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A super cool Halloween Card made on the back of a Pumpkin Ale 6-pack holder...love the silver on black

and a beautiful old fashion Christmas Holiday Card...…

I am always amazed, inspired and thankful for Meeah's generosity, artistic ability and presents a complete mailing...the envelopes are amazing....

Lets start with the envelope front and back...

and enclosed is this gorgeous little…

Andrea is and has been very generous with her art envelopes...this is the latest received...

one wonderful note card with tidings enclosed *!*

a wonderful antique postcard, ready for reuse (front and back)…

Deep Cover 4 has arrived from a new to me member Joe McCarthy...Nice surprise Joe and a great PC!!!

and a small altered piece on the back..

Such a nice surprise in my mail box...thank you…

some "people" sent me a Christmas Collage on the PeachTree Plaza in Atlanta...

a nice end of the year suprise...thank you Jon!

funny and delightful collage postcards...

and some wonderful "Angel&Demons" arty stamps...…

a great piece to ponder; the curling red reminds me a "dejavu"...and then there's a box that looks like a coffin...can this be interpret as remembering an after life as the greenery could represent re'birth...

Thank you Cristina!!!

Beautiful Piece...

a bright intense beauty from Katerina...makes Winter melt awhile for a while!

thank you Kat...…

wonderful hand drawn leaf to start the New Year...

and a goose collage on the back...

Happy New Year Stripygoose  and thank you…

An altered magazine photo 

and a wonderful Exhibition Book for a South African Fiberworks show "Major Minors IV"

so glad both arrived...something soon coming your way...Thank you…

Katerina is so generous with her mailings....Thank you for that! In November was Banana mail Month, and even tho I was too behind to participate Kat sent me this wonderful double sided PC...

side one "Orange Banana"...

side 2 was "Blue Banana"...…

As anyone knows,  Natine's mail art brings a smile and definitely excitement whenever it arrives. I have two to post...the first postcard is of a bygone era of the Santa Monica Beach...note the beauty...

and the back side always a warm note and of course the smile...…

with digital code inserted!

thank you David *!*

Received this wonderful Gelli Print from Terry today...just lovely...

Thank you so much Terry!!!

wonderful collage PC from Val.France. The back side I entitled "Mermaid" from several beach images.

the address side is a hoot...full of the bull!

thank you so much Val...happy new…

Look what happens when you're behind in posting...you find wonderful little art goodies like this "Spy Notebook" from Rebecca!!!! I am going through this again with amazement what recycled Trash can become...the front and back are made up of layered heated plastic (I believe)..the insides are recycled papers beautifully repainted. This is very inspiring...…

A beautiful photo collage honoring the small businesses in downtown Oakland, CA. USA. From the shading to the wonderful eclectic array of signage shows us a glimpse of how colorful our world is. The beauty as seen through Fleur's camera.

and some…

"Solid State" by Douglas Galloway...

thank you *!*

My first ever piece from Stan. I was tickled to get this piece in the mail. It is a piece of beauty, thought provoking and clean elegance...

front cover...

inside....

back...…