Mabb's Blog (18)

....a little envelope chock full of tidbits for collage...."The Free Image Exchange"!  Arrived Sat 2-13.

A lovely note, too, on Mah Nu's Ixchel print.  A very colorful add n pass tucked in.  Love the envelope in which it travelled to me.  All of it - such a heartfelt gift....thank you so much!  Will be sure to add/subtract/pass on.…

Another day-brightener...to see that lovely Greek stamp...and the big watch!  Yippee...I have been admiring those watch collages....and now I have one....!

Thank you!…

A sunny fish to brighten a gray day!  Pretty and peaceful collage.  The address side looks striking in neutrals.  Thank you Anita - danke!!…

...was in my mailbox this past Saturday:  a fun collage with very cool texture made on a piece of National Geographic cover from the 1940's....I like what she did with the envelope too....thank you, Bonniediva!  See you in the mail!

This beautiful envelope with a stunning cat on it arrived TODAY, filled with little gifties:  Heindl chocolate, Alpenkrauter tea, pretty cardstock and fabric tape....and......a magical booklet of collaged pages, made from Austrian junk mail.

So clever and fun....thank you so very much, Anita.  …

A beautiful holiday card..."Wish Upon a Star"...that has little birdies with foil wings....so pretty....and lots of gifts included in the envelope!  The stunning postcard of Skogafoss Waterfall in Iceland is printed in the UK, so I've got at least a triple-whammy here:  mail from Marlies in Nevada, the UK, and Iceland!  That's how I see it.  :)  Thank you so…

Just wonderful...so many great details...octopus tentacles, dead cupid, even the stamp is fab - haven't ever seen that one.  Thank you, dear Amanda...sending something very soon!…

I never knew that the Three Kings bring presents to Spanish children on the Feast of the Epiphany - this is their big day, not Christmas!  And Sabela included a letter for me to fill in for next year - I'm all set!!  Thank you, Sabela, for the ornament and the note and everything.  Love that embossed cat sticker.

Nunca supe que los Reyes Magos traen regalos a los niños…

I added/passed 2 A&P's that I received in Nov from the…

.....thank you Thom Courcelle!  I LURV everything about it.  What a sweet piggy, offering me a welcome flower...…

A Package of Wonder.......two large beautiful tiles painted by Luis....a book by Fernando Pessoa:  Tabacaria/The Tobacco Shop, which contains wondrous illustrations, and a poem that promises to be enlightening and beautiful, and two bookmarks, one of which was painted by Luis!  The packaging alone - two manila envelopes with printing, and lots of stamps on one - is a gift also.  This arrived this morning, directly to my door.  Now that I have duly posted, and…

For the group "envelopes only" - a wonderful melange of stamping and Elvis' mug on the front...mmmmm...on the back crazy fun collage of angst....fab, Jean....thank you!…

I received a second Add & Pass from the mysterious DSF of Florida.  Beatles included!  I Added and I Passed it on to the northwest of Louisville.…

The Clown Lady arrived from…