At my last visit to the mailbox I got another lovely envelope from Mrs. Jean. She always makes such nice envelopes. I enjoy each one. Upon receipt of this last letter I felt inspired to make more of my own. Some time ago I told you about buying a story book at the thrift shop for the purpose of recycling it into envelopes. For a long time I couldn't bring myself to cut it up, then when I did, my envelope template was too large. Finally, by the time I succeeded in making the right size template my envelope making enthusiasm was winding down. Tonight, with the help of my daughter, enthusiasm was fully wound and in assembly line fashion we turned out envelopes. Some are from a children's book, some are from craft paper. She had never made envelopes before so I felt happy about passing along a potential hobby. I showed her how to pull apart an envelope to make a template. It's not often anymore that I have the luxury of feeling clever around my kids. You parents of teenagers know what I mean. Tomorrow may be label day. ![]() Did you know that IKEA offers postcards? I haven't been there for so long I didn't know that. I got an IKEA card from a brand new pen pal the other day. The best thing about having a mail blog is meeting people out of the blue and having the hopeful anticipation of an ensuing conversation and friendship. I've written back and my return card will be in tomorrow's mail. Have a good mail day!
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Hi there, I just came across your lovely blog after searching for letter writing blogs. I love this idea - of using an existing envelope as a template, and all of these look so good. Part of the appeal of receiving a letter is the variety of envelopes and stamps. I'd love to receive something like those in the post! Happy writing, Jen.
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6/24/2014 12:11:39 am
Hello Jen! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great mail day!
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