T Stands For napkins are finally on their way

 

 I received Chris's package on Thursday, along with my new camera.  I called Sharon who wanted to come on Friday, so I agreed.  It would have been nice to have an extra day to clean house, but that didn't happen.  It's a good thing Sharon isn't allergic to dust or cat fur, because there was lots of it in my house!

We'll begin with Chris's postage stamps.  Like Elle's, these made me smile because I was named for this lady.

Sharon, whose idea it was to have this swap, was my co-conspirator.  I knew how I wanted to handle the swap, but Sharon was the one who made it workable.  

The first thing I did was open each of the packages, while Sharon removed the napkins inside.  I didn't look to see what anyone had sent, so I missed that Chris had sent me some "odd" napkins, which unfortunately Sharon placed in with the others in the mix.  Someone got a plain red napkin that was meant for me, and I apologize.

The first thing I did was find any and all ATCs, which I will share next week.  Both Jo and I made an ATC for everyone.  Jo went to the trouble of writing the name of the recipient on each of the ATCs she made.  Anyway, the ATCs were taped together so they could be the base of the napkins.  Feel free to share your ATCs next week, too.  Once those were done, it was time to exchange napkins.  I have yet to look at the ones I received. 

 

If you remember what your package looked like that you sent me, you will see it is under the white envelope I provided and the napkins that were exchanged.  Ignore the cat toys on the floor, please.

 

Sharon pointed out that if we just laid the napkins in the envelopes similar to how they are shown on the table, the packages would be so thick, we would have to pay large envelope prices due to their thickness.  With her patience, she folded the napkins such that they fit flat enough to go for the two ounce postage I had initially predicted. 

The very first postage I applied, I forgot to remove the cost of the $1.40 forever International stamp I applied to everyone's except Jo's, so I put too much postage on the envelope.  DUH.  Thankfully, that only happened once.  Here Sharon is laying them out on my table ready to mail.

She was worried about the addresses, but I assured her I was getting pretty good with the smudge tool in Photoshop.  When we got to the post office, I didn't take any extra postage with me.  One of the envelopes was just a hair over 2 ozs, so it needed extra postage.  Sharon had one of the old pink flower International stamps she stuck on someone's (?) envelope. 

I used to send stamps that meant something to the recipient, but they never photographed the stamps I so meticulously chose.  This time, I was less careful, using what was at hand, or what looked pretty on the envelope.  Now I am asking that each International swapper take a photo of their stamps.  You can cover yours and my address using a post-it note or something similar.  However, since I paid the postage, I don't think this is an unreasonable request.

While we were doing the exchange, I made tea sent from Mia for Sharon, while I drank coffee from my grungy Wichita State mug, not my PBS mug.  The receipt is from the post office showing everything was pre-paid.

Now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please join us by linking below.  Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants. 

 

 

Deb and Erika do not have to show their postage.  They each received a $0.24 butterfly from a few years ago.