Showing posts with label metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metal. Show all posts

22 September 2017

Autumn Harvests


Postcard sent by Heleen (the Netherlands). It is an illustration by Marit Törnqvist, from de book Jij bent de liefste (Hans & Monique Uitgeverij). I don't know the story, and I don't think they are harvesting sunflowers... But the scene made me think of the Autumn, so I added it to Maria's link Postcards for the Weekend, the theme this week being Fall scenes.



A gorgeous postcard sent by Bryon (the USA). I don't know which variety these Washington apples are, so I am not sure they are harvested in Autumn...



Also sent by Bryon. This is a real fall scene! As I read in the Idaho Potato Commission's site: "Harvest begins in early September and can run through most of October. Most of the potatoes are harvested in the last two weeks of September and the first two weeks of October". I didn't know that Idaho potato's were so famous. The sender wrote that the one on the picture can be "a slight exaggeration"... :)




Autumn is also the season of harvesting oranges, at least here, and in my region. This metallic (yes!) postcard was sent by Heleen (the Netherlands); inside a nice reused envelope, with some orange/autumn stamps on and funny postmarks:




I received the next one, made of a label of beer, the same week, along with a letter from Alan (Adanaland). Have a look at the artiststamps! It is odd, but I find the light on this related to the orange peel above...



Last but not least, let me show a beautiful postcard recently sent by Micu (Hungary), showing Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe. Maybe these are summer pictures. But orange, besides being one of my favourite colours, is usually associated with Autumn...


30 November 2016

24 January 2015

Big Metallic Postcard

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Big metallic postcard sent by John (the UK).

This is the second postcard made of metal I have got. I am still wondering how it has reached my mail box... Well, it took four weeks!

20 January 2015

Recycled Elephant


Postcard sent by Micu (Hungary).

This was a prize because I guessed that the base of one of these postcards was made of the tube of toilet paper. As you can see, it is the same for the base of this elephant. Indeed, a lot of repurposed materials in this work! You can read here about how to make these lovely elephants.

25 November 2013

I Love Postcards

I do not like especially romantic things, but hearts are a great theme for postcards and stamps, do you agree?



Sent by Chi (Taiwan). This is a metallic postcard.


This one was also sent by Chi, but during her trip to the USA. I just love this metapostcard. The best way to say that you really love postcards is sending one. Especially this one!


Sent by Laura (the UK).


Sent by Olga (Russia) though the Postcrossing site. The man on the postcard is the painter Salvador Dalí, and the postcard is an advertisement for an Spanish Language Learning Centre.