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365-2 #1 Sno Caps
We have had over 7 feet of snow here in the last 3 weeks. People can't even SEE their cars, much less drive them. The MBTA is slow, or closed, due to shortage of maintenance dollars. So, in case of a Snow Emergency, I'm mailing Ciara a box of Sno-Caps.
Naked Mail + Chocolate = Instant relief and smiles.
OK. I'll put a heart on it too. Mail heART 365-2 #1.
Here we go again.
Naked Mail + Chocolate = Instant relief and smiles.
OK. I'll put a heart on it too. Mail heART 365-2 #1.
Here we go again.
#365 The End... of the beginning
Here is the Grand Finale of MailArt 365!
It is my very first amigurumi crochet heart, suspended in a bottle, with some chocolates, and mailed to my son.
On December 8, 2010, I mailed number 1 ("I HAD SHOES") to my daughter. That is 1531 days ago. Which means one mailing every 4.2 days (more or less). Which, for me, isn't bad. Considering work, doldrums, procrastination, vague loss of motivations, clutter, and storms, that isn't too bad at all.
So, the circle is complete. (My kids have been frequent recipients of other items in the 365 lineage, with good spirits and much laughter and fol-de-rol.)
Here are the pictures.
Oh yes. I joined the 5089 group. Whatever that's about. I like the nifty logo.
Aloha from EARTH.
What's next? More mailart!! Maybe another 4 year 365. I'm thinking of Mail heART 365, all hearts. But then, I'm not known for consistency. Stay tuned. Watch. And see.
It is my very first amigurumi crochet heart, suspended in a bottle, with some chocolates, and mailed to my son.
On December 8, 2010, I mailed number 1 ("I HAD SHOES") to my daughter. That is 1531 days ago. Which means one mailing every 4.2 days (more or less). Which, for me, isn't bad. Considering work, doldrums, procrastination, vague loss of motivations, clutter, and storms, that isn't too bad at all.
So, the circle is complete. (My kids have been frequent recipients of other items in the 365 lineage, with good spirits and much laughter and fol-de-rol.)
Here are the pictures.
Aloha from EARTH.
What's next? More mailart!! Maybe another 4 year 365. I'm thinking of Mail heART 365, all hearts. But then, I'm not known for consistency. Stay tuned. Watch. And see.
Still going... slowly #351 - #356
#351 - mailed a globe, naked mail, to my son
#352 - mailed pajamas in a soda bottle
#353 - mailed bits of Florida to Maryland, in a bottle
#354 - mailed random stuff to a college student, also in a bottle
#355 - mailed a coconut to my son. Lucky him.
#356 - mailed a bottle called "RETREAT in a BOTTLE" to a friend who couldn't attend a weekend retreat. This contains beads, quotes, a rock, some songs, origami crane, tea, cookies, and some crackers. and probably a few other surprises.
I have 9 to go, and tomorrow is a snow day.....
#314 and #315 Make Way For Ducklings
#296 Naked Mail
Found flip flop. Sharpies. Tanglepatterns.com. Voila! Naked mail going out.
Who thinks the strap of the flip flop will arrive in tact?
#264 and 265
Not Scanned!! What is becoming of me.
I mailed a shark, naked mail, with some mini snickers and almond joy inside. You know, sharks will eat just about anything..
#265 was an envacordion. One of my best, with a large bear wearing a backpack. Perhaps we will get a photo from its happy recipient.
I mailed a shark, naked mail, with some mini snickers and almond joy inside. You know, sharks will eat just about anything..
#265 was an envacordion. One of my best, with a large bear wearing a backpack. Perhaps we will get a photo from its happy recipient.
craftgasm, week 33
231/365, almost naked mail of Peeps and a letter (wrapped in extra plastic to protect them) after a trip to the Peeps store at National Harbor. Sent to my Peeps-loving grandmother in New York.
232/365, handmade map envelope with washi tape and "property of" sticker, made while on vacation in the Adirondacks. Sent to Janice Marie in Australia.
233/365, handmade map envelope with "Hello My Name Is" sticker, made on vacation (but not of the area we visited). Sent to Donovan in Chicago.
234/365, envelope decorated with fun place names from maps. Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.
235/365, envelope made from tourism catalogs. Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.
232/365, handmade map envelope with washi tape and "property of" sticker, made while on vacation in the Adirondacks. Sent to Janice Marie in Australia.
233/365, handmade map envelope with "Hello My Name Is" sticker, made on vacation (but not of the area we visited). Sent to Donovan in Chicago.
234/365, envelope decorated with fun place names from maps. Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.
235/365, envelope made from tourism catalogs. Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.
@craftgasm, week 32
225/365, a vanilla creamer bottle with confetti and a birthday note. Sent to Kim in DC.
226/365, handmade postcard with graph paper, a receipt, product instructions in Japanese, washi tape, sticker selvage, and ephemera. Sent to Fay in Taiwan.
227/365, handmade postcard with graph paper, Chinese fortune, washi tape, packaging, and Ikea instructions. Sent to Dewi in Toronto.
228/365, handmade postcard with reclaimed notebook and ledger papers, stencils, and rubber stamps with coordinating postage (which makes sense if you saw the postcard she sent me). Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.
229/365, handmade postcard with neon labeling stickers and reclaimed notebook and ledger papers. Sent to Becky in Pennsylvania.
