From the future to the past

The last few days have been futuristic, today it's another one from 2017... and somehow it traveled without a stamp.

And Yayoi also included this great collage.

From Rachael with thanks

A while ago I hosted an MMSA swap where participants were invited to make hand made envelopes.

Lots of lovely envelopes were turned in for the swap. You can click to see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 and part 7.

As the host it is a lot of fun to sift through the packages that arrive - often the sender includes something extra for the host (like this envelope I sent to Eva). You can see the stunning envelope Rachael sent in here.

Less fun is when a swapper doesn't receive their expected package. The envelopes were mailed out in early November 2017, and by November 21 Rachael still hadn't received hers.

Fortunately the swappers had very generously sent me extra envelopes, plus of course I have my own stash, so I sent a replacement set off to Rachael which she received December 6th.

And of course after I sent a replacement set of envelopes, the original packet arrived, with 4c postage due on December 26th. I am always very careful to go to the post office and weigh the packets to make sure they have the correct postage, so this surprised me. At least it made it about 6 weeks after it was sent!

So Rachael was extremely nice and sent me a few things inside this great envelope. Not sure why the stamp didn't fare so well.

 

Amongst other things (that may or may not show up on the blog at some point), Rachael included some very nice vintage stamps inside this mini-envelope.

So thank you for the thank you goodies, Rachael!

A second MMSA envelope from Honi

Honi sent her envelopes in two envelopes. I like the collage on this one - check out the Cyrillic on the collaged part!

MMSA envelope from Honi

Another nice outer envelope from the MMSA exchange submissions. This one is from Honi, who currently organizes the whole gig. Always fun when she takes part in an exchange.

Did you really think Halloween was over?

Great MMSA outer envelope from Nanski.

MMSA envelope from Rose

I love this set of vintage stamps, and the rubber stamping, on this envelope from Rose.

MMSA envelope from Susan

Another (deconstructed) envelope, this one's from Susan.

MMSA envelope from Rachael

Beautiful calligraphy and stamp selection from Rachael

MMSA envelope from Dorothea

The fun outer envelopes continue to arrive. This one's from Dorothea.

MMSA envelope from Yayoi

So much fun hosting a swap when cool envelopes like this arrive in the mail. And glad to hear you're enjoying the blog, Yayoi ;)

An MMSA envelope from Jeanette

Another envelope containing envelopes for an upcoming MMSA swap. This nicely illustrated one is from Jeanette, and she used one of the Disney villain stamps as an added bonus.

An MMSA envelope from Eric

I am hosting a hand made envelope swap via Mail Me Some Art. Some of the participants have used really nice envelopes to send their items.

Here's one from Eric. I love the envelope, and even more impressive is how well-matched the stamps are.

Found poetry from Patrice

Mail Me Some Art - Found Poetry

I decided to guest host an MMSA exchange with the theme of Found Poetry.

I didn't participate in the exchange myself, however I was fortunate enough to receive bonus cards from Susan

and from Laurie. 

Both arrived on 'Big Mail Monday'. In these great painted and rubber-stamped envelopes.

The added bonus of hosting one of these swaps is the wonderful selection of envelopes swappers send their postcards in. It was also great to see several first-time swappers, including Rachael who takes part in Jean's envelope exchanges.

From Eric:

From Rachael:

From Veebee and from Constance:

From Gail:

From Honi:

From Judith:

From Laima:

From Lynn:

The idea of MMSA is to send postcards through he mail, however Andrea's were sent to her in this envelope with a few added artistamps.

The final inkblot Monday

Here's the final inkblot from Constance.

What do you see in the inkblot? 

I'll be back in a week to share my thoughts in the comments.

And here is a link to last week's inkblot.

Inkblot Mondays part 8

It's time for another inkblot. This one is from Veebee.

What do you see in the inkblot? And the underlying photo is Mr Rorschach himself - does he remind you of anyone?

I'll be back in a week to share my thoughts.

Here is what I thought about last week's inkblot.

Inkblot Mondays part 7

It's time for another inkblot. This one is from Mary.

What do you see?

I'll be back in a week to share my thoughts.

Last week's inkblot is here.

Inkblot Mondays part 6

It's time for another inkblot. This one is from Beau.

What do you see?

I'll be back in a week to share my thoughts.

To see what I thought of last week's inkblot, click here.

Inkblot Mondays part 5

It's time for another inkblot.

What do you see?

I'll be back in a week to share my thoughts.

A link to last week's inkblot.

Inkblot Mondays part 4

It's time for another inkblot.

What do you see?

I'll be back in a week to share my thoughts.

Here is last week's ink.