I have a lot to show you from the happy mail box and have not a lot of time before I run off to church (it's Maunday Thursday, you know) so I'll show just a few things and leave the rest for later. ![]() A few posts ago I told about my trip to the post office and how I had been a bother when I requested the postal lady retrieve my just-mailed letter from the bin because after pushing it through the slot I received a card from Limner informing me that my seals were never intact on arrival. I had been using glue gun wax and thought I would test wicked wax to see if I had the same problem. I sent Limner a card inquiring about the condition of the wax and she very kindly returned the wax to me so I could see for myself that it had survived. Yes it did thought it was a bit flattened at the top. Still, considering the abuse it likely received at the hands of the postal equipment I'd say that's not too bad. Good bye glue gun wax, you are no longer my mailing companion. ![]() Above is the enjoyable mail art I told you about. The upper right and lower left envelopes must have taken some time. "Different is good" and "Welcome to the good old days" are nice slogans for letter writing. Why shoot of an email when you can invest an hour or more in writing a letter, making an envelope, then decorating it? One acquaintance suggested that because I write letters I want to return to the days when women couldn't vote. I didn't quite see the connection but I think what he was trying to say is, "Letter writing is so ANTIQUATED, you should do things the modern, lightning fast way." (This comment immediately followed, "The letter you sent me was the strangest and loveliest thing I've ever received.") So, welcome to the good old days of civil communication. One needs only to go back 25 years to find those old days. And yes, it is both different and good and I am happy to be branded as antiquated though I still do see what women's voting rights has to do with anything. There's more to show and tell about tomorrow so please check in then and in the mean time, have a beautiful evening.
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Today's mail held a happy parcel for me. I received my order from Letter Seals. I am fond of wax seals and my recent return to envelope making requires more wax sticks. Letter Seals offers several brands of sealing wax including J. Herbin and Waterstons. I personally have settled on their own Letter Seals label. They offer a good, mailable wax, a variety of colors and the best value for the dollar. If you have not yet been acquainted with Letter Seals, please pay them a visit. They even offer free shipping on US orders of $20. ![]() Their site says all orders are wrapped in tissue and ribbon, a ready made gift. Opening a white mailer with a gift inside somehow offered more pleasure than opening a mailer with standard wrapping inside. Please note that I had opened and rewrapped this little bundle. Letter Seals did a better job of wrapping than I did. ![]() I ordered two kinds of wax. The tall sticks are made for use in a glue gun. It is real wax, not faux, and very easy to use, especially when sealing multiple letters. The shorter, wicked sticks are melted with a flame. They require more patience. I use the glue gun for Classic Red, the color I use most often. It's just easier to use the same color in the gun. For more novel colors I use the wicked wax. I ordered two violets, a dark metallic blue, pink and black. I used the black stick today on a white cotton envelope. The result is classy. If you are not a sealing wax user I encourage you to give it a try. It's a nice touch.
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