# 10... Revolution-ary Moley Exchange! FULL
First mail-by date: November 1, 2010
FULL
Subsequent mail-by dates: December 1, 2010, *, 2011, February 1, 2011, March 1, 2011, April 1, 2011, May1,2011, June 1, 2011, July 1 ,2011, August 1, 2011, September 1, 2011 & October 1, 2011. Mark your calendar NOW!
Due back in hand: October 2011
*Please note the December/January extended mailing time
# of Participants: 10
Sign up by: ASAP
Withdraw by: WITHDRAWALS NOT ALLOWED after October 1, 2010
Materials required: One blank Moleskine JAPANESE pocket album. Size is roughly 3.5" x 5.5". Find on Amazon here. http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Japa...974&sr=8-1Find at MoleskineUS here. http://www.moleskineus.com/japanesebook.html
You're responsible for:
•Choosing and explaining your theme.
•Creating a four (4) page spread (3+ pages in some cases) in each journal you receive.
•Shipping to the next artist participant.
•Paying for First Class mail and MANDATORY tracking/Delivery Confirmation.
•Theme: Artist's choice. You may choose "No theme" if you want participants to "follow their muse."
PARTICIPANTS & THEMES
Thank you Julie for giving us the kewl links for our themes....YOU so totally rock!
1. Sharazoid - Carnivals, Circus Sideshows, Freaks & Oddball Oddities
2. camcas - 'the vagrant gypsy life'
3. AKmamaof2 -In Search of Atlantis ~ A Days Dive.
4. ArteDar - Famous Woman's Quotes on Red, Black and White color combo
5. RedHeartStudio - STARBUCKS
6. Grrrdjules - They Draw and Cook (actual recipe is secondary to the art)
7. goodmorningstarshine - "Things Lurking in Forest: Dark Fairytales in Rainbow (some overlap welcome)
8. kristinized - "Kitty Halloween Fun Carnival"
9. DebbaPeot - Love, Home, and Adoption. (some overlap welcome)
10. lkastello - Time ( refrain from the following- satan/demons, gore, sex, witchcraft.)
After you purchase your moleys, fill out and decorate the first non-accordion pages with your name, address, and travel plan (as soon as I figure it out), and decorate the cover if you so desire. Then, the first 3 pages are all yours! This is a good time to establish your theme and color scheme and give people a jumping-off point! There are some other moley exchanges in this forum if you'd like to see what other people have done, and there's a great group on Flickr, moly_x, with gobs and gobs of sticky eye candy! Yum!
MOLEY TRAVEL pg 38 post=745 CLICK HERE FOR MOLEYS TRAVELS
TRAVEL PLANS
Please note that the order of mailing will differ for each journal. Yes, this is absolutely more confusing than mailing to the same artist after each round of creating. The reasons behind jostling the order of mailing are (1) To keep the swap lively and challenging, by changing the person you're "working toward" in each round; and (2) To balance shipping costs across all participants, so no one player ships ONLY internationally to the next player in each round
REQUIREMENTS
Because this swap requires a huge, very long-term commitment of time and resources, and because it is absolute heartbreak when a journal goes missing (unfortunately, it happens), there are special requirements for participation in a swap of this type.
UPDATED TUE. 11-02-10
PINK = ACTIVE. Actively working on pages.
GREEN = TRAVELING. Journal en route to next player.
