Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Recently I placed an ad through my local Freecycle group for cancelled stamps.  I honestly thought it was a futile request in the age of e-mail, Facebook, and cell phones.  Who gets actual mail these days, and who would take the time to save the stamps?

Imagine my surprise when I got two responses from members!  So far one envelope has arrived, and I've already incorporated some into a greeting card:

I received some lovely Nativity-themed stamps from Australia.

There are many others as well, and I've been having fun coming up with ideas for some cheeky note cards:

I'm thinking something along the lines of "Good on ya, Mate" or a simple "G'day" for this card.

Oh, Canada.  "Hoser"?  "Canuck," maybe?

I don't know much about the Netherlands.  Any suggestions for a Dutch-inspired greeting card?

Pride Week!  

(They're queens.  Get it?)

Thanks so much to Martha for sending me these!  I look forward to my second envelope from Joan, which should arrive any day now.  :)

Magazine Haul

I found a listing on my local Freecycle group for free magazines:



The bulk of my raw materials usually come from my uncle, but this load will last well into the new year. I foresee a lot of tearing and sorting in my near future...
A big "Thank You" to Lynda and family for being such voracious periodical readers!


And here's a bit of what I've been working on:



This is part of my first order! Paper bowls make lovely Christmas gifts, so please e-mail me ASAP if you'd like a price sheet: sallymackart [at] yahoo [dot] com.
Once I complete these bowls, I plan to start work on more paper animals.