Wednesday, July 16, 2014

July 2014 Part 1

From Germany (DE-3235893)



Swap from Malaysia...



From Russia (RU-2809947)



From Germany (DE-3310527)



Swap from Hong Kong...



Swap from Russia... the cutest bear!!



My first ever card from Ghana!  It's a swap.  Also it's the first envelope I ever received that was opened by customs.  Dang.  This depicts the brewing of palm wine!  Pretty cool...



Three cards swapped from China...





Another super swap from Malaysia...



I thought I was done with this entry for the first half of July and then I received a fat swap envelope!!  Yippiee!  Nothing is prettier in the mail than a fat swap envelope.  Love it.  These next cards are swapped from Lubeck, Germany.


Beach Stonehenge...


Awesome illustration by G. Gluck... "U-Nterwegs"


"Grave Stone of the Unknown Idiot" by Martin Perscheid...  Haha!!


Original stockings of Friedrich Schiller (famous German poet, philosopher, historian, playwright)... interesting that they kept his socks.  :)  They are very poetic and lovely.


The Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy - beautiful!!


The throne presented by Nadir Shah to Mahmut in Instanbul... shiny but not so comfy?  



"Dr. Linde's Sons" by Edvard Munch (1863-1944)


"Barenstark" by Karin Tauer ... to add to my bear collection...


"Meine Gedanken" by KarinTauer ... looks like me and my oldest daughter on a Friday night!


"Frau Panama" by Karin Tauer... 


Cool arty ad cards...







Hugs
~Ang~