As many of you know, I’ve developed an obsession with letter writing. I have always been a card person (my first job out of college was managing a Hallmark) and often exchanged greetings with The Mom, The Sis, and The Bestie, who are all out of state. After BEA in NYC, I found letter writing was a great way to stay connected off-line with many of the book blogger friends I made from across the country. In the last few months I have been more creative about making cards and decorating envelopes. Here are examples of my most recent endeavors, made with stickers and watercolor markers:
This week I used a stack of old National Geographic maps to make all of these cute envelopes:
The Hubs got me some pretty stationary for Christmas, too, and now that a Hallmark has just opened about 1.5 miles from my house, I have a seemingly endless supply of stock.
Many of my blogger friends are not dedicated letter writers, but I do know they appreciate cards and notes they get from me in the mail. (It’s more about sending than receiving). I now have 3 committed pen pals through Letter Writers Alliance, and I know these will be nice continuous streams of letters with quick turnarounds. Then today as I was tooling around the interweb, I found some lovely letter writers’ blogs. Specifically Mrs. Duffy at LettersMatter and MissiveMaven, who was apparently already following me on Twitter when I looked her up. OMG, you guys, check out her sidebar. I didn’t realize how many awesome letterish blogs and websites there were! That means a whole community of people like me who love letter writing, mail art and all things related! And I discovered PostCrossing, a postcard exchange program that sounds fun. Which is why I’m in trouble. I will spend hours perusing these sites, connecting with fellow letter writers, and neglecting the poor Hubs for my hobby.
But is that really a bad thing? REALLY?
I don’t discuss letter writing that much on my blog, but I tend to post pictures of letter-related stuff on Twitter and Facebook. And don’t forget to Tweet a picture of anything you may get from me!
Comments on: "I’m In Trouble – Letters" (3)
Those envelopes are fantastic. I am a such a map nerd. I actually have two of those old pull down school maps (found on ebay) hanging in my house. Educational and decorative (as long as you don’t look too close at Germany and Russia).
Those map envelopes are too cool- you should sell them on Etsy!
Love your map envelopes! Welcome to the wonderful world of mail enthusiasts