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Lauriana and Ethan...I cannot tell you how happy you've made Thomas. He went crazy about this book-house out of South Africa. He is a very interested boy and lives into a sea of fantasy. You did a wonderful job and Thomas will never forget this experience. Hope we can send some mail-art in the next future too between us!

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Yasmina was overwhelmed too by this lovely Canadian house of Cyndi. And even more with the Canadian coins she sended into the house...see the box that opens...and also the Canadian flag travelled to Yasmina. LOVELY thing you've made Cyndi. 1000 Thank you's!

Even though originaly I forgot to include a blank tag in Karens Tag You're It envelope, I did get one to her and here is what she did with it. A super tag and true to Karen's style

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Call for artists/ International Exhibition of Mail Art…

I received this on Monday from J.J. (is that how you want to be known??) all the way from Canada. I bet its icing up there, while we SWELTER and storm? The artwork arrived in this card, also by JJ and her partner Mike. She had noticed the cat blogs and cat days and thought this appropriate - it is! The card is made from paper cut-outs - Amazing!

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Diane mailed an engaging example of what can be done with the things others discard. Scraps of trash, bits of printed text--she rescues and elevates fragments to create a new sentiment. The stitching work not only defines, but connects.Thanks,…

Mail-art for IUOMA members Diane Keys (Illinois, USA) and Angie and Snooky the Amazing Mail-Art Dog (Wisconsin, USA)

November 30, 2010 - In an earlier blog I described Diane Keys' roadkill mail-art project that emerged from Rain Rien Nevermind's Recycling Mail-Art group here at the…

Okay, I knew this envelope of goodies was coming my way, but I really did wonder when, and then, while I was out shoveling snow just now, my 84-year-old neighbor brought Katerina's mail art over to me. Not only did she have my mail art for nearly two weeks, but she had already opened it, stating that her curiosity was irresistible. It had some "dust and crumbs" in it which she took upon herself to get rid of for me, which…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Lisa Iversen (North Manchester, Indiana, USA)

November 29, 2010 - A third installment of mail-art from Lisa Iversen arrived in my P.O. box last Saturday. I believe this is part of a series she has done using "Gulliver's Travels" as an…