Hello and Goodbye

Friday, January 13, 2012

Snail Mail Part 2

A letter from my pen pal Kaylin in MA. We've become really good friends through the letters and I hope we can meet one day and hang out.

A letter from my pen pal Asena in Turkey. This is her first letter to me and my first Turkish pen pal. And I'm her first pen pal from the US.

A letter from my pen pal Stephanie. This is her first letter to me.

A letter from Olga in England.

A letter from Allison. I love the little animal stickers!

A Christmas card and letter from Amy in Australia. I need to respond back to her, which I'll probably do today. She's my first pen pal from Australia.

A letter from Courtnee. I love becoming pen pals with other people who have my name. Anyway, this is from October and I'm a little late in responding, so I'll work on that today.

And a Christmas card and letter from Kelci in VA. Once again, I'm a little late in replying and I need to respond today.

Another post like this will be up tonight and next week.

Have a lovely day!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Happy National Letter Writing Week!

This “holiday” runs from January 9th-16th, so we’re right in the middle of it! And make sure to get all your letters out before US postage goes up on January 22nd.

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Letter Ledger: To keep track of your ingoing & outgoing correspondence.

According to the Etsy listing:

Here’s a little place for you to document some essentials (if you’re that type of person with such a letter-writing regimen):

the date you receive the letter & the details you wish to remember from it
the items you wish to highlight in your letter back & the date you send it
the bit of card or stationery you used for your reply

On the inside front of the ledger there’s a small envelope to keep hold of postage, & at the back, some space to note names & addresses of frequent (or not-so-frequent) correspondents.

I really want this. But it's so expensive, $14 plus shipping, and I don't know if I'm willing to spend that much. I might make something similar for myself or maybe I'll splurge (if it's still available).

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Snail Mail Part 1

Over the next few days/weeks I'll be documenting all the letters (and cards) that I've received.

This is my box of letters that I've received and responded to. I'm running out of room in that box and may have to start on a second box.

A Christmas card from Charley from England.

A letter from my pen pal Verena in CA.

A letter from my pen pal Agape in CA.

A letter from my pen pal Breanne in CA.

A Christmas card from Laura. Isn't it cute?

A handmade Christmas card and ornament from Jamie.

Another letter from my pen pal Breanne.

A letter from my pen pal Erin.

And a small little gift and note from my pen pal Agape. I sent her a Hello Kitty ornament for Christmas and she sent me some decorative tape and stationary. And the envelope is adorable, I must say.

That's all for now! There will be more posts like this within the next few weeks.

Have a lovely day!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Postcard Swap

According to Shannon's blog:

The basic idea:

- You will make 10 postcards in a mixed media format (don’t be afraid - mixed media is a cinch! Keep reading…)
- You will send each of those ten people one of your handmade postcards.
- Then you will receive a handmade postcard from 10 other people from around the world!
Sound like fun? Then join us!

The rules:

The rules are easy, but make sure that you read through them and follow them! Remember, you have to follow through if you sign up! A real live person will be waiting for each of your postcards!!

1. Join the swap by sending me your information (full name, home address (including country!), email, and blog or website address if you have one). If you are missing ANY of this information or if I cannot contact you using the email address that you provided, I will consider you as not participating.

2. Last day to sign up day is January 20th, 2012!

3. Make 10 handmade postcards in a mixed media style. Remember, “Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.” That means that you can combine ANY types of art into your postcards! (Oh what fun!!!!! :D)

4. After January 20th, I will email you 10 mailing addresses to send your cards to. They might be from across the city, across the country, or on the other side of the world because this swap is open for everyone!

5. Make sure that you fix the appropriate amount of postage, write a nice message, and then send your postcards “plain” or “hidden” in an envelope for protection depending on what you’ve made. (It’s up to you)! The deadline for sending your postcards is February 20th, 2012.

52 Weeks of Mail

According their Facebook page:

52 Weeks of Mail, brought to you by Etsy Greetings Team, is designed to encourage people to be more intentional about relationships and keeping in touch with friends and family by sending out a card or letter each week, for the next year. I don't know about you, but I LOVE getting a personal, hand-written card or letter in the mail.

Throughout 52 Weeks of Mail, we are asking everyone to commit to sending just ONE card or letter each week. You can send more than one, of course! 52 Weeks of Mail BEGINS on October 9th, 2011, and ends on October 7th, 2012. Please feel free to blog about this event, or share it on your Facebook page. Share it on Twitter, or any other social networking site too!