Postcards: Never Say Never
Again, I want to thank everyone who has posted or emailed comforting messages. Even the simplest of comments mean a lot, and I appreciate you taking time out of your own busy lives to read my blog and write. I've been falling behind on my email and keeping up with everyone else's blogs. I hope you've all been busy, creative, and happy!
I was hoping my creative energy would return and I could get back to work on something besides just drawing, but it's been slow. I'm blaming the shot they gave me at the hospital -- it was an evil-looking fluorescent yellow liquid in a big ugly syringe. At first glance, I thought it was something toxic and wondered if it would make me glow in the dark or turn into Hulkdora. (Now that would be a cute drawing, wouldn't it?)
Actually it's something they also give to cancer patients to kill fast-growing cells and if I'd done my homework earlier, I would have been a lot more worried about it. Since the shot, I've been so tired all the time, more than from the pregnancy. I have a new empathy for cancer patients who endure weeks and weeks of those treatments.
But things are looking up -- yesterday was the first day I felt like doing yoga again, and tomorrow I might even try going back to class if I can get up that early! And today I finished ten postcards for Myra's postcard swap.
I know I said I would never enter a fiber-art postcard exchange. Too small, too many, no time....wah, wah, wah. But Myra's was different because she said we could print out a photo or a drawing and send that. Of course once I printed something out on paper, I immediately thought, too flimsy! So I ended up making them out of fabric after all.
It's a silly idea really, but I haven't been able to get this postcard joke out of my head since I thought of it. It seems like no one else in the exchange is posting their designs, so I feel like I shouldn't either. But I can't resist, so if you're not in the exchange you can peek at it here. And DON'T LOOK if you're in the exchange!
You didn't look did you?
Anyway, it took way to long time to figure out how to make them, then make them, and then to sew all the addresses on the other side. So I'm NEVER doing this postcard thing again...
I was hoping my creative energy would return and I could get back to work on something besides just drawing, but it's been slow. I'm blaming the shot they gave me at the hospital -- it was an evil-looking fluorescent yellow liquid in a big ugly syringe. At first glance, I thought it was something toxic and wondered if it would make me glow in the dark or turn into Hulkdora. (Now that would be a cute drawing, wouldn't it?)
Actually it's something they also give to cancer patients to kill fast-growing cells and if I'd done my homework earlier, I would have been a lot more worried about it. Since the shot, I've been so tired all the time, more than from the pregnancy. I have a new empathy for cancer patients who endure weeks and weeks of those treatments.
But things are looking up -- yesterday was the first day I felt like doing yoga again, and tomorrow I might even try going back to class if I can get up that early! And today I finished ten postcards for Myra's postcard swap.
I know I said I would never enter a fiber-art postcard exchange. Too small, too many, no time....wah, wah, wah. But Myra's was different because she said we could print out a photo or a drawing and send that. Of course once I printed something out on paper, I immediately thought, too flimsy! So I ended up making them out of fabric after all.
It's a silly idea really, but I haven't been able to get this postcard joke out of my head since I thought of it. It seems like no one else in the exchange is posting their designs, so I feel like I shouldn't either. But I can't resist, so if you're not in the exchange you can peek at it here. And DON'T LOOK if you're in the exchange!
You didn't look did you?
Anyway, it took way to long time to figure out how to make them, then make them, and then to sew all the addresses on the other side. So I'm NEVER doing this postcard thing again...
posted by PaMdora at 7:50 PM
7 Comments:
Pam, Pam, Pam... and , gee others.
I sew my fabric onto a Strathford(?) already addressed watercolor card. Make the front larger than the card, sew with one of the overlock stitches from the card side, then trim the front to the stitches. Because I like the look, I usually use a pinking blade in my rotary cutter.
Then mail them out. I never sew a back to them. Too much work. And my personal "rule" is spending no more than an hour for 4...
oh my! the card is fantastic. i'm in the swap, but i peeked anyway. i can only hope i'm receiving your card. if not, it's a great card in any case.
Boohoo! I want one of your cards! This is unfair to all of us who love your work! Maybe you'd do a blogring postcard swap? After all, as my mommy always said: Never say never!
The postcard is adorable. I am only sad that I am not in the on the swap so I could receive one of your cards. I never even knew it was out there! Glad you are feeling a bit better too.
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I peeked and I LOVE your postcards!!! It's a mini Pamdora work of art. I so hope I am on your list, which I should know because I made the list, but I got those short term memory problems.
I'm really glad to hear you are feeling better. Hugs from Hawaii!
Take it from a postcard aficionada...it is adorable!!!!!!!
Hey, I just got your card in my mailbox and it is wonderful! One of the best in my opinion.
Thanks for taking the time--it is much appreciated.
:-)
Now isn't that worth doing more?!
;-)
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