This postal ring will be all about spaceships. Carve your favorite spaceship, whether it be the Enterprise, or Apollo 13, or Invader Zim's little craft that he sometimes disguises as a pig balloon.

The rules:
1: Communicate!
2: Please try to maintain a 3-4 day turnaround.
3: If you use metallic ink, wash it off. It bothers some people when it gets on their non-metallic inkpads.
4: Creative and/or intricate carves are encouraged - but beginners are welcome!
5: Communicate!
6: Have fun!

This is a limited postal ring; please contact me if you'd like to join. Beginners are welcome; I'll just need to hear from you that you can make a commitment to following through and keeping up.
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Updated/Edited 4/2/13:

Some basic information for those who are new to postal rings, since we have several:

1: Getting Started: Contact the person who is below you on the list for this ring (after I put us all in mailing order - I'll let you know when that happens) and get their mailing address. You will mail your box to this person on of before the start date of the ring, and all the boxes you receive for the ring thereafter. The person above you will be mailing all the boxes they receive to you. The last box they will mail to you will be your own.

2: The envelope: Prepare your bubble envelope so that it is reusable. Here is a link to a good little tutorial on how to prepare an envelope: http://chedvasltccarvingsspoilers.blogspot.com/p/bubble-envelopes.html
One thing that the tutorial doesn't mention is that you save yourself some hassle with tape and stamps if you make the open end of the envelope on the "return address" end rather than the stamp end. This means you can re-open and re-close the envelope even after you've put stamps on (you're not supposed to put tape over stamps). Another thing is - you might want to place an extra layer of tape over the area to the left and below the "To" address (and to the right of it if there is space) because if you mail straight from the post office counter and they put meter stickers on it, the second sticker will be placed in one of these locations and they do leave residue that builds up and makes your envelope gummy after a few mailings.

3: Preparing the postal - your package should contain:
A: Your stamp (wrapped in something such as felt that will absorb excess ink)
B: Your logbook (should be enough space for a reasonably-sized signature for each person in the ring. Many people like to leave extra space so that if anyone has friends who also want to stamp-in, they can. If you would welcome extra stamp-ins then it might be a good idea to say so on your logbook somewhere. The logbook should have the name of the stamp and/or its AQ number, and your name. Many people like to include their address and email on the logbook, inside the envelope or on the postal, in case it gets lost. A lot of people label the back of the envelope with the postal ring's name - this is very helpful if you've got several postal rings going on at once.

By the way - if your package is going to be heavier than normal, please let the ring know. Some people may not want to pay extra postage, or want some warning.

4: Receiving a postal: Log your "find" for each postal you receive as soon as you can after you receive it, so that the owner will know it's safe - even if you don't have time to stamp in right away. Stamp in (this means stamp your signature stamp in the logbook and stamp an imprint of the postal into your own log) as soon as you can, preferably withing 3-5 days.

If you use metallic ink, or really if you use any color besides what is already on the stamp, it's polite to wash it off so that it doesn't muddy up other people's imprints after you.

5: Mailing a postal: If you're going to take longer than the expected 3-5 days - LET THE RING KNOW so that people aren't wondering. This is what I mean when I say "communicate." It's really just fine to admit you're really busy, or on vacation, or waiting for your paycheck to come in so you can mail things... just as long as you keep people in the loop. Some people like to let the ring know whenever they receive/mail something, and that is fine - but not necessary unless you want to.

6: Postage due: People make mistakes, and it happens once in awhile. If you get postage due, let the person who sent it know, so they can address the problem and not repeat it. If you communicate with the sender and then it still keeps happening (allowing for things that were already in the mail), let the host of your ring know. It's really not cool for someone to do this on a regular basis, and you don't deserve to be stuck paying for it.

7: Holdups: If you go awhile without getting any letterboxes and you haven't heard anything from either the ring or the person above you on the list, let the host of your ring know. If someone has flaked out, it's good to catch it early before the ring sends a whole bunch more stamps to someone who might not ever send them back out. (Don't worry newbies, this is pretty rare - mostly people who flake out just keep them for a long time but do eventually send them on)

8: Questions: If you have any questions at all, just ask! We were all new to this once - and there are no stupid questions. :)

1. ddmckenna
2. hemingwayheroine
3. Zombie Slayer
4. tie dye sue
5. Scribe
6. The Woodshed
7. Cowdrey Clan
8. Porras Posse
9. coco
10. apolizzi
11. vampirenurse
12. KatieLindsay
13. Pogo_and_Bink
14. Chicken Little
15. Autumn Acorns

1. Moya
2. Spaceships: Serenity
3. T.I.E. FIGHTER
4. X Wing Fighter
5. USS Excalibur - Ambassador Class
6. Trade Federation Spaceship
7. USS Enterprise Galaxy Class
8. Republic Starfighter
9. Abduction
10. Spaceships:Blast Off
11. Borg Attack
12. Star Trek - Romulan Warbird D'deridex Class
13. tardis
14. Cheops Warship - Stargate
15. Space Shuttle
16. The Flying Saucers from Mars Attacks!