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^VIA

Cardboard city is starting to collapse fairly well now and I should have the time now to start posting more than just once a week, haha. I’m so happy to have tons more storage in this house, which really helps my creative space and floor space; it’s nice to have unpacked only 1/3 of your things and see floor while there’s still a lot of room in your cupboards and shelves. It’s definitely not my favorite house in the world, but pretty good for this time in my life. :]

Thank you so much to all the lovelies that sent me mail last week! On account of the address change and having to drive to the post-box every day or every other day, I know my mail count will be low, but I’m kind of thankful because now I can concentrate on some great replies to you all! Every missive is brilliant but a special thank you to Micaela for great surprise mail, Bianca for another crazy-beautiful missive that I literally cannot stop staring at, Cari for the awesome envelope that I wish I could’ve pulled out of my old mailbox myself and Kerri for the GORGEOUS envelope and letter, I wish you’d write more! <3

This is my all-time favorite youtube video. Posting it here for all you cat loving letter-writer lovelies...

Here are the Norma Jeane envelopes! Only half-ish of them are done and photographed as you see, so if anyone wants one, let me know! I cannot promise anything as I’m still trying to figure out envelope template placement on a lot of them because they’re HUGE photos off the calendar, (The back shows you can tear them out and frame them, larger than an 8x10.) but will do my best!

OUTGOING

^Micaela’s was the one that sparked the idea to turn as many as possible into envelopes; it was somewhat of an experiment to be honest, and I’m so happy with how it turned out. The ‘free t-shirt’ sticker came from an old issue of Nylon magazine, which I am now in regret of not making copies of as it’s a great little thing to stick on small envelopes, haha. And oh my goodness, I am seriously in love with these art stamps and it’s been hard to use anything but them. Vintage stamps, now’s as good a time as ever to apologize for cheating on you. But I can’t promise I’ll be faithful. *SHAME*

^Faces and quotes for marvelous Megan in Australia.

^A girl and her circles for Eric.

^My way overdue reply to the brilliant Carolee. One of the most labor-intensive envelopes I’ve made as I traced a template twice; once for thick paper that would hold up through the postal system and then one for some tissue paper with red swirls on it. I pasted the tissue on top of the paper and wa-la! Durable and safe envelope that’s also really pretty (if I do say so myself).

INCOMING

^The amazing missive from Bianca; I never photographed the inside contents, but they were brilliant: her letter of course, postcards, a few labels, stickers, mail-tag and one of her rainbow bracelets. :D

^Surprise mail from ‘Caela!! Her note was so nice and I plan to send a little response after I write a couple more replies. <3

^Eric writes some of the sweetest letters and am so thankful to have another great male pen-pal. Hard to believe I now have four male pen-pals! (For me anyway, it was unheard of men to write unless it was in a period film, so I am really astonished by this – granted, small – number of male writers.)

^The first non-blank-envelope from Zoraida! I was so thrilled and cannot wait to write to her how excited I was that she decorated an envelope, haha.

^Great little letter from Shona, I loved the collage-like-envelope and of course, those English-stamps just stop my heart. <3

^That fabulous envelope from Cari, oh my gosh, it was the only piece of mail Tuesday, but way exciting because of it being both b&w and being so animated. :]

^Little letter from a lovely pen pal in Germany whom is one of the sweetest and cutest international girls I know.

^A postcard from incredible Ilona; these vintage inspired little PC’s are some of my favorites that I’ve received lately.

^A lovely letter from Kerri. Isn’t it so, so, so pretty? Easy way to win my heart is by either lots of color, insane design or something very simplistic/Anthropologie looking, like the above. <3

- L