Valentine's Day Is My Favourite Crafting Holiday

So naturally, introducing: DIY Valentine's Day Kits by Varity Concert

Templates and blanks with embellishments and envelopes for your creative and decorating pleasure. Available at Inkwell on Market St. in Halifax. If you're in the area and haven't been yet, it's the sweetest little shop and you'll surely enjoy drooling over everything.




Happy Love Day, y'all!

Look Into My Mailbox

Some more things I have received and also documented.


This one's a beaut, eh? From Laura!


Oh, I would love to.


The most beautiful envelope in the whole world.

The Truth:

More Outgoing Mail...

Holy cow, I know...

Something for Martina!


I sent this such a long time ago, and wish I'd documented the contents now!


For Cassie: a zine about "Lost", the television show. We're both big fans.
I bought it from Zombie Romance on Etsy!



A questionaire for Rosie, so I can figure out her favourite kinds of music and make her a mix cd. A diabolical plan.



A package for BFF Ben. See below for visual reference: Calgary post!
Visit his flickr, he makes REALLY cool drawings. And sends the most amazing mail.




A letter for Edward from the Letter Writer's Alliance. Edward's really my only true pen pal, as I don't often send just letters to people in the mail.

Outgoing mail!

More outgoing mail, non-mailart365, that is.

Most of these packages have been a long time in the making and in the sending, but off they go, to their respectful homes!


One for Kiera, an old friend from swap-bot. She has the most amazing and impressive paper bits to send in the mail.






I really enjoy making these postal folders with different pockets and envelopes with secrets inside like mix cd's, letters, short stories, and ephemera packets.






To make up for my tardiness, I of course beg for forgiveness, and send extra presents.




Something for Edvin from sendsomething.net, who sent me the most perfect, spot-on water-themed mix cd. I can only hope that my water-themed mix cd is half as perfect.











One for Kristy, also someone I met on swap-bot. She also make amazingly curated mix cd's with really interesting themes. I'm hoping this make it to her safely and soundly. It has a smorgasbord of mailing goods, mix cd's, a letter and much much more.






Well, for now, that's all. I have more photos to post, but I am late for a hotel pool party date! WOOOO

Packages Received!!

I've been trying to get all my received mail scanned into the computer, so I can have the documentation of my passion saved ETERNALLY.

Here's a beautifully illustrated envelope from Bianca, who I ordered a mail-themed zine (HIGHLY recommended to anyone who loves mail) and some cheap-as-dirt postcards!
http://www.goodnightlittlespoon.com/



And then a super-fun package from long time and good friend Angie Chick from across the Atlantic Ocean-England! She sent this to me years ago, but it's still one of my favourite items I have ever received.



Did I mention she's a crazy talented artist?
www.angelachick.com

Christmas Eve Mail Send Off!

Sent off a big ol' bag of mail on Christmas Eve, which I've been receiving word that some of it has already arrived at their destinations! Woop.

Here's just some of what I sent:


Christmas cards! Better late than never, right?



Off to Andre in Malta, it's a long way to go, so hopefully it gets there safely....I made the envelope using a beautifully illustrated map of Shakespeare's Great Britain.



A few packages to a few people. My favourite envelope was Cassie's, which reads: "Today I had a great breakfast....ON THE MOON!" And on the back it reads: "The blonde one was called Freedom"
The top one is for Alison who is the creator of City Mail, a locally run FREE mail delivery system in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I live. Great idea, greta ambition. I'm totally in love with the idea.



Giorgia gets runner-up for my personal favourite envelope. Her address is smack dab in the middle of on open palm of a hand. Kelly's package features a bichon frise and Sarah in Montreal is getting a foamcore postcard, which was originally a photo decorating a fitting room of my old work, American Apparel.




A package for a Letter Writer's Alliance buddy I met on flickr, and one for an etsy customer!



And finally, three zines being sent off to International Union of Mail Artists members!

It's been busy, but believe it or not, I have even more to post.....soon...soon....