{"product_id":"2026-postcards-of-the-month-copy","title":"2026 Postcards of the Month (JULY through DECEMBER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's time to offer the second half of 2026 postcards of the month. This item is six postcards, each with an original illustration, to be sent once per month from July through December 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach month I draw a new illustration and mail out a freshly illustrated, individually stitched postcard to each person who is subscribed. This brand new postcard arrives to the subscriber ready to write and mail to their intended recipient. Some folks keep them around to look at the art!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a low-risk way see if you like getting new art in your mailbox each month. There will be no monthly charge to manage, just purchase this item and enjoy six months of postcards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item also makes a great gift. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e If this is a gift to someone other than yourself, remember to use your recipients mailing address for the SHIPPING Address when you checkout today.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo include a personalized note in your welcome kit, click \"add a note to your order\" in your shopping cart! I will handwrite an introductory postcard to the recipient explaining that they are about to receive a postcard in their mailbox each month.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach order will receive this welcome kit:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/5387\/7691\/files\/2026_offer_pkg.jpg?v=1764715995\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Postcard of the month started in 2018 when I realized that I could do the postcard machine possibly from the future online. With my inverted pyramid scheme of delight in place as my marketing plan, I figured if each person who followed me on Instagram purchased one postcard per month, I’d be able to pay my bills. I began managing my postcard of the month subscriptions via \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/thepostcardmachine\"\u003ePatreon \u003c\/a\u003eand now I send a newly illustrated postcard to between 3 and 100 patrons. Each year there are a few themes that you can count on seeing in postcard form. I try to make one happy birthday, one thank you, one cool science fact, and one note of encouragement. Each month I sit down to draw what I most want to draw and it has been an experiment and a joy. I still look forward to doing it and I think part of the pleasure is addressing each envelope by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1050\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DXO6f7C7AU\" title=\"2020-2025 Postcards of the Month\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/michelleott.com\/portfolio\/the-postcard-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLook at FIVE YEARS WORTH of the postcard of the month HERE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne thrill for me is not knowing what the month’s card will look like until I begin to make it. In this way, this is a sketchbook practice which I share with anyone willing to take the risk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a subscription for the second six months (July - December) of 2026. You can always join on a month-to-month basis at my ongoing Patreon. To learn more about The Postcard Machine and join the ongoing postcard-of-the-month-club visit my Patreon page \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/thepostcardmachine?fan_landing=true\" title=\"Postcard machine subscriptions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome-to-the-club kits and first postcards will go out the last week of July 2026. Then each month's freshly illustrated postcard is sent via USPS regular first-class mail in a cherry-dilly-bar-red colored envelope the last week of each month.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Postcard Machine","offers":[{"title":"Six Months of the Postcard of the Month  (July-December 2026)","offer_id":47930061684923,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/5387\/7691\/files\/Postcards_by_Michelle_Ott.png?v=1763256979","url":"https:\/\/thepostcardmachine.com\/products\/2026-postcards-of-the-month-copy","provider":"From the studio of Michelle Ott","version":"1.0","type":"link"}