A look inside my outgoing creative exchange package

by Jessica // October 30, 2014 // Comments off

This year I signed up for Dunne With Style’s Creative Exchange for the first time – which really was some of the inspiration for the Notebook & Pen Swap – and it’s been a lot of fun! You’re tasked with... Continue reading →

My pen pal mini zine

by Jessica // October 1, 2014 // Comments off

Both the 30 Days of Mail and the Postal Society featured challenges this month to make a mini-zine for your pen pals. I eagerly took up the task. I decided to use my pen pal scrapbook paper and ephemera for the... Continue reading →

31 Postcards in 31 Days

by Jessica // September 29, 2014 // Comments off

October is 31 Postcards in 31 Days Month! I love how autumn has been all about mail so far. The gist is simple: send 31 postcards in October. The best part is you don’t *have* to send them every day.... Continue reading →

30 Days of Mail

by Jessica // September 5, 2014 // Comments off

So it’s not the first day of September, whatever, but there are plenty of days left in the month to celebrate all things postal with my pal Winged Snail Mail‘s 30 Days of Mail challenge! And don’t forget to use #30Mail if you... Continue reading →

The Chain Letter Short Story Project

by Jessica // June 9, 2014 // Comments off

It’s been a long time since I’ve participated in a chain letter. So I want to do one again, but make it more interesting. I want to have a letter not only get all over the world to amazing different writers/snail mailers,... Continue reading →

Check out the pen pal paper collection

by Jessica // May 13, 2014 // Comments off

The internet is dangerous for this paper-lover fan. Scrolling Pinterest one day, I saw a picture of American Crafts‘ Pink Paislee “pen pals collection” and my eyes lit up with happy little dollar signs. Take all my money, scrapbook.com! I needed... Continue reading →

Celebrate snail mail

by Jessica // May 8, 2014 // Comments off

Clearly this blog is a celebration of a bunch of things that are “dying.” Paper’s on its way out of many people’s lives, but not my heart! Snail mail is something I have been participating in actively for about a year... Continue reading →

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