I was just made aware of this movement to contact our Senators and urge them to fully fund the USPS (United States Postal Service). Anyone who can participate in this effort, please know that you will be helping to make a positive difference for all of us!
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Resource for getting started in mailart and mailart community
SAVE OUR POSTAL SYSTEM
FOUR FORMAT SWAP - Part 1
For this group swap, each participant was to send in
one Twinchie, one Tag, one Post Card,
and one decorated Envelope.
From Honi:
From Janet R:
From Kathy M:
From Renee B:
WASHI TAPE SAMPLES - Part 3
From Deborah W:
From Ellen:
From Karen M:
From Karin K:
From Kathie McC:
From Megan R:
From Sarah:
Apparently I fell a little behind
on posting entries from this swap.
I apologize for that.
I apologize for that.
This is the last batch.
Hope you are finding uses
for some of your traded Washi tapes
for some of your traded Washi tapes
Old MacDonald Had A Farm - Post Card Swap - Postmark by May 18th
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| Example by Gloria MM |
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| Example by Gloria MM |
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| Example by Gloria MM |
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| Example by Gloria MM |
Thanks Gloria for providing examples and inspiration for this swap listing...
Defining Postal Regulations
Sometimes it seems like the postal restrictions and requirements are burdensome (or cumbersome- and often changing), but since we do so much mailing of various sizes of mail, it's good too know what is expected of us, and how to facilitate the safe/timely delivery of our wonderful mail art.
I just paid $3.50 to bail out a brown Kraft envelope with art in it, being held behind the postal counter. My friend the postmistress was surprised that the envelope, which only had one 55-cent First Class Stamp on it, had arrived and wasn't returned to sender with the rubber stamped message "Suspicious Mail."
This is what the pertinent US Postal sticker/label above says:
ATTENTION MAILING CUSTOMER
We regret to inform you that your mail was not collected or is being returned to you due to heightened security concerns.
The following must be presented by the customer to a retail service associate at a Post Office location for shipment:
Useful information?
Honi
I just paid $3.50 to bail out a brown Kraft envelope with art in it, being held behind the postal counter. My friend the postmistress was surprised that the envelope, which only had one 55-cent First Class Stamp on it, had arrived and wasn't returned to sender with the rubber stamped message "Suspicious Mail."
This is what the pertinent US Postal sticker/label above says:
ATTENTION MAILING CUSTOMER
We regret to inform you that your mail was not collected or is being returned to you due to heightened security concerns.
The following must be presented by the customer to a retail service associate at a Post Office location for shipment:
- Any mailpiece over one-half inch thick that uses POSTAGE STAMPS
- Any mailpiece that weighs more than 10 oz. and uses POSTAGE STAMPS
- Any mailpiece with a customs declaration form that was not completed and submitted online
- Any mailpiece that requires a customs declaration form and uses POSTAGE STAMPS DDD2 September 2019
Useful information?
Honi
SOMETHING STRANGE...
Some of the pictures of our art on the swap listings going back to April 8th have been replaced by a light blue oval with a white bar across it. Apparently BLOGGER has a major problem, according to many other users already posting complaints. I have no idea what happened or why. I've reposted pictures but they may just disappear again. My personal blogsite is also missing some pictures.
Someone suggests that the increased load of people at home using their computers may be taxing the systems. Please have patience as we not only social-distance, we also struggle with communications. Honi
Someone suggests that the increased load of people at home using their computers may be taxing the systems. Please have patience as we not only social-distance, we also struggle with communications. Honi
An Encouraging Quote:
I don't usually quote from other people, but this seemed so relevant to the times in which we find ourselves:
"Excerpt from "Emma"—Autumn de Wilde’s luscious film adaptation of the 1815 Jane Austen novel
"And of course I am worrying about people’s health. But the one positive is having the time to daydream. As an artist, you have to really defend that time and take it seriously as part of your work. Some of my better ideas come from those times when I was staring at the ceiling. Every time there’s a terrible experience, if you’re an artist I think your mind tends to wander toward where you would rather be, and that’s where a lot of great ideas are born. I am looking forward to seeing what people do after this. Because that is your imagination, and that is really powerful."
WOW!
h
"Excerpt from "Emma"—Autumn de Wilde’s luscious film adaptation of the 1815 Jane Austen novel
"And of course I am worrying about people’s health. But the one positive is having the time to daydream. As an artist, you have to really defend that time and take it seriously as part of your work. Some of my better ideas come from those times when I was staring at the ceiling. Every time there’s a terrible experience, if you’re an artist I think your mind tends to wander toward where you would rather be, and that’s where a lot of great ideas are born. I am looking forward to seeing what people do after this. Because that is your imagination, and that is really powerful."
WOW!
h
