Hello Minders & Menders,
How is it March? Somehow January and February have already been discarded into the heaps of history. We’re having to hold that bitter winter, while also finding little joys as the sun and birds slowly return, bringing little messages of hope.
A message of hope arriving too slow
Snail mail tucked between junk and snow
Yet it dispatched with the postage applied
From networks of neighbors turning the tide.
The carrier pigeon, a loon postcarded
Bring missing connections once discarded
We mend, we connect, we write, we sew
Send messages of love til post overflows.
UFF – TADA
Scrap paper. Cereal Boxes. Paper bags. A one-time craft can turn all of the above into a never-ending supply of snail mail post-cards. Do some mending by writing an apology letter, maybe a letter of advocacy to representatives, or a simple reminder you’re thinking of someone.
SUPPLIES: Carving rubber, carving tools, stamp, scrap paper, scissors
STEP 1: Draw your postcard design and transfer to the carving rubber
STEP 2: Carve the negative space around your design
STEP 3: Cut a post-card size piece from your scrap paper
STEP 4: Ink your stamp and apply to your cut scrap paper (let dry).
STEP 5: Write the address and your note, place your postage, and send that snail mail on its way!
UPDATES
- The online shop has had a *soft* launch. The first products are listed and more will be added throughout the month. Take a look, and be the first to shop.
