What is naked mail? Simply put, naked mail is mail without packaging or a cover.
What is naked mail? Simply put, naked mail is mail without packaging or a cover. Postcards are the most well-known type of naked mail, but the National Postal Museum's collection holds a range of unusual examples of objects sent through the mail sans boxes or envelopes. Learn about naked mail's intriguing history and how it's easy to send your own unique items through the mail.
Artist Bel Mills of Scrap Paper Circus will also demonstrate three creative ways you can fold and design naked mail letters. Bring your beverage of choice and learn and craft with us!
Registration is required for this free, virtual program. A Zoom link for the online event will be sent to participants 24 hours before the program.
Supply List:
- (3) 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Pencil
Optional Supplies:
- Your beverage of choice
- Decorative rubber stamps
- Ink
- Colored pencils
- Washi tape
- Alphabet stamps
- Collage elements
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