Quotecard Postcard #47

This should be a fun, low-pressure swap, so don't feel you have to do a lot of research unless you want to do that.I have a Notepad file in which I save quotations that I like, so I don't usually need to search for them for my Quotecards, but when I want quotes on a particular theme, I put:

[theme keywords] quote OR quotation

into a search engine. I get links to some general quotation sites but also ones which only have quotes on that theme, which often have many more than the general sites.

Some general ones:

• The Quote Garden
• Think exist
• Quotations Book
• Quotations Home Page
• Quoteland
• The Quotations Page
• The Quotations Archive
• TCPN Quotations
• WikiQuote

Also, here's an interesting site (well, interesting to me, anyway) ... Black Cab Quotes. A London cab driver decided to leave a clipboard in the back of the cab and invite his passengers to write down their favourite quotes. Most of them aren't attributed, so if you like one, you may need to search online for the original source.

I am also often asked about sources for nice or 'different' postcards. Museums and art galleries usually have them, and a lot of book shops and stationery stores/departments have nice ones. There are online sources, of course:

• Amazon has books of postcards.
• Pomegranate have lots of choice, and their "blowout" packs are a great 'pot luck' deal. They can sometimes send UK packages via their UK distributor, saving some money, so UK/European swappers may want to contact them before ordering.
• postcardstop.com have a good range.
• VisionWorks is another good US online source, but I can also get some of the cards they stock from my local 'world store' here in the UK.
• Syracuse Cultural Workers has interesting cards, many of them with quotes and most of them with a 'message'.
• Zazzle has a lot of postcards too, and they have sites in other countries, including in the UK. (Check the shipping, though.)
• The Film Store has film-related postcards, of course, but other subjects too. It is a UK site but you can opt to see the prices in US dollars.
• Chronicle Books
• Moo ReadyMade US/Canada store and European store. You can also put together a custom selection from their designs or upload your own.
• some Etsy sellers have postcards, and it is worth looking on eBay too.

If anyone has suggestions for other sources, please post them here.

Please note: some postcard collectors are not happy to receive cards which weren't bought in 'normal' stores, and when swaps specify "store-bought" Moo and Etsy postcards may not be acceptable. For this swap, though, any good quality postcards are acceptable because the quotes are the important part.

Please note a change in the URL for the postcard page at The Film Store. Thanks to @onlyincambodia for pointing that out to me!

I love these swaps.

They are so easy and so delightful.

I know I have my favorite quotes and I find I learn a lot about a person by the quote they share.

:-)

As sign-ups have ended for this swap, I have now created the next swap in the series, Quotecard Postcard #48. I hope to see many of you in that one too.

I've had a long day and now I need to deal with a computer hardware problem, so I won't be able to assign partners tonight but I expect to do so tomorrow morning.

I'm with you @fawnscrafts I love this quotecard swap. I truly admire @spinjenny for for hostessing so many of these. She is a great example of a really right on way to hostess.

Well, thank you!

Just got the third of my quote cards in today's mail and I have loved this swap. Loved all the tips you provided in your intro for both quotes and postcard resources. I'm a "newbie" here but have been with Postcrossing and Walltype, so I'm not new to postcard exchanges, but I found your info VERY helpful! Thanks so much for a terrific swap.

Thank you! I am glad you have enjoyed it, and I hope you will join future ones in the series. I see you have already joined #48. :-)

It is now over 2 weeks since the Send deadline for this swap. Everyone has marked Sent. If anyone has not received after a reasonable time, bearing in mind where your partners live, please try to contact them. If you cannot resolve it between you, please PM me, as I will not be checking these comments any more.

Have pmd the 1 partner who has not yet rated me. (Just leaving a note here for tracking purposes - no need for anyone to respond to this.)