Snail mail envelopes

Outgoing mail art

Maybe there was something in the pinot noir that week but I was really feeling a mid-century vibe when I painted up all these little packages. Polariods and UFOs. Weirdly-tinted poodles and monstera deliciosa. Vintage suitcases, 60s sitcom opening credits-style cartoons, and Liza Minnelli. I don't k

ten creative ways to send snail mail

Flat things tucked inside your snail mail can bring joy and excitement to the recipient. It also makes each letter special and unique.

There was an envelope with splat birds on Candy's blog a while back. I do not recall if I also ran one. I still haven't figured out an efficient way to search through the images on the blog. As I mentioned yesterday - birds are so cool. I should have grouped these closer to the January exchange envelope from Smash - as it featured birds, too. Here is the one that Candy sent. It is fun to see how each person has their own variation. I'll label this one *follow-up* and hopefully will find time…

Decorating envelopes adds a special touch to snail mail. Receiving a letter in a beautifully decorated envelope makes it even more special.

𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚜𝚢 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚎. 𝚆𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎. 𝙰𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑…

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I have always had an obsession with stationery. The best part of going back to school after the summer holidays was the annual trip to WHSmith or Staples to buy a new set of pens and pencils (which…

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