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we love snail mail

@welovesnailmail / welovesnailmail.tumblr.com

a blog for the love of mail.
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♥ Things to put in an envelope for your penpal♥

Pressed flowers A handful of glitter & confetti Instax photos A bookmark Teabags The business card of an artist with an Etsy link A touristy pamphlet from your city Your favourite recipe A list of your favourite songs A button A coin A package of flower seeds A comic strip

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100 Things To Tell Your Penpal

Lists:

  • States and countries you’ve been to
  • People you’d invite to a celebrity dinner
  • Your family members, and something they each like and dislike
  • What you’d put in a time capsule
  • Parts of society that you’d like to change
  • Things you’re really good at
  • Everything you’ve eaten in the past twenty-four hours
  • Things that you do every day
  • Your favorite TV shows, movies, bands, or books
  • The things you’ve dressed up as for past Halloweens
  • Unusual facts about you
  • Things that make you happy
  • Your duties at work
  • What you’re currently seeing, smelling, hearing, tasting, and feeling
  • What you collect
  • Goals lists for this month or year
  • Times you’ve performed for other people
  • Awards you’ve won
  • Nicknames you’ve had (and how you got them)
  • Sports you’ve played and/or hobbies you’ve had

Other:

  • Your favorite color
  • Your favorite cuisine
  • Your favorite beverages
  • Your favorite season
  • Your favorite word
  • Your favorite number
  • Your favorite holiday
  • Your favorite quote
  • Your favorite blog
  • Your favorite superhero
  • Your favorite Disney movie
  • The type of letters/mail you like to receive
  • The most adventurous thing you ever did
  • Your preferences: hot vs. cold, cats vs. dogs, ketchup vs. mustard, etc.
  • Whether you believe in god, ghosts, aliens, and/or magic
  • Your main mode of transportation
  • How tall you are
  • When your birthday is
  • The last movie you saw in theaters (and how it was)
  • How you would describe your fashion style
  • Your life story in six words
  • What shoes you wear the most of
  • Any fears you have
  • What you were like in high school
  • Weird/awkward dates you’ve been on
  • Something illegal you’ve done
  • Why you like mail and how you got into it
  • The silliest thing you did in the past week
  • What you would wish for right now
  • Something funny or cute your pet did

Personal Experiences

  • The best job you ever had
  • A funny and embarrassing story
  • Something silly you thought was true as a child
  • Describe your best friend or significant other
  • Describe your post office (or postal system if your penpal is in another country)
  • The highlights of a road trip you toko
  • What you’d do/did at your wedding
  • A time you met someone famous
  • Something you wish you had done in the past but you didn’t
  • If you spent the day at the beach, what activities you would partake in
  • What kind of dreams you have
  • The last time you did something for the first time
  • The kindest thing a stranger ever did for you
  • Thoughts/experiences with couch surfing

Lists

  • Places you would like to travel to
  • Your guilty pleasures
  • How you procrastinate
  • Your tattoos, piercings, birthmarks, scars, etc.
  • Your nervous habits
  • Areas of life you’re confident enough to give advice in
  • Your pet peeves
  • What you’d want to do if you were in New York City for a day
  • Fads that should never have been brought back

General

  • Your ideal party
  • Where you get your stationery and pens
  • Favorite fictional character
  • Favorite flavors and scents
  • Something that cheers you up without fail
  • How you sleep at night (clothes, doors, temperatures, etc.)
  • How you store received mail
  • Your views on the nature vs. nurture debate
  • Favorite place in your city to take someone new to
  • Favorite thing to shop for
  • Do you believe in fate, destiny, or luck?
  • Whether you know how to drive a stick shift
  • First e-mail address/screen name
  • Whether you like to be surprised
  • What kind of phone you have
  • What you thought you’d be when you grow up
  • Your heritage
  • What you’re attracted to in a new friend (or romantic partner)
  • Whether you sing in the shower
  • What super power you’d choose
  • Whether or not you mind receiving confetti in your mail
  • What one food you wish was super healthy
  • Whether you’re “outdoorsy”
  • The best piece of mail you’ve ever received
  • Least favorite chore
  • What you would name your next child, dog, hamster, car, etc.
  • Share your favorite quotes 
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incoming from italy

