I participated in Fab's Secret Penpal Scavenger Hunt again this year. My victim was Michelle. Her blog, Seaweed Kisses is one I've been following ever since I started getting into snail mail. Definitely worth to check out! Click here to check out what I received from Andreia (Filateliaa).

I sent her 5 packages, a gift and of course a letter. Let us see that up close.


» the journaling kit: an owl notebook and a handmade notebook for Michelle


» the mail art kit: handmade stationary, used stamps, stickers and a collection of washi tapes.


» the happy day kit: with fake mustaches, a sesame bar, a face mask, a little umbrella to put in a smoothie (or cocktail if you will) and a lucky doll

» something quirky: I got a big paper easter egg with colorful dots all over it, but unfortunately I forgot to take a picture...
» something that represents me (and you!): I made Michelle a colorful tea wallet (with a super cute button, right?) because she said she liked tea so much and included four - hopefully unknown to her - kinds of tea.



» a letter


» a gift: I found this polkadot envelope map and colorful stationary goodies that I thought she would like.


I hope Michelle likes what I picked out! I had a lot of fun collecting all these items and wrapping them nicely, so this is definitely something I want to do for years to come! Thank you Fab for organizing yet another successful edition!

ps. If you want to send me a birthday card, click here.

Weih weih, my beloved camera broke down while I was in Curaçao. A new body costs a lot of money, so for now it'll just be iPhone pics I'm afraid… Let's take a look at what my second week looked like!


image made by me

006 - 06/02 - mail
our mailbox in Curaçao


007 - 07/02 - time
we were on a boat, where i got sick and it felt as if we would never ever leave the boat again. time stood still for me. (turns out i'm not really a boat kinda gal!)


008 - 08/02 - jump
this one cracks me up. love you, sista!


009 - 09/02 - beloved
after a looooooong flight, finally home and cuddling with the cats & bf


010 - 10/02 - me-time
jetlag. cute socks + flannel pj + cats + cuddles on the couch = perfect me-time


011 - 11/02 - hidden
technically, this isn't a picture i made that day. i felt horrible because my lips were sunburnt (= twice the size they normally are!) and it hurt so much. so here's a photo of me hiding my (awful & sore-looking) lips.



How did you do on week 2?

I hope everyone is doing well. Talk to you soon!

Recycle, recycle, recycle. Today I want to share with you this super easy & fast DIY that takes literally 10 minutes to do and instantly makes your earring collection pop.

So join in on the fun and make your own unique stud earring holder!


Things you'll need:

» piece of styrofoam (tiny leftovers from packaging will do)
» piece of fabric big enough to cover your styrofoam
» (fabric) scissors
» pins
» stud earrings (duh)


Let's get started!


1. Put your styrofoam onto your fabric and cut out a square piece of fabric, leaving 5-10cm at the sides. Optional, but not necessary: cut off the corners of your fabric (that way you don't have to pin through that many layers)


2. Lay your fabric right side up and put your styrofoam on top. Start tucking in the sides and pin them.


3. Poke in your stud earrings. & You're done! Now you can place/hang your brand new earring holder some place nice, et voilà.

4. I like mine the way it is, but you could also attach your fabric holder to a photo frame, like Eline did here.

See, wasn't this the easiest DIY ever?

Pssst!!! Don't use regular crafting glue (instead of pins) on styrofoam, since it will melt the styrofoam. (I learned from experience) Pins will really do the job just fine.

Do you have a nice way to show your jewelry?
Talk to you later!