First Letter of the Year & Postcard Storage

Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.

 First letter of 2016 on sunset colored sailboat stationery. I wrote the New Year wishes with a similar color theme. 

Vuoden 2016 ensimmäinen kirje auringonlaskun värisellä purjevenekirjepaperilla. Kirjoitin myös uudenvuoden toivotuksen samoilla väreillä. 



Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.
Choosing an envelope is always a struggle. / Kirjekuoren valinta on aina hankalaa.
Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.

 My mother had bought these cute winter tapes below before Christmas but I was disappointed to find they were plastic, not paper tapes. I prefer using washi tapes or masking tapes for closing envelopes, because they're easily removable (and can be reused) and biodegradable. 

 Äitini osti Lidlistä näitä söpöjä talviteippejä ennen joulua. Harmikseni ne olivat muovi-, eikä paperiteippejä. Käytän kirjekuorien sulkemiseen mieluiten washiteippejä / paperisia kuvioteippejä, koska ne voi helposti poistaa (ja käyttää uudestaan) ja ne ovat myös biohajoavia.


Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.
Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.
Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.

 The letter I sent was a reply to this one I got from Singapore at the end of the year. 

Lähettämäni kirje oli vastaus tähän Singaporesta vuoden lopussa saapuneeseen kirjeeseen.


Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.
Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.

 How do you store your Postcrossing and penpal cards? I used to think I should have them all on display on my wall and so I did for a few years. But a few days into 2016 I decided to declutter. I took (nearly) all of the cards down and I'm temporarily keeping them in this box (I cut the top open of a tissue box). I'd like to find some sort of photo album type book for them, where they're stored inside plastic pockets that allow you to see both the front and back of the card without taking it out. The white wall feels a bit strange now, but I think it was time for change. I only left a few handmade cards on display. There's a watercolor painting from a penpal, three crafted cards and one with an Agatha Christie quote. 

Miten säilytät saamiasi (Postcrossing)kortteja? Kiinnitin kaikki omani aluksi seinille ja siellä ne pysyivät muutaman vuoden ajan. Otin ne vihdoin pois ja nyt seinät näyttävät oudon tyhjiltä. Jätin vain muutaman kirjekavereilta tai Postcrossingista tulleen itsetehdyn kortin seinälle: vesivärimalaus, muutama askarreltu kortti ja yksi Agatha Christie -siteeraus. Pidän muita kortteja toistaiseksi auki leikatussa kasvopaperilaatikossa. Mieluiten löytäisin niille jonkin valokuva-albumityyppisen ratkaisun, jossa sekä kortin etu- että takapuoli olisi näkyvissä muovitaskun läpi.


Sunset colors and lettering in the first letter of the year. And how to store Postcrossing cards.

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