Mailart 365 has moved

Bits of this & bits of that - bits from Sherri, Mim & my stash.

I can't believe it's been a whole year since I started this project!  Here are the last of my MailArt365 pieces, all sent in the last weeks of December, 2012.

359/365, envelope decorated with Emerson quote stamp, catalog cut-out, and decorative packaging tape. Sent to Kristy in Indiana.



360/365, handmade envelope from a stock photography book of nature photos, with coordinating vintage postage. Sent to Jenna in North Carolina.



361/365, handmade envelope from a stock photography book of nature photos, with coordinating vintage postage, decorative tape, and gold foil letters.  Sent to Carolee in San Francisco.



362/365, envelope decorated with label selvage, catalog cut-out, and addressed with stencils.  Sent to Annie in San Francisco with vintage Christmas postage. 




Lastly, some birthday envelopes for some special ladies.

363/365, handmade envelope from an outdated museum brochure.  Sent to Jen in New York.



364/365, handmade envelope from a USA Philatelic magazine. Sent to eco-loving Liz in Ohio.



And last, but not least, 365/365. Handmade envelope from the pages of USA Philatelic. Page full of people with a person on the coordinating postage.  Sent to Bridget in New Mexico.

352/365, envelope decorated with artistamp, silver stamped stars, catalog cut-out, and blue label. Sent to Brian in DC.



353/365, envelope decorated with silver stamped stars, catalog cut-out, and decorative packaging tape. Sent to Megan in Maryland.



354/365, one of the few envelopes I actually got to make at my holiday mail-making party. Envelope decorated with a hand-carved stamp, floppy disk label, canceled vintage postage, washi tape, red foil star, and catalog cut-out. Sent to Mary in Maryland.



355/365, another product of the mail-making party. Envelope decorated with washi tape, shipping tag, "hello" stamp, artistamp, and sticker selvage. Sent to June in Virginia.



356/365, a handmade envelope from a Godiva catalog. Sent to Michelle in DC.



357/365, handmade envelope using a stock photography book of nature photos, with coordinating postage. Sent to Ashley in Providence.



358/365, handmade envelope from an art book, full of religious figures and boobs. Sent to my spouse. :)

345/365, envelope decorated with catalog cut-out, blue label, decorative tape, gold foil seal, "hello" stamp, Emerson quote stamp, and vintage Christmas postage.  Sent to Bonnie Jeanne in Pittsburgh.



346/365, envelope decorated with "hello" stamp, catalog cut-out, blue star sticker, blue label, gold foil envelope seal, Emerson quote stamp, and decorative tape. Sent to Anne in Pennsylvania.



347/365, envelope decorated with silver star stamp, green label, Emerson quote stamp, decorative packaging tape, catalog cut-out, and washi tape. Sent to Beth in DC.



348/365, envelope decorated with green label, decorative packaging tape, gold foil stars, silver stamped stars, Emerson quote stamp, and catalog cut-out. Sent to Lisa in DC.



349/365, envelope decorated with blue label, silver stamped stars, blue foil star, and catalog cut-out. Sent to Amber in Texas.



350/365, envelope decorated with post office brochure for Christmas mailings, decorative packaging tape, and Emerson quote stamp. Sent to Jackie in DC.



351/365, envelope decorated with post office brochure for Christmas mailings, label selvage, magazine cut-out, date stamp, red label, decorative tape, and Emerson quote stamp.  Sent to James in DC.

338/365, envelope decorated with red label, silver star sticker, catalog cut-out, silver paint pen, decorative packaging tape, Emerson quote stamp, and stamped silver stars. Sent to the Wentling family in Virginia.



339/365, envelope decorated with a cut-out from post office's Christmas mailing brochure, the matching postage stamp, date stamp, stamp selvage, decorative tape, Emerson quote stamp, and gold envelope seal. Sent to Liz and Kim in Washington state.



340/365, envelope decorated with catalog cut-out, red label, date stamp, decorative packaging tape, and Emerson quote stamp.  Sent to the Stuchlik family in Colorado.



341/365, envelope decorated with red label, catalog cut-outs, date stamp, decorative packaging tape, and Emerson quote stamp. Sent to Jon and Melissa in Denver.



342/365, envelope decorated with catalog cut-out, blue label, blue star sticker, decorative tape, gold envelope seal, silver star stamps, and Emerson quote stamp. Sent to Jill and her family in Georgia.



343/365, envelope decorated with green label, decorative packaging tape, Emerson quote stamp, washi tape, foil sticker selvage, silver star stamps, and catalog cut-out. Sent to Kate in Virginia.



344/365, envelope decorated with blue label, "hello" stamp, gold envelope seal, decorative tape, Emerson quote stamp, catalog cut-out, and vintage Christmas postage. Sent to Ana in Missouri.

331/365, envelope decorated with catalog cut-out, Emerson quote stamp, silver stamped stars, green label, and decorative packaging tape. Sent to Patchen in Baltimore.



332/365, envelope decorated with catalog cut-out and Emerson quote stamp. Sent to Matt in Missouri.



333/365, envelope decorated with green label, decorative packaging tape, gold star sticker, catalog cut-out, and Emerson quote stamp. Sent to Bethany and Yong in South Carolina.



334/365, envelope decorated with washi tape, red label, gold star sticker, gold envelope seal, date stamp, Emerson quote stamp, catalog cut-out, and decorative packaging tape. Sent to Meaghan and Em in Virginia.



335/365, envelope decorated with catalog cut-out, red label, date stamp, Emerson quote stamp, and decorative packaging tape. Sent to Lauren and Jeremy in Florida.



336/365, envelope decorated with green label, Emerson quote stamp, decorative packaging tape, silver heart stamp, and catalog cut-out.  Sent to Heidi in Virginia.



337/365, envelope decorated with "hello" stamp in silver, green label, Emerson quote stamp, and star sticker selvage. Sent to Kim in DC.

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.

195/365, one of my Gocco-ed envelopes with a bit of extra embellishment on the front around my favorite stamp. A returned postcard enclosed with another note (once I got from her the new address) sent to Cindy in The Other Washington.


196/365, a reused envelope (originally from Bethany, with her border design) with a clear invoice sleeve added to the front to add in the new address.  Ikea directions, simple cryptograph of her name that embodies everyone's feelings on Ikea directions.  Sent (back) to Bethany in South Carolina.


197/365, another Gocco-ed envelope with a collage on the front.  Newspaper graphics, washi tape, dry cleaning stub, tea bag, catalog page, stamp and sticker selvages.  Sent to Annie in San Francisco.


198/365, faux-calligraphed address with my crappy interpretation of a much-loved flowchart on the reverse (inspired by the existence of the "oh snap!" plate on my new rotating stamp).  Sent to Meigh and Christina in Maryland.
Not pictured: 199/365, another Gocco-ed envelope (same as the two above) with nothing of note on the front that I forgot to get a picture of.  Sent to Kim in DC.