A letter-writing blog extolling the virtues of snail mail: old-fashioned postal paper mail and all of its varied accessories.
I've known about swap-bot for a few months now but it was only at the start of this year that I decided to start using the site and participating in swaps – for anyone who doesn’t know what swap-bot is, it’s this cool site where there are loads of different swaps that people are hosting…
Drum-roll Please...! Ladies and Gentlemen, my Snail Mail Craft Swap Project for Alia was the Weekender Travel Bag by Amy Butler!!! Af...
Snail mail paper straw
Brown and gold themed pocket letter wrapped up.
Pink and yellow theme
A blog about snail mail, creative happy mail ideas, stationery, crafts and craft supplies and mixed media art. For creative people.
First for the swap stuff. I got the most darling pouch from the Little Pouch Swap. My partner was, Laura VanVleet and she nailed me to a "...
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Top Ten Tuesday, as always, is hosted at my other blog — The Broke & the Bookish This week’s topic: Top Ten (errr 11) Bookish Things I Need To Own! This Etsy shop is closed at the moment but I’m DYING to get this plate and teacup!! So cute!! I NEED…
My Steam Punk Teddy Bear - Digital Stamp by The Paper Shelter. Digital stamps, Digital Papers,Scrapbooking, Paper Crafts, Cardmaking
Front Yesterday here in the U. S. we celebrated Valentine's Day and I want to share my first take on the loaded envelope concept. I d...
This is a pocket Letter I made for Gerri for the swap here on SB.com. Our theme was spring flowers and butterflies. I used several different dies to cut the tags, tiny bows, and small butterflies. The butterfly die is from one of the new Tim Holtz side
This has been a week for the books. This is Tammy, Carol's darling daughter. Once known as Lady Jane when I crossed her. On the afternoon of Friday, April 29th, I was walking her grandpup and I got a text from my dad. "Mom is being transported by ambulance to Grafton Hospital where her neurologist is waiting for her." She was in pain, a little woozy, and not feeling herself to say the least. Still, not knowing what was going on, she was given oxygen and admitted. Once her oxygen levels normalized, we upped the pain meds and started the fight. What is going on with her? Over the course of last weekend we were all still searching for hope. She had an EMG, a few blood draws, and another MRI. She slowly started to become a little more confused which got us very concerned. Turns out her carbon dioxide levels were way above normal. Like, way above. She was sleeping the majority of the time and moving in and out of consciousness. During this time her creative spark was still ablaze! She kept pointing interesting things, like how the different room fixtures looked like a dogs face or a soldier. Even in the hospital room her creative mind couldn't help but see interesting sights. I started to get a little more back stage access to her amazing mind. By Monday she had very few moments of lucidity. By Tuesday she was sleeping all the time. Her pain was always managed and she was never alone excluding the hours between 9pm and 8am. On Thursday, May 5th, as the doctors wanted to do more invasive procedures and begin a new treatment to potentially help the underlying issue. It was painfully clear to us that we may have already gone beyond her adamant wishes. On Friday we met with a palliative care team and began the hospice process. She never had to move rooms (which were decorated with her quilts and flowers). The nursing staff which got to know her when she was sparky and sweet, loved her and cried with us through to the end. She passed yesterday at 5:05. I was there, as were several other family members. We were all with her, touching her in some way and watching her as she gently let go bit by bit. She left so beautifully. As if one moment she became way more interested in something else. Her body that was so used to fighting for breath stopped its urgency. Her breath became relaxed. Its as if we could watch her creative interests move from one world to the next. When she left us we were all in awe. Many tears were shed throughout the week and throughout the day, but at that moment we were purely in awe. In celebration of her we all opened a can of diet pepsi and toasted to her amazingly beautiful, colorful, honest life. Thank you all for giving her the medium she deserved. Thank you for seeing her, loving her, and supporting her. If any of you has something of hers I would be touched if you could take a picture of it, post it to Facebook and tag her. It has been healing to see all of her work touch so many people. Her funeral will be this Wednesday, May 11 from 4-7 at Faith Lutheran Church on Division Road in Germantown.
Collage kaarten, hoe maak ik ze? Mijn werkwijze, aan de hand van vijf kaarten in winters thema en met dieren in de hoofdrol.
A community site for rubber stamp art, paper craft and scrapbook artists.
I made this pocket letter for Laura (LauraLsAttic) for the swap here on SB.com hosted by Rebecca. I know how much Laura loves the beach and she also loves soft blue tones so I used this wonderful paper from Pion that has a vintage look and feel. When La
Welcome to our Color Inspiration blog hop for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.. You should of arrived here from Lisa's blog For t...
Der Scrapbook-Spezialist im Rhein-Main-Gebiet
