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| Sun and Moon |
What would you do if you were to send a postcard to a two years old girl you don't know? I put it in an envelope, added some colourful notes and made some nice drawings on the cover. And included a fragance sample for her mom too, of course. Cute, isn't it?
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| Stars, bugs and leaves |
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| Quill & ink |
I decorated (and sent) another letter this week. Not in Latin, if you're curious. Plain English this time. A black ink drawing on an airmail classic envelope that I hope my penpal will like. Although I have my fountain pen back and repaired I found out that the standard cartridges are too big for it and I ended using the old school pen again. Will buy an inkwell soon to refill my Waterman 'expensive' pen because I prefer its smaller flexible nib both for writing and drawing.
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| Doodling |
Yes, we put the sender's address on the back of the envelope in Spain. Addressee on the front, sender on the back. No place for mistakes. hehe. I was feeling artistic that day.
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| Japanese stamps are always beautifully created |
A letter from my Japanese penpal. She writes lovely letters with the most beautiful handwriting and always uses different letter sets. So far I have received 5 letters and she never repeated! Also the stamps she uses are really cool. This time, two of them are a set featuring a history battle -- my guess as I cannot understand Japanese.
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| A ribbon and mashi tape on the back of the envelope. Lovely! |
She also decorates letters with the most interesting stuff you could ever imagine. Today the envelope was white with some fade flowers in a corner. Very elegant and feminine. As the back looked very plane, she decorated it with washi tape and a tiny ribbon. Yay!
Letter from: Tahara-city, Aichi, Japan.
Received: November 2011.
Language: English.
Stamps: one ¥10 stamp with a bug and two ¥50 with a history battle (please correct me if I am wrong).
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| Received on the front, to-send on the back |
I received a long letter (5 sheets!) from a penpal in Romania. Aside from some gifts, there is nothing special to point out unless you think receiving post in Latin is unusual. :-)
At the back there is my reply. That is my handwriting nowadays -- hoping to improve it soon! Also illustrated some paragraphs as I will be sending some shells and don't know if they will arrive intact.
Letter from: Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Received: September 2011.
Language: Latin.
Stamps: one 3.30 Lei stamp with a drawing of two Imperial penguins.
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| Champagne & party |
Sent it yesterday to my niece who hasn't received a letter in her life. She may think post is something old-fashioned nobody uses nowadays except for sending bills from banks. She is now 17 and has moved to Salamanca (Spain) to study. I hope this decorated envelope surprises her and makes her smile. She must be nostalgic. Drawings by me and washi tape from Japan, of course.
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| Especially for me :-) |
This is probably the most beautiful decorated letter I have ever received. It is a cherry gingham little paper box covered with plastic. A note with the address and "by air mail" stickers are attached to the paper box. The stamps and "small packet" label are on the plastic box. Seriously cute. ♥
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| From left to right: lady, samurai, lady |
♪ Left: HELLO KITTY in KINKAKUJI
♪ Centre: DEAR DAINEL in KURUMABIKI
♪ Right: HELLO KITTY in FUJIMUSUME
* Source:
Philately in Japan.
Letter from: Shizuoka, Japan.
Received: July 2011.
Language: English.
Stamps: three ¥50 stamps featuring Sanrio character Hello Kitty dressed in different Japanese traditonal clothes from the Greetings - Summer 2011 series.
