Posts Tagged ‘postcards’
Edward Gorey #19
Hard to believe that there are only 7 more Gorey postcards for the remainder of 2011. In #19 we have “E is for Ernest who choked on a peach.” Too bad for Ernest. I guess he’ll be joining Prue from card #17. Both Prue and Ernest are part of The Gashlycrumb Tinies which one reader…
Read MoreStore Contest Winner
I’m pleased to announce the winner of the store database contest from the July newsletter – Melissa K from WI. I’m trying to build my database of stores so I asked for people to comment with their favorite stationery store. Melissa listed her favorite store, As You Wish located in Fon du Lac, WI. The…
Read MoreLetter Links
Since there was such a positive response to the first blog with Letter Links, I’ve decided to do this regularly. It keeps me on my toes looking for links to share. Enjoy! Paper Party in Lincoln, NE at Porridge Papers Futurebird’s Notebook Collection CappuccinoandArt Journal You Want Mail? Julie at Whatever reviews her blank book…
Read MoreEphemera Winner Announced
Sheila S from NC was the winner of the July E-newsletter Ephemera contest. Odds of winning were 1 in 82. Some of the items include: used stamps old postcards new postcards old envelopes library cards stickers copies of old photos map dictionary page I’m amazed at how easily ephemera accumulates in my home.This contest…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #16
Apparently Donald imagines things. He seems to have imagined a friendly reptilian creature in his bedroom. At least he looks friendly- like he wants to have a discussion. This is from the 16th Edward Gorey postcard in the 2011 calendar book. At first glance I thought he was a boy, but Donald appears to be…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #15
Postcard #15 in the Edward Gorey Postcard Collection is from his collection “The Tuning Fork“. In this illustration we see a woman riding some kind of sea monster. Her expression seems resigned and I’m not sure if she is wearing a long string of beads, or perhaps it’s a string of popcorn. Anybody? “The natives,…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #14
Who doesn’t love to get a postcard in the mail? Sending these Edward Gorey cards from the 2011 Postcard calendar has been a lot of fun. Behold postcard #14! People on bicycles eating berries, because that’s what people in Edward Gorey’s world do. So I’ve chosen a number between 1-100. The first person to guess…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #13
Edward Gorey Postcard #13 is the mile marker to being halfway through the year and half done with the Gorey postcard theme. How does time go by so quickly? Slow down, I say. There is a lot of detail in this color postcard called “The Galoshes of Remorse“. We see four bored gentlemen framing the…
Read MoreEdward Gorey Postcards #8-11
I thought it would be so easy to keep up with this postcard project. Alas, that has not been so. I’m going to do a big catch up in this post and list 4 cards that will take me through May 2011. Postcard #8 has a man in a dressing gown being carried off by…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #7
Edward Gorey has a wonderfully comic way of expressing himself as he displays in this illustration with men wearing skirts. I haven’t decided yet who this card should go to. Certainly someone with a fine sense of humor and an appreciation of the more subtle things in life, such as men with mustaches wearing long…
Read More