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Join the Swap Art Group to create and trade any kind of art, including but not limited to: ATCs, postcards, inchies, twinchies, bookmarks, dolls, jewelry and more!
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Welcome
Hello and Welcome to the Swap Art Group!
This is where you can make and swap any kind of art, including but not limited to: ATCs, postcards, inchies, twinchies, bookmarks, dolls, jewelry and more!
Visit the SWAP FORUM to learn about current swaps and previous swaps, as well as upload photos of the art you received in a swap!
This forum only appears within this group (and not in the "Forums" link on the paintbrush at the top of each page), so be sure to come back to the Swap Art Group to find the swaps you've signed up for. All of the swaps are posted in this Swap Art Forum. Only the 10 most recent discussions are shown below, but ALL of the discussions can be found in the Swap Art Forum.
IF YOU WANT TO HOST A SWAP: Click here to learn how to HOST a swap. Please follow the guidelines described as closely as you can.
Just a few simple guidelines:
- Please keep all discussions relevant to swapping. Feel free to share tips and techniques related to specific swaps, and to post feedback for others on images that are uploaded.
- If you are new to swapping, review the Guidelines on How to Participate in a Swap. To sign up for a swap, find that discussion and add your name and address to that thread.
- If you sign up for a swap, please let the swap host know if you will be unable to follow through for any reason.
- If you host a swap, review the Guidelines on How to Host a Swap and make sure you are comfortable with them. In your post, be sure to include details such as: theme, size/medium, last date for sign-up, date when swap partners will be posted, and date when pieces should be in the mail. Please post the sign-up list and swap partners in your initial post by clicking "Options" in the upper right of your post, then click "Edit discussion", then add the names to your post. Click the orange "Save" button when you are done.
- Be friendly and considerate in your posts.
Thanks for joining & have fun!
If you're wondering, "What are ATCs"?
ATCs and ACEOs are small works of art that are 2.5" x 3.5" - the size of an average playing card. You can create them in any media you choose.
ATC stands for "Artist Trading Card" and ACEO stands for "Art Cards Editions & Originals". The only difference between them is that ATCs are intended to be traded (and not sold for profit), while ACEOs are intended to be sold.
Discussion Forum
ATC Trading thread...post here if you would like to trade ATC's, Twinchies, and Inchies with others!
Started by Laura Thykeson. Last reply by Marion Kaye 4 hours ago. 405 Replies 3 Likes
If you want to do "one on one" trades with others, you can discuss it here, and pm each other your mailing address. We will occasionally have themed trades, that I suppose I will host, but thought we could start out easy, especially until more…READ MORE
** CLOSED**Spring Flowers ATC
Started by sharon oppenheimer. Last reply by sharon oppenheimer 5 hours ago. 69 Replies 0 Likes
Hello All, I am passionate about flowers so I would like to host a swap for Spring. Spring is here and flowers are bursting out everywhere. Let's celebrate by making ATCs full of spring flowers from your home,garden, community gardens,wild flowers…READ MORE
*****New Spirit Doll Swap****
Started by Michael Ann Hebert. Last reply by Anton Abela yesterday. 15 Replies 1 Like
**** NEW Spirit Doll Swap****Ok here goes for this swap make one doll. Sign up by may 30,2013 then have your doll ready to go by June 30,2013. Wanted to give enough time for you put your doll together. Make your doll to the size you want it to be…READ MORE
***NEW***Dotee Doll Exchange - Harajuku Girls
Started by Susanne Skene. Last reply by Susanne Skene yesterday. 14 Replies 2 Likes
Judging from the emails I've been receiving some of you appear to be ready to make more dotee dolls. So let's do it! I hope that you will enjoy the next theme I've chosen for this exchange ...Every Sunday, at Harajuku Station located in Tokyo, young…READ MORE
****CLOSED******Aboriginal Dot Painting
Started by kip franks. Last reply by sharon oppenheimer on Tuesday. 57 Replies 3 Likes
I want to host an Aboriginal Dot Painting swap. Each person will have one partner, one card for that partner on 4X6" paper of any color you want, EX Kip=Maureen. I would send 1 card to Maureen along with a card explaining your picture. You can…READ MORE
***CLOSED*** "Alice in Wonderland"/"Through the Looking Glass" ATC swap Partner list & Gallery
Started by Stacy Woolsey. Last reply by Riya on Monday. 188 Replies 4 Likes
Hi everyone! I’ve decided to try my hand at hosting an ATC swap and since this is my first time, I hope you will bear with me and forgive any mistakes. =) The theme would be “Alice in Wonderland” or “Through the Looking Glass” (including all…READ MORE
Tags: books, tales, movies, Wonderland, Alice
Inchie/Twinchie Swap
Started by Beth Wall. Last reply by sharon oppenheimer on Monday. 85 Replies 1 Like
**CLOSED*** INCHIE/TWINCHIE SWAP**The deadline to sign up is March 10, 2013. The date to be mailed by is March 25, 2013 Each person will get 2 names and send each name 3..you will need a total…READ MORE
Closed: "Twisted Fairy Tales : Snow White" - Swap Partner List & Gallery
Started by Anton Abela. Last reply by maureen on Monday. 66 Replies 1 Like
The first twisted fairy tale: SNOW WHITE Feel free to keep untrue to the story, change its characters, and adapt your own new variants. The more twist... the more fun you'll have :p Any medium is acceptable, as long as it is done by hand :)Should…READ MORE
New: The Twisted Fairy Tale : THE WATER BABIES
Started by Anton Abela. Last reply by Anton Abela on Monday. 8 Replies 2 Likes
The second twisted fairy tale: THE WATER BABIES Feel free to keep true to the story and its characters, or adapt your own new variants.Any medium is acceptable, as long as it is done by hand JShould you feel stuck on what to twist, here are some…READ MORE
