Going Postal Update!

Aries absolutely going postal over the soggy, opened envelope!

The Sun shone and shone and then it finally rained! That was the day my zines from Su M. at Tangle Crafts in England arrived! The envelope was kind of wet and .... opened! After a tiny freak-out, I grabbed my camera to record this ... this ... devastation. What if something had fallen out? What if I had been robbed? Everything was there though! Phew! However, the trauma of blurry addresses and gaping envelopes took my breath away for a moment! And you can see how upset Aries was!

The fabulous, damp contents!

But what a wonderful package - a trove of treasure! The zines are packed chockfull of information on weaving ATCs, french knitting, ATC swaps, time management, doll making a la Oddball Charms, oh, all sorts! Interviews, book reviews, how-to's! Very nice and cheap at the price! The yarn is lovely! So, you read them, which is a pleasure, and then you make things from the instructions, another pleasure, and then you take photos and share them here, an absolute delight for all of us!

Have you made any ATCs for the Going Postal project? Are you making any zines?

>W<

The ‘Going Postal’ Zine Project

 photo courtesy of  TangleCrafts

I wish I could remember how I came across Su Mwamba's TangleCrafts. Her site is a tangle of crafts, indeed! An eccentric combination of crafts, creative ideas, unexpected projects and compelling designs!

Strangely enough, it was Su's weaving zines that captured my attention ... I have a bit of a collection of french knitting tools....did you call it 'corking' when you were little? 4 nails in a wooden thread bobbin....wrap the wool around and around, the length feeds down through the hole in the bobbin....knitting jenny....love finding them at thrift stores.

Anywho, I discovered the Going Postal Project while poking around over there.....and am determined to participate! We have until the end of August to submit an ATC on any number of themes provided ... and the returns are delightful!

The themes are:

• an ATC with your interpretation of the theme ‘postal’
• an ATC with your interpretation of the theme ‘postage stamp’
• an ATC with your interpretation of the theme ‘mail art’

The rewards are:

• a mini-zine featuring the ATC you have sent alongside at least 2 other people’s work on the same subject.
• May also feature your contribution in a gallery on the TangleCraft blog.

The Going Postal Project in more detail.

Are you going to design an ATC and send it to Su? Will you show us here too, please? Fun!