Decorated Envelopes & Lion King

I think one of my favorite things to do is decorate an envelope after I write a letter.

I try to do it before but it seems I get stuck for inspiration until I'm getting ready to send it.

 

Here's what went out yesterday:

 

 

I think washi tape is my new best friend.

It's amazing how a little strip of decoration can turn blah into ah.

 

 

 

The other side.

 

 

This is going to a LetterMo participant.

 

To my pen pal Angie.

 

The other side.

I found this dog clip art on line and I added the text inside, resized and created my own stickers.

 

To my pen pal John,

 

A reply letter to a LetterMo participant.

 

 

This is on the way to a LetterMo participant.

 

 

A Postcard A Day Swap (19)

 

 

An official Postcrossing on the way to Pennsyvania.

 

 

A Postcard A Day (20)

 

I was a busy little bee yesterday.

 

My mailbox was empty.

 

No mail at all.

 

Maybe today I'll get a greeting in the mail.

 



A Ten Year Love Affair.

I love Sundays.

Sunday is the day I sneak off to meet with my endermologist. 

I cannot keep it a secret any longer.

I want to shout to the world how good I feel every time I leave.

This love affair has been going on for about ten years now and I think I will never put an end to it.

Some people get pedicures, acrylic nails, massages, etc. 

I on the other hand, have a tete a tete' with my endermologist once a week and I love it.

My husband doesn't mind at all that I look forward to seeing Shelley each week.

In fact, I think he likes it.

Are you surprised that my endermologist is a female or that my husband doesn't mind?

I know by now that your imagination has conjured up all kinds of lurid scenarios, hasn't it?

Well rest assured, that it is all innocent and that if you had an experience with Shelley, you'd be hooked too.

Now, get your mind out of the gutter and go google endermologie.

 

Here's some mail to get your thoughts back on track.

 

 

A pretty package and nice gift from my penpal Rachael.

 

Here's what was inside:

 

 

A really nice note card set.

I really like the designs.

They are very pretty.

 

 

 

She enclosed this cute card with a nice note written inside.

 

 

A nice multi view post card of Yosemit National Park.

This is from a swap I joined, "A Postcard in The USA"

 

 

Another postcard form a different person, same swap.

I really fell in love with this card.

It's a photo of Zane Grey, the author of numerous western novels.

The weird thing is that I was just talking about him a couple of weeks ago.

I think it's Synchronicity that I got this card in a swap.

I love these type of cards because they capture a mood, a personality and evoke feeling.

 

That's it for Saturday's incoming mail, but it definitely made my day.

 

I sent out two letters yesterday.

 

One to a penpal and a thank you to my nephew's in-laws.

 

 

I got the beatnik stationery for Christmas and I used every peice of paper in this one letter.

Now, I have these cute envelopes with no matching paper.

I did however, get two sets of this stationery so I suppose I could make copies of the paper in the 2nd set so I can have more paper to go with the left over envelopes in the first set.

 

The second envelope in the photo is handmade by me.

 

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year's Eve.

Twice as Nice

We finally got some rain yesterday and a little bit today.

We needed it.

I love the smell of the air after a good rain.

Everything is so fresh.

 

I'm combining Thursday's mail with Friday's mail.

 

Here's the incoming:

 

 

A Christmas card from my friend, Jim and his family.

I've known Jim for about 25 years.

 

 

such a cute and adorable pengquin Christmas card from Becky the snailmailer.

 

 

A beautiful Christmas card from a swap.

 I love this card, the anticipation of Christmas.

 

 

A handmade postcard from a possible new penpal.

I think this came from sendsomething but not 100 percent sure.

 

 

This gorgeous postcard from Germany.

Official postcrossing card.

It is stunning.

 

The sender writes:

Hello Jarielyn, I send this card from the North of Germany to you.

I live in a small village near the Danish Frontier.

I have two cats and a horse I spend almost all of my free time with.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Regards, Martina.

 

 

Another lovely landscape from Russia.

Official postcrossing card.

 

The sender writes:

Hello, my name is Elena.

I live in Moscow.

My hobby is clay modeling of various products.

Now I make pottery for Christmas.

It Boutout gifts for my friends.

Merry Christmas.

I wish you peace and good.

Elena.

 

 Another official postccard from Russia.

The sender writes:
Hallo Jarielyn!
Happy postcrossing.
On the card you can see an amazing synth-pop band.
They were called a Russian Depeche Mode, but their real name is Tehnologia.
They were created in Perestroyko.
Best regards to you!
Anne.
P.S. I love their songs and I love Depeche Mode too.

I am a huge fan of Depeche Mode as well, Anne.
Thanks for the card.

An adorable card from Angie at Mailbox Happiness.
I love how she decorated her envelope.

 

A letter and a card from a swap, A Christmas Letter in Your Mailbox.

Love the Christmas paper and the letter was very nice.
As it turns out, we share the same birthday.

Now for my Thursday and Friday outgoing mail:

This lovely altered postcard that I made for a penpal.

An official postcrossing card going to Ukraine.

A large envelope on its way to Lynn at Sunny Room Art.

Another Christmas card going out to a friend.

A letter on its way to Mendy.
I used wallpaper border to make the envelope.

That's it.

I am looking forward to my husband's company Christmas party tonight.
My last Christmas party of the year.

What are your plans for the weekend?