Is the sky falling?

Patricia's Postcards

Patricia sent me this postcard ages ago, to which she added a fruit sticker.

I added one more, and I thought I sent this to Tonipoet, but maybe she sent it along to DKULT to add more and return to Patricia.

The result.

I also have a direct add and pass back.

Here's how I altered it:

I also added something to this vintage postcard to send to Patricia.

Here's another where I added an orange sticker.

And I sent it to MomKat who added a bit more fruit and returned it to Patricia.

And one more from Patricia (love the spelling of coconut).

With a bit added by me.

And returned in envelope 897.

A collage, quartered

I used some found pieces to create a large collage (11 x 8.5 inches).

I then cut it into four pieces, and sent them out in these envelopes.

To Tonipoet

To Chris W

To Jon F (back and front)

To Katerina

Toni's Tiny Banana Mail

Toni said she fought with the post office clerk to get this one mailed. 

I think it technically is smaller than the limits allowed by the post office - it measures 4.25 x 3.75 in (11 x 9.5 cm). 

My understanding is that it probably should have been mailed as a package (somewhere in the region of $3.50), but Toni managed to persuade the person that it was just non-machinable (+21c) instead. 

Brava!

A collage from Toni

It arrived in a fun feline hand made envelope.

Sunday Stamps - Bananas!

There are lots of banana days in the mad as a hatter mail art world.

I didn't take part for banana lovers day (27 August), however Toni and Katerina sent me some fun things, so I sent them back two banana 'boats' using the ice cream sundae stamps, complete with split bananas and topped with cherries. These large stamps are from the Soda Fountain Favorites set issued earlier this year.

For more fruit (and nuts) on postage, head over to Sunday Stamps.

Black and white

Envelopes and stamps.

Photographic collages

Using some pieces I found and some from William, I sent these collages.

To Toni

To William

Classics from Tonipoet

My first sighting of one of the new Classics Forever stamps on an envelope made from a calendar.

Toni also included a found poem, and a set of artist trading cards.

Double-sided collage

Toni sent me this intriguing double-sided collage.

The collage arrived in this homemade envelope, complete with a stamp from one of my favorite commemorative issues of 2015.

Banana Day

Another Banana Day occurred April 20.

This is what I sent out.

And this is what came in.

First, minions from MomKat.

The next day, this much-delayed banana from MomKat showed up.

stripygoose's banana mail showed up next, forsooth! Even the stamp is banana colored.

The next three arrived on the eve of banana day.

From Dean, a little crumpled.

Here's the smoothed out version.

And the front.

A Browning banana from Linda.

And a yellow banana from Toni.

Perfect timing from TicTac, this one arrived on the big day itself with fantastic faux stamps.

A red banana from Carina showed up a few days later.

Sent in this great envelope - with fun (as always) Finnish postage.

And this last one was posted on April 20 in Brazil, arriving 3 weeks later. Thanks for my first Brazilian mail art, Intransferival!