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Nengajo 2011 - Year of the rabbit PC

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Swap Coordinator:Nathalie (contact)
Swap categories: Art  Card Making  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:11
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:November 19, 2010
Date items must be sent by:December 19, 2010
Number of swap partners:5
Description:

What are 'nengajo'? Japanese New Year postcards.

"On January 1 in Japan, postmen deliver stacks of specially postmarked, beautiful postcards with greetings for the new year. They are called 'nengajo' in Japanese and families spend lots of creative energy to make or purchase postcards that reflect their style. Japan Post even sells preprinted nengajo with special lottery stamps!" - mediatinker

Design Pointers & Notes

Can be store-bought or handmade IDEALLY mailed to arrive at recipient on the first (though this cannot be guaranteed outside of Japan) あけましておめでとうございます is "Happy New Year" in Japanese. (akemashite omedetou gozaimasu) Red, silver, and gold are traditional colors for nengajo, but anything goes. Seasonal elements are pine, bamboo and plum blossoms

2011 is the year of the RABBIT

Make sure the theme of the postcard is rabbit related. Be creative. If there are any questions/concerns/etc. please let me know in the comments or feel free to PM me


TO PARTICIPATE, please make sure that you have: 4.7+, very very few no-sends and a filled profile. NEWBIES WELCOME WITH FILLED PROFILE, please contact me letting me know.


All participants will be screened. Enveloped/Naked is up to the recipient (if not stated, sender's choice).

You will send 5partners 1 postcard each. A total of 5 cards going out and 5 cards received.

Discussion

Nathalie 11/25/2010 #

I'm sorry I was late for assigning partners (health problems, but ok now) Therefore I didn't have time to check newbie profiles and had to ban them this time. Feel free to make a new swap newbie friendly nengajo

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