Handmade Cards by Louise

Style: World in a Box

Style: World on a Stick

Style: Pisa

Style: Leaf

Style: Topo Map

Style: Seaweed

Style: World on a Tag

Style: Passport

The earth packaged in a box. Stamps from Canada, Poland, Dominican Republic and Thailand.

The world on a stick, what every world traveler needs.

Image of the leaning tower of Pisa encircled by a string of beads, with a map of Vatican City and an old Italian stamp.

This card was made with postage stamps from the UK, Bermuda, and Malta along with an oak leaf handpicked for you from the ground in San Luis Obispo, CA. The script in the background is poetical nonsense in French, it does not make much sense but it is pretty.

This card was crafted with an old topographical map, which I rescued from the Humboldt State University library from certain death by shredder. The stamps are from Laos, Russia and Romania. The leave is an unusually ellipsoidal for a eucalyptus leaf.

The mesh like substance on these cards is knitted seaweed. The seaweed was carefully selected from the choicest seaweed on Clam Beach in Humboldt Co., CA. Then skillfully hand knitted by a local artisan. It is highlighted with postage stamps from Malta, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria and Australia.

Another variation on knit seaweed

and another take on knit seaweed

Map of Brazil, and oak leaf from San Luis Obispo, CA

For the background of this card I scanned the passport pages from a world traveler.

Style: World in a Box

The earth packaged in a box. Stamps from Canada, Poland, Dominican Republic and Thailand.

Each includes a sealable envelope handcrafted from a map rescued from the recycle bin. Cards are blank inside to leave room for your original sentiments. Thus they are perfect for every occasion.