This is only vaguely related to letterboxing (well, part of it is), but I have to share:

Two facts: I can't draw a straight line and if it weren't for clip art, the only stamps I would ever carve would be stuff like squares or circles, and even those would be crooked.

My son is in second grade. He has a very cool teacher. (Oops, three facts ;-))

Back in the winter, for one of my son's projects, I carved a representation of the class mascot, a stuffed dragon named "Firebreath". The children take turns taking Firebreath home, and writing about their "adventures" in Firebreath's Journal. It's quite an honor to take Firebreath home.

So I actually attempted to draw Firebreath, and the drawing wasn't half bad, so I made it into a stamp. The class has used it for several things, and we even joined the Classroom Postal, and he's been our signature stamp.

So as a year end treat, one of the parents decided to donate t-shirts for each child, and she has a connection with some silkscreening place and they wanted to put Firebreath on their shirts. And they took my stamp/drawing to make the Firebreath design for the shirts. THis just totally cracks me up, as any artistic talents I might have just don't extend to drawing of any nature. Even my handwriting is terrible!!

So I'm looking forward to seeing the shirts, I'll post a pic if they turn out decent ;-))

Mama Fox - who possible just used up 2 more minutes of her 15 minutes of fame - or maybe this is all of the 15 minutes!! - better go edit my profile interview ;-))

It is a lovely stamp and will look great on a t-shirt!

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THis just totally cracks me up, as any artistic talents I might have just don't extend to drawing of any nature. Even my handwriting is terrible!!

You, my dear, are too modest. I expect to see a picture of the shirt because it will be wonderful. What a cool classroom memory for the kids.

Knit Wit

She is definitely being too modest! We are continually impressed with Mama Foxes awesome stamps!!! She is an artist of the truest kind: )
Plus she's got two really cool kids!

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Me too! Will your kids be wearing some to the Southern Highlands?

I'll get Foxy Boy to wear his - he's going to be the only lucky recipient of the shirt - I'm sorta jealous....... ;-)) I thought about asking the mom who's in charge of the silk screening if I could toss in a shirt of my own..... But the shirts really are for the kids, and it's been a while since I was in second grade (a looooooooong while!).

Thanks for the compliments, friends ;-)) But truly - I can't draw! Thank goodness I carve better than I draw and I'm glad we are in the internet age with zillions of free cliparts......

Mama Fox

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It is a lovely stamp and will look great on a t-shirt!

I second that! :-)

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It is a lovely stamp and will look great on a t-shirt!

I second that! :-)

Awwww! Thanks!! I just found out today that the kids will have them on Tuesday for their "camp day" - I can't wait ;-))

Mama Fox