The Rest of the Photos I Promised to Post...

A very cute note card from StoneZebra

A lovely handmade envie and letter from Hester

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My outgoing mail. I was going to post them individually but decided to wait until the letters reached their destination before posting close ups. That way I don't spoil the surprise for the recipient!

My most recent rubber cut. 

Today I received some absolutely awesome mail! I won't get the photos up for a day or two, since I am really trying to get my return letters written. I'll see you in a day or two with posts of my most recent incoming mail and a some really lovely gifts from my dear pen friends. Until then I'll see you in the mail!

Incoming and Outgoing April and May 2011

Here are the photos of my incoming and outgoing mail for the months of April and May. I was gone for a couple of weeks on a trip and the garden has been a demanding task master so I don't have much going out, but I did get some really great mail from my pen friends. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!


Outgoing Mail

A beautiful mail art tryptic from
Ahmet Demir in Turkey

An interactive collage from Janine in Switzerland.
This card has doors that open to reveal mini collages inside.

A humorous sewn postcard from
Lindsay in Canada

The back of Lindsay's post card.
As far as I can tell this postcard made
it all the way from Canada with no postage at all!

Much of the mail I receive is from people who I correspond with,
not so much on the mail art side of things.
 I don't want to leave them out of my postings
since their letters are a joy to me,
but I think I'll keep their letters to myself...
Many of the letters generously include little gifts of postal
cheerfulness, like Troy's gift of ink cartridges
and a wonderful selection of vintage stamps from
Tom M. in Missouri and Angelia from Illinois.
Thanks so much for all the interesting letters from my pen friends
and for the cool stamps, too!

Until next time... I'll see you in the mail!