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BIG mail from Trick Sensei, love it, so much to look at, just like an A3 Brain Cell!

Next line from BF, 2nd edition of the special artist stamps made for just me, aw shucks, thanks BF! Also some super rubber stampings and bonus stamps, titled 'Giro'.

A tall T from Rebecca, very special to be included in her alphabet letters series.

So good to hear…

So much mail it doesn't even fit on the board!!!

I've pegged some of them up, but there's more to come!!

Now for your close up...

RcBz, Jon, David, Rebecca, Dean, a bit of Stephanie...…

And here it is! I told Marie how much I love to eat toasted seaweed and how expensive it is here in Oz, so I suggested that she make me boekies of seaweed and send them to me regularly!

It really looks fabulous in the sun!

Marie…

This lady looks exhausted after chasing this bear to get her shoe back. What a fab collaged postcard from Svenja!

SIX slides from Sue!! (even though I told her not to send any!! Long arty slide story...) And the backs are always worth a…

An U sent me a boekie, and a very chunky one at that. It's It feels lovely and makes crispy, crackly noises, and my cat was smelling it VERY intently! Do you have a cat at your house, Anete?

Have a read...…

I love this! An A4 sized Champagne postcard! Le Brun! Now Dean will surely remember than I'm not Burns, the crossed out name made me laugh! I'm hoping this house might belong to some of my distant ancestors...must look into my French genealogy…

My snake talisman has arrived from Alicia Starr!! After 2 snakey episodes already this year Alicia promised to send me a new talisman... the one she sent me last year must have had an expiry date.

The Minxus Mongoose, Night Security Guard, Buddha and Holy H2O should do the trick!!…

I received a lovely envelope from Laurence last week, with a surprise inside!

The back of the surprise was beautiful!

And here's the front!!

A cardboard trash-teddy with moving arms and legs and head! And those red eyes tells…

Jay and Carl sent me some absolutely byoootiful artists stamps, great colours! Love these!!

From Helen, Imelda and Jon, looovely cards!…

This is my first mailing receiveed from the Queendom of Retailia!

Mail art Martha attended the Field Study meeting at the Tate in London, and I can't wait to hear more about it. This little pack of goodies has whet my appetite, the shredded paper from a performance has me scratching my head! Do tell, Martha! The altered card (bottom left) is actually made of…

How exciting to get these in the mail! I absolutely love them!

RUSH! Thanks for the bonus Snail Mail stamps, too,…

This boekie was glued but I spied some lovely old maps on the inside, so I decided to tear it open! Hope Marie won't mind! Behind is the Kawaii envo made by Marie!

Above, another mailing from Marie, made in France, a 2013 card from Sarah…

Stamp out Xmas cards! Hear hear Dean!!

Yay! DK went crazy playing with her birthday D-Day stamp!!…

When I first saw these by Claire, I thought she'd actually made boxes to send out, like her thought boxes...unless I'm mistaken there too??! I think everything Claire touches is just magical, including this series.

The copper heart stamped…

Stephanie and I were talking stamps one evening and she said that she had some spares and would throw some into the mail for me...

Sheeeeesh! I was not expecting a BIG boxful of sooo many beauties! WOW!

The box was a delight to behold too!…

A gorgeous envelope from Nik with my favourite tv show character Bea Smith of Prisoner fame on the back!

Very funny! Thanks Nik!!!

From Anete this wrapped up Xmas mailing!…

I was lost for words as I opened this generous mailing from Cayte Catastrophe!!

I thought this was so brilliant, all wrapped up in 2 sheets of bright orange paper (behind) and then on the back of the purple IUOMA card was a brilliant…

Oh look, it's Rolf Harris taking Taidgh's mail art on walkabout...it's too hot for me to do it...

Here's a full frontal of the envo.…

All these lovely cards have arrived in the last few days! And they are soooo gorgeously cheery-uppy!!

Hee hee, I added Angie's dancing legs to Svenja's blazer wearing lady!

Thanks guys, these are all up on the wall, making for a very nice New Year…