021 at 3:00am: Received hand colored monoprint from Tyler Hannigan today.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on October 3, 2021 at 5:42pm: Coco's postcard deserves a better posting.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on October 3, 2021 at 4:52pm: I'm sorry I don't take better photos

Comment by Coco Muchmore on October 2, 2021 at 6:55pm: I LOVE THIS HANDMADE POSTCARD FROM ZENDANIDOODLE!!!!!!!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 28, 2021 at 11:02pm: Blockprint postcard received from Tanushree V. .

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 28, 2021 at 11:00pm: Collage postcard received from Susan Gnaedinger

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on September 27, 2021 at 2:23pm: Thanks for posting the Oct 1 date

Comment by Coco Muchmore on September 27, 2021 at 1:42pm: WORLD POSTCARD DAY is October 1.

I intend to let fly all my stash!

If you are doing the same, please---

Coco Muchmore, PO Box 373, Perry, KS 66003

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