My Pen Pal!

I got my first letter from my pen pal last week and let me tell you, it made my day. I would like to introduce you to Niina from It Seems Pretty Obvious. Niina is in Sweden and is absolutely darling. Her handwritten letter included a map of Sweden with a little heart exactly where she lives, a couple of photographs and some Swedish tea!  {I'm waiting for the perfect weather and book combination to give it a try}

As tempting as it's been to get to know her through the blog world, there is a part of me that has wanted to keep it old school. There's something fun about really having to try to get to know someone without the immediate gratification that email and text messages provide. I've learned that Niina is quite the traveler and has already been to Florida several times, as well as Chicago. She works for a preschool and is enjoying being engaged to her fiance. She also creates postcards out of vintage children's book illustrations, which I think is pretty amazing.   

You guys have to check out her blog!

And if you've received anything from your pen-pal yet, link up and share!

Pen Pals!

I am no longer doing match-ups for penpals, BUT there is a site I've discovered that will be doing essentially the same thing :-) It's not quite ready to launch yet, but you can go and enter your email address and you'll be added to the list.

launch.riteclassic.com

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I was talking with Amanda from Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

and she mentioned that she has a penpal

{a real life penpal!}

all because of a link-up that another blogger hosted.

Genius.

So I thought to myself,

I want a pen-pal.

And if I want one,

maybe you guys want one too?

So here is what I'm proposing:

Shoot me an email if you are interested in being paired up with a pen-pal.

mailto:shadesofgraylove@gmail.com

Please use subject line: Pen-pal

Make sure you provide me with your name, blog URL and email address.

Once I make all of the matches, I'll email you back with your pen-pal's info

and it's up to you to get their home address and decide how often you'll write to one another.

Please only email me if you really want a long term pen pal :-)

Take the button below and spread the word,

Maybe your readers would like a pen-pal as well -- send them my way! 

I also think it would be fun to read all about your pen-pal

when you receive your first letter, post card, package, in the mail. 

{Which would also be a really great way share about another blogger}
Here's to lifelong friendships
and handwritten notes ♥



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If you need some pen-pal inspiration check out these pretty FREE envelope label wraps
or make tiny envelopes courtesy of Papersource

xo,