Penpal Letter Ideas

I've put together a little video of some things to make for your penpal! These ideas are also things you can use personally, maybe in your planner or journal! Enjoy xo

valentine's pocket letter

Hello friends! So the pocket letter trend has been around for a while, but I haven't tried making one until now! That's crazy considering how much I love making penpal letters, but I'm so glad I tried making one - it was so much fun! This one I made was Valentine's themed, and I think it turned out super cute. I'm looking forward to making more pocket letters! I made a video to show my process of making this, so check that out at the end of the post!

penpal letter

I think these penpal posts are some of my favorite here on the blog! Today I have another letter to show you, and this time a video to go with it! You can see it at the end of the post. I'm not going to write too much here, since the video explains most of it. I hope this inspires you!

DIY envelopes

I love using kraft envelopes in my penpal letters because they look great on their own, but are also the perfect blank canvas for decorating! Today I'm showing you a few ideas for embellishing envelopes for your letters!

penpal letter guide #2

Back in January I made a post about a new series I was starting on my blog, called the "penpal letter guide". (See that post here) Well, it's already March and I realize I haven't continued the series! So that's exactly what I'm going to do today- and I will be sharing ideas of things to send in your letters! I made a video to go along with it, so watch that at the end of this post to see all of the ideas.

I include a playlist in almost every letter I send, because I'm constantly discovering new music that I want to share with my penpals! I wrote this playlist on a kraft tag, but you can get creative and write it on anything you want!

Create a little bag of "wishes" by filling a glassine envelope with gold stars. I think this a charming addition to any letter, and your penpal can use the stars as embellishments in their crafts!

Like most crafters in the blogging world, I have collected quite a few rolls of washi tape over the past few years. I love to share some of my collection with my penpals by wrapping some washi around a tag.

A little set of matchbook notebooks is super cute and a small enough gift to fit inside your letter. These are really easy to make- this is the tutorial I used if you want to try it!

I hope you enjoy!

xoJordan

valentine penpal letter

Here's your weekly mail inspiration- the last penpal letter I sent!

The weather has been absolutely beautiful here in Alabama so I'm headed out on a mini backpacking trip for the weekend. I'm looking forward to getting out in the woods and sitting around a campfire after a long day of hiking. Does anyone else love a good campfire as much as I do? That's one of my favorite things about camping, fire with late night conversations and good company. I'm bringing my camera so I'll share my adventures with you next week! I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! 

xoJordan

valentine mail

I just received a beautiful valentine letter from the lovely Abby and I had to share it with you all! I'm working on some outgoing valentine mail and her letter gave me so much inspiration! I look forward to spending the coming up weekend crafting, a very much needed break from school.

(Thanks so much Abby ♥︎)

free penpal kit printable

I've got an exciting post for you guys today: a free penpal letter printable kit to help you create pretty, floral mail! I designed this floral pattern and wanted to make it into a freebie to share, so I decided to create some pretty little bits you can add to your next snail mail! The link to download this printable is at the bottom of this post.

This printable includes a mini envelope perfect to store a packet of tea, a few stickers, or any other treasures you want to send! There's a floral band to wrap around your letter, as well as round stickers and flags to decorate. I also included a little question sheet to get to know your penpal a little more. (It is also the perfect size to fit in pocket letters!)

Click the button above to download your penpal kit! It includes:

- mini envelope

- 2 round stickers

- 2 flags

- question sheet

- floral band

I hope you guys enjoy this printable! Let me know what you think, and if you make some mail with it! Would you like more freebies like this?

xoJordan

penpal letter guide

As you all probably know from reading my blog, I love sending snail mail. I decided to start a penpal letter guide series, since I know so many of you love writing letters too! Today I'm going to talk about the essential supplies I keep on hand for creating letters.

1. Envelopes

I keep a collection of different kinds of envelopes so I have lots of options to choose from when I'm creating a letter. The kraft paper envelopes are my favorite because they're like a blank canvas to decorate, paint, and draw on. I found all my envelopes at various art supply stores!

2. Paper

I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to paper. I save wrapping paper, cards, bags, and any scrap that I think I could repurpose. For snail mail, I use paper for things like handmade envelopes, decorating letters, and making little stickers and tags. I also like to write letters on the back of patterned paper instead of using plain lined paper.

3. Embellishments

Decorating letters is my favorite part! I have a stash of stickers, tags, ribbon, washi tape, and lots of other embellishments that I use to make my letters pretty. The best place to find these types of things is in the scrapbooking section of the craft store!

4. Pens

The last essential in my collection of snail mail supplies is a variety of different pens that I can use to write, doodle, and decorate my letters!

What would you guys like to see in future penpal letter guides? Let me know!

I hope you all are having a wonderful first week of 2016!
xoJordan

holiday penpal letter

Three days until Christmas but there is still time to send out holiday mail! Here is some mail inspiration for your next penpal letter. It's not too Christmas-y, so you can still send it out even after the holidays!
xoJordan

pretty mail

Last week I sent Abby another letter, so here's a little mail inspiration for you! My last letter was autumn themed, but with this one I didn't do anything seasonal, I just wanted to make a pretty letter! Although now that Thanksgiving is over, I'm very excited to start sending out Christmas mail. Christmas is my favorite holiday, so I will have lots of holiday posts coming up in December! Have a lovely week
xoJordan

penpal letter

I received this beautiful penpal letter in the mail last week from Abby. I know how much I love looking at pretty snail mail inspiration, so I thought I'd share it with all of you! Letters make me so happy, and I can't wait to show you my reply as well (in a blog post coming soon!).


I was so excited to receive some adorable stickers from her shop!

I hope these photos gave you a little bit of inspiration. Happy letter-writing!
xoJordan

galaxy postcards DIY

I've got another mail related post for you today! I am fascinated by galaxies (and anything having to do with space, really), and I think they are really fun to paint. I created these galaxy postcards after I was inspired by Elisa's galaxy notebook!


Elisa has great instructions for making a galaxy pattern, so check out her tutorial!


To make these postcards, I cut out a postcard sized rectangle from watercolor paper (because it's stiffer than card stock). Then I applied different shades of blue and purple with a sponge, and added some white "stars" with a small paintbrush. I modpodged the top and drew a postcard design on the back with a black pen.


On the bottom, I wrote a line from one of my favorite poems by Andrea Gibson.

I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!
xoxoJordan

mail no. 1

I love creating pretty letters to send to my penpals, so I am starting a new "mail" series on my Youtube channel. Every so often I will gather together the mail I'm about to send and show you guys what's in the letters! As always, I'll post photos here that go along with the video.

So I present to you- Mail, no. 1
Check out the video at the end of this post to see an in-depth look at everything in these letters.