Creative Correspondence

Letters from Home- Summer Camp Edition

Part I

My youngest daughter, a nursing student, is away in Massachusetts working at a summer camp as a student nurse. She has never been to summer camp before—declining each year in favor of staying close to home with us. She’s a bit of a homebody so I knew three months on the other side of the country was going to be hard for her at times. I decided one way to make it fun was to give her the summer camp “letters from home” experience she never got growing up. I have been decorating envelopes and sometimes making custom stationery to send to her a few times a week. I want her to be the envy of all the campers.

Since each piece of mail is a surprise, I will have to dole out the pictures after they arrive at camp. I am not a great artistic talent, so I took inspiration (sometimes very literal) from some websites online and then tried my hand at a few of my own creations. My Snail Mail Pinterest Board has some great ideas. I hope this inspires you to be creative with your correspondence.

This was my first try at artistic mail. It’s not the best, but I am improving.

My first attempt was not the best, but I am improving and can’t wait to share more.

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For some very talented correspondence see this post and others by Naomi Bulger. Naomi’s website is wonderful and you can subscribe to her newsletter or blog as well.