Just thought making a postcard in a fun shape and sending it would be fun. I have already started on mine; I have a house and a foot for some lucky swapper. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Did you ever receive the Big Ass Envelope I sent to you? Just wondering.
Dean is the champion of Odd Shape postcards! He never takes them to a post office, but weighs them himself and puts the right postage on. Then, he never has a return address so the French Post is obliged to send it on to the address of the "receiver". Lucky are we to get really ODD shape postcards...like :
Greek Post demands a regular size postcard...and I usually place it in an envelope to be sure it arrives. Postcards or letters/cards in envelopes up to 20gr all cost 78 euro cents no matter where they go!So, my "odd" postcard will be found in an envelope most likely
As Dean does, also I never take odd mail objects to the post office, and stick enough postage stamps (according to the weight) and put them into the mailbox.
So far all of them have arrived (despite of the fact that the size wasn't allowed or the material is weird).
In the Netherlands the minimum size of a letter is 14 x 9 cm, the maximum size is 38 x 26,5 x 3,2 cm, and postcards must be between 14 x 9 cm and 23,5 x 16,2 cm.
But the ones who exceeded nevertheless arrived well (like this big card from Spain to the Netherlands, and this pizza box made card from NL to Spain, and even this far too small Tobacco package made card arrived, sent from NL to Morocco.
The funny thing is that much of these odd shaped cards are not cancelled, so they traveled free and the stamps can be re-used :-)
I'm still waiting to receive my first "Odd Shape Postcard" and have some ready to send back to my swappers. Can't wait (but I guess I'll have to)....don't know where to mail them to.
I'm pretty backed up with work and decorating our new office, so I'm slow on mail art this month, but I'll be back on it in July. You'll be top of my list Mary!
Just got Mary"s odd shaped postcard. The wisdom feet says - "Holding on to anger is llike grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else but you are the one who gets burned." Very very true, Thanks Mary.
Mary J. Grellner
OH ERNI........You are my favorite!!!
Just thought making a postcard in a fun shape and sending it would be fun. I have already started on mine; I have a house and a foot for some lucky swapper. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Did you ever receive the Big Ass Envelope I sent to you? Just wondering.
Jun 5, 2013
Sarah Churchill
Jun 6, 2013
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Dean is the champion of Odd Shape postcards! He never takes them to a post office, but weighs them himself and puts the right postage on. Then, he never has a return address so the French Post is obliged to send it on to the address of the "receiver". Lucky are we to get really ODD shape postcards...like :
Jun 6, 2013
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Greek Post demands a regular size postcard...and I usually place it in an envelope to be sure it arrives. Postcards or letters/cards in envelopes up to 20gr all cost 78 euro cents no matter where they go!So, my "odd" postcard will be found in an envelope most likely
Jun 6, 2013
Heleen de Vaan
I love all of these mail-experiments!
As Dean does, also I never take odd mail objects to the post office, and stick enough postage stamps (according to the weight) and put them into the mailbox.
So far all of them have arrived (despite of the fact that the size wasn't allowed or the material is weird).
Like this d-i-y coffee cup, sent to Eva:
And it arrived! See Eva's weblog.
In the Netherlands the minimum size of a letter is 14 x 9 cm, the maximum size is 38 x 26,5 x 3,2 cm, and postcards must be between 14 x 9 cm and 23,5 x 16,2 cm.
But the ones who exceeded nevertheless arrived well (like this big card from Spain to the Netherlands, and this pizza box made card from NL to Spain, and even this far too small Tobacco package made card arrived, sent from NL to Morocco.
The funny thing is that much of these odd shaped cards are not cancelled, so they traveled free and the stamps can be re-used :-)
Jun 15, 2013
Mary J. Grellner
I'm still waiting to receive my first "Odd Shape Postcard" and have some ready to send back to my swappers. Can't wait (but I guess I'll have to)....don't know where to mail them to.
Jun 15, 2013
Mary J. Grellner
Still waiting for my first ODD SHAPED POSTCARD...
Are there some questions I can help with about this swap?
Jun 16, 2013
Sarah Churchill
Jun 16, 2013
Mary J. Grellner
Thanks for letting me know; I look forward to seeing your work.
Jun 17, 2013
Dimitra Papatheodorou
My odd shape postcard is ready, but I cant find your address in your profile or in the group. Please let me know.
Jun 22, 2013
Mary J. Grellner
Got Erni's Wooden Postcard yesterday and LOVED IT...only he would think of this! Will be sending his tomorrow!
Thanks for making my mail so much fun!
Jun 23, 2013
PIRO
Jun 28, 2013
PIRO
Just got Mary"s odd shaped postcard. The wisdom feet says - "Holding on to anger is llike grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else but you are the one who gets burned." Very very true, Thanks Mary.
Jun 28, 2013
PIRO
Odd shape postcard sent to Mary.
Jun 28, 2013
samantha alpert
How do i send an odd shaped poscard? can it be in the shape of anything?
Jul 5, 2013
PIRO
Yes Samantha, anything goes.
Jul 5, 2013