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Ian Dengler must know it is traveling time for me :-)

And I am about to start tomorrow, 23 April, on an "Odessey", a month's journey ...

What a vintage edition of Homer's epic, translation by Rieu!

The flip side of Ian's card is a "gallery" of artistamps, and postage:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 22, 2014 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Bunny Time collage card from Angie and Snooky

Ah, it is a bunny that escaped from Snooky's chase!

Very nice collage from Angie with silver stampings

on multi-layered bits and pieces of torn papers.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 22, 2014 at 7:58pm — 1 Comment

Washi and stuff from Viz in Oz

'Tis a fine day when mail art arrives from Australia! Cute Critter on the postage too:

Just soooo good to see that Vizma is up and well, and making mail art!xxx

The clear envelope, with fun red dots, was full of goodies:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 17, 2014 at 2:28pm — 2 Comments

BLUE Bunny from Lynne Gurnee

It is Bunny Time for sure this week, and Lynne sent a fun one!

Very nice to know that "Blue Bunny Time" is inspirational :-)

Thank you, Lynne! xxx

('Liking the beautiful Spring postage, too!)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 17, 2014 at 1:43pm — No Comments

"Once upon a time..." RED from Andrea Vicentini in Italy

Beauty-in-Black envelope...Pure Rare DNA! :-)

and this wonderfully minimal RED card!

Thank you so much, Andrea.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 17, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Painted envelope from Puerto Rico...Piro Rias

The envelope has been cut open and laid flat to see the painting on both sides:

That is a very nice circle piece that was inside, too:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 15, 2014 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Odd shaped postcard from Jessie in Nebraska

It coud put you in a pickle! (And with washi tape, too!)

It's the "Traveling Pickle" !!!!!!!

I might just have to take it along with Edmund on our way to Paris.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 15, 2014 at 2:29pm — 4 Comments

Deeply Religious Easter from Andrea Jay

NOT! Pure clever comics..OOF...POW! Sock it to him, sock it to him, Geez!

The flip side has bunny fun and I am liking these notes and details:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 15, 2014 at 2:20pm — 3 Comments

Original Cut-Up from Cheryl Penn in South Africa

This is a "piece" of the "master piece"...an original painted canvass postcard size cut -up.

This is a photo of Cheryl's large painting on canvass with heavy board backing.

It is an authentic "massacre of the innocent…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 14, 2014 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

A Hexagonal Pyramid...or a Pyramidal Hexagon? Geometric fun from Claudia Garcia

Claudia sent this happily stamped (blue and white trimmed) envelope from Argentina!!!

And inside was a fun SURPRISE! Carefully i opened it up…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 14, 2014 at 2:40pm — 2 Comments

Rust Never Sleeps and Nancy Bell Scott sends faded-blue minimal...and The Face of TIME!

Nancy's envelopes are always deep earth colors and rich with stampings,

both sides are wonderful to see and feel."Mail Art Works" :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 13, 2014 at 11:44am — 3 Comments

Green bananas? from Dadanautik in Bremen, Germany

Dadanautik sends bananas...and the "green" are zucchini squash, but fun!

Card inside is all Deutsch to me:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

"Right time" from Richard Baudet in France

This very nice half A4 card arrived in Greece today.

Richard added an amazing gold watch and wonderful details:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 4:02pm — No Comments

I belong...EYE belong... from Germany

This happy postcard came from Minden, Germany,

announcing a mail art call...postcards only, no envelopes please.

Must think about my collage art as tape art for this. 'Will…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment

Vintage postcard and postage stamp from Val in Sigean

Yes, that is a Valentine Mark Herman postcard that is up-front-and-personal with Edmund Hippo.

It depicts communications in the good ol' days...…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Also La Marquesa sent to Greece

Mercedes in New Mexico has a wonderful treasure of rubber stamps,

as the envelop, front and back, is a great display in blue!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Good mail art day for Edmund Hippo in Greece

Edmund thanks you all for filling the mailbox to overflowing.

Here is a special collage card from his daddy, Erni in Hamburg!

Must be Spring! Lots of butterflies...and a bar code, too:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 2:18pm — 3 Comments

Original watercolor envelope from Bill Porter

A beauty of an envelope from Bill in Colorado! From the Olathe Press:

Even the Spring postage is lovely!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 10:07am — 1 Comment

Beautiful colors with a touch of BLUE from Susan McAllister

Wonderfully painted...(watercolor? acrylic?) card from Susan arrived in Greece.

Perhaps a "glass print"? Lovely effect!

'Love the colors and the blending...very relaxing! Me very happy :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 10:01am — 2 Comments

From some guy named Keith

Keith Chambers in Anahein, California, sent this "minimal" beauty:

Just the stickers and the colors...and the stamping and the slash of paint: FAB!

Always fun to see Keith in the mailbox. Thanks muchly,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 11, 2014 at 9:55am — No Comments

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