![Bedecked with the Jolly Roger](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3650685356_2f3d759ea3.jpg)
This wonderful letter from a very creative correspondent carried a pirate theme. I have to note that these are not stickers or stamps - this beauty is all hand-drawn.
![Part 1: Pirate's warning](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3649884539_208575096e.jpg)
Part 1 beckons with a bloody knife and a skull-and-crossbones warning.
![Treasure Map letter](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3650685116_ab62010d1d.jpg)
Inside, part 1 is a fabulous treasure map. Not only are all the edges decorated with doodles (the legend to a treasure map, really) and witty spellings, but she also creatively crumpled and "aged" the paper. Was it coffee or tea spilled on the paper to stain it? It's a VERY cool effect, and I'm afraid a lot of it was lost in my blurring out the words for privacy. For details, view large.
![Here therre be monsters](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3649884309_f71a39a2f2.jpg)
Gotta share some close-ups of my favorite corners. Love that octopus.
![Herre there be treasure](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3649884235_98e947ccaa.jpg)
HA! Widow's Peake!
![Part 2: message in a bottle](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3649884161_be209e42e4.jpg)
Part 2 (page 2) is a message in a bottle.
![skull on Crane](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3650684740_8720b820fe.jpg)
Finally, a hand-drawn cut-out skull glowers from over the Crane marker on the back of the envelope.
What a treat!!