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Your thoughts on the parameters?

My suggestion is, no doll may exceed the limits of size for the standard business size envelope--better yet, I could put my thoughts to desgning a basic template for a pouch that would fit healthily, if not overstuffed, inside said envelope.

Your thoughts?

Another thought just occurred. It could go well enough to where a little online exhibition might occur, or to where there could be a literal exhibition somewhere on the map. I like the former as it opens up more possibility as to who may share in the fun.

While I really enjoy your postal worker idea, and find it charming and full of possibility, I also like the area of the possible where a different doll or dolls might occur.

Since we are both exploring the idea, it really can't go anywhere unless we are agreeable as to how the function of it fits our scene. I can take care of it some, just not before May, and even then on a somewhat limited basis. I can't imagine it taking over our lives, tho', LOL. :)

My two comments here this morning may give you an idea of what it means for me to get involved. I would enjoy hearing from you your own wealth of wisdom on the subject. please, do, keep me updated as to how this is for you, now and in future.

Have a blissful day!

Rose

Martha: I know what you are feeling. It's early days yet, as they say, isn't it? We are on the cusp of a different sort of project which could turn into a dud overnight or else be something any number of people might enjoy.

There are two ways to approach it, I think, in basic terms:

1.) have fun doing this on our own, and pick randomly from the crowd a person or two who might enjoy passing one or two dolls (your and/or my own) on to someone other, hoping the chain won't be broken, so to speak. It could be done as casually as you please, with no fanfare or official announcement. Simple may be better. Depends on what you and I discover of what we feel.

If it is a matter of the time involved, you won't find me disinterested, altho' today's home life has me pretty well booked for at least another week or two  Do you wish to keep this out of the Group scene? Or are we talking offering it up for group consideration? These things you may want to cogitate on.

 

2.) We take it out of its private context into the realm of Group shared experiences here at IUOMA, possibly into keeping a blog with any photos members care to share or any travel notes they include in their mailings. We choose how many  or we allow it to grow in size on its own. We choose how it's to be designed, with a little opening here or there to allow for a little freedom of expression. We give it a finite timing, say, one year from now, and leave up a blog just as a record of the group's activity, with a link form the Group pages to that blog so everybody may see. But I think it's pretty much up to you and me how far we want to carry this thing. 

Rose

Yikes! A wild "m' got away!!!!

martha, it just occurred to me. I ay have to take back that earlier ruling. It is perhaps wiser to allow that others may want to send dolls of their own on a little globe-trot.

excuse me for saying so, but perhaps that might fly better within the context of sharing our fun with others.

Rose

Somewhere, there's a missing letter "d' with an apostrophe sidekick, roaming the internet........

Okay, I like this also.

:)

EXCELLENTE!!!!!!!

You go girl!

I LOVE the idea of the postman in his pouch with traded extras.

One thing, though. It might be better if his envelope could fit nicely, snugly even, inside a SEPARATE mailing envelope.

I like your ideas so much, I wish we begun before!!!!!

 

:)

Thank you for the compliment! We are all about the freebie lifestyle. I just love it, in fact.When our Stan Askew contacted me to say he'd made art with one of the images we posted last month, and could he have the snail mail address, we were just thrilled. Can hardly wait for our group's next Mail Call Day rendezvous northward, for our PO Box's contents!!!

:)

There's not much to choose from. Most sites are dead or reroute the seeker to other spaces which don't apply. However, I was able to grab a few in passing, just for inspiration. The Frida one's my fave today.But I may just have to create a fresh look for the doll(s) I send.

They could be much like Travelocity's "Roaming Gnome" (which got kiped from Amelie, of course)

Heheheheheheeeeee......

Hmmmm...I like the way you think.

Flat. Easy to pack.

Size? Must be small enough to fit with ease inside a standard business size envelope, and no larger. Not sure how this translates where you are. i received one from Germany last week, so I know they still have them for use in the EU.

I'm thinking simple enough to re-embellish and/or "dress". The rules of "redressal" might better include never utilizing anything sticky to hold clothes on the doll.

I'm going to check into this briefly to see whether there mightn't be some free online paper doll template we could utilize.

I'll be right back with you.

;)

See? I swear I am cursed by the Typo Fairy!!!!. "Ou." Not in French,obviously.......

(good grief!) 

I think we should make new toys--paper dolls, if necessary--who/which may travel from stop to stop via post. You send me yours, and i'll send ou mine, and then we could send them on to others' addresses from there. It might be fun to see who "dresses" them up for more journeys to differnet climes, and so forth.

What do you say to that idea, Martha?

Yea, verily and forswoth!!!

;)

 

Thanks for the Friendship!

Hello Martha,

Thanks for your compliment.

I visited your website, I send you a work in a few days.

Amitiés.

"E"

dear Martha

got your envelop,tons and millions thanks for you and the artists who created them!

best!

Amo

Hi Martha

I received your lovely card! Thanks for letting me know, I must have mixed up the dates...

Looking forward to China's exhibit then.

best wishes

thanks dear martha!!! i think there are always so much surprises waiting for me in my mail box:)

Who is Stella? STELLAAAAH!!!