100 reasons to snail mail #4

I didn't make "100 reasons" post last weekend as usually (sorry for that), not because I ran out of reasons;) but because I was in my heaven and then had a busy rest of the week. But here I am, back with the new reason to snail mail which is...

CREATIVITY

Penpalling means also the Art of Mail. Letters and people behind them inspire to make something by yourself or create something new. You might design your own stationery, paint or draw something, make stamps, write a poem or a story, take some artistic photograph, make handmade thingies that match in the envelope… cards, earrings, crotchet stuff, dreamcatchers, bookmarks, origami… the list is endless. It doesn’t mean you have to have talent, but it means you might have thousands of new ideas, bigger imagination, learn to make new things and become creative. If you look around the penpalling world, everyone, in one way or another, is creative!

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Because penpalling arouses imagination and creativity!

If you're into penpalling and want to share your experiences in your blog according today's reason, please link back here and make a comment that you made an entry :)

A giveaway goes to...

First of all, I would like to thank all who took part in my little givaway and for all the lovely comments about the envelopes. Thay made me very happy and I really appreciate that^.^

How the selection went... First I wrote the names of the participants on pieces of paper.

Then I put them in a box.

I closed the box. Shook it. And with my eyes closed took out one piece of paper and on it was written...

This way the envelopes go to Sandbook! :)

A giveaway

Well, I had a free day today so I made some envelopes. As you can see in the photo there are three of them, I painted them with paints. And I am so good that I'll give them away for free;) You just have to follow me and make a comment if you'd like to get them till 6th May (that is Friday next week). After that time I'll select a winner:)

 

A postcard from... Apostole Islands, Wisconsin, USA

 

This pretty card I got long time ago from one of my lovely penpals. It shows Apostle Islands over Lake Superior in the state of Wisconsin. There are 21 islands and together with 12 miles of mainland they form Apostole Islands National Lakeshore, distinguished by unique wilderness. The islands are also called the Jewels of Lake Superior.

100 reasons to snail mail #3

CULTURES

Penpalling is still popular (although not so widely as it used to be before the era of Internet) among people all around the world. Therefore you can have penpals from different countries in different corners of the world and learn about their culture and traditions. Of course you can read about these topics in National Geographic or travel guides or watch a travel program in TV. But through letters you can hear everything from a ‘native’ perspective, much more you could learn from TV or an article because they’re too short to include everything and they concentrate on the most important things only. From your penpal you can hear not only about the holidays, weddings, birthdays, habits, superstitions but also about things concerning daily life. You can not only observe the chosen aspects of the culture but feel it. See the big and catch the little differences. You can ask about something you heard about your friend’s country and confront it with reality.

Maybe you can get some cultural/ traditional items from your penpal and see and touch them personally. Maybe your penpal will send you some photos showing some interesting tradition or holiday. World is such an interesting place – why not have one more opportunity to get to know it? :)

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