Quotecard Postcard #35

This should be a fun, low-pressure swap, so don't feel you have to do a lot of research unless you want to do that.I have a Notepad file in which I save quotations that I like, so I don't usually need to search for them for my Quotecards, but when I want quotes on a particular theme, I put:

[theme keywords] quote OR quotation

into a search engine. I get links to some general quotation sites but also ones which only have quotes on that theme, which often have many more than the general sites.

Some general ones:

• The Quote Garden
• Think exist
• Quotations Book
• Quotations Home Page
• Quoteland
• The Quotations Page
• The Quotations Archive
• TCPN Quotations
• WikiQuote

I am also often asked about sources for nice or 'different' postcards. Museums and art galleries usually have them, and a lot of book shops and stationery stores/departments have nice ones. There are online sources, of course:

• Amazon has books of postcards.
• Pomegranate have lots of choice, and their "blowout" packs are a great 'pot luck' deal.
• postcardstop.com have a good range.
• VisionWorks is another good US online source, but I can also get some of the cards they stock from my local 'world store' here in the UK.
• Syracuse Cultural Workers has interesting cards, many of them with quotes and most of them with a 'message'.
• Zazzle has a lot of postcards too, and they have sites in other countries, including in the UK.
• The Film Store has film-related postcards, of course, but other subjects too. It is a UK site but you can opt to see the prices in US dollars.

If anyone has suggestions for other sources, please post them here.

Just an F.Y.I. about Zazzle they charge a lot of money for shipping. Unless you like to order a huge pack of the same postcards then the shipping cost is lower depending on the type of postcard your ordering. I wanted to mention that the ETSY website has a great selection of handmade postcards from various artists. I was pretty impressed with some that I have ordered. Again, some of the sellers charge a lot for shipping and some don't. So far I have had no problems with ordering postcards through ETSY.

Thanks for that warning! I'll add a note about that on future swaps. Etsy too - I should have thought of that as I've bought postcards there myself.

I LOVE this idea!! I have mine all ready to send out, and I'm waiting for the next swap to be posted for next month. :)

I have some quote postcards for sale in my Folksy shop :-)

Sorry, that should have been a link to my Folksy shop!

Does the quote have to be on the postcard itself or one that is written by me on the postcard? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm a newbie:)

It is not a dumb question at all. Most participants need to write a quote on the postcard themselves, even if there happens to be a printed one on the front of it. The only exception is for a handmade postcard, which can have the quote incorporated into the artwork on the front if the maker prefers.

As sign-ups have ended for this swap, I have now created the next swap in the series, Quotecard Postcard #36. I hope to see some of you in that one too.

Just letting you know that I have checked all your profiles today (wow, 112 of you!), but I'm waiting for some replies to PMs, so I will not be assigning partners until tomorrow or perhaps Sunday morning.

I got a great quote and postcard today but no name on which to rate and let them know how great it was. what do I do I am a newbi so not too familiar with the system

I have PMed you about who I think sent it, @gitashri .

In general, if you receive a swap with no swap-bot name, as long as you know which swap it is for, you can go to "Rate your partners ..." to see who is sending to you, then to "View Participants" to see whether any of them have marked Sent and then PM any of them who have.

It is now more than 2 weeks since the Send deadline for this swap. Over the next few days, I will be contacting the partners of those participants who have not marked Sent yet.

If anyone else has not received after a reasonable time, bearing in mind where your partners live, please try to contact them. If you cannot resolve it between you, please PM me, as I will not be checking the comments for this swap any more.