Little Moments of Art: Flower Box Artist Rose Wong
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Rose Wong is a New York-based illustrator whose work can be found in the popular Flower Box set, and in the pages of The New York Times, the New Yorker, The Atlantic, and more. Last year, Clarisse (aka CStar9) caught up with Rose via web-cast in her Brooklyn studio. All the art pictured in this interview is Rose's work! When did you first identify as a visual artist? You’ve said that as a child, you used to make intricate drawings in Microsoft Paint. I’ve always been a visual artist. It was something I just liked doing. No one prompted me to do it. I really wish I had the forethought of sav ..read more
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Postcrossing Connections: StetsFlauschig and ybur
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1w ago
Today we bring you a heartwarming and international friendship story, made of many postcards, emails, meetups attended together... and Kofola, a soft drink from Czech Republic! Anni (aka stetsflauschig) tells the story: "So I want to share about my longest Postcrossing friendship, which is still holding up! ? I think it started in 2014, when I organized the first Postcrossing meeting in my city, Dresden. Back in those days my username was Fireblossom. My dear friend Vladena (ybur) attended the meeting with her two daughters and some other Czech postcrossers. It was such a lovely time and I wa ..read more
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Book Review: Script & Scribble
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2w ago
One of my Christmas presents this year was a book on handwriting: Script & Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, by Kitty Burns Florey. It wasn't a hint about my handwriting, though it'd probably be fair enough if it was: this book has been on my wishlist for a while to review here on Postcrossing's blog! So that's what I'll be talking about this time. One of the reasons I got curious about handwriting is that, when I look at the postcards I receive, I can sometimes tell what country it's from just based on the handwriting. Which makes sense: some countries have strong traditions of ..read more
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Sending postcards from Germany's deepest postbox!
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2w ago
Sometime ago, we stumbled on this unexpected topic on the forum, where postcrosser Meowpurr tells her adventures of mailing postcards from the deepest postbox in Germany... so of course, we were intrigued and wanted to bring it over to the blog, so that more of you learned about it. Here she is, ready to take us all along on a dive into the deep unknown! "As someone who loves both postcards and the underwater world, you guys can imagine I’m thrilled to announce that… Germany finally has its own underwater mailbox! It’s 19 meters deep inside Kreidesee Hemmoor, a lake north of Hamburg, and a ge ..read more
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Postcards for a good cause: 2023 results
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3w ago
Did you notice that the 2023 campaign of Cards for Literacy with Deutsche Post had one extra day for postcards to arrive this year? ? While a single day might not make a huge difference*, all of these postcards together are undoubtedly going to have a meaningful impact in a lot of people's lives! Here's how the campaign went this year: Postcrossers in Germany sent a total of 120,783 postcards during December, raising €12,078.30 for Stiftung Lesen! What a great result this is! Well done, everyone! There's so much promise in these numbers... so much good that can come from improving a person's ..read more
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March Writing Prompt: Unusual sports
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1M ago
The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messages every month. These are just suggestions though — if you already know what you want to write about, or the recipient gives you some pointers, that’s great too! It's currently the season for international rugby in this hemisphere, and my preferred team (if you've been reading my writing prompts each month, you can probably guess which team) have so far lost every match of the Six Nations tournament. Unsurprisingly, then, my thoughts are drifting to other sports... preferably ones with lower stak ..read more
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Postcrossing Spotlight: chrisbonham11 from the UK!
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1M ago
Chris (aka chrisbonham11)'s profile caught our attention because of his quest to find a set of postcards featuring the Qing court version of "Up the River During Qingming", a beautiful painting which can be seen at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Normally, when you buy a postcard at a museum, the postcard will feature a whole painting... but this 11 meter scroll has so much going on that numerous postcards were created to feature its different scenes! Chris took the time to tell us about his quest and his other passions, on this spotlight interview! How did you get started sending postca ..read more
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The Little Mail Carriers in Franconia!
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1M ago
In the spirit of mail sometimes taking the scenic route to their destinations, this blog post is a little late... but as they say, better late than never! It's been a while since the Little Mail Carriers made a visit to Patricia (Angelthecat) in Germany, which they did in time for World Postcard Day in 2021. We've been keeping this delightful blog post from you since then, so let's waste no more time and let them tell you all about their adventures and the many postcrossers they met along the way... Hello all, this time we travelled to Franconia. Patricia (aka Angelthecat) hosted us for some ..read more
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February Writing Prompt: The stamps you're using
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2M ago
The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messages every month. These are just suggestions though — if you already know what you want to write about, or the recipient gives you some pointers, that’s great too! Since I joined Postcrossing, I've started thinking a lot more about stamps. I always used to have some around from writing to my parents while I was at university, but I didn't think a lot about them until I started being more aware of the sheer variety available. Other people's interest in stamps made me take an interest too: seeing req ..read more
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Month of Letters 2024 + Mail Carrier Appreciation Day! (repost)
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2M ago
February is a busy month in the mail calendar, and we can't wait for it to start! Are you ready? We love a good mail challenge around here, and since February is the Month of Letters, it is time to dust off all that special stationery and put pen to paper! It's the perfect opportunity for reconnecting with family and friends, sending a Valentine card to your special someone, saying thank you to the helpful people in your life... or simply surprising strangers across the world with postcards! ? The rules of the Month of Letters challenge are simple: Mail at least one item through the post eve ..read more
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