Incoming 10/03/2014

I received a letter from Lydia in the states, and I also was able to write and finish her reply within the hour! Whooo~

 

My reply

I got some return address labels printed up! They also came into today so I was able to use them for the first time! Yayy!~ They're Japanese Cherry Blossoms~ 

My letter opener also makes an appearance cover my address and Lydia's address.

I bought a kawaii bundle/pack on etsy too which also came in today! But I've taken it all out and organized it within my boxes :/ so I can't really take pictures now, but I ordered another one from a different shop, it's a random pack of large letter set sheets. So I'm super excited for when those come in! I also made two more orders from penpaloftheweek's la papierre~ 

The first order was two letter sets, SOTW 13 and 14 then I used the 30% coupon which ends TODAY, and for my second order I got 40 sheets for $16 and via air mail stickers! I can't wait for these all to come in!

Incoming 9/29/2014

Today I received two letters!~ The first letter was from Becky in the UK, but the envelope was torn at the top and something was lost :( I'll let her know that in my reply..

I also just received a postcard from Italy!~ Becky is in Italy now~ 

Then I received a gift from Anri! In my last reply to her I sent her a NY state shaped necklace, and after her letter she sent her gift separately, which is also a necklace, with an 'A' charm, a heart charm, and a stud charm which look so nice!! :D

 Could we also just take a moment to notice the hello kitty stamps!! I'm so jealous! They are so cute!! I love them so much!

Outgoing~

I finished two letters today!~

First was my reply to Justyna, which was also the first time I've painted an envelope, and I used watercolor for her envelope which I think looks cool~

Then I finished my reply to Paige in Indiana!~ I used a clear envelope and wrapped the letter in tissue paper so you can't read it, then taped the edges~

What do you guys think? I think these are pretty awesome! I'm trying to find new ways to make my letters look fun ^.^

I also have the clear postcard that's going out tomorrow too~

I have to finish Rena's birthday package and finish my reply to Kyuhyun as well!

Trial #1: Clear Postcard attempt

Here is my attempt at creating a clear postcard. I'm quite proud of this one ^.^ I think it turned out much better than I had imagined. I didn't have many scraps to use though which is mostly what you're supposed to use but instead I used magazine clipings~

I aldready have it addressed, and it's going to someone whom I'm currently writing my reply for. 

Ta-da~~

Clear postcards?

I was on Pinterest the other day and I saw a post that had a picture of clear postcards-- I was really curious so I clicked on the link to the blog and found some more pictures! The postcards are made with packaging tape!

Here is a picture, and I thought this idea was really cool! So I was thinking since today is a Sunday and there's not much to do, I could try to make some and maybe send some out!

Isn't this such a cool idea?? Or am I like the last person to find out about this?

The blog that I found it on: http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2013/06/packing-tape-and-debris.html

Mini Update 14~

Today I got a letter in the mail from Paige in Indiana~ Though when I went to open the envelope with my letter opener, I kinda cut some of the paper >.<;; But it's okay!! It's not bad. Also from that I've learned a new way to open letters with a letter opener so that won't happen again! Phew~

My order from penpaloftheweek.com came in today!~ If you go to the website for this whole month there is a giveaway everyday!! Also some of the stationary that will be sale at the time might be on sale or buy a pack of two for a discounted price! But you'll have to check it out to see which stationary is up now~
This is my first time ordering stationary and even though it's winter/ Christmas theme and I have a while to use, I'm still so super excited!! :DDD
I'm hoping to get another set of stationary but I'll have to see if I have enough money >.<;

Meeting Pen Pal in October: Canceled

This isn't really any big news, but my pen pal from Korea that I was supposed to meet in October, changed her dates so she was in NYC at the beginning of September when my school started so I wasn't able to meet her! :( 

I was really upset but I also had my senior photos taken that weekend which we couldn't reschedule >.<:

So I'm really hoping that we'll be able to meet soon!~ I'm sad that I missed this opportunity, but hopefully there will be another one in the future! :)