2nd Annual Lil’ Happy IC S.A.S.E. Club!
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Lil' Happy

It’s that time of year again. What time is that you ask? Lil’ Happy time. Last year was heaps of fun – we had a few hundred envelope submissions in a little over a month. We promised ourselves that if it was a success, we’d make it an annual thing. Well, here we are.
As Lil’ Happy’s new outfit may suggest, this year is a bit different. We’ve got a few tricks up our sleeve that may need to be ‘decoded’, but unfortunately you won’t know what that is until you get your envelopes back. Cool, right?
For those of you that did not participate last year — or are just now joining us … here is why we created the Lil’ Happy Club and what it is exactly:
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Do you remember real mailboxes? How about real mail? What about that feeling of excitement as you opened up that rusty old mailbox in hopes that something would be addressed to YOU?
It seems like much of that is lost nowadays. A letter addressed to us now means we probably owe someone money.
Well, we miss that feeling. So, we decided to start The Lil’ Happy Invisible Creature S.A.S.E. Club. Inspired by our youth – when the simple task of addressing an envelope to ourselves, licking a few stamps and patiently waiting a few weeks could mean receiving anything from a signed baseball card from spring training to various stickers from our favorite skateboard company.
It’s real simple. Send us a self-addressed stamped envelope and we’ll fill it with goodies.
However, we thought we’d make it a bit more fun and interactive. Regardless of your artistic ability, your envelope addressed to us MUST be creatively designed or illustrated. No rules, anything goes – and we’ll post the ‘Envelope of the Day’ (our daily favorite) on the Lil’ Happy Twitter and Flickr pages.
So, that’s it! Oh, and we figured we should set some ground rules and answer a few questions. Just in case.
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DEADLINE: October 15th, 2011
Please send us your S.A.S.E. by that date.
Please send your envelopes to:
The Lil’ Happy Invisible Creature S.A.S.E. Club, P.O. Box 375, Seahurst, WA 98062
Q: How many stamps should I put on the envelope that will be returned to me?
A: Great question. Please slap TWO stamps on the return envelope.
Q: I can’t draw to save my life. What should I do?
A: Like we mentioned, it’s regardless of your ability. C’mon, it’ll be fun!
Q: What are you going to send us?
A: We’re not telling. It’ll be fun though. We promise.
Q: When should we expect our envelope back?
A: In the fall. It could take us awhile as we also run a full-time studio over here. If you send it, it will come. A little patience.
Q: I don’t live in the U.S., can I still participate?
A: Probably not, due to customs. However, we aren’t international mail professionals, if you can find a way that works via USPS, we’ll definitely send it back! If it involves anything more than dropping it in a mailbox, we won’t be able to pull it off. Sorry.
Q: Can I send you more than one envelope?
A: No, sorry.
Q: Can I send a poster tube? How about a large document envelope or soft pack?
A: Sorry, no. Let’s keep this old school. Legal sized envelopes would be the biggest/best option. Be sure to slap 2 stamps on that return envelope though!
Any more questions? Feel free to email us at lilhappy@invisiblecreature.com

20 Responses to “2nd Annual Lil’ Happy IC S.A.S.E. Club!”
August 29th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Aw, sucks to be an Australian…
August 30th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Sweet, this was a blast last year, need to brainstorm some ideas…
August 30th, 2011 at 10:29 am
Aw, sucks to be a Canadian…
August 30th, 2011 at 10:51 am
And it rocks to be not Australian! So excited!
August 30th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
I have artistic, young children…is the fun stuff you send back appropriate for them?
August 30th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Absolutely!
August 30th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Just finished mine! Will be dropping it in the post tomorrow. I missed out last year so can’t wait to see what comes back.
August 30th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Awesome! Thanks so much!
August 31st, 2011 at 12:23 am
Aw, yeah. Sucks to be German. If I knew how much it would weigh I’d totally try to find a way with USPS.
August 31st, 2011 at 7:05 pm
I love illustrating. I love mail. This is perfect.
September 2nd, 2011 at 5:39 pm
I got my membership card last year…do I need to re-join? Too bad a black proto Leroy C can’t fit in an envelope. I was too broke to afford when it dropped =(
September 2nd, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Yeah, sorry it’s an annual thing …
September 19th, 2011 at 4:32 am
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September 21st, 2011 at 1:38 pm
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October 12th, 2011 at 1:23 am
Very cool and fun idea and I just sent something off today.
October 28th, 2011 at 10:40 am
:( I just found out about this and I am a frequent letter writer. Wish I knew about it before! Maybe next year!
October 28th, 2011 at 10:45 am
We extended it until Nov. 1st. You still have time!
October 28th, 2011 at 10:54 am
HURRAY! Snail mail incoming! Do I just put a regular legal envelope in the designed one?
October 28th, 2011 at 10:56 am
Yup!
January 9th, 2012 at 11:59 am
So….have you mailed out goodies yet?
or was it more of a stamp donation program?
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