Swaps

Greetings from Orlando, Florida!

I decided to put up some postcards for swap on my Flickr page. I don't typically like swaps, but I have some nice Postallove postcards, that I'm always unsure of sending. These are my personal favorites from my collection, so I always want to send them to someone who will really like them and appreciate them. What better way to ensure someone will really like the postcard, other than just letting someone choose it? 

I, personally, am not normally a big fan of swaps, since what I love about Postcrossing is the surprise. I don't really like knowing what postcard will be in the mailbox ahead of time. Oh well, swapping is a great way to build a collection. 

Here's a few of my favorites that are up for swap.

Anna Rudak- Narcisse

Anna Rudak- Night

Wiktor Najbor- Tenement No. 3, Eviction

Smoking Couple

Like what you see? Want to see more? Check out my Flickr page and leave a comment with your swaps.

All postcards shown above were originally purchased on Postallove.

Postcard Collage

Greetings from Florida, current temperature 86°F/30°C!

Many Postcrossers struggle with coming up with ways to display their postcards. When I was pregnant with our second daughter, Abigail, my husband and I decided to decorate her nursery with some of the postcards I've received with child-like themes.

We started with buying these two frames at our local Ikea, which seems to be the perfect size for displaying average-sized postcards. I find some sizes are awkward for collages, but these were perfect. Our frame is the FISKBO 16x20 frame.

We then simply chose our favorite postcards. We decided to make one pink and one blue collage.

Voila!

I had to take the photo sideways because her room is so tiny the glare is super bad. Many of these postcards are from Instagram swaps, however, some are official Postcrossing. Do you recognize a postcard you've sent me? My favorite is the pink collage. I love Jetoy and all the soft pastels! Each collage features postcards from several countries: China, US, Sweden, Finland, Taiwan, Spain, Russia, and Belarus.

How do you display your postcards? Share your ideas in the comments and maybe they'll get featured on my blog!

Warm Wishes,
Amanda