I have had this idea brewing in my mind for a couple months now and it's getting closer to becoming real. I love getting mail and I love clubs. not exclusive clubs, but membership clubs, with id cards, secret codes, projects, newsletters and all that. I also have been wanting to work with paper more and was trying to figure out how all this could come together. The answer is mailorder. I could do this all from PDF's but, really, no fun in that! This is about getting mail every 2 months and looking forward to that big red envelope in your mailbox. (I already have these red envelopes, of course. priorities, you know)
It's a "recipe, sewing pattern, & paper project" club. The idea being; you get, every 2 months, a packet with a recipe and a project, or pattern, and/or stickers, or something else fun to make. It might be a sewing pattern, or a paper craft pattern, but you get to cut, glue, staple, and sew, to your heart's content. These projects, patterns and additional silliness would all be designed and drawn by me, I'm not just copying clip art here. If enough people get into it, it would be fun to have a flickr group for show and tell.
My initial thought is 6 times a year, each packet being $8 +$2 shipping. paper only (not supplies) There would be contests/giveaways and/or some secret shenanigans. Possibly you could earn funny $$ to get addition patterns, Really I could go on, because this kind of thing makes me so crazy happy I can't stand it. There will be a price break to subscribers and a cool additional membership packet (with id card), still figuring this part out.
okay, lots of words here. I'm going to work on the details (like if each packet should be a limited edition, that way I could do more and when it's gone, it's gone) but it's coming. Soon. Like, hopefully I will start shipping next month and get started on the bonnet pattern I have in mind for the second packet (in time for Easter) sound like fun? let me know what you all think . .cause it's all for you!
**update: holly cow! I am so happy this sounds like good fun to you all! thanks so much! okay, I will sort out the details (and figure out international shipping) and then get it set up hopefully by the end of this month. I may limit the number of subscribers or packets this first month (50-75?) so I can see what I am really in for-but I will give you all fair warning if I do that. It's on!
