Kids these days. All about the emails and tumblrspots and facesquares on the snapbooks. Whatever happened to embarrassing your friends the old fashioned way? Like, by creating your own postcards out of horrifying pictures and weird book titles and then sending them to their work.

…through the mail.

GASP!

Think about it.

1.) A world of strangers are still witnessing the humiliation of your friend.

2.) By sending it to their work, their coworkers can also witness the humiliation.

3.) Much like all of your “The Facebook” friends, no one will understand the inside joke you two are laughing about.

4.) You can keep it as much of a secret as you want.

In summation, these 4 reasons are exactly why, for this Crafty Hour, we’re going analog.

What You Need For DIY Postcards:

Card stock

Markers

Glue

Mod Podge

Old books

Old newspapers

Old pictures

Basically anything you can cut

Friends to embarrass

Stamps

What You Need For The Airmail:

Golden rum

Lime juice

Honey

Champagne

Disclaimers!

As per the usual, there are many uses for DIY postcards. If you don’t want to be a dick like me, you can use/decorate them for fun things like, save the dates or moving party invites or really intense thank you cards.

Kids aren’t big fans of cutting up books. In fact some might find it “awkward,” like my 5 year old niece told me. TOO BAD, I'M THE ADULT.

Let's Get Postal!

1.) Gather your materials. Including whatever you want to use in your collage if you are collaging.

I've never felt more certain of any purchase in my life.

2.) Use a postcard, or postcard-size piece of cardstock, and trace the shape onto your background material. Whatever that may be.

Here I'm tracing a photo. With my left hand? I'm not left handed.

3.) Now cut your background/card. You can also use this time to cut out whatever collage items you want to use.

4). Glue your collage materials to your background. Glue your background (aka book cover/photo/diary entry) onto your cardstock. Just glue your little hearts out.

5.) Let them dry. Which would also be a great time to ask your friends for their work addresses in the most mysterious and coy way ever.

6.) Cool. Now that it's dried, you should mod podge the front. Two-three coats, please.

As a reminder, the front says "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding." And yes, it's going to Brad's work.

7.) Draw in an area for the address and letter part. Then address, stamp, send!

This is what office mail looks like and what a very boring picture looks like.

8.) Look at other examples!

Part II - How to turn into your own mailman and deliver the postcards yourself while waving at people.

AKA Drinky Drink Time!

Airmail:

2 ounces golden rum

1/2 ounce lime juice

1 teaspoon honey

5 ounces Brut champagne

I don’t know what golden rum is, but Esquire recommends Puerto Rican rum. Wait, I read Esquire? Mix contents together in a shaker with ice. Pour into lovely glass. Yell “You’ve got mail!” at people and then get mad when they don't understand the reference.

It's like I'm Meg Ryan and you're Tom Hanks get it??

Well, I have a rule that once a Tom Hanks reference enters a blog, it’s time to wrap it up. I hope you enjoyed this week’s Crafty Hour and it brings you hours of friendship happiness.