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Tanuki Mail Think Pink Postage Stamp

Postage stamp with a photo I took last month in a shrine on Enoshima Island.
"Ema" are small wooden tablets on which people can write a wish and hang them up on the premises of the shrine.

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 18, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

221 Pachinko Parlor Psychology 222 A Pickle a Day - for Grigori Antonin



Postcard with a photo and article from an old magazine. It pictures a hypnosis experiment (presumably in the 60's) on kids that don't like certain types of food. At least one of the boys doesn't seem to fall into it, LOL.

I added an extract from the table of contents cut out from an old guide book about Japan. I'll be cutting out random phrases from that book for most of my future postcards because most of them are quite… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 15, 2010 at 10:25am — No Comments

Puzzle envelopes from Ahmet Demir

This special delivery from Turkey brightened up a day that wasn't quite a good one. I think Ahmet Demir got a brilliant idea with his puzzle envelopes, and I'm proud to be the new owner of this gorgeous set.… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 15, 2010 at 10:14am — No Comments

Postcard from RCBz, Saint Clown :-)



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Added by Marie Wintzer on September 13, 2010 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Blue Tape from De Villo Sloan

A large yellow A4 envelope found its way to my mailbox yesterday, containing three top-notch De Villo creations.


I love this first one,…
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Added by Marie Wintzer on September 11, 2010 at 8:45am — No Comments

Tanuki Mail Rubber Stamp


A newly carved rubber stamp in my small collection. I think I'll be using it quite a lot.
A tanuki is a japanese raccoon, I thought it would be a nice symbol for my mail.

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 5, 2010 at 10:12am — 2 Comments

Two big smiles

Yesterday I got two beautiful postcards. Ever so special since they are the very first mail art to reach my mailbox. And it made me so happy.



This one is from Grigori Antonin, much obliged. Love the way the camera lens seems to be popping out from the card!







And this beautiful japonesque postard is from Jennie Hinchcliff.




Am I lucky or… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 3, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Écris-moi Postal Stamps

Artistamp (it always feels strange calling them artistamps) with one of my photos.

Added by Marie Wintzer on August 30, 2010 at 11:39pm — 2 Comments

Look at my shoes - for Crystel

This one is for my friend Crystel. I see her only twice a year when I go back to Europe and I miss her. This summer we both bought a very similar pair of red shoes and it became a sort of an in-joke between us. When I saw this add for shoes in one of the vintage magazines I bought in Jinbocho I immediately felt like sending it to her.

The envelope is made from a very cheep print of a famous japanese woodblock print.

There are not so many price tags around these days, everything seems… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on August 30, 2010 at 2:49pm — 2 Comments

Mt Fuji, Good Luck and Goldfish Rubber Stamps

My first rubber stamps, Japanese style. I feel like I'm back at nursery school really, but making rubber stamps is so rewarding, totally worth that like bit of effort.

Added by Marie Wintzer on August 27, 2010 at 7:50am — 2 Comments

"Specimen Rare" Postal Stamps

Making your own postal stamps is as fun as it can possibly get. This one was my first attempt. I took a fake photo booth picture of myself on La PhotoCabine and turned it into a vintage stamp with a "Specimen Rare" label on it.

It took me a while to figure out how to cut them out to actually make them look like stamps. Not so easy, but I think they look quite decent.…





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Added by Marie Wintzer on August 27, 2010 at 7:47am — No Comments

Trip to Jimbocho

The other day I came back from the "second hand books district" of Tokyo with a stack of vintage books and magazines for less than 20$. I could easily have spend my day in the shops. Of course not all the books were as cheep as those I have bought (and that are going to be teared apart for mail). Some of them are collectables that I can't afford and would never give a cut with scissors. But, oh my, what a gorgeous place it was!…









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Added by Marie Wintzer on August 27, 2010 at 7:42am — No Comments

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