365 Mail Art Project: Week 18

Three crafting epiphanies I had this week:

 

1. Mail art is exceptionally cost effective if you reuse and recycle, because just about anything can be turned into art (all you need is a little imagination).

 

2. Stuck for ideas? Fashion (of any era) makes for interesting themes. To find it all you need to do is type it into an online search engine.

 

3. Washi tape is quite possibly the most amazing and addictive crafting supply ever invented. I love it. I need more of it. I must washi until I can washi no more!

 

 

 

#56 of 365:

An upcycled/recycled envelope and writing paper for Rachael in England...

 

 

#57 of 365:

More upcycled/recycled prettiness, this time lemons for Lindy in Australia...

 

 

#58 of 365:

1950s vintage for Ursa in Slovenia...

 

 

#59 of 365:

...and Marta in Italy...

 

 



 

#60 of 365:

...and Claudia in Germany.

The Week in Pictures...

 

 

** The days just seems to be flying by! Although they are full, busy days I didn't take many photos. I need to be more mindful of enjoying the small moments and the simple things. Stopping to take a photograph helps me find more appreciation in things: I can look back on it later and remember a fraction of time that might otherwise have been lost and think, "Oh, that was such a trial/so exciting/completely amazing/a learning curve" etc.

 

** My parents came up for an afternoon cup of tea and a chat. They brought a bounty of homegrown goodies: Pumpkins, rockmelon, nectarines, capsicums, Japanese eggplant and cucumbers. There was also a jar of homemade nectarine jam, which I am keen to try. We spoke about the poor quality of supermarket food, the absence of a regular farmer's market in our region and the importance of growing your own fruit and vegetables.

 

** We also received some homegrown figs from Shane's parents. I ate them all.

 

** There's not a lot happening in our own vegetable garden. The zucchini has a few small fruits that I hope to start picking in the coming days, but I don't think it has fully recovered for the hot spell we had the first three weeks of January. The corn didn't survive the heat at all: Not a single cob was worthy of keeping. We pulled the plants out earlier in the week. We are still getting cherry tomatoes, but the marmandes are doing poorly. Eggplant is thriving, the potato plants seem healthy and I picked a gigantic leek this week, so not entirely disappointing.

 

How did you spend your week?

365 Mail Art Project: Weeks 16 & 17

I received in the post recently a copy of the NRM magazine for the northern and Yorke regions of South Australia. It doesn't cost a thing and as I was reading through its articles about weed control, conservation methods and plover adoptions, I couldn't help but notice the amazing pictures within. My favourite thing about these pictures is that they are all quintessentially South Australian.

 

So, I kept them. I figured they'd provide some kind of inspiration for some kind of project eventually. Now they adorn envelopes and will shortly be traversing the globe.

 

 

 

#50 of 365:

Stunning red dragonfly for Astrid in Germany.

 

 

#51 of 365:

A rare sight in these parts: A creek with water in it! This is for Arjen in Belgium.

 

 

#52 of 365:

Adorable plovers for Mirja in Germany.

 

 

#53 of 365:

One of the prettiest sights in South Australia are the wine regions, especially in summer when the vines are lush and green. This vineyard is for Megumi in Japan.

 

 

#54 of 365:

Some people will get more than one piece of mail art out of this project, simply because I don't know 365 people. This summerscape is the second piece of mail art for Laura R in Victoria, Australia.

 

 

#55 of 365:

This beach could be any number along the South Australian coastline and it's on its way to Carley in the Adelaide Hills.