#67 Guusje

From: Guusje, The Netherlands - June 2012

Last week I received a special package: in exchange for a free trainticket (which I once bought but couldn't use before the deadline) Guusje sent me this envelope! Filled with a card made of flower seeds (so if I put it in the ground, it will actually grow flowers!), a lucky charm, tea, a converse sticker and a little message in a pil case! So awesome! Thank you Guusje!

Stationery giveaway

Summer break has finally started: now is the time to start writing letters (again)! Fortunately I'm hosting a really nice giveaway on my personal blog. You can win the stationery set pictured above. Head over to my personal blog to join the giveaway! It's open for all readers and closes on june 28.

A Flood of Memories Shop - Discount code

Have you ever taken a look at my shop, where I sell handmade stationery items? I really like creating and designing stationery, that's why I started this webshop. With summer break coming up, I have lots of time to update the webshop with new things. But first I need to clean up a little and that's why I'm offering you a 10% discount code. Just go to the A Flood of Memories webshop and use 'ldosb' to get 10% off your order.

Free printables

When the new layout came up, I told you I would also start doing posts relating to snailmail. With free printables, DIY, tips and tricks and things like that, so A Flood of Memories will be your source of inspiration for letter writing!

Today I want to show you some of my favorite printables. Click the images to go to the tutorial and the original source.

Happy Bunting via Ruffled Blog

Airmail themed loveletter via The Pretty Blog

Vintage mail labels via Worldlabel

Vintage Ephemera via Just something I made

#66 Hillery

From: Hillery, The Netherlands - June 2012

I got this lovely floral envelope from Hillery. She added some cute things, thanks Hillery!

A note to you all: I'm currently SO busy! Luckily summer holidays start within a week so I'll finally have the time to write you all back. If you haven't received anything: don't worry, I will write back to everyone!

Pen pal call #21 Deborah

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New layout + exciting news!

I'm so happy to finally show you the new layout for A flood of Memories! It was designed by me but drawn by Paleumber, a Thai girl I found through Instagram! Her drawings are so beautiful, I'm really happy with the result! I still have to fix some html/CSS things and I need to make a new banner for my personal blog and shop but I just couldn't wait to show it to you guys! I hope you like it too!
In the future I want to make more snailmail related posts such as DIY's, free printables and tips & tricks next to pictures of incoming and outgoing mail of course.

Another exciting news.. A week ago I was interviewed for the Dutch magazine Flow! Flow is one of my favorite magazines and they're doing an issue about letter writing (somewhere in September/October I guess?), I can't wait too see the results! And I'm also going to be featured in a free diary that comes with the December stamps (for the Dutchies: de gratis thuisagenda van PostNL die je krijgt bij 3 velletjes postzegels). How. Cool. Is. That. ???!!! I just can't believe it!
I'm so so happy and I want to thank you all for checking out and commenting on this blog and of course those who wrote letters to me. I never expected all this.