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Freebie: Parfait Lady Printable Envelope


This is what I get up to when my sleeping patterns are reversed. C has been watching every match of the World Cup and they're generally at midnight, 2am or 4.30am, so I've been staying up to watch them with him. That being said, there's a big game on right now (5am) and he's fast asleep on the lounge! Anyway, this is the Parfait Lady - made from various free vintage ephemera. I hope you like! Click the image below to go to the full sized envelope and then save it - print quality will vary depending on your printer/paper, but I used my printers default settings to print this design at full-size on thin A4 card stock and it looked neat. Let me know if you have any problems :) I'm hoping to get better at making these and I'll put up a bunch more for you!



This is how it turned out when I printed her out;


^ Fresh from my printer.


^ Edges cut to size.


^ Tabs folded in and double-sided tape applied to edges. I find this tape is much less messy and more secure than using glue.


^ Fold and stick taped side tabs.


^ Address to someone you like, add a stamp, (perhaps an airmail sticker) fill'er up and send off!



I Left My Heart In San Francisco

^ (via)

Mail, (very early) on a Monday morning.




^ Megz, who I started writing to via Sendsomething.net, sent me a bundle of cute mini zines. I also love the obvious spelling mistake on the envelope - cute!


^ I have not seen a single episode of Glee, though C and I have been debating whether or not to try it - lovely miss Malu in the Philippines sent me the first season so I'll be able to watch it at my leisure. Such a lovely envelope and stamps.


^ Angelia wrote me a super prompt and lovely reply in an awesome map envelope.


^ A first and very lovely letter from Elisabeth in Norway.


^ Min's envelopes are always very impressive. I love the mug-shot Bowie on the front and her handmade altered Brad Pitt stationery is fabulous.



My first week off from uni and I get to write letters again - I would like to, at the very least, match my weekly incoming mail. I hate sending late letters!


^ This envelope was great fun to make. It was hard to stop with the details. Hope you like it and its contents miss Pugly Pixel! :)


^ My first letter to miss Brodie. That envelope was fun to make! Hello Molly Ringwald!


^ The mix I made for Brodie wouldn't fit in the first envelope, so I made another. The mix cd sleeve is from Benign Object and can be downloaded and printed like so.


^ A tiny little fish envelope for Audrey in Malaysia.


^ An Escher envelope for Diana in Romania.


^ Another Escher for Sarah in South Australia.


^ A Mad Men inspired envelope for Lady Zoot.


^ My very early birthday present for my little sister (her birthday is in August)! I'm bad at keeping secrets, so I had to give it to her early. Hello camera!

C and I passed through the op-shop closest to our house this week and he spotted this great old atlas for me for envelope making and I sat there for the next hour and made about 50 envelopes. Tiring stuff! You'll see a lot of them around these parts.


^ That's where I live :) See that island at the bottom? That's where I'll live in one month! Eeep!

I went on a trek today to locate the fabled Newcastle 'Centenary Centre' which is basically a big building containing 25 little antique and vintage shops right in the city. I found it and it didn't disappoint. Of course, I forgot my camera and I didn't get to photograph its beauty. I can't believe I'd never been there before. There was way too much stuff in that place and I could hardly choose what to take home with me, but I did get a huge double breasted knitted red cardigan (which was so heavy it broke its own coat hanger and will be so warm in Tasmania) and this silk scarf. For the sake of my bank account I don't think I should ever go back;



What's San Francisco like?

Carte Postale

^ "Lustre"


^ "Carte Postale"

Just a very brief update with some new collages I made today. They're quite time consuming but therapeutic. I currently have them listed on my Redbubble account for sale as postcards and greeting cards if you like 'em. I've ordered a few to judge the quality myself and I will list a few packs on Etsy in the next few weeks. Hope you dig!

Viewing: World Cup Game 1 : South Africa V Mexico
Consuming: A huge orange

Temperature: 7°C/45°F! Hello Winter!