The featured letter of this post comes from Melissa of Epistles - Minor and Major by M. Howard. This letter is exceptionally creative and I love its personal tone; we've begun what is bound to wonderful conversation and hopefully a long one. I feel I am learning much about the art of conversation from my correspondents, limping along though I may be. The concern of this post, however, is the creative use of paper so I will post some pictures and begin the tour. ![]() Another handmade envelope with a Lord of the Rings Theme. I love the book and came to love the movie when I forgave Peter Jackson for what he did to the story. ![]() Here you can see that letters have been cut out and pieced together. I appreciate the time Melissa spent on the envelope alone. You'll hardly believe what she's done with the contents. You can't enjoy it as much as I did but I think you'll appreciate the work and creativity put into it. The letter is sectioned into two parts, each numbered. You can see the maps which serve as the canvas for this work of art. Now for the goodies. The letter itself is written on a variety of things, note cards, recipe cards and even small envelopes and bags which have notes tucked into them. I thought the envelopes and bags were especially fun and gave a treasure hunt feel to reading the letter. This is recycling in the old-fashioned sense at its letter writing best. Once upon a time before we expected that every thing ought to be disposable, people reused things and sometimes turned them into other things. Melissa's letter is a good example of this and shows that any kind of paper can be used for stationery and used well. When all the bits and pieces of otherwise unimpressive paper are united in a letter collage the results are impressive. The truly impressive thing, though, that I want to draw your attention to is Melissa's imagination. This letter started a good, creative idea and makes me wish to be more imaginative myself. Thank you, Melissa for a truly delightful letter.
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Melissa Howard
6/21/2012 05:00:36 pm
So glad you like it - I have fun both in the process of making my stationery and using it. :)
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6/22/2012 03:59:25 am
Yes, it does indeed give me something to strive for! I want to have as much fun as Melissa does :o)
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