#handwrittenletter

[olivebreezy]

This (mostly) blue themed mail will be off to France soon 🇫🇷 Fingers crossed it makes it safely to it’s destination 🤞🏾

[martyrindisguise]

lord blessed us with nature, may my nature bless the lord 🍃

[theumbrellabar]

A snail mail from an old friend

I was delighted to receive a letter from Soroshi, we’ve known each other long and have shared colleges, professions, places and a passion for drawing together. She writes to me the most fascinating letter I've ever received. It’s a gorgeous green handmade paper folded into a maze of delightful drawings and handwritten notes. I had such a ball reading it over and over!

I’ve had this letter for a long time with me simply because I couldn't decide on what I should draw for her. I haven't met her in years and then I thought what could be better than to give an old friend a glimpse into my life now. 

So, I drew her my favourite corner of my home and wish we could be here together talking about our younger selves riding motorbikes in Auroville. True that! We were cool like that. 

Soroshi is an extremely talented soul and apart from being a wonderful Architect, she is also quite a skilful artist. Please do check her work out on her blog:http://alucidowl.wordpress.com/. She goes by the name alucidowl on Instagram as well. 

In case you would like to participate in my Snail Mail project and receive an original artwork in response to your handwritten letter. Do write to me on [email protected]

[martyrindisguise]

Box of Sunshine ☀️

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Contents:

(all of my grans favorite things!)

-burts bees chapstick and hand cream 🐝

-local blossom honey 🍯

-yellow bubble wand 🍡

-yellow notebook 📒

-yellow sunflower pen 🌻

-yellow highlighter 💛

-butterscotch hard candies 🍬

-bit of honey candies 💝

-tootsie roll bank 😉

-lipton sweet tea 🍹

-splendia lemonade packets 🍋

-a bit of the ocean in a bottle 🌊

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I had so much fun putting this package together and it warmed my heart to know how much cheer it brought my grandmother for weeks. She couldn’t stop talking about it to the rest of the family! 😄

[martyrindisguise]

good vibes on high tides 🌊🦈

[martyrindisguise]

There is no greater penpal than my Gran.

[martyrindisguise]

41?

Do I purchase fun stamps? 😳

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No I do not. They’re incredibly expensive. Mostly, I go to the post office and have them print a label and pay the cost there. If the mail is small enough to send with a stamp, I have my boyfriend bring a few home from work for me.😌

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I would love to buy the garden collection but I really can’t justify the cost. I’ve already invested lots of money into the hobby. Plus with a stamp you can’t get a tracking number to ensure it arrives safely and timely. 🙃

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I really appreciate beautiful stamps I receive though! I keep all my corespondence and look back on them when I’m feeling down. Fun stamps remind me of my grandma. She used to spend so much money on postage that the post office would send her holiday cards and free stickers for me. ☺️

[martyrindisguise]

A few of the contents I was excited to send my niece via usps 💌

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the small extras are my favorite things to outpost

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sticky notes

stamps for return letters

stickers

single tea bag

gold paper clip holding items together

gold & pink magnet

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I used an old gift bag paper to create a smaller envelope to put these tiny pieces together

it came together super cute! 💘