Fresh Picks May Ipsy Bag

I always love when it gets to be the middle of the month and I know I will soon find the monthly Ipsy bag in the mail. This morning I checked my email to see when the makeup bag would be delivered and  it said "out for delivery". This made for a happy mail day. 

The bag included:

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer

Hang Ten Classic Sport SPF 50 sun tan lotion

Eau Thermale Spring Water for sensitive skin

eva~nye Therapy session hair mask

Pacifica natural beauty eyeshadow 

All for just $10!! I can't wait to try out the products. If you'd like to try out Ipsy, you can go here. If you have any questions, I will definitely be happy to answer them in the comments. :) Have a blessed day! :) 

What To Include In A Letter

Hello Friends! Today the windows are open, bringing in a beautiful breeze, and I'm enjoying the spring weather we've been blessed with. A friend of mine asked me months ago what are some things I like to include in letters and I decided to write a post and share my ideas with you. :) I love putting together little things to include with the letters I write. Here are a few ideas of what you may find in the letters I send out.  I would love to hear your ideas because I'm always on the lookout for new ones. :)

One letter costs quite a bit these days, so I want to make sure every one is worth mailing and ready to brighten my dear friend's day.

i. Tea is one of my favorites to include because I know all of my pen pals love drinking tea. It's something I always have in our kitchen so I don't have to go out and buy some. :)

ii. Stationery is another great thing; us letter writers can never have enough stationery, am I right? I enjoy swapping notecards and sheets of stationery. I have collected quite a bit over the last so many years. :) Postcards are fun too! They could be from where you live or maybe something unique that you know your pen pal will love.

iii. I also love sending quotes on paint-chips. This is free! I pick up a stack whenever I am able (and my parents need something at Lowe's). I usually will type the quote with my typewriter. :)

iiii. Pictures! I love photography and I recently got the idea to send pictures I've taken.

These are just a few ideas to get you started. More ideas to come. :)

Hello Friends // Incoming Lovelies

Hello friends! I can't believe how much time has gone by since my last post. I'm  sorry for such a long absence. I wasn't expecting a break at all, and honestly didn't want one. I can't tell you how much I have missed sharing. Life has been filled with busyness and time for blogging sadly hasn't been found. I will be back soon, but for today I just wanted to say hello and share the letters found in my mailbox since January. :)

A Little Hello & November's Incoming

I think it's funny how plans seem to never go the way they are well, planned. I had many hopes of every day blogging in December but as every November day passed, life just got busier and busier and around came December and nothing was ready. I absolutely love sharing everything that comes to mind about lettering friends, and while I have many ideas in my head, time somehow seems to slip and days pass so quickly without realizing another month is gone. I hope you can forgive me for my spaced posts and unsure plans, but 2014 is exciting me , and I hope to make this blog something really special. I just want to thank you all so very much for following and being so sweet to me. To conclude this, here are all the lovelies I found in my mailbox in November. {December incoming will be written soon}

Letters from Katie, Sarah, Rae, Lexi, Rachel, Julia, Hope & Liz, and Courtney. Was November good to you too? :)

december's beginning in grams

a collection of photos being grammed this half of december.

I. inside haven
ii. the haven at christmas time. note to self it's for buying friends, not me. ;)
iii. a quick stop on my lunch hour to look for a few gifts for friends.
iiii.  hey there fella. i really.. really.. like you.
v.  a letter from my friend Katie
vi. a letter all the way from snowy canada.

 more can be found  here. :)

Letter Writing Questionnaire With Katie

1. Please tell us about yourself, How old are you? What made you want to start writing?

I'm Katie, almost-18-year-old introverted extrovert and wannabe writer. My love for writing began when I was 6, writing short poems that weren't good at all, and grew the older I got. I don't know what made me start writing, but I can't imagine what I would be without it.

2. When did you start writing letters?

I started around age 7 or 8, I think, writing letters to my friend in Illinois. I later met my best friend through a pen pal match up site, and recently began writing several wonderful people all over the world.

3. Have you met any of your pen pals?

I have not, sadly, but hope to one day.

4. How many people do you write? How many different states? Any out of the country?
I write somewhere between 15-20 people from Tennessee, Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, California, Michigan, Wisconsin, and  Colorado. Two of my pen pals live in England, Two in Canada, and another lives in Australia.

5. What is your favorite thing about writing letters?
I love how it brings people from all over together. I wouldn't have met any of these amazing people any other way.

6. Favorite place to buy stationery?

Michaels is great, and I also find a few sets from local thrift stores.

7. How do you store your stationery?

I have a wooden box that my dad kept his keepsakes in as a kid that stores all of my stationary. It's the size of a shoe box and it packed tight.

8. Where do you keep the letters you receive?

I keep art and other things from letters in my art journal, and the letters themselves in a huge trunk with other things like journals and photographs and such. 

9. Favorite letter writing/inspiring blogs if you have them?

I really love The Love Parcel and More Love Letters.

10. In closing, What is something you'd like to share with us that you haven't mentioned yet?
I have an irrational fear of matches and lighters. The flame is just too close to my fingers. Also, I hate snakes, mice, and possums with a fiery vengeance. 

Thank you so much Katie, for sending in your answers. I loved reading all of them and I'm so thankful to be pen friends with you. :)

If you'd like to send in your answers to be featured on my blog, please click here. :) 

Hope you're having a wonderful Friday. Sorry I haven't been on here lately. I had a lot planned for this month but unfortunately haven't found the time to write as much as I'd like. Hopefully I'll be back on track real soon. :) 

Novemer Ipsy

 em mascara - new makeup line from the owner of Ipsy
 be a bombshell berry lip crayon 
 Starlooks eyeliner pencil in amethyst 
 Pixi bronzer, a fan of their products so I was excited to find this in my bag. :)

 bh cosmetics baked eyeshadow: Galaxy Chic, in sun. 

If you would like to subscribe to Ipsy, please go here and If you'd like to learn more about it, check out my first post. :)

The Latest Stamp Catalog

Once every season the post office comes out with a new catalog showing off all the different stamps that are coming out. I enjoy looking through and seeing which ones I like best (and may want to buy) ;). I have a favorite stamp this season and I was able to pick up a few sheets while sending a handful of snail mail the other day. I can hardly wait to put together little parcels for faraway friends this Christmas season. Here's a little peek at what you may find in the catalog. :) As you look through the pictures, any guesses to my favorite stamp?? ;) 

If you guessed the gingerbread house, you are correct!!  Aren't they the cutest little stamps? :) Have you ever looked through the catalog? Have a blessed Friday! <3

Letters In The Mail

a collection of letters in the mail this month. current favs: sending along tea and quotes. <3