230/365, handmade postcard made with reclaimed notebook and ledger papers, a circus rubber stamp (which didn't show up too well on the scanner, but is clearer in person), and neon labeling stickers (which, as it turns out, don't show up as neon no matter how much you play with color settings), with coordinating postage. Sent to Meigh in Maryland.
226/365, handmade postcard with graph paper, a receipt, product instructions in Japanese, washi tape, sticker selvage, and ephemera. Sent to Fay in Taiwan.
227/365, handmade postcard with graph paper, Chinese fortune, washi tape, packaging, and Ikea instructions. Sent to Dewi in Toronto.
228/365, handmade postcard with reclaimed notebook and ledger papers, stencils, and rubber stamps with coordinating postage (which makes sense if you saw the postcard she sent me). Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.
229/365, handmade postcard with neon labeling stickers and reclaimed notebook and ledger papers. Sent to Becky in Pennsylvania.
230/365, handmade postcard made with reclaimed notebook and ledger papers, a circus rubber stamp (which didn't show up too well on the scanner, but is clearer in person), and neon labeling stickers (which, as it turns out, don't show up as neon no matter how much you play with color settings), with coordinating postage. Sent to Meigh in Maryland.
craftgasm, week 22
183/365, vellum envelope with faux calligraphy, and letter written on catalog pages showing through. Sent to Bethany in South Carolina.
184/365, postcard made from some kind of fashion plate cardboard form. Sent to Kim in DC.
185/365, handmade envelope from the pages of USA Philatelic for an anniversary card; stamped images on the front and back. Sent to Bethany & Yong in South Carolina.
186/365, postcard made from an old calendar cover. Sent to Kim in DC.
187/365, ATM envelope stamped with vintage office stamps and rubber stamps. Sent to Christina in Maryland.
184/365, postcard made from some kind of fashion plate cardboard form. Sent to Kim in DC.
185/365, handmade envelope from the pages of USA Philatelic for an anniversary card; stamped images on the front and back. Sent to Bethany & Yong in South Carolina.
186/365, postcard made from an old calendar cover. Sent to Kim in DC.
187/365, ATM envelope stamped with vintage office stamps and rubber stamps. Sent to Christina in Maryland.
craftgasm, Easter edition
I love decorating eggs for Easter, but actually don't like hard-boiled eggs, so I didn't make real ones this year because I don't know what I'd do with that many eggs that I didn't want to eat. But when I spotted some patterns in a junk mail catalog I received this weekend, I thought they'd make very pretty Easter eggs, so some mail art was born.
97-99, decorated envelopes (fronts only) with eggs cut from junk mail and deco tape.
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100/365, handmade postcard with an Easter-themed sales flyer and bunny image, plus washi tape.
101-110, jumbo eggs full of treats, wrapped in striped packaging tape and sent out naked. The first pic is of them on their way to the post office; the second is of them after adding postage and dropping them in the box for packages.
111-114, 117-120, postcards handmade with various ephemera.
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121-124, decorated envelopes with Easter eggs, deco tape, bunny pictures, and junk mail cut-outs.
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125-130, postcards handmade with various ephemera.
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97-99, decorated envelopes (fronts only) with eggs cut from junk mail and deco tape.
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100/365, handmade postcard with an Easter-themed sales flyer and bunny image, plus washi tape.
101-110, jumbo eggs full of treats, wrapped in striped packaging tape and sent out naked. The first pic is of them on their way to the post office; the second is of them after adding postage and dropping them in the box for packages.
111-114, 117-120, postcards handmade with various ephemera.
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121-124, decorated envelopes with Easter eggs, deco tape, bunny pictures, and junk mail cut-outs.
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125-130, postcards handmade with various ephemera.
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craftgasm, week 8
61/365, altered hotel brochure with letter written on the mostly-blank inside. Embellished primarily with the leftover stickers from freebie address labels (you know, the one panel that tries to guilt you into sending money), some reinforcements, and other random stickers. Sent to Bethany in South Carolina.
62/365, a 3D robot puzzle and toy mailed naked in its packaging. Sent to the birthday boy in Florida. (I added the stamps later and forgot to re-scan.)
63/365, handmade inside-out security envelope. President Obama's peeking through the window to say hello to my grandmother in Florida. Decorated mostly with homemade stickers, the new Martha Stewart labels, deco tape, and the negative space leftovers from a sheet of foil star stickers.
64/365, postcard made from Japanese office supply packaging and collaged with newspaper cut outs, translucent paper, washi tape, and crayon. Sent to JJ All The Way in Oregon.
65/365, postcard made from Japanese deco tape packaging. Sent mostly naked to Kerri in Arizona.
66/365, postcard made from Japanese office supply packaging and sent mostly naked to my husband.
62/365, a 3D robot puzzle and toy mailed naked in its packaging. Sent to the birthday boy in Florida. (I added the stamps later and forgot to re-scan.)
63/365, handmade inside-out security envelope. President Obama's peeking through the window to say hello to my grandmother in Florida. Decorated mostly with homemade stickers, the new Martha Stewart labels, deco tape, and the negative space leftovers from a sheet of foil star stickers.
64/365, postcard made from Japanese office supply packaging and collaged with newspaper cut outs, translucent paper, washi tape, and crayon. Sent to JJ All The Way in Oregon.
65/365, postcard made from Japanese deco tape packaging. Sent mostly naked to Kerri in Arizona.
66/365, postcard made from Japanese office supply packaging and sent mostly naked to my husband.
