2nd Anonymous Note

My 2nd anonymous note (moreloveletters.com) was left in a restroom at the McDonalds (only handled with clean hands) after having lunch with my daughter.

 It is so fun to be sneaky:  first you have to leave the note without being seen, then photograph where you left it (without being seen)!  

Chinese Maple

 Chinese Maple from a postcrosser.

The Postal Book {pages 13-17}

 by:  Gail Gibbons

More Love Letters

MoreLoveLetters.com  Has a couple of great options/ideas for adding love out there to the world.

One fun way that I just started participating in is writing anonymous notes & then leaving them in different places for folks to find.  My first note I deposited on a shelf at the Star Library.

The Ancient Town Val and The Savior's Tranfiguration Church in Belarus

The Ancient Town Val and The Savior's Tranfiguration Church in Belarus.

Security Envelope Flowers

 I have been using the inside of security envelopes to make things.  I took the few paper punches I have had and punched out shapes.  My favorite is the "flowers."  I like to use them for my return address, accent pieces on mail art or when making friendship books.  Also look great on ATC's. And of course, postcards!!!

Magical Chemical Co.

Magical Chemical Co.

I found this little gem while poking around downtown Boise with the kids. (Yep, only 5 cents.)

My oldest son had heard (from his art teacher at the Star Library) about a place called the Reuseum and the Reuse Market.  We checked out the latter and found treasures!!!

My favorite was the item you see in the photo.  It is tiny; measures 3 1/4 x 6 inches.

The artwork is titled:  "Fishermen Three" by Churchill Ettinger.

Google couldn't find The Magic Chemical Co.

 Google Maps

 On one side of the street.  (Do you think that lady is looking for it, too?)

On the other side of the street.  

Check out the years on this calandar!

I love the pages.  They are only dated for the month of July, then there are a handfull of blank pages at the back.

My mind has been buzzing over the craft/postcard possibilities of this bad boy.  Any ideas?

Letter Writing Party {april}

 Letter Writing Party {april}

For the past few months, I have been participating with the Write More Letters.com site in composing letters of encouragement to folks who could use some.  In late February (if I remember correctly) I decided it would be fun to organize a letter writing party to increase the number

salutations I could send out.  I call us the "Star Letter Writers" and we meet once a month in conjunction with a church humanitarian effort.  (quilt tying, sewing, kit assemblage, etc.)

I printed out cards with the website's mission statement.

Gathered up pens, stationery, and notecards.

 
Created little bio sheets about the person we were writing to.

 Then we were off!!!

Many with busy hands!

My assistant and I.

 It was a fun morning.  Many folks were grateful for the opportunity to write to someone and said they'd come back next month.  woot, woot!

4 Facts About Me Swap

4 Facts About Me Swap

The ocelot (pronounced /ˈɒsəlɒt/; Leopardus pardalis), also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed extensively over South America, Central America, and Mexico. They have been reported as far north as Texas, and as far east as Trinidad and Barbados in the Caribbean.North of Mexico, they are found regularly only in the extreme southern part of Texas, although there are rare sightings in southern Arizona.  {thanks wiki}

Facts About Me: not so much about the critters, grew up outside of a small town, my favorite color is purple, currently owned by 3 children who look just like their father.  (That's a good thing!)

Where was this photo taken?

Where was this photo taken?  One of my pen friends took this photo, turned it into a postcard, and sent it to me.  Can you guess where she is?  How did she get this great "curve" look?  Correct answer = a postcard from me!

Crystal Cheatham

 Crystal Cheatham

Crystal Cheatham is a well traveled singer-songwriter new to the Philadelphia area. Her range and style encompass folk, jazz, and blues. Having been raised on gospel and spoken word, her original tunes are packed with an emotional story you can’t wait to discover from song to song. Accompanying herself on the acoustic guitar, Crystal’s lyrical play and inventive chord progressions are fun and thought provoking.


On the back of this lovely card is a description of a currently being read book.  (That sounded funny.)  I've actually read this one.  Interesting, gritty.

Rose Colored Glasses

 From my fabulous pen friend, Mrs. Fakefish!

Moscow & The Kremlin

 Moscow & The Kremlin


 I never think that the Kremlin looks like a "real" building.  It seems more like something from a princess cartoon!

Seattle: Experience Music Project

From my lovely friend Emily, I received the Seattle:  Experience Music Project.

From their website:

ABOUT EMP

About the EMP Building
EMP is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O.Gehry designed building that includes multiple innovative galleries, an interactive Sound Lab, and Sky Church—a concert venue with state-of-the-art sound and lighting that houses the largest indoor LED screen in the world. The spectacular, prominently visible EMP structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set against the backdrop of Seattle Center.

About EMP 
Since opening its doors in 2000, EMP Museum has welcomed more than five million visitors, and has been a key economic driver among Seattle nonprofit arts and culture organizations, with institutional expenditures and audience-member spending resulting in more than six million dollars of local economic impact. Through dynamic programs, cutting-edge technology, and interpretative, interactive exhibitions focused on American popular culture, EMP seeks to engage museum visitors in critical thinking about creativity in contemporary society by educating and inspiring a range of visitors of different ages, interests, and experiences.