FinnBadger's Blog – April 2017 Archive (16)

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Eric sent me one of his envelopes that celebrate classic films. 





The stamps he used are gorgeous - they are printed using the intaglio technique, so have some raised lines, giving them a great tactile element that you can't appreciate in the…

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Added by FinnBadger on April 28, 2017 at 7:15pm — No Comments

The perfect packets from Eva and Eric

Great envelopes, great stamps, great letters - perfect packets!

Eva even wrote in green for spring, and the chicken and rooster in the stained glass window on the stamp is just amazing.



 I also enjoyed the not-quite-correct English on this…

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Added by FinnBadger on April 27, 2017 at 4:38pm — 1 Comment

Stars from Mim

This piece from Mim is even prettier in person - the scanner didn't seem to want to pick up all the details.
Thank you!…
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Added by FinnBadger on April 26, 2017 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Uff da!

What else can you say to that!

Thanks, Keith

Added by FinnBadger on April 20, 2017 at 9:26pm — No Comments

Spring has sprung

Spring is finally here, with a little help from Mail Art Martha!

Added by FinnBadger on April 17, 2017 at 1:27pm — 3 Comments

Fab birds from stripygoose

The latest from stripygoose, including an artistamp from Positively Postal.…

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Added by FinnBadger on April 16, 2017 at 4:17pm — 2 Comments

MomKat is A+

Aristotle says so, so it must be true!

Thanks for this blue and blue and green sending, Katerina.

Happy non-Greek Easter :)

Added by FinnBadger on April 15, 2017 at 3:31pm — No Comments

The Gnome Calendar

Great mail art from Steve, aka Minneapolis Gnome.



Arriving in this homemade envelope



 



A fun Gnome calendar for 2017!…



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Added by FinnBadger on April 14, 2017 at 12:23am — No Comments

Artistamps from TicTac

Ptrzia always sends such amazing things. This beautifully packaged set of artistamps celebrating Georgia O'Keefe arrived in this fun envelope. Great fish rubber stamp, too.…



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Added by FinnBadger on April 11, 2017 at 1:48pm — 3 Comments

Three collaborations arrived on the same day

In one of the  best mail art days ever, these three collaborations arrived.

Connie sent a monkey in, so I sent her some squirrels for her squirrel museum.



My sending ended up in Scurry no. 19. There are also a couple of fantastic triangular artistamps.…



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Added by FinnBadger on April 9, 2017 at 7:21pm — 2 Comments

Dada Day from Joey

Thanks for this fun and unexpected…
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Added by FinnBadger on April 8, 2017 at 11:46am — No Comments

Still winter

After a warmer than usual February, March and April so far have been pretty dismal. Snow, ice, rain and fog, with very little sun and low temperatures.



And not nearly as nice and bright as Eva's winter envelope scene. Like the stamp says, creativity!…



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Added by FinnBadger on April 7, 2017 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Wonderful art boekie from Michael

Michael sent me mail art in this envelope with a nice WWF postmark.
 
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Added by FinnBadger on April 5, 2017 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Bread and beer

Fantastic printed piece from Alan.

Added by FinnBadger on April 4, 2017 at 4:37pm — 4 Comments

Love, moonlight and more from MomKat

And a wonderful collaboration with John M. Bennett and C. Mehrl Bennett…

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Added by FinnBadger on April 3, 2017 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Love and hearts

Love from Diana





A heart from Mary





And one from…

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Added by FinnBadger on April 2, 2017 at 4:33pm — 2 Comments

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