a few useful tools for your handmade paper tole postcards

postcard backing template printed on the other side

pretty confetti to add a little touch of sweetness

Don't you just love snail mails? Well am a sucker for them. I assume people still do send them despite all these techie ways of keeping in touch otherwise post offices would be long gone, right? As a kid, I used to send a bunch of happy mails to strangers and waiting for the postman was like waiting for Santa. Plus the fact that your letter cheered someone up was quite elating.

Postcards are no different story. Though the message could be limiting compared to the long letter, getting one from a friend from faraway is surely something special. But of course handmade + postcards is all the more special and personal. So when I chanced upon this handmade postcard swap, I jumped right on in in a heartbeat. The process of making it was as much fun as sending it.

Do check back soon for the full tutorial on this handmade paper tole postcard will you?
Have a great week everyone!

1. get a pair of unused leg warmers or sock (this is the same material i used to wrap my DIY dress form) and cut the garterized part.
2. cut it open following the folded line.
3. put it on top of each other making sure that the outer sides are facing each other.
4. cut it according to the shape of the monster plush you designed (in my case i just eyeballed it as i only had overnight to finish it).
5. sew the sides together and leave a couple of inches of opening. This is where you would put the stuffing(i used these tiny styrofoam balls).
6. stuff your plush carefully making sure that all the tiney spaces are properly filled.
7. use any plain-colored fabric for the monster's face and sew buttons for eyes and white felt for the fangs...and you're done! (forgive me if there was no longer a photo for this step...i was running out of time)

These four were instant favorites. They kind of remind me of the artworks i used to make way back. The forest nymph is strikingly similar with a watercolor painting i did for a project in grade school. Too bad I lost it I could've compared. Note to self: Tuck away artworks as future heirlooms. The two at the bottom are just as adorable. The gypsy girl reminds me of, well me...being a boheme chic meself. Now am off to find my long lost, almost forgotten pieces of art. Perhaps I could find them a nice niche on my ever-so-bare wall.