The Cottontails have had such bad luck! And they have some of the greatest
boxes from what I've heard! I've only had the chance to find one series of
theirs so far -- a Magritte one -- but it was great. If I happen to be
working on the scrapbook when folks drop by and they leaf thru it, everbody
stops at The Cottontails Magritte one and goes "oooooooooh, ahhhhhhhh."
Their Illinois Cardinal is nice too. Letterboxing for me is like a huge
outdoor art fair.......but spread out all over the place. And The
Cottontails have some very nice artwork in that art fair. Me, I'm still
down at the finger paints level. :-)

~~ Mosey ~~

-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of pell_lake_girl
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:31 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Bad boxer repository?/A thank you


You know what. I am really really sorry you lost your boxes.

I recently found an amazing box, with a fantastically detailed stamp [I
really wish I could
show it to you all so you can see it -- it was a stamp of the painting
"American Gothic"!],
planted as part of a series by The Cottontails. The whole series is on
masterpieces of great
art and the stamps are hand carved reproductions of these masterpieces. I
found number
3 bc it was easiest, but when I asked them about 1 and 2 [so I could be anal
and do them
in order] I was told they had gone missing. And the boxes included sets of
markers so you
could ink your stamp in full color as well as a pricey hardbound sketchbook
for a log. And
while i was sitting in th epicnic shelter in the pouring rain, taking 10
minutes or so to
color in this stamp, a huge RED FOX trotted right by me and didn't even see
me!

It's really a shame, not just for the planter, but for all the letterboxers
[and new people like
me] who would really like to find them.

I appreciate all the hard work and creativity everyone [almost] goes to in
putting these
boxes out there. I just started in August and I don't know when I have
enjoyed a fall this
much. Every weekend and many days on my lunch hours I am outside in some
park or
forest preserve taking pictures of gorgeous fall foliage, making the rounds
of area shops
and making the acquaintance of local business owners, or stopping into
museums I never
knew were there and learning about the exhibits as I read labels to hunt for
clues.

I am also a scrapbooker and while I determined I would NOT make an
elaborate, perfect
album out of this hobby [too much pressure! I do use a mini scrapbook as my
log and I
love taking pictures of beautiful scenery or interesting locations on my
searches, and then
adding one or two of the best shots to the opposite side of the spread
featuring the stamp
and a hand written paragraph or two on the search, the box, the location,
the weather, etc.

So I not only have a wonderful little scrapbook album I am creating, but I
have also learned
about certain paintings, ecosystems, how watches are made, who John
Kennicott was, and
more, as well as encountering said fox, a fox snake [soooo cute!],
bullfrogs, a 140 year old
snapping turtle, chipmunks, owls, and more.

So I am really sorry for anyone who loses a box. I really really appreciate
them!

Freelance Mystic


>
> Here's a thought - how about a running list of "bad letterboxers"
> somewhere on file? I went to check on my series of 8 boxes (two of
> which have recently gone missing) this morning, and found yet
> another one missing that had been reported found over the weekend.
> I only had time before work to check on one other, and it was not
> hidden properly. So I'm pretty sure I know who is to blame.






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