I just love the dorky toothbrush photo she shared :)
I've been feeling a lot of love just lately, as in the past 10 days, I have received wonderful, REAL mail - chosen with love, made and written with love, and posted with love...
First, this came Meredith, a dear friend who moved to the wild Welsh borders a few years ago - I miss her, but I adore her letters...
The main letter is written on the back of a colour photocopy of seed heads, then she included a fun postcard (she knows my design tastes so well!), and finally she made a wee envelope and filled it to bursting with quotes take from an old book. The one open reads:
The purpose of music is to make people feel good, to make people feel love. It gives people a spiritual love - a love feeling.
Brian Wilson
Rather appropriate, n'est pas??
Next, from the lovely Ali, I received a gorgeous handmade card, with another wonderful quote...
... and even Royal Mail is getting in the loving mood, franking Ali's envelope thus:
Then, from Finland I received this bumper pile of goodies from the very talented Tuire
... a handmade ATC with its very own envelope, some Finnish book pages, pearl buttons, a handstamped, handwritten letter, and a gorgeous desk calendar with Finnish and Swedish dates.
Next, the gorgeously generous Susan in Canada sent this..
... an American Vogue and a scrummy, fancy bar of chocolate - what a brilliant gift!! All I had to add were my favourite cuppa and the time to enjoy - which I gleefully did :)
And last, but far from least, this lovely surprise gift from the very lovely Lynn
She was sorting her bookshelves, saw this and thought I'd like it - which I so do!
I almost bought the book for a friend at xmas (I tend to give gifts I'd like myself!), but chose another one instead...
There is nothing finer than a 'I saw this and thought of you' missive in the post!!
Apologies for this being a long post, but I wanted to share all the love I've enjoyed this week - and if you'd like some real snail mail of your very own, do drop an email with your address (claire[dot]sauer[at]ntlworld[dot]com), and I promise to send something with love you can feel...
And i'll leave you with part of yesterday's entry from The Artist's Way Every Day by Julia Cameron, one of my favourite xmas gifts from a dear friend:
It is my belief that writing is a way to bless and to multiply our blessings. I cherish letters, postcards, faxes, and even Post-its from my friends.
Till next week xxx
35 comments:
Glad you like the book Claire and I think I recognise the postcard with the bird in the tree is it one of Printmaker Jane Orme's.
Lynn x x
How wonderful. How lucky you are to have great friends as these.
Lucky you getting all those gorgeous mail and gifts from around the world.. very special. It must be like perpetual Christmas at your place!
Claire, what a cheery kind of post for this week's prompt! You are so right, there's nothing better than a "I saw this and thought of you!". What a beautiful selection of gifts and handmade cards!
What a fantastic love filled week!
It looks like you have had a wonderful, love filled week! There is nothing like an actual card or letter. You are very lucky. :)
There is nothing like getting something special in the mail! I love email, and blogging ... but there is really something about a letter. You really did get a lot of love this week! fantastic! and I LOVE the Finnish stash (but then I'm a Finn, so I'm intrigued) :)
What a wonderful week you had! Love is all around you!
Wow, what a perfect week for this post, I love all the handmade cards, beautiful.
What a great week you had getting all those "Thinking of You" snail mails from your friends all over the world. Plus I loved the quotes you added to your post.
Great Post! Am sure your Postman knows how much you are Feeling the Love. LOL
Don't you just love real mail in your real mailbox?! I can certainly see why you feel the love!
I've recently come to appreciate the love that goes into making handmade cards. A friend of mine has sent me a couple that I cherish. I feel the love.
What lovely and special friends you have to send you such beautiful and heartfelt gifts.
Wow, that's a lot of fabulous mail. You are well loved! Looks like fun.
How lovely Claire!!! Enjoy those wonderful treasures. I loved Sally's toothbursh photo too:D
What lovely friends and such a box full of love.
You are so lucky to have such wonderful friends! Love pours from your letters - thank you for sharing (and multiplying the love!)
How wonderful for you to have such loving friends! It has indeed been a week full of love for you!
What a lucky gal you are! Lots of love pouring in from all 4 corners.
This is all so sweet!!!
i remember writing letters to my school friends during the summer break when I would go visit my cousins, and writing to my cousins when i went back home after the break. i LOVED writing them!!
And the postal stamp is so appropriate, haha :)
Loved all the other pics too :)
Oh Claire, your post is full of so much love! What wonderful gifts you received, I especially love the ATC card. You're a lucky gal!
That photo of the toothbrushes that I took, I love it too! There is just something about it that makes me smile! :)
What a wonderful week. Thank you for sharing.
What an enchanted week you have had..and what lovely goodies have found their way to your doorstep! loved this peek!!
Oh my! That sure is a lot of mail, real mail. Of course me, a Canadian, I say that chocolate and immediately thought, oh poor you they do an extra dark that is so, so good.... but it's the thought that counts lol
You have such wonderful friends! thank you for sharing!
I ADORE getting snail mail! I love stationery and buy tons of it, and use it! I love your photos!
So very cool! I LOVE your "love"! Nothing like a handwritten address and letter. :-)
In the days of email, tweeting and texting, isn't it great to see some good old fashioned hand writing? You must be very special to many people!
I said that was the only way I was going to communicate this year, the old fashioned way! It's becoming a lost art to send a hand written card or letter. Wonderful to see everyone has given up on it yet!
I can tell you are well loved with all of the special gifts you have received! Handmade goodies are so from the heart. Beautiful treats you have!
Such fun! I used to have so many penpals, all the way through grade school. Then the internet happened. It's really neat to see so many people who still send real, live letters through the mail!
You must be having a very lovable heart. All those are proof of that! What a lovely circle of friends..!
What a fabulous post!!
I saw your book on Lynn Holland's post and came over!!
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Hi Claire - I'd like to share some more love with you today and award you the Liebster Blog Award. Pop over to my blog to find out more MM x maisiemoonshines.blogspot.co.uk
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