Gratis Hema valentijnskaart versturen

Dit berichtje is voor Dutchies only! Hema heeft een superleuke actie waarmee je een gratis valentijnskaartje kunt sturen naar je geliefde! Kies uit 5 kaartjes, vul NAW-gegevens van je (geheime) lover in en schrijf een leuk berichtje. De eerste 10.000 mensen mogen helemaal gratis het kaartje versturen. De actie loopt van 1 t/m 9 februari en geldt alleen in Nederland. 1 kaartje per emailadres. Ik heb het net al even geprobeerd en hij accepteerde het gewoon, dus wie weet geldt de actie nu al!
Er is ook een mogelijkheid om te kiezen uit 5 'break-up' kaartjes, al vind ik dat een ontzettend stom idee. Ga jij een kaartje sturen? En zo ja, naar wie? ;-) Klik hier om je kaartje te versturen!

From 1 till 9 february you can send 1 free valentinescard at valentijnskaarten.hema.nl, HEMA is a Dutch department store.

Pen pal call #7: Anna

If you'd like to become pen pals with Anna, leave a comment below with your email address so Anna can contact you and you can swap addresses. If you want to place a call for a pen pal, contact me here.

#33 Britt

From: Britt, Sweden - January 2012

Last week I received mail from Britt, a Dutch girl living in Sweden. She sent me 3 handmade cards and tea (I love tea). Unfortunately I've been (and will be) quite busy so I haven't had the time to write something back. But I will do, after my exams!

DIY: Fold & Mail

I just posted an DIY for Fold & Mail envelopes on my personal blog. Click here to see the full DIY. Might be useful for all of you who are into letter writing!

Changes 2.0

As you could read before, I was thinking about changing the project a bit. I love getting mail and everytime new envelope comes with the mail it makes me smile from ear to ear. But it's also getting a little busy to maintain so many contacts via mail.
Also, as a stationery lover, I'd love to swap packages. I have a lot of paper ephemera and creative supplies and I also love to make stationery myself. Wouldn't it be great if we could swap packages filled with little surprises and a letter? And just as a sole project, you send me something, and I send you something back. That's it!
It doesn't have to be expensive or a massive package, I'll give you some inspiration:

Photo by StudioMeez

Photo by Lisakinoo

Photo by Journaldejourslettres

As you can see, packages can contain lots of things. Tea, handmade things (handmade things are the best), stationery, maps, photos, quotes, postcards.. It's also nice to include something from where you live. I love traveling and everytime I get mail from a far away country filled with things typical for that place, it feels like I traveled a bit. 

I won't stop writing with the few I'm writing at the moment, but I also won't take new letter writing pen pals. Just packages swaps (which may include a letter, not neccessary) and just sole projects (unless we find out we're soulmates ;-)). 

Because I'm still busy and I want to try out this new project first, I start with inviting some people to join me in this project. If it all works out well, I'll open the contactform again. If you want to send in a pen pal call, you can contact me here.

Pen pal call #6: Denise

If you'd like to become pen pals with Denise, leave a comment below with your email address so Denise can contact you and you can swap addresses.

Edit: Denise has found enough pen pals to write with. She will not contact new entries.

How I store my letters

The pile of letters was getting bigger and bigger (by now I already received 32 letters!) so I decided I had to do something with them. I didn't want to put them in a box because then I would forget about them. Then I remembered an empty photoalbum I had gotten for my birthday but never used. I thought it would be the perfect solution to keep my letters..