I recently participated in a spring mailart exchange. My exchange partner finally received what I sent so I can show it.
Part of the fun of mailart is the planning process.
Then there's the stitching and embellishing:
This was the first time I've used the metallic ribbon. I found it in my craft room when I was organizing. Imagine!
The mailart project gave me reason to use my newly organized craft room.
Long time readers may remember the portable pressing board I made a couple years ago. It is a coincidence that the stacked bins next to my desk is the right height and has enough room to set the pressing board on top for ironing as I sew.
Years ago, I decided to store my ribbons on bobbins rather than leave them on the spools. It takes up less space and I can easily see what I have, but storing them like that leaves kinks in the ribbon.
Even though I could use an iron to get the kinks out, using my flat iron is a quicker and easier way to get the job done!
If I had to do it over, I'd stitch the addresses in green to match the border, other than that I'm pleased with how it turned out.
Stitched on 32ct pink linen with DMC threads.
Embellished with metallic ribbon, 1/8" satin ribbon, and buttons.
Shelley sent me the cutest mailart with violets and dragonflies stitched on the front.
Until next time...
Part of the fun of mailart is the planning process.
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This was the first time I've used the metallic ribbon. I found it in my craft room when I was organizing. Imagine!
The mailart project gave me reason to use my newly organized craft room.
Long time readers may remember the portable pressing board I made a couple years ago. It is a coincidence that the stacked bins next to my desk is the right height and has enough room to set the pressing board on top for ironing as I sew.
Years ago, I decided to store my ribbons on bobbins rather than leave them on the spools. It takes up less space and I can easily see what I have, but storing them like that leaves kinks in the ribbon.
Even though I could use an iron to get the kinks out, using my flat iron is a quicker and easier way to get the job done!
If I had to do it over, I'd stitch the addresses in green to match the border, other than that I'm pleased with how it turned out.
Front Designs:
Back Design:
Spring by Lizzie Kate
Cross Stitch Crazy magazine
May 2015
Linked to Super Mom's Stitchery Party #106
Stitched on 32ct pink linen with DMC threads.
Embellished with metallic ribbon, 1/8" satin ribbon, and buttons.
Shelley sent me the cutest mailart with violets and dragonflies stitched on the front.
And butterflies on the back
Thanks, Shelley!
Until next time...
Both yours and Shelly's are adorable! You do such good work. And the ideas you come up with - using your hair curler on the ribbon - excellent idea! My stitching group recently had to iron a whole tub of ribbons - wish we would have thought of using the curling iron!
ReplyDeleteJudi in Phoenix
Your mailart, and the one you received from Shelly, is so cute! Great job.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo for selling the John Deere! I love the pansy kit in your previous post. I think I actually have that one.....
And congratulation the American Dream stand find, with a nearly finished project. :)
Karin in CA
They are both beautiful Meari!
ReplyDeleteAwesome work!
ReplyDeleteLovely mail art pieces.
ReplyDeleteMarl
Very cute, Meari. You come up with some of the greatest, cutest ideas. And Shelley's mailart looks really nice. I'm still amazed that you can actually send these through the mail. But what really surprises me is that they seem to come through the experience in one piece!
ReplyDeleteDorrie
Absolutely beautiful....all!
ReplyDeletexxx
Beautiful work, Meari! Both you and your mail art partner!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful exchange. I like your choice of stamps Meari. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely mail art pieces you created and received! I am guessing USPS doesn't have an issue/problem with the buttons and ribbons used to close it or do you insert it in a clear envelope?
ReplyDeleteBoth are very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWhat an inventive way to do an exchange. Do the items get postmarked? I enjoyed looking at your photos. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love these stitched envelopes. You can become so very creative with the designs to choose for the front and the back and with the embellishments. Both envelopes are beautifully stitched and finished.
ReplyDeletesuper cute work x
ReplyDeleteThey are both very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThese mailart pieces are wonderful. Your creativity is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI always love when you show these but sure never could make one myself. Both are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBoth are so wonderfully done and definitely springy!
ReplyDeleteWhen I read mail art, I assumed that you'd put them inside some sort of packaging but from the one picture where there are stamps on it looks like they get mailed as they are. That's kind of cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up to last week's Stitchery Link Party. Aloha hugs!
Beautiful Meari
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