Pocket Letters

Last year when I started this blog I said I was going to talk about Pocket Letters as that was my big obsession back then. I still like Pocket Letters (I'll refer to them as PLs for short), but I haven't made one in months, mostly because I don't have anyone to swap them with.

If you don't know what PLs are here's a quick explanation by PL creator Jannete Lane:

"I created Pocket Letters as a new way to send letters to your new or existing penpals. Basically, you fill all the pockets of a 9 Pocket Trading Card Protector and send the whole page to someone who wants to swap with you. This can be a one-time exchange or you can keep exchanging Pocket Letters indefinitely. You fill the pockets with anything you like. A short note or letter is included and tucked into one of the pockets. Then the Pocket Letter is folded up and sent in a standard 10 size envelope. It's the perfect way to send and collect letters from other Pocket Letter Pals around the world and a convenient way to store them. They fit perfectly in a binder!"

Pretty simple right? Most people like to get creative and decorate their PLs in various ways, there's even themed PLs (Like these below that I made):

Coffee and donut themed PL

Floral themed PL

 But you can totally go about this whatever way works for you! That's te beauty of projects like this you can just let your creativity flow. And you get to make new friends in the process who might stay in your life for a long time.

More PLs that I've made:

I've had some bad experiences though. As with any swap you run the risk of, well, not getting anything in return. It's happened a couple of times and maybe that's why I stopped doing them for a while. And then I went back to it and it happened again. I don't like letting bad experiences ruin the fun for me though; I have several PLs that lovely ladies had swapped with me and I thank each and everyone for not letting me down. The most important thing is comunication. Talk to your PL pal before you do a swap. Try to understand if they can't actually send their PL to you and if all else fails don't let it discourage you! There's a lot of great people in the comunity that are not gonna let you down!

If you want to know more about Pocket Letters you can visit Jannete's blog here.

Have a great weekend!

Selene Ledezma

Long time no post? (Life update)

Hello, fellow bloggers the last time I posted something was over a year ago! (almost a year and a half!). If you read my introductory post then you know I tend to drop things after a while. This time I only posted 4 things and then I stopped. I tried to keep posting, but it just really didn't work out. Here I am again trying this blogging thing.

In the last year, some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. I finished my pink SmashBook and I stopped making pocket letters (something that I want to change because I love making pocket letters but I find it hard to find people to swap them with); I still haven't finished my WTJ (but I've made some progress so yay!) and I've bought 3 adult coloring books; I started using the bullet journal system and left my planner.

Day by day I've been trying to improve on various skills like lettering and drawing; I've been doing some challenges (3 to be exact) and have posted them on my Instagram. I have also discovered the wonderful world of Studyblrs (and Studygrams) and it makes me want to go back to school so much. Not only for the aesthetic of it but also because I relly want to, I love learning!

Speaking of learning I've been taking some classes over at Scrapbook.com; card making,scrapbooking, journaling and some others. Just trying to improve on those areas too. I've also been learning (or re-learning) how to code and have been trying to write more.

Oh, I've written some stories but they're mainly fanfiction. Aside from journal entries, I think I've only made some poems and vague writings where I ramble about stuff.

I seriously need to find a job also. Our house has had some major problems that we can't fix due to not having enough money. And someone tried to break in by breaking our kitchen window.

But onto some good stuff: My cousin had his second child (a baby boy!) who I absolutely adore! He just had his first birthday the 20th. He (my cousin) also got married (a week ago) and I helped with some wedding decorations as well as helping them put said decorations in place. It had been a while since I went to a party (and danced so much! my whole body hurt the next day!) like that and I had a great time.

Well, I think that is all that's been going on in my life. See you guys in the next post (I really hope I can keep this blog alive and not drop it again!).

Sincerely,

Selene Ledezma