Sometimes, letters are extra special.
What makes a letter extra special?
For me, I love to see a person’s culture reflected in the letter in some way. You’ll see above a very teeny tiny paper crane. That was one of two included in this letter. The correspondent is Japanese.
She included a little note on a gorgeous piece of bunny notepaper. The bunny is about the size of the palm of my hand. I would love to have a little notepad like this. You can very clearly see in the photo the quality of the paper too.
And! (Yes, there’s more!) She included one of her wedding announcements. How beautiful. This is just a section from the front. It reminds me a tiny bit of etegami but this is much more beautiful.
She also made a copy of one of the pages from a letter-related magazine she subscribes to. Look at all these letter-writing gadgets from Japan! I am loving the postal scales.
And, there was a letter included as well, of course! All of that in just one envelope.
So, this is an extra special letter and it’s an example of how to pull this off without using calligraphy or fancy inks.
There’s SO MUCH you can do with a letter, and so much you can do that is inexpensive or free. I hope this letter inspires some of you letter writing enthusiasts looking for some ideas.
Hello! My name is Cole. Simplicity Embellished is my special place. I talk a lot about writing letters, etegami, gardening and yoga. Please sign up for Sunday Tea (comes to you via email), subscribe using your feed reader of choice and don't hesitate to say hello on Twitter or Facebook either.
oh wow! this is a treasure trove of things to look at all in one envelope! and of course…i spotted the bunny paper and it is adorable! i also love anything with a foreign alphabet…no matter what it says. what a fantastic letter!
Cole, on this subject: I was wondering if you could do a post on all the different types of inserts, tuck-ins and surprises people like to send. I will include here some of my favourites… although there are some exclusions like leaves, tea bags, coins etc for either quarentine or customs reasons. I would love to hear from anyone who can think of any others.
Stickers, stamps, postcards, photos, magnets, quotes, useless information or factoids, gift tags, other stationery items, drawings or doodles, playing cards, pencils, pens, puzzles, temporary tattoos, flags, magazine clippings, news articles, beads, confetti, sample sachets, tourism info, keyrings, calendars, hankies, ribbon, origami, material samples, paint swatches, lapel pins, hat pins, brads, eyelets, paper flowers, paw prints,