Merry Mary Mail

On any given day, I have a pretty good idea that the water or gas company is going to send me a bill, and that Pottery Barn or Sundance is going to send me a catalog, and that Karenann or Pamela is going to send me an artful postcard.  But I have to say that when Mary England sends me something in the mail, I never know exactly WHAT to expect!

Have you ever had the pleasure of receiving a completely see-through envelope filled with shiny confetti?

I thought not.

But Mary sent me just such a fun piece of mail art a few months ago, containing calendar pages and a crocheted cross, which I thought was a sweet acknowledgement of my faith.

And postage stamps look positively delicious against a transparent background!

Then, more recently, I opened my mailbox to discover a tin marked with my address and postage.  A tin!!  I've never gotten wacky objects in the mail before now, and I LOVE it!

Even better, when I opened it up, she had sent me a whole slew of postage stamps to add to my collection for my mail art.

Now, what can be better than interesting mail from a girl who pays attention to what is important to you?!

Many thanks to Mary for her merry Mary mail.

What can you send out in the mail today to brighten someone's day?

 

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I have to share a story that positively warmed my heart today.  My girls were sitting at the breakfast table this afternoon, drawing away on their sketch paper, creating stories around the pictures they were creating.  I loved seeing all that creativity flowing, so I said, "It's like an artist's workshop in here!  How did you two get so artistic?  Were you born that way?"

My four-year-old, Katy, said, "When I was little, I saw you art-ing, and that made me realize that I want to art, too."

There are all kinds of ups and downs to this motherhood thing, but that statement alone should carry me through for quite some time!!