Huge Mail Update | Sent Letters

transparent envelope

These are letters and cards I've sent a long time ago (2012-2013) that never made it to the blog for one reason or another. But I found the photos and wanted to share them with you. The first summery letter on penguin paper and a moomin card in a transparent envelope was sent to Norway. I made the transparent envelope by cutting a suitable piece of a plastic pocket and sewing it shut and covering the stitches with tape. 

Tässä on kauan sitten (2012-2013) lähettämiäni kirjeitä ja kortteja, jotka eivät koskaan päässet blogiin asti jostain syystä. Halusin kuitenkin jakaa kuvat vielä täällä. Ensimmäinen kesäinen kirje pingviinikirjepaperilla ja muumikortti menivät Norjaan läpinäkyvässä kuoressa. Leikkasin kirjekuoren muovitaskusta, ompelin sen kiinni ja peitin ompeleet vielä paperiteipillä. Oli kuulemma vaikea avata...


penguin stationery moomin card
transparent envelope
transparent envelope

This letter on penguin paper and coins went to Hong Kong. 

Tämä kirje ja kolikot matkasivat Hongkongiin. 

penguin letter
penguin letter
colorful envelope
colorful envelope

 Next up a spring letter and Finnish nature photos to Hong Kong. 

Seuraavaksi kevätkirje ja kuvia Suomen luonnosta taas Hongkongiin. 

finnish nature pictures
spring envelope
spring envelope

I sent these cards from Turku.

 Nämä kortit lähetin Turusta.

turku cards
turku cards

Here are some handmade winter themed envelopes made  from magazine pages (I use old envelopes as stencils). 

Tässä muutamia käsintehtyjä talvisia kirjekuoria. Teen kuoret lehtien sivuista ja käytän mallina vanhoja kirjekuoria. 
 
handmade winter envelopes
handmade winter envelopes
Owl letter and national costume pictures to Singapore. 

Pöllökirje ja kansallisasujen kuvia Singaporeen. 

letter
letter
letter

 And finally some sent Postcrossing cards. I sent one of them in an envelope and wrote a long text with small handwriting on the card. ....And it was never registered. But that happens.

Ja lopuksi lähettämiäni Postcrossing-kortteja. Lähetin yhden näistä kirjekuoressa ja kirjoitin korttiin pitkän tekstin pienellä käsialalla. Eikä korttia koskaan rekisteröity. Mutta niin vaan joskus käy.

postcrossing
postcrossing
postcrossing
postcrossing

Which piece of mail was your favorite?

Mikä oli suosikkisi?


 More snail mail posts here / Lisää postijuttuja täällä: Snail Mail

Comments

  1. HelmiMay 7, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    Kiva idea tuo "kollaasi" Suomen luonnosta :)

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    1. KatriMay 7, 2015 at 3:26 PM

      Ja saa ylimääräistä tilaa käytettyä, jos ei keksi lisää kirjoitettavaa. ;)

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  2. °lola and penpalingMay 12, 2015 at 3:44 PM

    The penguin paper is sooo BEAUTIFUL! (all your other mail too)

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    1. KatriMay 12, 2015 at 7:47 PM

      Thanks! The penguin paper is really old, I've had it since I was a child. But I think I used it up for those two letters.

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