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Mandala ATC

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Mandala ATC
Swap Coordinator:littlerobyne (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:13
Location:Regional - Canada & USA only
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.90
Last day to signup/drop:February 4, 2015
Date items must be sent by:February 18, 2015
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

The word ‘mandala’, loosely translated from the original Sanskrit, means ‘circle’. However, a mandala is more than a simple shape; it represents wholeness and can be seen as a model for the organization structure of life itself. It reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our body and mind.

The mandala appears in all aspects of our life, from the celestial circles we call earth, sun and moon, to the conceptual circles of friends, family and community. I thought it would be fun to create a mandala from six or more used postage stamps to incorporate on an ATC, similar to the one pictured above.

We all have plenty of used postage stamps that we don’t know what to do with, right? And a lot of them are duplicates...a LOT of them. Let’s take advantage of that.

The ATC should be standard sized 2.5 X 3.5 inches with a sturdy backing. Please include on the back your card - your name, swap-bot ID, date and name of swap...all the standard stuff.

I have one request. Please follow through with your commitment if you sign up. There is nothing more disheartening than to be anticipating something special in the mail and it never arrives.

Happy Swapping

Discussion

littlerobyne 01/18/2015 #

If anyone is interested, I created a tutorial on how to make a mandala from used postage stamps. Just ask and I will e-mail it to you.

littlerobyne 01/23/2015 #

A couple of people have asked for the tutorial but did not provide me with their regular e-mail address so that I can send it to them. Please message me again with that information and I will get it off to you right away.

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