Summer Mail | OUT

Envelope sent to Imma (PC).

Summer Mail IX | L'été s'anime

Postcard sent by Fabienne (France).

Summer Mail - V | Party

Card sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Sunday Stamps | H Is for Hot-Air Balloon

Flown by J. Blanchard and J. Jeffries in 1785
Poland, 1981

100th anniversary of balloon Jupiter

USA, 1959

USA, 1983

Go to Sunday Stamps to see H-inspired stamps.

Typewriters

'Those who have nothing to say
now say it on Twitter'

Cards sent by Fabienne (France) and Heleen (Netherlands).

Hope Your Birthday Is a Splash

 Two beautiful birthday cards with mermaids, received the same day (months ago). 

Today's the 12th birthday of Mail Adventures so... Thanks for reading!

 And more birthday cards...

On this occasion I will give you good advice...

Don't worry! (Also meaning: Don't hit yourself!)
Happy Birthday!

We Are Coffee

Envelope & postcard sent to Heleen (the Nehterlands).

Hanukkah Sameach

Letter sent by Bryon (Canada).

Do You Like Me?

I like you.
Do you like me?
( ) Yes ( ) No
14 February 2020

Illustration by Rita Zeniuk

Postcards sent by Heleen (the Netherlands) and Bryon (the USA).

Chineasy

These postcards make the Chinese language to seem almost easy...

貝 Shell (bei⁴)
Shells were once a form of currency

Wine vessel
Add 3 dots on the left to make the character for wine.

Postcards sent by Lothar (Germany) and Heleen (the Netherlands).

The Tortoise & the Hare & the Bike

Illustrated envelopes sent to Heleen (the Netherlands), replying to this postcard and to this one.

Dear Ethylene Vinyl Acetate

Around the World in Eighty Days

You might think that this letter would reach its destination in a blink of an eye. I mean, on board of the Intrepid balloon, or on those reliable little planes...

Actually, it was posted and postmarked on 11 April, and reached me on 29 June. Safe and sound.

Playing around with Circus Lettering

Letters sent to Imma (PC), Phillip (the USA) and Laura (the UK).

Dinosaur Delivers

You must sent your letters with a reliable postal service these days...

Sent to Heleen (the Netherlands), from one of Naomi's templates.

Blue Cardboard

Bryon (the USA) sent this postcard made of Spanish wine packaging.

And I sent to Heleen (the Netherlands) this postcard made of my new mobile phone packaging:

Sometimes it seems trash, but it isn't!

Working on Calligraphy Styles

Attempting Stitches Hand Lettering...

 

 ... And practising Kaitlin Style

Envelope to Lilli (Canada) and Phillip (the USA).

Unexpected

Phillip (the USA) made this cardboard envelope out of a box of Kleenex. I wonder how people can resist to buy such packaging, whatever it carries...

I found inside a Christmas card. While we are more or less used to see Christmas bears (odd, if you come to think of the matter)... The Christmas octopus was totally unexpected. Love it, though!

Is It Already Knitting Time?

Illustration: Mies van Hout
 Bang Mannetje by Mathilde/Stein/Mies van Hout

Postcard sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Faux Calligraphy

I have been playing lately with faux calligraphy (first step to real calligraphy!). I use it mostly for addresses, so I cannot show a great deal here...

Letters sent to Julia (the USA), Laura (the UK), Johanne (Canada) and Catherine (Belgium).