08 Feb, 2007
Creative distraction in the form of a Valentine PIF*
Posted by andrea tomkins in: - Mail art
[Signups are officially closed! Thanks guys! Please obtain the address of the person you’re sending to. If you need an email address, drop me a line at andrea at quietfish dot com.]
I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed by the day that is looming ahead of me today.
I have a ton of work to do. I have a sick kid at home. The house looks like it has imploded upon itself (I know I overuse the war-zone metaphors, but when I use it I MEAN IT and because it is an accurate description of the way things look around here). In fact, I hardly know where to begin. Scratch that, it’s 10:15 and it’s already begun. (1) The kids have been watching CBC kids all morning. (2) I have already had a large coffee (3) I took an hour-long bath (4) and now I’m here. Having a panic attack.
I need a creative diversion. This is a quickie, open to you all.
I want to send someone a Valentine. I have in mind a very special vintage valentine I bought on Ebay. If you’re my age – say thirtysomething – and you saw it you’d hoot and holler and reminisce fondly about this type of Valentine, because you’d surely remember giving one of these your first grade boyfriend.
If you would like to be the recipent of such a Valentine, please leave your name in the comments. I’ll get your mailing address later. BUT if you want it (you knew there was a caveat, right?) you have to be prepared to offer up a Valentine of your own. In your comment, please specify what kind of card you would like to send: homemade, store bought, a Starbucks gift card? And be prepared to send it to the next person who signs up after you.
Is everyone with me so far?
So the first comment would look like this:
“Hey, a retro Valentine from Andrea! Great! I have been itching to make my own Valentine’s Day card – all glittery and funky – and would love to send it to someone. Who wants it?”
The second comment would be:
“I want a glittery funky V-day card! I have a Hello Kitty card, who wants it?”
And so on.
The last person (let’s say the cutoff date is noon, Monday the 12th) will send to me. I don’t care if my card is late.
Okay? GO! We don’t have a lot of time so if you’re interested, please sign up ASAP.Â
* pay-it-forward
1. Me (I will be sending a retro v-day card to…)
2. Natalie (and she will be sending a watercolour to…)
3. CC (and she will be sending a Dora valentine plus treats to… )
4. Megan (who will be sending a home-made acid free valentine suitable for a scrapbook layout … and maybe some treats (!) to … )
5. jibiibear (who will be sending a scrapbooky card to … )
6. Ginger (who will be sending a $5 Starbucks card in a store-bought Valentine’s card to…)
7. Marla (who will be sending a card made with a vintage 1950’s Valentine and a short story called “A Valentine Never Sentâ€Â to… )
8. Me! Yay!
