Mail Art From Finland...

In yesterday's mail, I received this postcard from Carina. It made me chuckle as I always associate "kitchens" with the part of the house where life really happens. It's the reason we bought the house that we are in now. Because of the kitchen. The best part of any party always happens in the kitchen. And, so on...

Receiving this card really did make my day, Carina, so thank you for sending it to me. I really love your vintage sensibilities and your sense of humor.

But, now that we're on the subject of humor, I want to share the other card Carina sent me about a month ago ( I've been a bit behind on my blogging, and I apologize for this.):

 Now, I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this, but I do have my own foreign equivalent of "Pekka", my husband, "Pete, the driver". So, this was especially funny (even "Pete" found it funny). Again, I thank you for your mail art which is always full of good humor.

Dancers and Smiling Dogs...New Mail Art

I received these 2 wonderful pieces of mail yesterday afternoon.

"Smile Dogs" from Angie Cope ( and Snooky)
Angie is currently mounting a Mail Art show called "Celebrate The Dog 2012" of which there have been many wonderful mail art pieces submitted. I submitted one myself and received this very cheerful collage from Angie. How did she know I loved pugs? They always look like they're smiling. Thank you for the lovely card, Angie and good luck with your show!

"Dance, Dancer, Dancing"
Another sweet surprise that arrived in yesterday's mail was this collage postcard from Ursula Rodgers. I love the vintage yet modern feel and again the pure joy that radiates from it. But, the real surprise was the sketch on the back of the card:

It's so lovely, you really can feel the dancer's movement, like she will dance off the page at any moment. Brilliant! Thank you, Ursula, for sending me this beautiful mail art.

Catching up...

 Well, I've finally have a chance to sit down and play "catch up"on blogging about last weeks incoming mailart. And, a very quality haul it was:

 Beware of Copies Which Can Be Found On Coffee Mugs from Dean Marks (France)

Wow, a lot of juicy reading on this card! Now I know the NATO Phonetic alphabet (very useful), when the clocks go forward and back (always trying to figure that one out), British History Rulers (in order), how to figure out my BMI (that may be embarrassing), Dean's Birthday (hope it's a great one!), and many bits of information that I'm always wondering about at one time or another. Thanks, Dean. Who needs Google when I've got this with it's wealth of info!

 Next: this lovely card from Sue in South Africa. It's so delicate. Thank you for your greetings, Sue. I hope your holidays were fantastic as well.

 Toronto has been very mild, weather wise, but also very grey. So, "Mellow Yellow" from Emmy of The Netherlands was the best thing to receive (next to a shot of vitamin D), to chase the winter blues and greys away! Receiving it immediately warmed me from head to toe. Thanks for the boost, Emmy!

 And then, there are always the surprise packages I receive from Superhero Lobster Johnson, which can keep me busy to no end. I haven't even gotten around to last weeks "challenges" (But, I will. Really.). Anyway, if any of you are on Google+, you need to check out the "Lost Art" project, he has going and all the magnificent "Lost Art" that has been coming in to this project. A very busy man, our Superhero is. I can't keep up.

So, there's the mailart round up for last week. May your week be filled with interesting mail and not junk nor bills.

Bonne Annee, mon ami Laurence! Bonne Annee, mes amis!

Yesterday, I had posted much of my December mail art haul for this blog. As I received most of it at the end of the week, I was just wanting to get the post done before the years end. One piece in particular, I hadn't opened up fully. It's from my new mail art friend, Laurence in France. So, without any further ado:

Merci du bel art, Laurence !

December Mail Art Round-Up! Yee-Haw!

I have to admit, I've been a bit lax lately on this blog. My other blog, "Zombie Kitty Kawaii! Travels The World" (http://zombiekittykawaii.blogspot.com/) has kind of taken over my free time (laugh track) and, of course, there were the holidays (which, if you still have school age children, are still going on.), among other things.
So, I've decided to post all my December mail art for your enjoyment here. Now. Before the New Year rings in:

"GOTIJ" mail from Cheryl Penn. 

"Victoria, B.C." inspired mail from Thom Courcelle.

Drawing on envelope by Thom Courcelle

From Iowa City pal, Superhero Lobster Johnson

Backside of Envelope (too good not to share.)

Lovely "cottonwood" from Marcia Cirillo

"The Red Laundry" by Guido Vermeulen

From new mail-art "ami",  Laurence

A beautiful postcard collage from Lee in California