Welcome, Paul - follow up on those 2 wreath envelopes I appropriated

 

This was a very welcome surprise to pop up in my mailbox. It's from Paul who lives in Toulon France. He enclosed a letter, introducing himself and expressing an interest in exchanging mail with my collector friends. If anyone is interested in exchanging with Paul, email me, and I will send you his address. This is an on-your-own activity - not part of the December exchange.

Paul is interested in calligraphy, drawing, engraving and painting - so he's probably more interested connecting with the calligraphers. I'm going to get out some real art supplies to respond to this envelope. The red bird looks like a hand carved image. Maybe I'll send him one of my engravings....I think there are a few left.

Will 2025 be the year that I finally get all my excess stuff sent off??? 

Part of me wants to suggest that you don't send any mail until after the holiday tsunami of mail - but that's me....

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On Nov 25 I posted a couple envelopes and apologized for losing the info on whose idea I had appropriated. And then I found the image on Pinterest. It looks like it's a rubber stamp from Avery Elle, but it is no longer available. I think the person who used the rubber stamp and colored it in on her envelope is Kristina Werner. It was posted in 2017 - she's still in business. Her newer stuff is way too busy for me.

LINK to Kristina's blog

And then this one popped up - which is actually the one I appropriated.....they are similar. I like the top one better. But, I don't know how I would do those giant polka dots. There is no info on the two below - so there won't be any attribution - unless the person who did them contacts me.