**New** - Handmade Paper Swap!
Started by Susanne Skene. Last reply by Susanne Skene on Saturday. 32 Replies 0 Likes
This swap was inspired by Sharon Oppenheimer’s recent swap posting for a spring flower atc exchange. Flowers – love them! And all during the spring and summer months I air dry numerous varieties of flowers in my bamboo baskets and use the dry…READ MORE
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Comment by Dabau Singh-Heer on April 24, 2013 at 7:13pm -
Indeed Beth, I feel likewise - amidst all the 'other' stuff in our lives this site is a haven where we do give and receive a lot of joy.
I have been thinking and wondering if you had received the beads and then I wonder if they are held up at customs and have these visions of them drilling to see if they contain anything lol!!!
No worries, you take your time and my prays and best wishes to you.
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Comment by Beth Wall on April 24, 2013 at 5:52pm -
HELLO FELLOW ARTISTS!!!
TAC has been such a blessing for me since I found these swaps. I have health problems and had not done any art projects in a while… It has made me so happy. Sending and receiving cool stuff with other artists has put a lot of extra sunshine in my life. My husband is also very pleased that I have a little more spark in my eyes…..I am VERY BLESSED!!!! My projects have been a little slow getting out lately and I apologize. I have been out of town and up at hospital for the past 4 weeks. My 83 yr. old mom has not been doing well lately (just declining) and my 28 yr. old son was recently diagnosed with MS… he is gonna be fine I think. I am not seeking sympathy or anything; I mainly just wanted to express my JOY I’ve had through this wonderful “club” /site!! Also I wanted to put a little explanation behind my absences and slowness of late!!! ILOVE TAC and appreciate ALL of my new artist buddies!!!!!
Sincerely, Beth Wall
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Comment by Thaneeya McArdle on April 13, 2013 at 10:54pm -
Hi everyone!
Together with Susanne and the moderators, we've drafted some guidelines on How to Participate in a Swap and How to Host a Swap, based on what's worked and what hasn't over the past year or so since we've begun swapping. You can find links to these pages in the Swap Art Group. Hopefully they will answer many of the questions that newbies have, and also give everyone the info needed to host successful swaps.
If there's anything you think we should add to either page, just let us know by posting here. Thanks everyone, and Happy Swapping! :)
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Comment by Jen Osslow on March 30, 2013 at 1:09pm -
Hi Kip,
That is a great idea! fun to try!
Jen
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Comment by Susanne Skene on March 30, 2013 at 12:32pm
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Hey Kip - you should put on your own swap! Just go to bottom of Swap Art's Discussion Forum and on the left hand side you'll see Add a Discussion. Click on Add a Discussion and then type all your particulars in there and remember afterwards to click on SAVE which is located at the bottom of your Discussion Page. If you need to tweek it a bit afterwards, or start a list, just go back into the page and on the upper right hand side you'll see an OPTIONS box. Click on OPTIONS and then click on Edit Discussion. Again, always click on SAVE anytime you change your discussion page. That's a good swap idea you have there Kip. So I hope you give hosting a swap a try. Good luck!
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Comment by kip franks on March 30, 2013 at 12:11pm -
Hi Maureen and Sharon, If we can get enough people interested maybe we can host an aboriginal swap. I'll be looking for responses. I'm not sure how to host a swap, but it would be fun to learn. Thanks Kip
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Comment by maureen on March 30, 2013 at 10:51am -
Kip I would be up for an atc or 4x6 aboriginal swap . It's always been one of my favorite forms of art
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Comment by sharon oppenheimer on March 30, 2013 at 5:28am -
Good Morning Kip, I think your idea is great ! I have played around with this style before and would love to give it another try.Count me in.
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Comment by kip franks on March 30, 2013 at 1:15am
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Hi everyone, I was looking at some examples of Aboriginal Dotpainting, and thought it might be fun to try it. There are many expressions and spiritual aspects about this art and found it to be rewarding as I looked and the pictures and the tutorials of how to do this art. What do you think?? It really could be fun.
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Comment by Leanne Day on March 23, 2013 at 10:58am -
I need my partner's addresses to mail my inchies and twinchies. How do I get them?
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