Decorated Envelopes Mail Art

16 really cool ways to address an envelope.

Decorated envelopes mail art. See more ideas about envelope art. Here are other examples of handpainted envelopes both antique and modern. To leave the perfect space for an address.

That way even if there s a lot of stuff going on in your mail art like all the swirls lettering and illustrations in the envelope below the postal workers will be able to easily identify which direction your envelope needs to head. Need inspiration for envelope layouts or illustrations to gift to your favorite humans. I especially enjoyed making the mail for emmy.

When creating mail art i always try to make sure the zip code is prominent and legible. See more ideas about decorated envelopes envelope art mail art envelopes. She is in her first year away at college and her mother asked me to write to her emmy s mother said the two of them read my blog and that was.

There s actually a particular artform called mail art where people send letters or notes to each other in highly decorated envelopes. I love the thought of these beautifully painted things going through the mail. Feb 17 2013 i love to send handpainted pictures and envelopes to my godson and to my friends children having first been inspired by the work of sir henry thornhill aka kaka when i was about 12.

I usually take my cues from decorated envelopes on the market decorating everything but the center and the corner where the stamp goes. Paint swatches of color on the envelope try abstract shapes swashes or blocks of color squiggles and lines and dots. Sep 6 2020 explore deborah crosby s board decorated envelopes followed by 600 people on pinterest.

Use the masking tape to stick it to the envelope. It s a sort of hobby like rubber stamping scrapbooking and artists trading cards. How to make painted mail art.