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maiL aRt fun

when someone purchases a journal or notebook from my etsy shop i usually wrap it in brown paper…love the simplicity of that wrapping.

last week i got an order in for the zine i created above
(read more about it here and here).

as i went to wrap the zine for posting, on the spur of the moment, i decided to step it up a notch create an art mailing envelope
a la roben-marie….thanks girlfriend!

instead of using a manila file folder (still wanna try that too) i tore a piece of the same brown paper i usually use, got out my stash of scrap papers, put some music on and went at it.

i gotta tell you……..it’s so way cool a project!

(i even did a video of it but in my haste to record it i pressed the button to pause the recording [because of kiddus interruptus] thinking i was pressing to start recording.

i’m sure you don’t want to here me talking to my kids with my hands just sitting idle on the table…or maybe you would huh?).

anyway when i went to the post office to mail it, the postmistress kept turning it over and over not believing i made it or that i wanted to send it through the mail…ha!

doesn’t she know know that we crazy folks mail all sorts of stuff. just as long as they hand cancel it we are good to go!

i even had her hold it for a mailing labels pic before she whisked it away.

to finish it off i stitched the sides, stamped, gessoed and added some lace i spray painted.

that’s my newest purchase…a rubber stamp with my company name. LoVE it!

toodles all,

Tags: Inner-views, mixed media, zine by grace
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New Zine News

The next issue of the iNNer EyE Zine is percolating away in my brain. The theme has been picked and little tidbits of inspiration and creativity are making their way to the surface.

For those of you who don’t know, a zine (pronounced “zeen”) is a self-published book of whatever your heart needs to express. It can be full of images, poetry, art…almost anything is game.

The cool thing about them is a that it’s a little bit of creativity that is instinctual and personal to the creator that YOU get to share in.

iNNer EyE Zine, Issue 1

In addition to ideas for the new zine, I’ve also been putting together a new list of artists to inner-view for this 2nd issue.

Here’s a call to you….if you can think of a fiber or mixed media artist you’d like me to inner-view, by all means, drop me a line and let me know. It’s so much fun getting to know a little more about our favorite artists or someone whose artwork or personality intrigues us.

On another note, Alma Stoller has a blog all about zines which is how I got started making them. She’s got a new zine swap that just got started. If you wanted to try your hand at it, this is a great place to jump right in.

Creating my first zine was loads of fun and a great challenge to myself. I didn’t even mind the hard work! Challenge yourself….sign up for the zine swap and consider making your own bundle of creativity.

Stay tuned….