Elly Dallas

I received your most excellent embroidered mail yesterday.  It came in a USPS plastic bag but was unscathed.  I think the cost for mailing what is considered “non-machinable” mail is 70 cents.  FYI.  No insurance that the work will arrive intact, even tho your did.  I love it and cannot believe how delicate your stitching is, especially my name & address.  Please tell me about the symbolism of the bird grabbing the tiny gold stitch (a bug or morsel of food?). I never heard of Gojo but when I looked it up, I see they manufacture Purell.  What a world we are living in!  Thank you again for sharing this amazing work.

Thanx. Happy Unbirthday to you, Elly.

Excited to exchange matchbox art!

Thanks for the friend add!  I should be settled in around February 1st, and then I’ll send you an updated address.  I would absolutely love some “Blue Light Special” mail!  As a kid my local K-Mart had a snack stand in the middle of the store, and I would ALWAYS get a popcorn, and a huge cherry Icee EVERYTIME.  It’s the little things that stick with you I guess.

-Jim Rice (Devolved Post)

Elly, THAT QUILT IS AWESOME!!!  I love those stamps.  Did you carve them yourself?  I recently started carving some of my own too.  It’s not an easy process to get the hang of, but I’m making strides toward being more confident in my carving abilities.