Many letter writing blogs are oriented more toward the adornment of a letter rather than the writing of a letter. Mail art seems to be a growing hobby and much of mail artists' work is very creative. I enjoy visiting such blogs and seeing what people are creating. A couple mail art blogs you may enjoy if you haven't discovered them already are The Missive Maven and Piccadilly Post. I wonder if those people who write letters just happen to be the same set of people who like creating things. If not all letter writers are creative, then surely most of them are. A letter is a creation after all and a well written letter (as well as a nicely adorned letter or envelope) can be a work of art. And so I want to show off an envelope I got this week. Marian likes mail art and she sent me a letter in this handmade envelope which needed no extra adornment. I appreciate this envelope because I occasionally make envelopes myself and know both the time and pleasure involved. This envelope makes me happy to look at and I think i will leave it out as decoration. Perhaps it will even inspire me to make more envelopes of my own. Now that I'm thinking of it, envelope making is a behind the scenes part of letter writing I miss and would like to get back to. Let the quest for paper begin!
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Anna
9/19/2011 12:21:43 am
Hello Mrs. Duffy,
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9/19/2011 03:19:36 am
A treasure in the attic! I hadn't thought of using wallpaper. I need to stretch my imagination. One of my pen friends makes envelopes from children's book pages. That inspired me to hunt through the thrift shop for suitable children's books. I found a beautiful book of nursery rhymes that would make wonderful envelopes but when I got it home I couldn't cut up the pages! I look forward to hearing about your envelope making venture. Have fun!
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9/19/2011 09:23:24 am
Well I'm glad you did! A letter to you went out today :o)
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9/20/2011 11:50:13 am
Thanks for the link - I appreciate it. I would not define my blog as a mail art blog, though - I call it a letter-writing blog - because to me what's inside the envelope is just as important (or moreso) than how it looks. I do like to take photos of pretty mail, and to feature lots of photos because the internet is such a visually oriented medium, but a lot of folks who practice mail art may not even write anything - it is more about the images and the artwork than the correspondence or communication.
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Anna
10/6/2011 05:11:57 pm
Good morning!
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Anna
1/2/2012 12:40:22 am
Happy New Year to you, Mrs. Duffy. Hope you've been enjoying the festive season.
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1/2/2012 01:08:51 am
Oh I am, Anna, thank you. I have a letter ready to mail to you today! Happy New Year to you too :o)
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