The Beauty and the Brave

[E Coles]

I don't know what is wrong with my postman at the moment, but he seems to turn up later and later everyday. Yesterday he arrived at 5 o'clock in the afternoon! Perhaps he had been sitting under a tree investigating my mail, as yesterday I received two fabulous pieces of mail art.

The "beauty" came from Dimitra Papatheodorou in Greece. Her envelope was decorated and sealed so well that I wasn't sure if that was the art work or whether I needed to open it. I managed to slit the envelope open with a knife and discovered the wonderful painting inside.

Have you ever opened something that wasn't meant to be opened? 

The "brave" was me! I knew that there was something in the envelope that Carina sent me as it felt quite squishy. When I opened it I discovered this:

CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER!!! Are you scared enough? Well, I put on my brave face and unpeeled the label to find a really cool boekie inside (yes, there were some cheeky pirates to be found among the pages).

Thank you Carina and Dimitra for an excellent mail day.

[Amy Irwen]

great blog and wonderful work by Dimitra and Carina *!*

[vizma bruns]

It's always worth the risk to open dangerous mail, when it comes to mail art, anyway!

 That book 'wrap' of Carina's is gorgeous, thanks for sharing!