Naomi Bulger: messages in bottles

 
 
Well, today I pulled together a little pen pal package for my new friend Hermine in Belgium. It was such a fun treasure hunt! Don't know what I'm talking about? Find out here. This is what I put in the big, padded envelope. 
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The inventory: 

* A sprig of pink gum blossoms, purloined from the parklands on my walk
* A few pages torn from 1930s children's classic Blinky Bill (a spare copy)
* A postcard of Glenelg (a little beachside town in Adelaide)
* A cute little airmail-themed gift card 
* A lovely, hand-drawn postcard on wood, that I bought in New York 
* Some pretty, coloured tissue paper 
* A travelling copy of Airmail with the hand-painted bookplate
* A chocolate frog from Darrel Lea 
* A photograph of my mother as a girl, arm raised in a snowball fight 
* Three marbles (of course!)
* A necklace made out of a birthday candle 
* A polariod self portrait showing my reflection in the tea-kettle 
* Some cutout pictures of my new home of Adelaide and South Australia 
* Two fall leaves given to me from my friend in Connecticut 
* A hand-written letter-excerpt from Airmail covered in international stamps  
* A cute ribbon with a butterfly in the centre, from Anthropologie 
* A turquoise, hand-painted wooden egg 

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* Three little squares of vintage, yellow, chintz fabric (seen here)
* A 50 cent coin (because all the edges are so pretty)
* A letter, telling Hermine about life in Australia 

I hope it all makes it to Antwerp safely, and that Hermine likes it! 

 


Comments

Ink Paper Pen

09/12/2011 08:38:40

She will love it! No doubt about it

x

 

jazzy elizabeth

09/12/2011 13:12:43

Sounds like so much fun! <a href="http://www.hivenn.com/">x hivenn</a>

 

Deb G

09/12/2011 18:47:39

What a thoughtful and beautiful collection of treasures! I'm sure she'll love it!

 

Angela Orlowski-Peart

09/13/2011 00:52:52

That's a really lovely package, Naomi. It clearly shows your appreciation for this friend :-)

 

Tameri Etherton

09/13/2011 08:37:29

You are awesome! What a fabulous collection of fun items for her.

You've inspired me to make up a care package for my daughter. Usually I just send her money and chocolate, maybe some funky socks, and bubbles, but I'm going to get creative.

Thanks for the inspiration!

 

Jillian Dodd

09/13/2011 10:25:54

I love this. I don't know how you come up with such beautiful ideas, but it is an inspiration to all of us!

 

Brandi {not your average ordinary}

09/14/2011 20:06:05

You are the best pen pal ever! She's going to be thrilled when she gets your package and sees all the fun stuff inside. I'm working on some birthday packages for two friends right now. I need to think about what I'm going to toss in these...

 

Hermine

10/03/2011 17:36:19

I feel blessed, Naomi.
Thanks a million. I'll write you back soon.


http://journaldejoursletters.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/from-naomi/

 



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