I'm still stuck on all my replies but it's getting better. Last week I've send 6 replies and I plan to send 5 more this week. Hopefully soon I can answer all new incoming letters directly and don't have to put them on hold. How do you deal with too many letters you have to reply to at the same time? Do you stress yourself and try to get them out asap or do you take your time to create something special for each letter?
Okay, I'll start with the letter from Bree. Her letter was a little Halloween themed and I really love the vampire stickers! My sister was happy about the Eye Liner Tattoos as I don't use things like that. And I really love her envelope! Halloween is such an awesome day ♥ Can't it be Halloween more than once a year? :D
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On to the quite unexpected letter I received from my lovely Irish pen pal Caroline ♥ It's always so nice to receive one of her letters as she was the one who got me into penpalling! Originally she had to send me an Irish magazine I wanted to have because of an interview of my favourite band but she took her time and included a lovely letter! She also sent me some tea - I recently became a tea addict!!! - and a lovely card where she answered my Mail Tag in. And the envelope she used is so cute!
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On to the letter from Danni from Ireland. Every time I receive one of her letters I burst into laughing while reading because she is such a funny girl! So excited to see her again soon ♥ And she included a picture of my favourite band Keywest :)
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One of the most recent letters I received is from Elizabeth from the USA. Already her first letter was so nice, but her second made me like her even more. And the paper she used this time is as cute as the last time *_____* She also included some tea and polaroids she took as we decided to exchange this little pictures every now and then as we own the same camera :)
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Then I received a letter I waited for for ages (at least it felt like that): from Ingrid from Brazil It's her first letter to me as it - unfortunately - takes ages for letters to travel between our countries... Nevertheless it was totally worth the wait! Look at the skull drawing ♥ She is a really talented drawer in my eyes :)
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Another first letter I received came from Joanne from Luxembourg. She asked me to become penpals a while ago but only now I received her first letter and it is AMAZING! I think my eyes became heart-shaped in the train when I opened her letter yesterday. She has made the most awesome Harry Potter themed letter ever! Everywhere are quotes and little surprises and it was just perfect! I think we'll get along really well ♥
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The next letter came from Lisa from Belgium. We already exchanged a few letters by now and it feels like I've know this girl for much longer than we actually do! She has sent me some Pokemon cards of really weird looking Pokemons :D And the cutest panda paper ever *______* I need more of this!!!
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The next I like to show you is from Neus from Barcelona. Already her first letter was lovely but her second one is even better ♥ Sometimes you just know you'll get along really well even if you only started writing a short time ago. We just found out that we both love Ireland so I suppose around St. Patricks Day in March our letters will become really Irish. Be prepared :D
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This is the letter from Nikolina from Austria. We became penpals by mere coincidence I guess and I love this girl! We have so much in common and although she is a lot younger than me we get along so well and I've the feeling I've known her forever and not only two months. Our letters are long and full of everything that's in our minds and we both share a huge love for Harry Potter. This definitely will be a long-lasting friendship and I so hope to meet her someday ♥
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Another first letter (don't think I keep on taking new penpals, but sometimes letters need a while to arrive because either of the post system or because they weren't send directly!). This time from Olivia from The Netherlands. I've quite a few pals there now and this is actually quite nice as I live close to the border to The Netherlands :) The paper is so cute, right? ♥ And she seems to be a really nice girl so I can't wait for more letter of her!
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And the last first letter for today. This girl asked me to become penpals on Instagram a while ago and there we go. I couldn't say no to another Australian penpal and I don't regret it! Her first letter was quite short but as she only started penpalling and still has a lot of questions about what to write and include that's totally okay for me :) Let's see where my only Instagram penpal and I will go together! By the way: this is an awesome stamp!!
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And, last but not least, another letter by my best friend Vanessa from Germany. Luckily our letters travel fast due to the same country so that we can exchange a few letters within a short time. As she is marrying her boyfriend in 1 1/2 years she included a Mail Tag all about love and her dream wedding dress on the back. A really nice idea :) We're also planning our trip to Ireland on the first weekend of December right now and talking about this in our letters is a fun thing to do ♥
I always panic, stress and then manage to get nothing done as everything distracts me :) I TRY to reply in order but hardly ever manage to keep it like that.. I take long times to reply as each letter is special and has to be decorated accordingly.. Only once in a while I get a letter that sucks me in so badly that I HAVE to reply during the same day and mail back the next, and when that happens it jumps to the front of the "waiting to be replied"-line :) I try to keep on catching up with the letters or else the darkness and last school works will drain me out and get me all depressed, especially if there's no happy incoming mail coming.. And as Finnish mail apparently will be on strike on/off I might even have time to reply if I get my school work done this Friday >3<
AntwortenLöschenI LOVE sending Polaroids, included some in every letter sent while I was in Thailand but unfortunately at least half of those never made it to their destinations.. So many polaroids lost.. And as I have a bunch of pictures still in my camera I love to use LALALAB to order some Polaroid-like pictures to be sent out with my letters :)
Your penpals are clearly lovely and incredibly crafty! Wish I was more artsy but my man-hands make it next to impossible :D