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101 Pen Pal Challenge

101 things to send you pen pal

1. Origami

2. Photo’s of you pets (or garden)

3. A Souvenir from your town/city (Post card, etc.)

4. Homemade bookmark

5. Collage of your favorite things

6. A recipe

7. A photo of the food you made with your friends recipe

8. Homemade pinwheel

9. A small gift from a cheap variety store or op-shop

10. A local tourist pamphlet

11. A poem

12. A button, a piece of ribbon, and some colored paper

13: Homemade card (using the above items from your friends)

14: Photo’s of your local area

15: A challenge or dare

16: Proof or results of challenge or dare

17. A blank coloring in page

18: Your finished coloring in page that your friend sent you

19: A playlist (saved on a disc, usb, tape, etc.)

20: A list of things you like about the other person

21: A “get well soon” kit for the times your friend gets sick

22: A piece of clothing or jewellery

23: A voice recording (saved on disc, usb, etc.)

24: A keyring

25: Your favorite quotes

26: Stickers

27: A newspaper cutting

28: A homemade friendship bracelet

29: A paper chatterbox

30: A list with a book, a movie, and a tv series for your friend to try

31: A paint hand print

32: A perfume sample

32: A selfie

33: A DIY craft pack

34: A questionnaire

35: Questionnaire results

36: A picture or art print of something you friend likes

37: A temporary tattoo

38: A photo of you with the temporary tattoo your friend sent

39: Some facts and pictures of your favorite animal

40: A coin or token (or coin rubbing)

41:  List of 3 foods you want your friend to try

42: Critique of the food you tried

43: A paper plane

44: An “open when you feel down” pack for your friend

45: Something weird you found (or bought)

46: A homemade crossword puzzle

47: Your bucket list

48: An acrostic name poem using your friend’s name

49: A souvenir from your country (Postcard, etc.)

50: A prank

51: A grocery shopping receipt

52: A small poster

53: A knitting or sewing pattern

54: Something you knitted/sewed

55: A playing card or game token

56: A comic

57: A piece of candy (or candy wrapping if unable to send food)

58: A fictional story

59: 21 Questions for you friend to answer

60: The answers to your friends 21 questions

61: A coded message or cipher

62: A photo of the sunset or sunrise you took

63: Homemade koinobori

64: Your local tv guide

66: A homemade finger puppet

67: A bunch of jokes and riddles

67: Something miniature

68: A flier for a local festival or event

69: A short home video (Saved on disk, usb, etc)

70: A picture of your oc or favorite character (drawn yourself or printed out)

71: Something yellow

72: A small flag from your state/country

73: A holiday item or cultural item (decoration, symbol, etc.)

74: An invitation to an online event (movie stream, online chat, etc)

75: A leaf rubbing

76: 5 photos of your favorite local places, animals or things

77: A novelty pen, pencil or eraser

78: 3 items or pictures that remind you of your friend

79: A cookie cutter

80: A photo of cookies you made using the cookie cutter your friend sent

81: A list of 10 things you love most, and 10 things you hate most

82: A good luck charm

83: A local story, myth or legend

84: A list of words in your local language, or a list of local slang words

85: A used move ticket or transport ticket

86: Either your countries national anthem, a local song, or a cultural song

87: Junk mail (brochure, advertisement, grocery pamphlet)

88: A list (with photos) of animals you often find in your home (insects, etc)

89: A collector’s card

90: A selfie of just after you woke up in the morning

91: A wish, promise, or prayer for your friend

92: Lyrics of a song you wrote, or of a song you like

93: A secret message written on the inside of your envelope

94: A small homemade kite

95: A recipe for a natural remedy

96: An article from a local magazine

97: A card signed by all your local family and friends greeting your friend

98: A photo of someone special (family, pets, friends)

99: A fitness challenge

100: A recording of outside sounds (Save on disc, usb, etc.)

