Spooky!

I love it when something arrives in my mailbox that I had no idea was coming. Today I got something from Judy, a new member of IUOMA. I wonder how she chose me as the recipient of her mail? I often look through the most recent posts or the new members list to find people to send mail art to; maybe she did something similar.

Anyway, as soon as I saw the color of the envelope, I figured I was in for something Halloween-y.

My husband said, "Uh oh, someone doesn't know you!" as I have always been kind of phobic about spiders (okay, really phobic about spiders). But I'm getting better about it and also, these are pretty non-scary spiders, so it was okay.

I really love the overall pattern that looks sort of like snakeskin - I guess it's a rubber stamp, or maybe something else inked up, like a piece of mesh? Either way, let's get on to what was inside.

Two awesome Halloween-themed ATCs! Both of these are just very nicely put together, and I particularly love the spider web effect on the one with the bird. Thank you so much, Judy! I'll be sending something out to you very soon.

Speaking of sending things out, I got a very nice note today regarding the handmade postcard I showed here in the blog yesterday that I sent to Germany through Postcrossing. Getting to send mail art through that site is twice as great when the recipient actually likes it! 

Also, I recently sent a large-ish postcard out to IUOMA member Trick Sensei. This is 9/365.

I don't know exactly why it ended up debauchery-themed. Maybe I just really need a drink.