The Giving Spirit of Postcards

Here's my latest Fabulous Find~

FairMail is a company producing fair-trade postcards and greeting cards in Peru and India
The photos on FairMail cards are taken by Peruvian and Indian underprivileged teenagers. The photographer gets 50% of the profits to help pay for studies and housing. On the back of the postcards there is a profile of the specific photographer.

Happy Christmas!

This was taken by Dhiraj Kanujiya who is 17 and lives in Varanasi, India and his desire it to become an

"IS officer which is a high ranking government official that makes important decisions and heads individual districts. I want to do this job to make sure that my city is being taken care of."

 Star Kite

Happy Christmas!

This was taken by photographer Cinthia Vega Inga who is 19, and lives in El Milagro, Trujillo Peru. Cinthia  is going to school to become a tourist guide.

Bon Voyage

This was taken by Photographer Mariluz Saldana Rodrigez who is 19 and also lives in El Milagro and aspires to be a bookkeeper or a police officer.

Be sure to check out FairMail Cards.

Blue's Brothers Favorite

Found this at today's Postcrossing Postcard wall. Love it! The Blues Brothers. I'm now listening to them on Pandora.. Oh happy Day!!
I found a link to where this is available.. at Sensual -world.com . They have a great collection of movie and  art  postcards as well as others that are..let's say.. Sensual~
Then I found a really cool store on Ebay. Outerbridge Postcards has a huge selection of postcards.

Black Swan Of Perth Western Australia

Black Swan Of Perth Western Australia, originally uploaded by itsallgroovy1.

Received from Beth in Western Australia
private Swap 11/14/09
Clockwise from left: Western Australia's bird emblem is the Black Swan; Perth's city skyline, seen here from Sir James Mitchell Park, the Swan Bells tower graces the riverfront at Barrack Square

Postcards For Sale From the Artist Geree McDermott In Chile

Summer - Postcard from Pichilemu, Chile by GereesGallery
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These postcards are from The  Artist Geree McDermott  who lives in Pichilemu, Region VI, Chile. Geree Lives with her "husband in a  cute, little beach house with a fabulous, unobstructed view of the South Pacific, which makes the ocean  a constant in her  visual world. And so it follows that it is reflected and expressed in her vibrant drawings." Geree also has a blog Geree's Blog From Pichilemu, Chile  and a Facebook Fan club.

Sunset by GereesGallery
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Postcard-Dragonfly by GereesGallery
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Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie, originally uploaded by SC_postcard_trader.

This is my newest postcard wish-list..Key Lime Pie Postcards..Yum~
Below are the one's on my radar..

From Helga ni Flickr

From Perry Eyler's Photostream

Key Lime Pie Postcards

From Leary's Sierra Inn Flickr

From Paflip25 Flickr

 

Recent Arrivals

From Sabine in Oberzissen in Germany

Sunset at the Baltic sea

From Lori in Helsinki Finland

From Damla in Turkey

Vintage Rat Pack Postcard

I found this cool postcard on Los Vegas Sun Website. Very Cool! It's from the 60's.

World of Multi Views

This is from Yvonne in the UK

World In Postcards Sep General Swap

Corbridge Town, Corbridge Roman Site, St. Andrews Church, The River Tyne, Corbridge Bridge

http://www.scenicphotos.com/

From Barbara in the Netherlands

Zwolle

the night tower is called the "Peppermill"

the towers on the left are from "Sassenport"

The piece of city wall is now 600 years old.

Spanjersberg BV

This is from Beth In Australia

Postcrossing Swap

The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park; Perth CBD, the Numbat is Western Austrailia's faunal emblem.Shark Bay, Francois Peron National Park; Vineyards flouish at Margaret River; the Swan Bells tower, Barrack Square; historic Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse; Black Swans, the State's bird emblem.
Steveparish.com.au

Kristin's Caribbean Art Postcards

These adorable creations are from Kristin W Haynes blog
Kristin is a "fun in the sun" Artist who lives and works in the Caribbean. Her Artwork is of the real stuff that the rest of us just dream about. Her quirky and fun Lolitta Lizard and her Caribbean beach houses are so adorable. They remind me of a trip I enjoyed to Barbados many years ago where I fell in love with the island life. Kristin's work is available at Zazzle.
10% of all sales go to super good causes.Really, Really groovy Non-Profit Causes that benefit when youom you buy Kristins Art.
Sol International
Roatan Marine Park
Clinica Esperanza
Be sure to Visit Kristin's blog to see more of her artwork, You'll be glad you did~

Mesa Verde Postcard

Mesa Verde, Colorado

National Park, Colorado

"The only national park dedicated solely to the works of man.  The cliff dwellings were mysteriously abandoned by the Anasazi Indians 200 years before Columbus discovered America."

Photo Art Hansen

This was in my mailbox yesterday, from Katy who lives in Castle Rock, Colorado. Katy has a great collection of AVAILABLE postcards on her flickr with more information on her blog and at Swap-Bot

Today's Delivery

Trim Castle. Co. Meath

from Claudia in Ireland

World in Postcards September Swap

Stamp From Ireland

This is from Michelle and Owen who are Huge Cubby fans in Chicago. This is from the Cub's spring training in Mesa Arizona.

Today's Postcards

Awesome Postcard

This is from Larissa In Australia

Postcrossing Return Card

This is from Eduardo in California

World In Postcards September Swap

James Brandess Still Life

I sent this one to Marianna in Finland. This is one of my favorite postcards. I got this when I was on vacation a couple of years ago in Michigan. The Saugatuck village is full of shops, studios, and galleries. It's a really fun place to visit.

Today's postcard

This is from Sofia in Portugal, part of the Postcrossing Project. This was Sofia's first postcard, Oh the fun she will have :-)

Todays Arivals

Gdynia-Ortowo Poland from Marta Postcrossing Direct Swap 09.14.09
Bothwell Castle from Karen in Glasgow Scotland Direct Swap 09/14/09
Angel of the North at Gateshead by Antony Gormley from Yvonne WIP 09/14/09
Flood Rescue/United Kingdom adn Racibor Poland
Kennedy Space Shuttle sent to Karen 09/14/09

Fun Find Pixar Postcards

Here's another fun Postcard Find. I found them on Amazon, Not only are they adorable they are a great price. But, don't blame me when you go on a shopping spree.. Oh the fun we'll have~

Monkies In Space

While searching for cool postcards this morning, I came across Shannon Posniewski's Postcard Collection, which was a cool Postcarding treat. This one "Monkies In Space" was one her mom "made" from something else. Love It!

Today From Germany

I received these two on Saturday. I'm now going to post the stamps because they are equally as beautiful. These both were received from Germany. Altotting is from Sabine from Yahoo's group World in Postcrossing for ABC swap. The other one "Blue Door" is from Sandra with Postcrossing, which is an IKEA postcard.