Come on, Postal Services

People make efforts to send nice envelopes: drawings, stickers... Then the postals services add these wonderful oversized white labels!

From Catherine (France) and Erica Fustero.

Paper Doll Envelope

I saw these nice envelopes Marina made from a paper doll book pages... And I have got one of them!

Spring & Tea & Letters

Collages of stickers on spring letters sent to Phillip (the USA) and Laura (the UK).

Gardening Time

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

A Letter Is a Gift

Decorated envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

Reading Time

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Eat Me

This envelope sent by Phillip arrived like this, and it intrigued me a lot!

Until I opened it and discovered Alice inside (trying to escape?)!

Fancy a Cup of Blue Tea?

Collage on an envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

Printed Collage

Front and back of an envelope made by Lilli (Canada). She makes the collages, and then prints copies for envelopes or writing paper. A great idea!

Mail Made out of Packaging (Outgoing)

Packaging tuned into postcards, sent to Heleen (the Netherlands) and Bryon (the USA).

Winter Collage

Front and back of a collage made by Fabienne (France). Perfect theme for these days!

In case you want to see better the snowy stamps from different countries that she used on the front part:

The snowflakes (all different, of course!);

And the stamps on the back, on the same topic:

Mail from Underland

Letter sent by Phillip (the USA), with SpongeBob stamps, and Christmas tree pictorial postmark (it arrived just before Christmas).

And another one with the First Day postmark!

Letter sent by Catherine (France).

Orca (Orcinus orca). Illustration by Pieter Folkens. Card sent by Bryon.

Sending Love

Collage on a letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Let It Snow

Collage on an envelope sent to Imma (PC).

Cosy Café

Collage on envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

Incoming Festive Envelopes

Envelopes made by Micu (Hungary), Fabienne (France), Laura (UK) and Rosemary (Canada).

250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s Birth

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and I have been celebrating throughout the year. Apart from re-reading some Austen's books... getting and sending Austen-related mail, of course!

"Nobody minds having what is too good for them."
Mansfield Park

I guess I can add a Brönte-related postcard: the earliest know image of Haworth Parsonage.

All sent by Laura (the UK).