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More stationery for National Letter Writing Month (4/8/2018)

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So I made this from a fun paper bag:

…adding space for a chatty letter, two ATC’s (as yet uncreated), and another pocket or two for flat goodies. Mail like this is always so surprising and fun to receive! THEN I realized it would be too small to mail, not being five inches long, so I found an old Graze box (healthy snacks I used to get in the mail) and made a folder out of that, and sewed the letter in.

I added a little stenciling design (and also learned the spectrum illustrator markers I thought I liked are NOT quality… note the brush tip)

And last I glued in a fortune I love, and a couple of cut outs, and a sticker from an old art snacks box.

Hopefully whoever receives this will smile when they open it!

 

April is National Letter Writing Month

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Some people participate in a letter-a-day-challenge. I intended to, but then forgot about it so missed the first week and am unprepared. Still, I thought I’d prep some fun lettersets so I’ll be all ready to write a few letters whatever day I am in the mood…

These are actually coloring book pages, so don’t be impressed by my artistic endeavors. I colored. And cut, and sewed. (I love sewing paper!)

Even if you don’t want to invest this much thought into creating a letterset… grab a sheet of paper and get writing. A real snail mail letter, that isn’t a bill or an advertisement, means so much to people. You could really brighten someone’s day. (Don’t remember chatty snail mail?? Yeah, it’s a dying art… pretend it’s a text message or e-mail… it will all come back to you once you pick up the pencil, I promise!)

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Who will receive letters from you this month??

Day 363 (Fri Dec 29) Snail Mail?

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So… I basically did nothing today. That’s me drenched in purple and rainbows, under the FUN sign, hooves on the wheel:

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Okay NO, I am not really a fluffy purple unicorn. Usually. But today was spent doing that, and other FUN things, because life should be made of more moments like this… and then I spent 15 minutes on this:

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Which is technically art. And look at those little decorated letters… swap-bot worthy.

I can’t believe I only have 2 days left on my project!! And I can’t believe how far I got! And I can’t believe how much time I lost in December! A habit disappears so quickly. Lesson learned, I hope. It takes dedication and commitment to keep doing something when life intervenes and it becomes inconvenient to continue. It is all too easy to fall OUT of a habit, even one you like. But also, maybe a day off now and then isn’t such a bad idea.

My friend’s friend translated that Russian paint box I talked about yesterday and Wednesday. The St Petersburg White Nights. Basically, it is the name and address of the paints and paint company, and also says if there’s anything wrong with it to contact the company and give them the batch number. (As ridiculous as I know it is, it is still a load off my mind… no scary Russian warnings. It must be nice to know several languages, hmm?) Thank you, friend’s friend! And friend!

Off to bed to dream about the last two posts for 2017!!

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