Originally Posted by Lyte (Post 1105272)

Ok, I think I've got it. Do we have addresses for everyone yet? :)

Originally Posted by Lyte (Post 1105272)

Ok, I think I've got it. Do we have addresses for everyone yet? :)

Originally Posted by Lyte (Post 1106377)

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1106413)

Hi Lyte - Yes, I'm ready! I sent everyone my shipping address by PM. Please PM me your address so I will have it ready when I'm sending out the packages.

I'll let you know when I receive your package. I can't wait to see what you all have been working on!

Remember the deadline is Monday, 11/28, and anything received on Tuesday 12/6 or thereafter is officially late and the rule applies. Please also remember to send $5 for the shipping and packaging.

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1107148)

clay, your package came today! All I can say is, Wow!

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1107148)

clay, your package came today! All I can say is, Wow!

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1109256)

Lyte, I received your project today. So cool! I love them!

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1102633)

Coloring Project ! ! !

Sign up at the bottom!

This exchange has two parts. We'll exchange colored pages, and also blank coloring pages. The goal is to share not only pictures we have colored with each other, but also to send uncolored versions so that we can all have new things to color in our own way.

1. Find something you want to color, whether it's something you find in a book or something you draw yourself or something you print off the internet.

2. Before coloring it, make copies of it - so you can send a blank one along with your colored picture to each person. (Alternative: Send similar uncolored pictures instead of a copy of the one you are coloring. Send the removed pages from a coloring book if you want to.)

3. Color the picture. Either color one picture and make enough copies of the finished work for everybody to have one, or color a different, original picture for every person. It's up to you.

A couple of guidelines:

• Color a picture of anything you want. If you want to make something out of your colored picture, that is fine too, but the primary object is to color the paper.
• Any medium is fine - color pencils, crayons, markers, but if you use some of of the messier tools, like pastels, then please spray with a fixative before sending. If you want to use some other method of decoration, like stamping, that is fine too, but it must also involve some coloring.
• Up to 8-1/2 x 11 and keep it flat, unless you don't mind folding it.
• Photocopying is okay.

Sign up ends Sunday, 10/30. Projects are due to me on or before Monday, 11/28. They are officially late and the late rule applies on Tuesday, 12/6.

"For 2016, the rule is if one of our projects is received by the wrangler more than seven days after the due date, or one of us drops out of a project for whatever reason, that person is welcome to continue posting but is not allowed to sign up for a group project again until January 1st, 2017. No exceptions. This rule applies to participants and to wranglers. This rule must be posted at the bottom of all new projects that are being wrangled so that members can thoughtfully consider whether we wish to commit to a new project. And for the purposes of clarification, if someone drops out before the deadline to sign up has been closed then they are not excluded from future projects because they are still following the rules."

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1110151)

nycfem, your package came yesterday. So clever and creative! I enjoyed opening it very much!

Originally Posted by nanners (Post 1111695)

Originally Posted by cara (Post 1111791)

I've finally, finally finished my coloring project! I will try to get it in the mail tomorrow. I know I'm late in postmarking, but I'm hoping it will arrive by the deadline. Thanks for your patience with me, everyone.

❤️ & 🎨

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1111821)

Good for you! As long as it's here on or before 12/5, it's all good.

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1111821)

Good for you! As long as it's here on or before 12/5, it's all good.

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1111821)

Good for you! As long as it's here on or before 12/5, it's all good.

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1112089)

Tommi,

Yours came today! Gorgeous!

Originally Posted by nycfem (Post 1104544)

"For 2017, the rule is if one of our projects is received by the wrangler more than seven days after the due date, or one of us drops out of a project for whatever reason, that person is welcome to continue posting but is not allowed to sign up for a group project again until six months from the latest date that the project was supposed to be due. No exceptions. This rule applies to participants and to wranglers. Wranglers must mail out projects within one week of the latest date that the projects were supposed to be due. In addition to waiting six months before being able to join a penpal project, the person who has not met the latest deadline must post directly on the penpal thread within a week of missing the latest deadline stating that they have not adhered to the deadline (reason is welcome to be included or does not have to be) and, most importantly, the date on which they will be able to return to participating in the penpal projects. They must scroll back and add themselves to the bottom of the list of any other participants who have not met the late date for any project for 2017. If that is not done, then the member is welcome to participate in the thread with "thanks" and reps and thread chat but not to participate in any future projects for 2017. The reason for this is personal responsibility, so that we have a running record right on the thread that is easy to refer back to when needed. And for the purposes of clarification, if someone drops out before the deadline to sign up has been closed then they are not excluded from future projects because they are still following the rules.

Example: Bitsy misses the late date for a project. Within a week of that late date she must scroll down and find the most recent list of people who have missed the late date in 2017 and copy that list to a new post and add herself. Bitsy's post would look something like this:

'Sorry, I had the bird flu and missed the late date of 2/14/17. I can start participating in new projects on 8/14/17. I have added myself to the list below:

1. Tony (missed the late date of 1/28/17, able to participate 7/28/17)
2. Bitsy (missed the late date of 2/14/17, able to participate 8/14/17)'

This rule must be posted in its entirety at the bottom of all new projects that are being wrangled so that members can thoughtfully consider whether we wish to commit to a new project."

Originally Posted by nycfem (Post 1112663)

This was the most recent amended rules fro 2017 that I posted. I suggest we go with this unless we want to continue discussing and running things by each other. How about we go with it for now unless someone wants to post suggesting a discussion of an amendment?