TURQUOISE = Completed.
key= working on/in possession of in transit from Completed
MOLEY TRAVELS PG 38 POST #745 CLICK THIS LINK FOR UPDATES
1-grrdjules - lkastello - Sharazoid - DebbaPeot - AKmamaof2 - camcas - ArteDar - gmss - RedHeartStudio - kristinized - grrrdjules
2 - Sharazoid - grrrdjules - AKmamaof2 - lkastello - ArteDar - DebbaPeot - RedHeartStudio - camcas - kristinized - gmss - Sharazoid
3 - AKmamaof2 - Sharazoid - ArteDar - grrrdjules - RedHeartStudio - lkastello - kristinized - DebbaPeot - gmss - camcas - AKmamaof2
4 -ArteDar - AKmamaof2 - RedHeartStudio - Sharazoid - kristinized - grrrdjules - gmss - lkastello - camcas - DebbaPeot - ArteDar
5 - RedHeartStudio - ArteDar - kristinized - AKmamaof2 - gmss - Sharazoid - camcas - grrrdjules - DebbaPeot - lkastello - RedHeartStudio
6 - kristinized - RedHeartStudio - gmss - ArteDar - camcas - AKmamaof2 - DebbaPeot - Sharazoid - lkastello - grrrdjules - kristinized
7 - gmss - kristinized - camcas - RedHeartStudio - DebbaPeot - ArteDar - lkastello - AKmamaof2 - grrrdjules - Sharazoid - gmss
8 - camcas - gmss - DebbaPeot - kristinized - lkastello - RedHeartStudio - grrrrdjules - ArteDar - Sharazoid - AKmamaof2 - camcas
9 - DebbaPeot - camcas - lkastello - gmss - grrrdjules - kristinized - Sharazoid - RedHeartStudio - AKmamaof2 - ArteDar - DebbaPeot
10 - lkastello - DebbaPeot - grrrdjules - camcas - Sharazoid - gmss - AKmamaof2 - kristinized - ArteDar - RedHeartStudio - lkastello
You Must:
•Be an actively trading AFA member (defined as: positive iTrader across 2 swaps in the last 3 months)
•Have 3+ months in good standing (no neutrals or negative iTraders)
•Have an iTrader rating of 25+
•Be willing and able to do your very best work on a strict, inflexible time line, over a long period
•Be willing and able to complete three (3) 3x5 journal pages in the themes chosen by your fellow participants
•Have the cash resources necessary to ship eight journals around the world using First Class mail with mandatory tracking
1. Buy a Japanese Accordion moleskine, choose a theme & post to the thread.
2. Decorate the first pages and include your travel plan, name, and address, decorate the cover if you wish.
3. Fill the first 3 pages of your own moley with your chosen theme.
4. Ship your moley to the first person on your travel plan by 10/31/10.
5. Wait eagerly for your first moley to appear in your mailbox!
6. Post pictures of your art as you complete it so we can all ooooh and aaaaaah!!
NEED TO KNOW
When finished, each journal will be full!
All page elements must be flat (or mostly flat.) Nothing hanging off the edges either, please.
A Round Robin of this type is time consuming and not inexpensive, and requires your very best work. So please be absolutely certain you have both the resource of time, and the resource of cash, to participate through October 2011, before signing up.
Once you've committed, withdrawals are not allowed after October 1, 2010
Random Regulations:
* Mailing must be done with either the priority flat rate envelope or small box with delivery confirmation for the US participants. International participants should use their equivalent! Please protect your moley with a bubble envelope/bubble wrap and plastic bag!
* PM your recipient before mailing to make sure they're ready to receive the moley and don't already have one. We need to try to keep one moley per person as much as possible!
* I will keep a master list of all participants' mailing addresses, email addresses, and other contact information throughout this whole thing, just in case!
HOW TO JOIN
•Please indicate your chosen theme. Please post at length about your theme when you sign up. Discuss color palettes and subject matter. Include photos or links if you'd like to direct participants with even more specificity. I'll create a link to your theme description in the Participant list, for easy future reference.
•Please send me your address and telephone numbers ( even if you think I may already have it)I'll be creating a mailing list of swap participants which I'll distribute via PM. I will also keep it on file for when you lose it.
Ladies in waiting:
brains. 
I love the Kitty Halloween carnival idea! So many fun things you can do with that. And Jules, OMG - that is SOOO cool! I can't wait to see what that is going to look like when it is finished!! I LOVE that PIE AND PLUMS one!!
