...Brooke...
...Eric...
...and Scott.
And mail art I sent out to Linda...
...Marti...
...MomKat...
...Keith...
...and stripygoose.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Guest blogging at Positively Postal
My week of posting at Positively Postal is up. Head over there to see what I had to say about these pieces of mail art I received recently from Mail Art Martha...
...Brooke...
...Eric...
...and Scott.
And mail art I sent out to Linda...
...Marti...
...MomKat...
...Keith...
...and stripygoose.
...Brooke...
...Eric...
...and Scott.
And mail art I sent out to Linda...
...Marti...
...MomKat...
...Keith...
...and stripygoose.
Friday, August 28, 2015
Cheerios
I'm guest blogging over at positively postal this week (link lower down in the right hand column).
Today is a joint blog, in that I used the back of a cereal box to create two odd-shaped pieces to send naked in the mail.
This one is to the Artist in Seine.
And I thought you'd like to see how I fit the stamps, address and message on the back.
Today is a joint blog, in that I used the back of a cereal box to create two odd-shaped pieces to send naked in the mail.
This one is to the Artist in Seine.
And I thought you'd like to see how I fit the stamps, address and message on the back.
The other one was sent to MomKat.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
In from Nikki
Nikki and I have been exchanging mail art since we ended up receiving cards from each other in the MMSA favorite book challenge. This card is highly entertaining.
And I'm guest blogging at postivelypostal all week.
And I'm guest blogging at postivelypostal all week.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Tucker is... PrinterPo
This envelope is one I made when sending the Tucker stamps to Tucker FC HQ, but a couple of the Tuckers on the end were altered.
One is half-way to Robert Smith.
The other one is just plain hair-raising.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Eyes wide shut
Fascinating envelope from Jean. It contained a very cool envelope which I will be blogging about in the future.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Sunday Stamps - Lighthouses
Today's Sunday Stamps theme is lighthouses - a popular subjects for stamps, and certainly the US with its extensive coastline, including the Great Lakes which have lighthouses too, has plenty to choose from.
The last set issued in the US featured five New England coastal lighthouses. Above is the commemorative panel from USPS, which is still available at their online store. The strips and sheets of stamps are no longer available, however there is a nice write up here. The stamps are also sold accompanying a set of notecards featuring the lighthouses.
I have sent a few of these stamps, and received at least one - this one is in a creative setting. And it also has the light-related energy-saving finger turing off the light switch on the machined cancellation. Many people noted that this frank looked more than little weird/creepy/odd.
The other stamp I want to highlight today was sent to me from Morocco by Eva.
This stamp celebrates the Cape Spartal lighthouse, which turns 150 this year. It is located on the southwest approach to the Straits of Gibraltar, and was built on request of the King of Morocco following a shipwreck where many sailors lost their lives.
And bonus - I received this nautically-themed envelope from Hester this week featuring a set of 4 stamps from 1972 celebrating Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a national park stretching along 70 miles of the coast of the Outer Banks. The top right stamp features the distinctive black and white lighthouse. The current lighthouse is the second to have been built on the Cape. In 1999, due to encroachment of the ocean and erosion, the entire lighthouse was moved 2900 feet (880 m) inland.
The lighthouses of North Carolina all have their own distinctive black and white design - this one's 'barber pole' design seems to be one of the most famous.
The last set issued in the US featured five New England coastal lighthouses. Above is the commemorative panel from USPS, which is still available at their online store. The strips and sheets of stamps are no longer available, however there is a nice write up here. The stamps are also sold accompanying a set of notecards featuring the lighthouses.
I have sent a few of these stamps, and received at least one - this one is in a creative setting. And it also has the light-related energy-saving finger turing off the light switch on the machined cancellation. Many people noted that this frank looked more than little weird/creepy/odd.
The other stamp I want to highlight today was sent to me from Morocco by Eva.
This stamp celebrates the Cape Spartal lighthouse, which turns 150 this year. It is located on the southwest approach to the Straits of Gibraltar, and was built on request of the King of Morocco following a shipwreck where many sailors lost their lives.
And bonus - I received this nautically-themed envelope from Hester this week featuring a set of 4 stamps from 1972 celebrating Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a national park stretching along 70 miles of the coast of the Outer Banks. The top right stamp features the distinctive black and white lighthouse. The current lighthouse is the second to have been built on the Cape. In 1999, due to encroachment of the ocean and erosion, the entire lighthouse was moved 2900 feet (880 m) inland.
The lighthouses of North Carolina all have their own distinctive black and white design - this one's 'barber pole' design seems to be one of the most famous.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Not of the robot hive
Another great homemade envelope from Keith C
Containing his latest addition in our collaboration.
Update:
Scott asked me to guest host his blog for a week while he is away. You can check out daily links to Positively Postal on the list in the lower right side bar.
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