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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 5:54:21 PM
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Linda,
I think that if we mail to you at your daughters address we better send it:
Linda Houston
C/O (your daughters name here)
6298 Thompson Road
Sulphur, LA
70665
so please tell us your daughters name.
This way the post office will deliver it to that address. I have found that if I mail to someone who does not live at a certain address without adding in the in care of part of the address that often times the post office will not deliver it at all and it will sit in some dead letter box somewhere for 6 months and then they will return it to sender with the undeliverable as addressed stamp on it!!! I know this is confusing but I am sure you will get your mail with this little addition.
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
Edited by - Eileen on Nov 19 2005 5:56:55 PM |
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 8:18:17 PM
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| Rachael Kinney is my daughter's name. Thanks |
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YiberryYadeeKarin
True Blue Farmgirl
343 Posts
Karin
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 9:53:02 PM
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As a long time penpal- and mail-aholic, I'd LOVE to give this a try! What do I do to be included on a list?
Thanks in advance! Karin |
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BlueEggBabe
True Blue Farmgirl
417 Posts
Susan
PA
417 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2005 : 06:59:01 AM
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Karin,
You need to send an email to kate@maryjanesfarm.org and tell her you are interested in be added to the mailart list.
You'll need to send her your full name and address and screen name on the Farmgirl Connection.
BEB
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2005 : 4:46:47 PM
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Mary, I never answered you on my technique on the angel cards. Sorry somehow i missed your post. I did make one card and then went to the local printery and had them do lazer copies for me so that they would not fade over time. The copy machine I have is ink jet and they have a tendency to fade over time. It costs a bit to do this but it does not take as much time to do as making 60 cards one at a time. In all I made 6 angel cards and printed up 12 of each. I sent out 60 cards so am wondering how many of you got yours and if any got lost in the mail. I was a little concerned about the self adhesive labels I used and hoped that they would not come off in the post office machinery.
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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quilt8305
True Blue Farmgirl
409 Posts
Mary
Spokane
WA
USA
409 Posts |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 09:05:51 AM
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Eileen, thanks for the information. The envelope you sent my card in, (also a work of art, by the way) did not have an adhesive label so there was obviously no problem. It is still my favorite card from all those I have received.
Mary
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. Wm. James |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 10:43:47 AM
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I never got one, Eileen.
Patricia
Happy Wishes! |
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reader
Farmgirl in Training
11 Posts
Cindy
Clarendon Hills
IL
11 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 09:23:53 AM
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I received my first piece of Mail Art. How wonderful to come home from a long day at work and find a lovely surprise hiding amount the bills and advertisements.
A big, warm thank you goes out to Linda Houston. I loved the Thanksgiving greeting.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Cindy |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 11:16:56 AM
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Meadowlark - thank you for taking me on a little trip to the Land of Oz. Loved those ruby slippers! :)
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 11:18:36 AM
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Eileen - don't know if I was one of the 60, but I never received one either. :( However, I am also happy :), because I am still enjoying the wonderful one you sent to me with the musical notes and the farmgirl and the secret envelope message! I love that one.
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
Edited by - jpbluesky on Nov 22 2005 11:21:49 AM |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 1:17:19 PM
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You are most welcome Mary and JP... Eileen, no little angel has landed in my mailbox either....
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 1:54:45 PM
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| I enjoyed doing the Thanksgiving cards for those of you who have responded....Looking toward Christmas. |
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BlueEggBabe
True Blue Farmgirl
417 Posts
Susan
PA
417 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 2:16:13 PM
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Eileen,
Sorry to say I have not seen an angel in my mailbox either.
Where could all of them have gone??
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 2:54:59 PM
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I got to do the mail art boogie today..thanks so much Mary (quilt8305!) I love the earthy colors in the fabrics on the card...pretty!!!! Thanks so much!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 23 2005 : 09:16:33 AM
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BEB - maybe the angels went to mailbox heaven. :)
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - Nov 23 2005 : 1:35:56 PM
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Well Girls,
I know some of the angel cards got to the places they were supposed to go but the others I am wondering if they went to a postage due box somewhere and have not been returned to me. The envelopes were made of wall paper too and the self adhesive stamps might have come off. The post master here did not seem to think that they would so we just went ahead and sent them. Maybe they will be returned to me one of these days. I sent them out when there were only 60 people on the list and now I know there are at least 80 something people on the list. If they come back I will resend them and glue the stamps on and use an ink pen for the address labels.
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2005 : 11:37:57 AM
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Just want to say Thankyou to Tami, lady bugs mom for the darling mail art in my box yesterday!! I love it.
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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The Handmaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
Kim
Shreveport
Louisiana
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2005 : 12:25:03 PM
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Linda, I received my fall mailart! Thank you very much...loved the leaf covered mailbox on the envelope! You sent out 60!!! MY! you are industrious!!!
Still wonderin' when the LA. farmgirls are going to get together and finally meet to start our official chapter. Let me know if you hear anything.
"Faith shall finish all that Hope begins."
joan walsh anglund |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Nov 28 2005 : 5:08:42 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!!
Hi Tami (Lady Bugs Mom)
Thanks so much for the adorable card. It made me feel warm and cozy on a cold night.
Connie
cozycottage |
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - Nov 28 2005 : 5:54:43 PM
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Kim, I wish I were that industious !!! I think you have me mixed up with Ellen and her wonderful angel cards. If I wrote that I sent out 60, I lied !!!!! I can't get that many done for a year !!!.. You are precious.
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2005 : 1:53:17 PM
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| Owl Lady (Jan Pinter) thank you so much for your Fall card. My daughter received it and brought it to me immediately. She said I knew you would be excited !!!!! Thanks again. |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2005 : 3:33:58 PM
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I had a conversation with my post mistress yesterday regarding the angel cards. I brought one with me for her to double check for size requirements and postage. It seems that if they were all the same as the one she checked then they all required a little more postage than just the regular 37 cent stamp. They fit the size requirements but not the weight requirements by just a tiny bit still requiring them to need another few cents in postage. She said that on the other end if they arrived postage due then the recipient would receive a note with their mail that there was an item waiting to be picked up with postage due on it. So if you have ons sitting waiting for postage it will be at your post office. I am very sorry if this happened to your card. She also told me that if the stamps I put on them came off then the post office would eventually return them to me so I guess we will see what happens. They can't have all gone into a void somewhere as they all went to a different place. I hope that those of you who got the postage due notice that you will get it any way. It was a lot of work to do this but I wanted to get one to everyone.
Sorry,
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2005 : 3:52:00 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!!!
Eileen I have not received an angel card, but I also had a problem with some kids smashing many of the mailboxes on our road. However, I will keep a look out just in case it shows up--know that the card will be fabulous.
Connie
cozycottage |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2005 : 7:11:56 PM
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Eileen - I got my angel card today! Wow!!!!! Thank you for taking the time and effort to send me one again! It is so beautiful and truly a work of real art. Love it!
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2005 : 8:31:44 PM
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Eileen ~ I got one today, too. I love it! Thank you so much! If it's any help, it came in an envelope from the Post Office saying it had been received damaged. I love the angel and the artwork is beauiful. Thanks again!
Patricia
Happy Wishes! |
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