Happy Mail Craftalong 2021 ~ Monthly themes and Birthdays too!

I know you must be anxious and also excited…hope it turned out to be a start for a new beginning for both of you!

So many ugly things in the world and the only counter measure is to bring more positivity to it! I love your masterboard…it is a work of art crafted with emotion @StationerySandwich ! Glad your babies are safe; the universe will catch up to those guys so let it go the best you can!

I have so enjoyed all the little things I have cut out of envelopes I have received and also things people send…here are a couple of envelopes I made out of some magazine pages @Reinikka had sent me a while back…

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That story is awful. I hope you are all working through it as best you can. :hugs:

I love the masterboard and it’s just got better. Keep your therapy going.

Maybe we can mash up Crarft to include craft and art? Or maybe not…

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I hope you are doing ok @StationerySandwich, and I hope your meeting with your brother goes well @LadybugsAndBees :slightly_smiling_face:

I got a mail bonanza today! Thank you so much @LadybugsAndBees @Bugaboo @Amfkinney @thanate and @geekgirl!!

Lovely bright mail on a grey winter day :rainbow:

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I feel so lucky to have receiving one of your moon cards today @photojenn , thank you so much!

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From @Renstar over the pond! Lots of fun goodies, tea and this awesome music themed card!


One of the coveted tea time cards from @magpie, a birdie from @geekgirl, and a cool card from @Bunny1kenobi !

Not sure if I posted these already, but worth another look even if I did…lol…how clever is the paper moom stuffed with tags and starsmad by @kittykill? The two old dancers is from the prolific letter writer @magpie and the Dream card is from @Amfkinney

Thanks for the lovely happy mail!

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I received from @Magpie! Elliott loved the little note for him! Thank you!

And @Reinikka! Check out that fun ATC.

We are currently on the road somewhere in Nebraska, headed to Indy, to help my dad out for a few weeks.

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I got wonderful Happy Mail today from @Reinikka, @Bunny1kenobi and @Lynx!
Thanks again, all three of you, for brightening up my day!

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Now that I’ve picked my jaw off the floor, I can respond. You are Canadian, right? I didn’t think this would happen in our country, other places, yes, but not our peaceful country. To have a stranger, a man no less, punch you in the face twice shocks me. I don’t find anything offensive in your master board and I’d love to have an ATC made from part of it. A good reminder that you picked yourself up from this and are moving forward.

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Hitting a human, especially a woman or child, is one of the lowest things I think that a person can do. It is just so uncivilized. I am always shocked when I hear of such incidents.

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@StationerySandwich i just read your story. I’m so glad your kids weren’t hurt and I’m so sorry that you and your husband were. How horrible that people should attack you and then shame you for expecting someone to play by the rules! It’s not like they didn’t put enough cream in your coffee or something insignificant. Standing up for what’s right doesn’t make you a Karen! But you already know that! :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

I’m so glad that you found us here on LC! It’s the best, most loving and supportive group on the internet! Virtual hugs to you, and to the kiddos!

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Hello July!
(a few days late…)

:watermelon: :sandwich: :strawberry:
July’s theme is "Picnic in July"
:croissant: :apple: :hotdog:

Our July Birthdays are:
:birthday: @megwell
:birthday: @Whistlefish’s daughter

If there are any other July birthdays out there let me know! I’ll also start adding August birthdays :partying_face:

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I had fun opening a stack of mail today! I also have some to share from last week :slight_smile:

From @Magpie tea o’clock

And this one came today :slight_smile:

With fun stencils!

From @Lynx beautiful card and handmade charm!

From @jemimah a early 2022 Birthday card with extras :wink:

And a letter with more goodies! Postage stamps and a cute house inspired by @Smmarrt

Thank you all!!! :heart:

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Got some July happy mail out this afternoon! Much smaller (more manageable) batch this month.

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I received a lovely hummingbird card and charm from @Lynx, thank you! :blush:

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@Bunny1kenobi wrote me a note about the Arizona heat, I bet!

@thanate sent so much nifty stuff!



Thank you both :slight_smile:

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@LadybugsAndBees - hope all went well with your brother

@StationerySandwich - such an awful thing to happen to you all, sending you lots of virtual hugs. And I love your masterboard - definitely art :slight_smile:

I had such lovely happy mail days over the last two days -

Work has been crazy busy and my aunt (who we live with) has had a few falls - luckily all has been ok, just a few bruises, but she has lost some confidence in herself - so to sit down and have a read of these lovely cards was a lovely happy little break from everything.

From @Magpie, a lovely card and chatty letter

From @Amfkinney - I have always loved this quote

From @bluebird - a lovely envelope of goodies - the play cards are so pretty

From @Reinikka, a pretty card and lovely ATC

Last week I was actually in the office for work, I have now been in the office a total of 5 days since March 2020. My employer is still mostly implementing a work at home policy, until the autumn currently. Whilst I am happy working from home, it is nice to have an odd day in the office - change of scenery, seeing different people, but also being able to walk into town at lunchtime. I had a potter around a couple of my favourite shops and found this unfinished wooden box -

The image stuck on top was actually on a swap package a while ago and I kept it, it fits so perfectly. So this is going to be the new home for all of my happy mail. I am going to use all the bits and pieces included in envelopes to decorate the box, then lacquer it. And I am going to decorate the inside with all of the stamps.

Thank you all for making this such a happy and amazing corner of the internet :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :kissing_heart:

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What a lovely project that will be! I also love the idea of using the stamps to decorate or line a box!

I also got some special playing cards and a lovely note from @bluebird…I am not sure if I posted a picture and I think it might be because I was framing the picture! I am looking for little frames to post some of the gorgeous art work.

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I am totally in shock that men at an AMUSEMENT park would act that way!
I am so sorry you had to go through all of that.
Wow.
I’m glad you are crafting your way out of sadness, however.
And I totally agree with your statement about your heart living inside your kids. I once heard or read someone describe having children as having our heart walking around outside of our body (same concept). And the feeling never goes away, even when they are grown & gone! I think that is one reason I’m not fond of the empty nest…a part of me is missing.
But enough about me – your masterboard looks fantastic & I would call it art!
and if you are still looking for recipients, I would be proud to take a piece of your art so you can release it along with the strong feelings you have been having~

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I received from @bluebird today … thanks, the stamp placement on the envelope made me smile :smiley:

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I hope your meeting with your brother went smoothly!
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I think of you often.

Also, in my effort to combine posts –
I rec’d happy mail from @Lynx ; thanks for the gorgeous stamped charm! I’m so excited to be a part of the HM gang
@Reinikka (technically from the Use it or Lose it thread, but it made me happy, so I posted it here :slight_smile: Thanks, friend!
Also @Renstar (I hope you made a decision on the carpet! home decorating is so hard for me! I’d rather someone plopped me down in a house already done, LOL)
Thanks for the embellishments…still have to go through everything, but I didn’t want to delay the thank yous!

adding a note to @AIMR
the moon card is so cool, but those sweet elderly folks with the dancing shadows are just SO dear! Makes you think about how young we all are inside~

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