A Month of Letters 2014 - Let the Missives Begin

It is February 1st, do you know where your letter writing supplies are? I know my stationary, stamps, postcards, and address book are all within reach while sitting at my desk. I am ready to begin the A Month of Letters Challenge. I introduced you to LetterMo last year, as the brainchild of Mary Robinette Kowal. It began as a challenge to herself to back off of social media and focus on a slower form of communication with friends and family. According to It’s International Correspondence Writing Month, letter writing is “vintage social media". I think that is a great line. I loved participating last year, sending 112 pieces of mail during the month, wow. I wonder how I will do this year?

To participate along with me, go to the LetterMo website and register. Then log your mail each day, try some of the challenges, meet a new pen pal, or just chat about letter writing on the forums. You might also check out the Month of Letters page on Facebook.

To get you all in the mood for letter writing I thought I would share photos of mailboxes around Disneyland. I spent one morning walking the whole park looking for mailboxes. I missed a few in Toontown, it wasn't open yet. Disneyland used to have it's own postmark. I wonder if they still do? I might have to put something in one of the boxes just to see how it comes back to me.

 

 

Please don't put off participating in A Month of Letters because you don't think you can write 23 LONG letters. You really don't have to make them long, a few thoughtful words in a card are more than enough to make someone smile. So often we only get "real" mail at Christmas, our birthday, or Mother's Day. Why not break that cycle? Come join me spreading a little postal joy.

 

Off to register the five pieces of correspondence I sent today. I will leave you with the video that seems to have spread like wildfire the past few weeks. I just know that this kitty loves his daily game with the postman. I am kind of glad I don't have a mail slot, or this might be a video of my cat.

Cat vs Mail  It made me laugh, I hope it brings a smile to your lips too.

 





A Month of Letters - off to a busy start

I am having a blast writing letters, making cards and sending mail since February started. As of February 10th I have sent 69 pieces of mail. Yep that is right, 69! I had quite a few Valentines to send out, but that only accounts for part of this number. I have been writing letters, birthday cards, thank yous and even a few just thinking about you notes. Here are some of the things I sent this week.

Weedy "Beady" Sea Dragon  quilted postcard to a friend. I painted the fabric then stitched and beaded.

It says 2012 because he was all finished except the eye until about a week ago. I finally found the perfect eye for him.

I have also had mail coming in. Some from friends and pen pals already established prior to February 1st. I have also received letters from some new Lettermo.com friends. How fun it is to meet new people! Here are some of the surprises I have received.

I am busy finishing up a few things to go into today's mail. - Love the 3 day weekend for me, when the post office is still open! I sent these out on Monday.

Fiji Water bottles, fun square shape, used to send a message in a bottle. I stuck little erasers, pencils and other cute items in the bottles through a slit cut on the side. Then sealed the slit, Labeled them and off to the post office I went.

This is one of the Valentine Cards I created this year to send out. 

Valentine I received from LB one of my Cricut Buddies, along with all the rest of the mail I had received the past week or so from the Month of Letters Challenge.

I suppose it is time to get back to writing letters now.

February 1st! Let the Letter Writing Begin!

By the time this is posted, 5:30 AM, it will be February 1st, the first official day of the "Month of Letters" challenge.





I have my first postcards ready to go out today. Just in time for one of my favorite holidays, Groundhog Day!

A few of these cards are also heading out for friends and fun.

I don't have a clue why I like this so much, but I do. Maybe it is the adorable fuzzy little guy that we are celebrating. Maybe it is the funny reason for the holiday. I don't know.

I just learned about a cute little Post Office in Vermont that is in need of some mail support.

Isn't is cute?!

It has recently had its hours cut. In order to keep it from closing altogether, Jane Davies has proposed a postcard campaign as a way to increase volume of mail passing through it's quaint halls. I will be working on a few Etegami cards to send her way. In the meantime, I share Jane's original blog post about the Post Office and her challenge.