Recent Posts Tagged With 'doodle'

• Hong Kong flower

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 19:09 in artwork, doodle, received, blog reader letter

  I got this delightful letter from a blog reader in Hong Kong. I am so in awe of this flower doodle on the envelope. It looks kind of effortless to me, but all those little scribbles just make up a beautiful flower. This is what amazes me about people...

• Martian letterbat

  Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 14:49 in artwork, doodle, received, bat, letterbat

  This fabulous correspondent not only made drawings on the envelope, but it looks like she watercolored them! Her dogs are at the bottom, and on the top she gave me a letterbat. I enjoy her commentary as much as the artwork....

• Turtle mail

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 09:47 in turtle, doodle, received

  Turtle mail! So cute! Is this a slight upgrade from snail mail? Speedier? Who can say? I positioned the card over the other sheets and envelope so you could see the great stamps, and the wonderful embellished page numbers (with little envelopes!) and...

• Orange ivy + Wilde quote

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 08:12 in doodle, received, blog reader letter

  I can't say why, but I found this orange ivy doodle on the front of an envelope quite charming. The fact that it came from Frostproof, Florida - a town I've never heard of, despite having lived for 3 years in Florida - added to the charm.The back of ...

• I am rich in letterbats

  Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 18:27 in artwork, seal, doodle, received, bat, wax seal, sealing wax

  In the same week, I got another bat gracing an envelope - lucky me!! This one came with a fine glittery gold wax seal, too, and sound effects from the bat.Meep(That's echolocation.)Fwap, fwap, fwap (That's the gentle sound of a bat flapping its wings...

• Goddesses, bat caves, and crabs, oh my!

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 09:57 in artwork, crab, doodle, received, bat

  This envelope only begins to hint at the glories this letter holds. I warn you, this is going to be a seriously photo-heavy post. Possibly my favorite part:The bat cave! Ah, a pen pal after my own heart... You gotta view this one large, folks. You ha...

• A Penny Dreadful poem

  Posted on Saturday July 4th, 2009 at 12:24 in poem, doodle, received, penny dreadful, dark horse stationery

  My creative cousin gave me a doodle and an impromptu poem on the back of her new Penny Dreadful stationery. Tres cute!Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans! Enjoy your 4th....

• Treasure map letter!

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 08:28 in Pirates, pirate, doodle, received, treasure, skull, octopus, treasure map

  This wonderful letter from a very creative correspondent carried a pirate theme. I have to note that these are not stickers or stamps - this beauty is all hand-drawn.Part 1 beckons with a bloody knife and a skull-and-crossbones warning.Inside, part 1...