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*Farmgirl Swap:  What do you do with your ATCs?  |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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 Posted - Oct 16 2011 : 05:30:08 AM
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Do you display them? Do you make something else out of them?
Trish
Make cupcakes not war!
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Edited by - one_dog_per_acre on Oct 16 2011 05:30:33 AM |
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Beth Jones
True Blue Farmgirl
3196 Posts
beth
tallassee
alabama
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Posted - Oct 16 2011 : 05:37:06 AM
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Hi Trish,
I have a 3 ring binder and keep them in there. Sometimes, I rotate different ones for the season as little works of art on my desk...I get the plastic pages from a baseball card vendor on ebay...There are several and don't remember the one I got mine from, but they are usually 9 places on the page to display your cards. That protects them and are easily availible. Smiles
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5363 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5363 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2011 : 06:31:22 AM
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I make magnets out of some for the fridge and my computer desk. I display them on the shelves in my dinning room, I always have something on display betwen the dishes that the shelves were meant for! LOL! and I take them to work and set on my desk, just to enjoy between phone calls and problems, they make me smile!
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1510 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2011 : 06:42:06 AM
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I keep most of my ATC's in a notebook like Beth and display a few as well. However, I find that alot of the thicker 3-dimensional and/or oversized ATC's don't fit in the slots. How do you farmgirls store those? I've been looking for some of the old-school photograph pages for 3x5 or 4x6 photos but haven't found any that fit in an 8.5 x 11 notebook. I bought my ATC pages at www.myatcstore.com when ordering some other goodies and you can buy them individually or in packages.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Edited by - edlund33 on Oct 16 2011 06:43:37 AM |
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LindaJo
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Linda
Fargo
ND
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2011 : 06:50:37 AM
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There are also ATC displays you can put them on. I know 7 Gypsies has one on their site and other craft suppliers. Also the holders for multiple photos that sit on a table etc. are a good option. Always fun to see your ATCs.
Art cleans the dust of everyday life from the soul. Picasso |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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urban chickie
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Catherine
Niles
IL
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2011 : 2:45:56 PM
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I am another who uses the sheets in a notebook!
For the off sized ATCs I have received, I have just taped them to the front pocket of a normal ATC sheet. But you could take a regular page protector and sew it into the sizes you need, then insert a cardboard sheet to slice through just the front side for access. I did that for the postcard swap because I couldn't find any unlined photo albums and I wanted to be able to read the addresses and notes as well as look at the pictures.
I also got an unfinished wooden easel that is the perfect size for displaying a single ATC, got it at the craft store. You could easily decorate the easel as well to match a particularly favorite ATC.
Catherine
Farmgirl #1370
City Girl By Birth,
Suburbanite By Location,
Farmgirl at Heart
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sissysquilts
True Blue Farmgirl
368 Posts
sissy
wa
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2011 : 8:29:33 PM
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HI Trish! :) I display mine on a couple of those metal hangers that kind of look like a vintage gate, they have loops you can sit stuff into and clips you can hang things from and then seasonal things I rotate out and keep in notebooks in the baseball card sheets. I also have a wreath shaped one that has clips which is kinda fun in the kitchen, I alternate recipe cards and ATCs in that one. I love having them on display as much as possible so I also tend to stick them in here and there around the house on those little easels etc. With tags, I hang them in groups from a few hooks I have throughout the house too :) What a great idea you had to post this topic, I am always wondering what display ideas others have! I'm so glad you posted this!
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."
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Cowgirl66092
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Tracey
Wellsville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2011 : 7:49:05 PM
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violetrose
True Blue Farmgirl
960 Posts
Ruth
Epworth
GA
USA
960 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2011 : 05:21:43 AM
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ATCs are Artist Trading Cards. Using old playing cards or card stock, we decorate them for the particular swap, ie: Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day, Fall or whatever you want to do. You can check it out here on the Farm under ATC swaps or on the web under ATCs. Hope this helps!
They are fun to make and collect. It's amazing the creativity of us Farmgirls :)!
I displayed mine on a bare branch, put into a flower pot. Going to put my Chrismas ones on a small Christmas tree.
Hugs, Ruth
Farmgirl Sister # 1738
God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us!
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Acelady02
True Blue Farmgirl
1266 Posts
Penny
Washington
GA
USA
1266 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2011 : 06:59:02 AM
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Tracey, I can't remember if I sent you an email about what an ATC is or not....did anyone answer your question? If not let me know and I will be happy to..dang, wait I will post a link here anyway so you can read what it is...lol..
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=45287
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50300
Let me know if you have any other questions...
(((((Hugs All)))))Penny
Farmgirl Sister #3343
God gives Miracles to those who Believe, Courage to those with Faith, Hope to those who Dream, Love to those who Accept, & Forgiveness to those who Ask... |
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