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A Touch of Vintage

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Start Here at IUOMA

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Nov 14

April Wilson left a comment for Motherbrando

"Your mail arrived today - many thanks! I'll put something in the post to you ASAP. :)"

Feb 14, 2020

April Wilson left a comment for Bonniediva

"Hi there! 'Bunnycat' has been my alter ego for many years now and I still love it! :) Thanks in advance for the mail - can't wait to see what arrives! Best wishes <3"

Feb 8, 2020

April Wilson left a comment for Motherbrando

"How exciting! I look forward to receiving it."

Feb 8, 2020

April Wilson left a comment for William M

"Hello William - thank you for the warm welcome!"

Feb 8, 2020

Bonniediva left a comment for April Wilson

"Hey April! Your cat photo is hilarious! OMG! I'm into vintage. I'll send you some mail! Hugs, Bonniediva"

Feb 6, 2020

Motherbrando left a comment for April Wilson

"Posted a card to you today."

Feb 6, 2020

William M left a comment for April Wilson

"welcome aboard april!"

Jan 30, 2020

April Wilson joined Jayne Barket Lyons's group

A Touch of Vintage

Are you drawn to vintage magazines, photos and ephemera? Do you tend to incorporate vintage and retro elements into your art? Do you find yourself buying vintage inspired materials at your favorite arts and crafts store? If so, this group is for you!See More

Jan 30, 2020

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April Wilson joined Bonniediva's group

DECOS - Do you miss them?

Do you miss Decos? What’s a DECO? It’s a sort of mail art friendship book, but with a theme. Each book has around 6 to 10 pages inside and a THEME. You do a page according to your art style and following the theme, and you mail it to another DECO person. It’s like an ADD/PASS, in a way. When it’s full, it goes back to the person who started it.I started doing DECOs back in 2004, but then people started making them too heavy, gluing all sorts of heavy embellishments, etc., and I couldn’t afford…See More

Jan 30, 2020

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April Wilson joined Ruud Janssen's group

Start Here at IUOMA

A group with information for newcomers to the IUOMA. Some hints and tips written by VHM and BJ to help you find your way at the IUOMA platform. For mentor of the Month we are always looking for volunteers.New members are encouraged to join this group.See More

Jan 30, 2020

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April Wilson joined Ruud Janssen's group

Post Office

The Post-Office deals with all incoming and outgoing mail-art.

Jan 30, 2020

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April Wilson joined Lutz Wohlrab's group

Post boxes

In my holidays I took photos of public post boxes sometimes, but sometimes I forgot it. Feel free to upload your own, but not letter boxes please.See More

Jan 30, 2020

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April Wilson joined Angie & Snooky's group

Postal History Boutique

Celebrate national postal history through mail art exchanges embracing stamps, postcards, envelopes, stickers, postboxes and whatever else anyone comes up with. Managed by Valentine Mark Herman. See More

Jan 30, 2020

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April Wilson is now a member of International Union of Mail-Artists

Jan 27, 2020

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Profile Information

Mail-Artist since:: High School

My Website (without http://):: http://www.instagram.com/testpatern

Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: I love Mail and I love Art 😍

My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): PO Box 33036
Christchurch 8244
New Zealand

testpatern@gmail.com

Chief correspondent, Christchurch Letter Writers Society

https://www.instagram.com/ChchLetterWritersSociety/

http://www.facebook.com/ChchLetterWritersSociety

Letter Writers Alliance Member No. 001224
Ex Postal Facto conference attendee [14-16 February 2014, San Francisco]
SendSomething sendsomething.net/users/8212
Postcrossing postcrossing.com/user/testpatern

Originally from the USA, now based in Aotearoa New Zealand. I've used the nom d'internet 'testpatern' since about 1995. Keen to exchange mail art, or plain old 'regular' letters, cards, and postcards.

Favourite themes include:

Air mail

Animals (especially cats)

Cinema/Classic Hollywood

Kitsch

Office supplies

Outer space

Postal

Retro/Vintage

Travel

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At 4:48pm on February 6, 2020, Bonniediva said…: Hey April! Your cat photo is hilarious! OMG! I'm into vintage. I'll send you some mail! Hugs, Bonniediva

At 3:52am on February 6, 2020, Motherbrando said…: Posted a card to you today.

At 7:32am on January 30, 2020, William M said…: welcome aboard april!

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