books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
One of my lovely pen pals, Fabrizia, is a champion of snail mail. Besides running The Postal Society and curating many projects, she also hosts the Secret Penpal Scavenger Hunt. When you’re matched with someone, you are to send them one thing from five of these categories: the City Explorer’s Kit: take a day off and…
Sorry for the lack of posts, everyone! I hate having these long radio silences but sometimes there are not enough hours in my days, weeks, et cetera. As you may be able to tell by now, I love putting swap packages together. So when The Postal Society hosted a ‘in case of a gloomy day’…
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The gal who I sent a Creative Exchange package to back in October started her own swap this year – a swap for those who love snail mail! Here’s what I sent to my match. Fake stamps, labels, stickers… Postcards, stickers, labels, tags… An intro letter, my pen pal zine, a pack of scrap paper,…
I love making envelopes for letters and zine packages. It’s one of those things that I can mindlessly do while watching Netflix, so even if I’ve had an unproductive day, I still feel like I’m making something and using my hands. (I have hardly been able to watch TV idly since, though.) Here are the…
The notebook & pen swap was a great success! I had a lot of fun organizing my first swap. 40 people from all over the world participated, and the passing of pretty papers and pens was gorgeous. Here are some photos from the Instagram hashtag #notebookpenswap! Head over there to see the rest. The swappers…
Happy Friday! Here is a documentary all about people who love to send mail and make mail art and boy are they good at it. If this film doesn’t send you into a creative frenzy, I don’t know what will. I was doodling and then rearranging my desk while watching it last night. It’s a…