DECOS - Do you miss them?

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Do you miss Decos? What’s a DECO? It’s a sort of mail art friendship book, but with a theme. Each book has around 6 to 10 pages inside and a THEME. You do a page according to your art style and following the theme, and you mail it to another DECO person. It’s like an ADD/PASS, in a way. When it’s full, it goes back to the person who started it.

I started doing DECOs back in 2004, but then people started making them too heavy, gluing all sorts of heavy embellishments, etc., and I couldn’t afford the postage. Then, the DECO world sort of died out. I’d like to see if any of you are interested.

Let me know if you have questions! Hugs, Bonniediva

Bonniediva, 1726 Lind Lane, Gurnee, IL 60031 USA

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Add/Pass BOOKS are becoming popular 1 Reply

I've noticed that Add/Pass books are becoming more popular these days. Kinda like a deco. I love the freedom of being able to add anything I like.Continue

Started by Bonniediva. Last reply by Kayenderes Apr 27, 2019.

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Comment by Bonniediva on July 24, 2018 at 7:14pm: Amy is correct. You can feel free to send to anyone in the group!

Comment by Bonniediva on July 24, 2018 at 7:12pm: Hey Deco friends,

Just remember that decos can get heavy, so please try to use lightweight materials. Postage can get high. Also, avoid heavy embellishments. Those can cause problems for customs when mailing internationally.

With love and hugs! Bonniediva

Comment by Melissa Wand on July 24, 2018 at 12:22am: No Carolyn, Toni made this. It is a nice example of pieced together, found poetry.

Comment by Amy Candiotti on July 23, 2018 at 6:15pm: Hello,

I am interested in receiving decos - if you have one and I have not already worked on it, then feel free to send it to me.

I am wondering why everyone is asking who to send them to instead of just sending to someone in the group? Let me know if I'm wrong, but I don't think that permission is necessary to send mail art once someone joins a group.

Looking forward to more decos--

Amy Candiotti

1415 E. Union #1

Seattle, WA 98122

Comment by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 22, 2018 at 9:33pm: Two Decos arrived while I was on vacation -- one started by Amber and send by Melissa. The other started AND sent by Melissa. I love them both and will get to work on them soon, I hope. I'm BURIED!

Comment by Kayenderes on July 22, 2018 at 7:40pm: Yes Dear Melissa Wand. I would love to do the Found Poetry. Send me some and I( will send you some. Have funny

Comment by Kayenderes on July 22, 2018 at 7:36pm: Great Dear Norma. I will send you a couple Tuesday. Thank you for jointing.

Comment by Uta Richter on July 22, 2018 at 10:56am: Bonniediva, I sent you a decos weeks ago. Trans Atlantic traffic jam?

Comment by Uta Richter on July 22, 2018 at 10:54am: I am sending 5 decos from Dublin, Ireland, in a kupple of days to Amber,

Melanie, Jimmy (let's meet some time in Berlin?), Jon and Manda.

Comment by BoozyBarb on July 22, 2018 at 12:07am: Kayenderes.......I am mailing you some Deco books Monday. .

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