101: A thankyou

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International pen pals?🍃

Name: Sher Age:17 Country: Malaysiaaaaaaaaa ☁

Hey beautiful people :) I’m looking for someone who loves to write long letters and exchange cute stuff together :) I’m having a week of break now and I would love to use this break to make a lot of new friends from different parts of the world (: I click with a lot of people and I’m generally a happy little pill ;) Movies,books,tea and wolves are my fav, to name a few 💃 I’m a hopeless romantic and we could talk about boys and lots of other stuff too :)

So yeah hit me up if you’re interested aye don’t be shy when you message me :) Seriously no offense but Tea > Coffee ;)

Tumblr: babyblueheartsx Ig: sherry_is_a_cake

I hope to hear from you soon (: and that’s just a bit of a sneak peek of me above ;)

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Helllllloooooo

I feel like peoples posts get noticed more if the title looks all cute and excited and trust me I am because i really want someone to talk to and have apart of my life! My avi is in fact me and I am 17 and i love art (who on tumblr doesn’t?), i am hella liberal, i make a lot of typos, i have no idea what i am doing with my life, i will talk about literally anything and would love to hear how people are and how they see the world and i would love to get to know someone new. Message me 😌

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Hey!!

Hey my name is ally I live in New Jersey! I’m looking for a pen pal, it doesn’t matter if you’re male of female! Over the age of 18 is preferable!

I love music, reading, hiking, nature, gardening, exercising, animals, helping others, and so much more!!!

If you want to get to know me more send me a message!!

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Hey, I’m Summer. I’m 27 and am looking for a snail mail pen pal. Male or female, doesn’t matter. But I am in a long term relationship so only looking for friends. You must be in the U.S because…postage Some things you definitely should know if you want to be my pen pal: I have depression, anxiety, and ptsd. Some of my letters will be upbeat…some will not. Please be understanding. I love love love dogs. I have 4. You will hear about them. I have one son…he was stillborn. You will hear about him. Not to make you uncomfortable, bur because he is a big part of me. If you are okay with these things then send me a message on my tumblr: sumbird

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Hey

Hey I’m Amber Haverdink I’m 30 years old.I have a 5 year old son named Lucas and I’m married to my bestfriend George.i love to play outside when it’s spring and summer.i love to go swimming with dolphins and go horseback riding ice skating,going on vacation.i love to collect Disney stuff,horse and dolphin stuff,hello kitty and kawaii. I’m looking for a new pen pal that’s in 20-40 years of age and it can be from the USA and Hawaii and Japan. And it can be a man or a woman I don’t really care!!!! My e-mail is (hotrose_22@hotmail.com) Haverdink72@gmail.com

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finally finished ⇀▵↼;! outgoing mail to the U.S. and one to Finland :-) hope my penpals like it (⌒∇⌒ゞ

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STICKER/STATIONARY EXCHANGE/SWAP! What ever you wanna call it 💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌

This is just a preview of some of the things I own.

How I want this to work. It’s going to be random. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Most of SETS Will include 1-2 Japanese Letter set ( 2 sheets and 1 envelope) 1 full sticker sheet Several random stickers ( full sheets cut in half or large stickers cut down into individual, sticker flakes) Choice between 1 full Washi tape (that I have doubles off) Or a card with at lease 3-5 Washi tape samples. And random items~ Postcard, memo sheet, sticky notes, stuff like that. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

All I ask in return. Cute stickers and stuff that I can add to my collection ~ ^^

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Hi guys! My name is Kelliann. I am 24 year old gal from Pittsburgh PA USA and I was looking for someone who wants to send and receive stickers and art. Of course snail mail because there is no better way :) I am a super nerd (yes that picture is of me and Tom Felton. If that doesn't make me one, I don't know what will!) and love everything fandomy, anime, Disney and scrapbooking. I own a drawer full of stickers that I want to send to loving homes!

my tumblr is giventhechanceiwould. and my email is kellianngalabinskibusiness @ outlook. com :) If I sound like a cool dude, feel free to email me. Id love to get to know you!

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