You've Got Mail!

BAM.

Two posts in a week!! 

That's cuz I'm trying to rush and put all my items up for Valentine's Day. Haha. XD So now you all get the wonderful privilege of reading more of my randomness throughout this week.

In addition, this week has been rough at work... So I really need to do something to get my mind off of work and life in general. Haha. YAY for crafting distractions!

This... is my second least favorite glass creation that I made. Again, I was trying to do something a little bit different, so I veered away from small critters and animals, and just put in random objets (well, not totally random, I hope. :P)

I usually start off by making the base by putting a blob of clay into the jar and pressing it against the bottom of the glass. Since the glass is slightly curved on the inside, its important to get the right shape. Unfortunately, while I made the rest of the sculpture... the base went flat... and so it kinda sticks out straight. Haha. But, since its glued down, it doesn't really move around or anything, so it doesn't really make that big of a difference.

Top View without the cap

I made the letters with "translucent" clay, which looked a little more white before I baked it. Sometimes, I kinda wish I mixed a little bit of white into the clay so it wouldn't turn out so clear-ish. But I guess the result still looks sort of like old-ish looking letters.

The back of my creation

ZOOOOOOOOM INNNNN. Looookit all the details. 

And.... There you have it. Mail in a jar. I was kinda playing around the idea of how snail mail is sort of lost these days. We have so much technology -- Phones, computers, tablets, etc. -- and connectivity is so close to us that we forget how difficult it was, in the past, to get a message across, even to the next town. Now, with just a click of a button, I can update myself on my friend living across the US or the world.

But sometimes, I think snail mail is the best. I love writing and I love handwritten notes. It makes everything so much more personal. Even if your handwriting is not the best, I still think its cute to pass notes and sent handwritten mail to people. Which is why I treasure postcards and letters from my friends. It also builds a kind of anticipation and excitement when I receive a handwritten note from someone, even if I live in the same city as them, and they personally delivered it to me. When someone takes the time to write out something personal, it means that they had to stop and take the effort to dust off their stationary or pen and paper (probably somewhere in the corner or hidden in their closet) and take time to record their thoughts. And that makes me happy.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/122106253/youve-got-mail-in-a-glass-jar

Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go and write a handwritten letter to someone. 

But I won't tell you who. 

;p