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Another 3M wonderful surprise.

I received a picture post card of the village of Carina Granlund.  One the back of the picture it reads; "Taken on the 13th of August 1983, the day there was no snow on the ground."  What can I say?  Get me on the next plane for Finland!

'Been patiently waiting for a stitched portrait from Sarah, promised some time ago...

but oh, so, worth the wait! This is DIVINE! The textures fantastic:

And the details just want to be examined closely!…

Dean, not a fragment of glitter out of place. and 'two r's better than one', you are the bestest. thanks dear, you always make me laugh. …

Hijacked Carina, hope this is ok. 2-sided from Torma, surreal collage on one side (LOVE IT) and what looks like a water colour on front. This cards holds a special place in my heart. My grandmother was born and raised in Budapest. Conflicting stories about her childhood range from being a gypsy living on a boat to a classical pianist.

She made Baklava every Christmas, this i know. Thanks Torma. …

At least a hundred of loose barcodes and ad clippings in an envelope from Angie Cope.  Thank you very much.  The best label in this bunch is one that says; "Made in China or the U.S.A."  Does this just mean that they do not know?

   It is not clear to me why Angie sent me all of these barcodes.  Maybe she thinks that France doesn't have barcodes, or my guess is Angie would like another barcode piece from me.  Then again there may be other messages in this gumble ...   the extras ...…

Carina's combo of vintage sheet music and this priceless photo of the woman with 3D glasses is amazing. Her red stitching makes me think of Marie and writing the poem to go with the music seems to be a whole new genre in itself--altered sheet music! Thank  you…

Thank you Stephanie!

Thank you Cauli!

A collage and bird art with windows, very elegant done! The parrots are definitely on the run...

A note were Vizma tell us about her great vison of her Dream Artspace, hm, love the part where birds flying in to visit :))

Thank you…

A surprise from Oizy. A great collaged front attached to a brown paper sack. It had a fun yarn ribbon attached for closure, but had to cut it apart to untie...Wonderful presentation...thank you Sandra!

Great Mail Art from Diane...How many still remember "Clove" gum? Thank…

Everything about this piece if cool - from the background paper to the stitching to tie it all together..Thank you Sarah, LOVE IT *!*

Kerri, this is just beautiful...thank you!

Roberto is playing with a new technique for him.  I think those of us familiar with Jon's tape transfer method has tried some aspect of it...I really enjoyed Roberto's, especially when he chose to let the textured backing paper show through the heart cutouts...and it came with a Super Envelope...Thank you Roberto *!*…

Sue Hobbs and Karin Greenwood both live in my neck of the woods and I often bump into them at the local supermarket, but it is always a treat to receive mail from them.

Karin's quirky people so cleverly painted using all kinds of media, and Sue's lovely fabric work are their latest offerings. Thanks gals, I love them.…

Not sure what bei means, but Svenja's work is always quiet and contemplative... thanks Svenja! I love the vintage photos that people include in their work, these kids seem to be doing something in the bushes!  I think they are picking grapes. What are they doing Svenja?…

One of a few pieces from Diane over the past couple of months - Name, Language, Population, with a nice spidery drawing on the left side... Thanks Diane, your work always pleases me! Something winging its way to you at the moment.

Amy Irwen is spoiling me by sending some great pieces two days in a row - thank you Amy!!

Real flowers in it:…