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JuiceBox

Maybe you are thinking, what the heck is JuiceBox? Is that some kind of a refreshment? NO!!!! Check out below for more details :) 

I recently saw JuiceBox from a fellow IG user and fell in love with their idea. So I hurriedly inquired and they got back to me very quickly.

I paid for the 3 Months plan last month and I am so lucky that they still have stock of their August and September Juicebox. They kindly fulfilled my request to receive those sets and the new one as well. 

These boxes came this morning :-) 

So I signed up around mid-September and when I inquired if I can still get the first one, they immediately got back to me and said that they can accommodate my request. So nice of them yeah! :) You can text them and email them and they will reply asap. Now that is a great start.

For their AUGUST JUICEBOX, here's what I got. You can click on the link for the details.

and not to mention, these bouquet of newly sharpened colored pencils :) (ahh, does that sound familiar?? Of course, its from You've Got Mail)

then the SEPTEMBER JUICEBOX, I've never seen a mini canvass before that's because I am not artistic ( I am a trying hard crafty person). Looking at them makes me want to summon Picasso. LOL. The easel is not included in the package. 

Lastly, the OCTOBER JUICEBOX, it's a clay edition. I am not much of a clay liker myself except when I was young wishing I have those play-dohs. Poor me. :)

This is what I did so far.. LOL A paper weight :) Sun baked coz we have no oven. How cool is that!

This is my first ever clay creation. I made it with a little bit of artsy-ness, a dash of coolness and one whole lotta love :)

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SB: Surprise Packet #1 *Kitchen*

This is a very interesting swap I joined about a few months ago. 

Description of swap: Easy, sent 3 wrapped gift u think i can use in the kitchen. Dishtowel, cleaner, dish-washing fiber, soap for dishes, cookware, magnets for refrigerator, cookie molds, etc.everything u think u can use in the kitchen

Swap partners: This time I am sending my mail to Greece. I've been paired with her in the past and its so cool so sending something again to her. On the other hand, I got my mail from the US.

So this is what I got. So nice of her to wrap it individually. 

The stuff inside

On the other hand, this is what I sent my partner. It makes me sad that the first one got lost, luckily I take pictures of what I send so I just have to make another batch with the same contents. The one wrapped is a local wooden flat spoon.  I hope that she will like it. 

All proudly Filipino, so not only am I promoting them, I am also helping other Filipino entrepreneurs.

I also included some washi for my partner. :)  

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Happy October

Happy October everyone, 2 more months to go an its already Christmas. Yay! Can't wait.

More mails, mails and mails :)

P.S. Thanks to Google for the photo

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SB: washi/deco tape samples! #2

This is my first washi sample swap and I am pretty excited :) Let me tell you more about this swap.

Description of swap: For this round you will send 4 samples each to your 4 partners. Please send at least 18 inches per sample. This should be a fun way to get a variety of tapes! Please no plain colors! 

Swap partners: I have 4 partners here and I think they are all from the US. Then those that I will send washis to are from US, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Look at the pretty and lovely washis I got from them.

Let me show them up close. 

Partner 1

Partner 2

Partner 3

and last but not the least, Partner 4 with some freebies from her. A wax seal sticker, how cool is that :)

I am so excited to use all of them :)

I can't remember the washi samples that I sent but my partners loved it and they all gave me a heart. I sent some of my mt washi and other brands as well.

For me, it doesn't matter if what I send is more than what is required as long as I am making sure the other person receiving it will be happy.

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SB: Notebook and Sweet Swap! International!

I recently made a promise to document all my mails and swaps here, so this is to kick start this resolution.

SB stands for Swap-bot, it's a wonderful website i discovered early this year and I've been an active swapper since then. To give you an idea, Swap-bot is a service and a community of creative individuals. Swap-bot facilitates internet and snail mail swaps. It removes the hassle of collecting swap participants and assigning swap partners.

Too bad, it took me until today to write about my swap and since I had so many swaps before, I can backtrack everything. Don't fret as I will document them moving forward. I will post them as I receive them and will post what I sent out as well. Sounds cool right! :)

Description of swap: Send your partner 3 notebooks of your choice, this is not profile based, and three sweets from your local shop, easy !!

Swap partner: O.H from Israel. My first time to receive anything from that country. Very nice of her to send such lovely parcel. 

This is all the contents of her parcel.

The notebooks are cute even if I am not a fan of Winnie the Pooh and I find their notebook interesting as it looks like they start backwards. Or maybe I just noticed that but I could be wrong. (PS. according to my partner, "In Hebrew we write from right to left and so its opposite to English". Thanks so much for this info)

Last but not the least, the super delicious chocolates from Israel. So milky and they remind me of Cadbury. 

And this is what I sent my partner K.C from USA. I hope that she will like it.

Some cute notebooks from my fave bookstore. Sweets I grew up eating La-la and Choco-choco (just noticed that they both rhyme).

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Papeey and Me

If this was a movie title, I'm sure it'd be a hit. LOL!

Anyways, a cute envie came and boy I was so happy to see it. You should be too so I am sharing it here. 

Very nicely done and so artistic. Wait till you see whats inside.

Lotsa cute stuff right and very personalized.

 a variety of teas

stickers

and so many cute postcards including the map of California 

illustrated postcard

and a vintage postcard. so cool!

my first time to receive a polaroid notecard :)

On the other hand, here is what I sent Papeey.

I am truly happy with this swap and hope that we can do again in the future. If you are interested, no flakers and spammers allowed. Message me > hello at(@) onehappymailbox dot(.) com

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Private Tea swap

So I've been busy with all my swapping activities and I promise to write them all here moving forward. Yes, must.write.often. :)

Anyways, our private swap was last August 15, 2013 and week ago, i got this mail and it smelled so good. Of course, i rarely smell my mails but there are times that you can't help it (raise your hands if you agree with me). So lo and behold, I am surprised to see these bunch and oh boy they all look and smell amazing. I hope my partner C.A will be happy with what I sent. C.A is from The Netherlands and they have such nice tea assortment over there. Too bad I forgot to take photos of what I have sent. Next time I will do that. Note to self, will take photos of what I send and include in every post. 

So here they are. 

The teas up close.

Lastly, let us not forget the stamp. Isn't it lovely. I don't know who the lady in the stamp is but i find her beautiful. Maybe she's the princess or the queen or part of the royal family. 

That's all for now. Have a happy mail day! 

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Of Swapping and then some

It's September and I must admit I've been lousy with my blog writing and keeping you posted with what I do here and there and during my down time. 

So, I am making a resolution to document more often my hobby, from letters, postcards, envelopes, stamps and swapping :)

This month, I am joining a brand new swap. It is called the Vegan Package Swap. You can click on their website for more information on how you can join or like their facebook. Also, for several months now, I am a part of the Tea Swap by the Tea Review Blog and its been such a wonderful experience. If you have lots of time, budget and a huge love for tea, you must join this. I am also a member of this new tea site and their website is the TeaAdvisor. The site is quite useful for tea newbies like me. I've been fairly active in Swap-bot too and it is a nice site to meet new people with whom you share the same love. Love for mails and swapping that is. 

So that's it for now. I promise to keep you posted and update this blog every now and then. No time to be lousy. :) Here is what should remind me of this agenda.

P.S Thanks to Google for the photo :)