I love snail mail stories! Thank you Etsy buyer! BEFORE:
This Anthurium faux pearl sweater guard has sold out, but my childhood faux mother of pearl hearts shot with Cupid's arrows is available here.
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It even came with a handmade card that she made herself! I just love it! It even has machine stitching on it and handwritten ephemera!
As you can see, I wasn't very patient getting into my snail mail!
What a great way to use left over Christmas cards and ribbon scraps! I hope I remember to do this for Christmas and New Year cards this 2019!
Unfortunately she used some kind of ink that smudged easily when handled, so in case, you can't read it, here is what she wrote:
Thanks for the sweater clip turned into clip earrings. My sister has a fat cat named Besame so I had to get that as well. I loved your additions - but don't even know how to applaud your innovative approach to hoarding! ~S
How creative, who would have thought to just take off the chain and get instant clip on earrings!
The clip on area looks a little too jagged for my ears, but I'm glad they worked out for her! My childhood faux mother of pearl hearts shot with Cupid's arrows is available here.
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Saying Goodbye: I had these because I was going to use them to hang my mixed media art, but rarely used them in that manner! So after decades of storing them, I finally let them go! And I'm so thankful I did because I met someone kind enough to snail mail me about them!
Here is what she ordered for her and her sister's, fat cat named Besame. How cute! I just love thoughtful little gifts like that! More sheet music and books, available here.
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What I Learned:
1. There are a lot of kind Etsy buyers out there! who will make a handmade card and drop me a line or two! It makes letting go of my hoard so much more fun and keeps me going!
2. And she even noticed that the little additions I added to her package where part of my hoard, which I call "happy mail or thank you" packaging. Or maybe she was talking about how I'm de hoarding through my Etsy shops or maybe she meant both!
3. I don't know if "overthinking" goes hand in hand with hoarding, I suspect it does and lately, I've been noticing it more and more in my life and I'm doing my best to stop that! I guess it means I'm more aware of observing my thoughts lately and I gently remind myself that overthinking can defeat my purpose and it limits my joy out of the moment. And then I have to remind myself that it's okay to overthink in some instances, lol!
4. Speaking of hoard, my stories are piling up into a huge mound of hoard, perhaps a mountain! I have so many drafts with photos ready to be written, so I hope I can get to them. I also have a double sided lined piece of paper full of stories scheduled.
5. And it's getting so hot here that my computer seems to burn me when I touch it! Okay, it's more like it's too hot to touch or set on my lap! And it's already over 100 degrees in the morning in Los Angeles the past couple of days.
My childhood sweater guard, which my Grandmother gave me so I could look just like her! She loved to shop at Bullocks and most likely got them for me there, available here.
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Thank
you Etsy buyer for sharing your inspirational story through a handmade snail mail card! I really appreciate it. It keeps me inspired and motivated to continue on my Hoarder Rehab journey! Thank you for being so creative and simple and letting me know how you turned the Laceleaf sweater guard into lovely clip on earrings!
My childhood collar pin or sweater guard can't be transformed into clip on earrings because they use pins to stay on!
Collar chain jewelry or accessory is what these are termed now, available here
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My new Etsy shop goal is to list items until each shop reaches 200 items total, but I need baby steps, so this month I'm aiming for 185 tp 190 listed items. So far, so good! I have so many backed up listing photos to list too!
Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 184 items, The Destiny of Things- 182 items, VintageToGoEasy - 183 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 184 items.
Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home! Thanks for looking!
Here is an example of how I was going to use it to hang my textile art. The reserve spplique heart with light rays, I made in th 90s and is part of my series of quilt blocks, called the Inner City Alphabet. That one is L is for love, available here. Photo via Hoarder Rehab
Related Stories:
1.
Surprise Snail Mail Chiapas Dress: The Destiny of Things, Story 536, here.
2,
Office Stamper by Night and Craft Stamp by Day: The Destiny of Things, Story 199, here.
4. My first snail mail story: World Globe Key Chains
Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things! Happy Wednesday!
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