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Hogswatch Card Exchange: 30 years of Discworld!

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Hogswatch Card Exchange: 30 years of Discworld!
Swap Coordinator:rngstgstll (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing  Seasonal  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:November 3, 2013
Date items must be sent by:December 3, 2013
Number of swap partners:3
Description:

Terry Pratchett has now been entertaining us and making us think deeply in silly ways for thirty years ... Let's celebrate Hogswatch again in an even JOLLIER way this year by creating, purchasing, altering, improvising (watch out for those live robins, please!) or artificing THREE Hogswatch cards for THREE partners. That's one for each decade of Discword knowledge here on Roundworld.

Hogswatch cards are often available for purchase via the Cunning Artificer --looks like they are out of stock at the moment, but that may change, and you can at least check out the stamps and other fun supplies there and get inspired to make a card. They are also available at Sandra Kidby's web site -- they look to be in stock there. I've also found them periodically on eBay and etsy. I couldn't find any on Cafepress or Zazzle this morning, but they might be there under a different search term -- let me know if you find one!

Altered cards, cards printed on the computer, amazingly elaborate handmade cards, diplomatic scrolls from Klatch, a postcard from Twoflower, greetings handwritten in dip pen by Lord Vetinari's scribe, a Hogswatch version of the Hedgehog song scrawled on a beer mat by Nanny Ogg, joke cards from the Fool's Guild, a Hogswatch wish list from Hex, library slips signed with a seasonal greeting by the Librarian, greetings shot through with an arrow by Miss Dearhart, a form letter from a Tooth Fairy, a Hogswatch menu from the Unseen University kitchens ... well, it's all good. Be as inspired or uninspired as you like, as long as it is a sincere Hogswatch greeting..

Three cards to three partners ... signup by November 3rd, send out cards by December 3 to put your partners in a jolly Hogswatch mood. You could begin working on your designs now, if you wish. Remember, the falling star does meet the rising ape, and the most important thing that you can do to save the world is to BELIEVE! HO. HO. HO.

I will check profiles to evaluate whether swappers have been NAUGHTY or NICE. I will ask folks to do 1:1 swaps with me if they are very new to Swap-Bot or have ratings concerns. I angel all my swaps, just like Lord Vetinari :)

I found this lovely card, made by Pika-la-Cynique, on Deviant Art to use as a swap graphic

Discussion

JaguarSnail 10/ 6/2013 #

thanks for the links :D

pennywhistler 11/ 4/2013 #

Oh dear, I went and had a look at the Discworld Emporium site and I have now ordered a fluffy librarian. I have no self control!

rngstgstll 11/ 8/2013 #

Oh, they are hard to resist, those fluffy librarians. I want the Death cape pin/ belt buckle ... and the Hogswatch stocking. It's so much fun, the D.E. -- did anyone check out the e-cards??

By the way, feel free to post your favorite characters and themes here, if you would like! I truly truly love the entire Hogfather book and all its characters; outside of the Hogfather story, Pyramids, anything with Sam Vimes and the Watch, and anything with Death and Susan and Death of Rats/ Quoth tend to be my favorites. But then there is Going Postal .... and Granny Weatherwax .. and Tiffany Aching ... and Mr. Shine ... well, I just love it all :)

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