outgoing envelopes – part 1

I haven’t shared any outgoing postal treats in forever! I went on a binge mail-art-making fest in late September, and now that many of my outgoing packages have arrived to their recipients postboxes, I can finally share their contents with you. Enjoy taking a peek at my pen-pal-ing.  Sent with ♥ to Charlotte Vallance Sent with ♥ to Nick Oostyen and Olivia Delorme Sent with ♥ to Heather McGowan Sent with ♥ to Marja Huhta Sent with ♥ to Jeannine Saylor Sent with ♥ to Zie Campbell
Stay tuned for more outgoing snail mail surprises soon!

sending and opening special snail mail

As always, I have some lovely snail mail treats to share with you this week: 5 outgoing packages and 6 incoming envelopes. I must say, now that it’s finally spring, I’ve really been enjoying the short bike rides in the sunshine to the postbox and back to drop off and pick up letters… my neighbours should be jealous when they see me riding back with the loveliest postal loot!

sent with love to: Nick Oostyen and Olivia Delorme (@o_delorme)

sent with love to: Justice Bicycle (@justicebicycle)

sent with love to: Jane Murray

sent with love to: Jenny Cutnam

sent with love to: Jeannine Saylor (@saylor_made)

with love from: Jillian Griffin (@jillgriffinart)

with love from: Charlotte Vallance (@charlsvallance)

with love from: Beverly Ealdama (@beverly_e)

with love from: Julia Webb

with love from: Pagrum Boom aka Miss Lemon

with love from: Sarah Churchill (@scjammycustard)

keeping me company

It’s been wonderful to be back with my beau and dwelling in my beloved (and now clean) studio during the day, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t miss my beautiful family and friends from my recent trip home. One complaint about being in a small town is that it can get lonely, and this is one of the many reasons why I appreciate my pen pals, because their thoughtful letters and gifts often light up my days and make me feel loved. Coming back to be greeted by a pile of letters, and then spending a week collecting even more, made me realize that a lot of people miss me and think of me too.

with love from: Justice Bicycle (@justicebicycle) with love from: Jeannine Saylor (@saylor_made) with love from: Jessica Mayne with love from: Katie Rhodes (@KatieRhoodes) with love from: Robert Sae-Heng (@mrrubbertoes) with love from: Nicole Palmer with love from: Peter Komierowski (@peterkstudio) with love from: Sarah Churchill (@scjammycustard) with love from: Mariana Munoz Collado with love from:  Jillian Hermansen (@jillianailsa)  with love from: Noi, Mike & Lucy Helm with love from: Amy Liebenberg (@amygillian)  with love from: Miss Cheetarah (@miss Thundercat) with love from: Marcus Jackson (@luckyjackpress) with love from: Nick Oostyen and Olivia Delorme (@o_delorme) with love from: Barbara Wanhill (@2catsandapencil)

As you can see I have my work cut out for me in terms of writing replies… however, I did send out 7 letters before leaving on my road trip, and so I will share those outgoing beauties with you tomorrow. There are also several zines and books (shown above) that deserve to be chronicled with a little more detail, so that will happen in another post some time soon! Hope you enjoyed peeking into my postbox, yet again :)