Mail Art

I started with a vintage envelope above and just layered with a vintage image from the Naturalist Library of entomology. It was nice to start with, so I didn't want to overdo it with too much decoration.

Below is a vintage postcard and I've layered with lace and handmade art buttons.

Mail [TAW] and Frog Paintings

Take a Word - Mail

The map of France & the Victorian Beauty [in a circle] from the Graphics Fairy

The letters - public domain images, cannot remember where from.

More frog paintings from the 'shelter' project.

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Mail Art [TM], Silent [IF]

Above for Three Muses - Mail Art

drawings, vintage postcard, recycled postage stamp - arranged digitally

Check out my Mythical Mail book for more mail art, as you can see I love doing it - link at the side

Below for Illustration Friday - Silent [at the moment!] 

liner pen, brush pens

Last of the Mythical Mail Book - Sherlock Holmes & The Snowman

Altered Flower Book p 44, Mail Book - Punch and Judy, Dandelions

This is the last page of the altered flower book. On the left are prints using kiddies foam playing cards, sharpie pens for the flower outline and various paints.

There are a lot of dandelions around here at the moment - a lot of them are in my lawn! They look lovely in flower when there are masses of them together [a host of golden dandelions] They remind me of mini dahlias.

Illustration Friday - Equipment, Mail Book - Robin Redbreast, Altered Flower Book p43

The Illustration Friday Challenge this week is - Equipment

[equipment required at tea time]

Below Mythical Mail Book - Nursery Rhyme

Little Robin Redbreast

Sat upon a tree

Up went pussy cat

down came he

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the flower above is made of dyed honesty seeds, dyed tissue, beads, the leaf is from a bought flower

the orange flower on the left is cut from a crocheted doily, has a large sequin and a bead in the shape of a flower, with another bead on top.

Only one more page to go of the Altered Flower Book

Altered Flower Book [p 41,42] Mail Book - Buzz Lightyear

fabric flower above, real leaves below

left - painted paper flowers, foxglove - inkjet fabric print

textured paper planets, recycled stamp

TAST week 11, Altered Flower Book p40, Mail Book - Wheels

TAST challenge week 11 - Bullion Buttonhole

My sample is a bit messy and I think it is because I used the wrong type of needle. I used a thick thread, cotton pearl 5 and a needle with a very big eye. I will have to get some of the straw or milliners needles that Sharon recommends. Click here for this weeks Tast challenge

Altered Flower Book

Painted pages and recycled snippets from Indian style embroidered clothes

Mythical Mail Book - The wheels of the bus go round and round...

recycled postage stamp

Altered Flower Book [p39], Mail Book [Pussy Cat], Felt Brooches

the flowers on the left are made from paper and painted [close up below], the one on the right is both fabric an paper, machine stitching, wrapped string [stem], string centre

I took the photo of the wild mouse below, it was eating from a coconut shell in my garden. It looks big below but it was really a tiny cute little thing.

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I thought I would try my hand at making a brooch from felt, then I tried making one in leather [left]

Altered Flower Book [p38] and Mail Book - Dracula

on the right - made flower from dyed fabrics, papers, stitching, string [in the stalk], painted skeleton leaf, on the left - paper flowers, painted with acrylics, pen centres

painted paper and aged with distress ink [click on picture to enlarge]

Scissors Keeper, Illustration Friday, Mail x 3, New Rolling Stamps

I quite often doodle while I'm watching TV, but last night I thought I would doodle with a needle & thread instead. I didn't have a pattern, it just developed & I just used a running stitch o keep it simple.

Below is my offering for the Illustration Friday challenge - Fearless. I put two of my doodles together for this. Is the rabbit fearless or just stupid?

Another one - which is the more fearless, the rabbit or the sheep?

Mail - Beauty & the Beast

Peter Pan & Captain Hook

Teddy Bears Picnic

These are 2 new rolling stamps I tried out today - just textured wallpaper on a tube, I cut around the flower

Mail Book - Rupert Bear, Tom Thumb, Sugar Plum Fairy

More Mail - Thomas the tank engine, Snow White, Squirrel Nutkins

tha album contains actual pictures of Thomas's friends

More Mythical Mail - Jack Spratt and Toad

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Mythical Mail - Aladdin & Bambi

Mythical Mail - Ugly Duckling & Illustration Friday Challenge

I printed the gift certificate, the stamps were recycled as usual.

The letter says Dear Duckling, I'm enclosing a gift certificate which entitles you to a free makeover, then you may become beautiful like me. Harry Gant. [or should I have spelled it - arro-gant]

The first post for Mythical Mail started in February.

Below is my offering for the Illustration Friday Challenge - this week the word is 'detective'

Are you wondering what this has to do with detective?

You are the detective & you have to find the criminal. A clue - it's a fish. Another clue? It's a fish with a mask. [click the picture to enlarge]