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on Sunday, December 31, 2000 at 00:41:29, Jean wrote: I am new at using pastels - I have made two pastel drawings (approximate outside dimensions, including margins of approximately 1" all around: 8" X 10") of cats that I am going to send for Christmas to a friend (they are her cats)who lives halfway across the U.S. They are on colored paper and I have sprayed them with fixative. How can I pack them for mailing so they won't be destroyed en route? I sure hope someone can help with this! To mail a pastel I suggest you mat it leaving space between artwork and mat, and enclose it between two pieces of corrugated cardboard. Wrap it with wrapping paper, secure with masking tape, and.... affix postage and address. As long as the pastel surface is not touched by anything it should be ok. That's why I said to leave space between pastel and matboard. You can do that by securing strips of foamboard between the pastel and the mat. Hope this helps even if it's a bit...late!!:) Rita |