big big love, part 2

hello, I'm back with 'part 2' - the pretty mail i received last couple of months!

 Azusa chan, a lovely friend who recently has been transferred working abroad, now living in Germany! How cool~ from the info, Germany has a very good work culture~ so i think she will be happy living over there! All the best Azusa chan, see you in my next letter!

 Take a closer look on the whole parcel, check on the details lovely people, each of every patch got decorated with
beautiful stamps, stickers, hand writing!

 Hehe, guess what's inside that 'for you' package! It was my belated birthday gift from Azusa.
Hehe... forgot to take picture of it, will repost later, but I can let you know that i love it to the moon and back.
I didn't exaggerated it, the item was amazingly beautiful~

I think no one can resist Japanese kawaii packaged snacks right?
I think i should make a post about 'Japanese snacks taste test' >_< Guess it will be fun right!

 This is temari fu 手まり麩, a type of Japanese croutons but a non-friend version, or i should said its a dried wheat gluten in ball shaped that is usually used in miso soup or any kind of soups! I think there are fresh & dried fu selling in Japan, but of course dried one has a longer shelf life. I can't wait to try it! Hopefully i get to share some picture here!

Look at the colorful fu, so beautiful! Still can't believe its edible! It look a little like our childhood toy marbles / glass ball guli

 Dreamy mail from Paris~

 Cassandre always make the mail look magical with a touch of glitter glue, sparkling sequins, translucent envelope, neon stickers, colorful doilies, seed packs...etc! How's your cotton tree growing there? Very inspiring, feel uplifted after reading her letter.

She sent me hollyhock seeds this time! Yays! I've never seen a hollyhock flower here yet, will sow the seeds real soon!

big big love, part 1

Hello, hello!

Back with my favorites post, don't worry guys I'm still writing! Sometimes, I will slowdown but never stop, simply because i love it! I love the connection that went into each hand-written word,  love sending tiny packages, surprise packages, little things that would make someone happy! ^_^ Come, let's peek into my mailbox.

Wonderful package from Aki chan, she always has this 'never-ending' creativity on how to decorate a cute parcel! ^_^
Isn't it kawaii? It just gets cuter and cuter, the postage stamps, the handwriting, the decorations!

 Look at all these beautiful treasures! Aki chan was so kind to send me that beautiful Hamamonyo tenugui japanese fabric, really love it! Tenugui can be used in various ways - as a handkerchief, as a headwrap, onsen towel, to wrap bento, gifts, or it can be a table runner, luncheon mat, as a cotton sieve in the kitchen and many other ways, almost everything you can think of, specially love the smooth texture of the cotton!

Arigatou Gozaimasu Aki chan!✿
 

Naoko chan, she is one of the most creative person I have ever met, a super sweet mama!
I am really inspired by her, from her daily life stories with 2 kids. She make the best decorated snail mail / mail art! ✿

 Now, who doesn't like Muji?
Naoko chan sent me a simple yet useful pocket notebook & an ink pen in that Muji package, i think i am going to use it to record down the yummy recipes that i come across on my daily life, so i won't forget to try and make all the delicious food! Plus some beautiful postcards, stickers & little dried acorns Naoko picked it for me while she was walking down the streets!

 😍 Look, look!!
Naoko chan also sent me this - Nakagawa Masashichi Sabo 中川政七商店 cotton kitchen towel ***screaming!!!***
I have been spoiled! I'm so lucky and blessed to have such amazing people in my life,
they know me so well even know we have never met before in real life!

✿Arigatou Gozaimasu Naoko chan!

Simple yet beautiful letter from Yen Fong, i've been fascinated with wax seals and letters that sealed with wax!

She'd recently opened a stationery store in her hometown Seremban, feel free to stop by anytime!

Here are the beautiful things she sent me, pretty paper stash, vintage ephemera & airmail labels (
which I'm currently collecting ❤)

 A belated birthday gift + souvenirs from my best friend! 

It was like all things i love falls on a kitchen towel >_< haha! I love hydrangea, and everything related to cooking~ so it's perfect she gave me this hydrangea embroidered linen kitchen towel, wohoo~ how cool!

谢谢你呀～大肥！

 A simple greeting from Nao chan, she's a cat lover, therefore she love everything with cat! Look at the 'cat' postage stamps, 'cat' washi stickers!

 A very beautiful hand-illustrated letter pressed postcard + so in love with the Lisa Larson red striped cat 'Mikey' filing folder!

LIFE IS GOOD!

Part 2 will be coming soon~

december happy mail!

Hey,

Opps, it has been a while since last post and hello, hello!! happy new year 2016!
I'm way too late for the happy mail update, hoho~ was busy with the daily routine and i replied plenty of my penpal's letters last long weekend! Yays, just sent out this morning.

Once again, here's my happy mail post!

Aki Chan's christmas parcel came with cutest decorated envelope and postage stamps!

Limited 北海道限定 Hello Kitty blendy stick, succulent decorative magnets, full sheet of japanese postage stamp (i am gonna frame it, and hang it up on my wall), happy balloon sticker & kawaii paper goods!

Have a closer look at the Japanese ramen and sukiyaki postage stamps, also the adorable succulents magnets. Oh! can't stop smiling :)

Aki also sent me a beautiful olive wreath ceramic plate made in Japan, so pretty! Have been using it to serve the dessert since the day i received.

 Annelies took sometime to sent me a letter while she's busy with her home renovation and couple of on-going gardens transformation projects! Thank you dear.

 Vintage letter set from her mom's collection, plant labels, beautiful illustration card & of course seeds (sweet pea).

Simply beautiful!

A happy mail has reached me before Christmas from Beverly!

Bev sent me her self-designed wedding invitation card, thank you!! It was really well-designed, so pretty! I wish i can attend your wedding. Oh and gold foil notebook! *_*

 I will definitely find time for the sausage casserole recipe mix - i found the recipe too:

-1 sachet Schwartz Sausage Casserole Recipe Mix
-450g (1lb) sausages
-1 onion, sliced
-2 tbs tomato puree
-175g (6oz) mushrooms, sliced
-300ml (½ pint) cold water

Look like its simple to make and i bet it will be really yummy!

All these best things come in the parcel, could you see that *glitter tape*?

Misato chan, a new penfriend of mine and she likes cooking too! (guess you can already see from the parcel huh? >_<)

Hohoho, i'm the luckiest girl! She sent me this well-made cotton tablecloth with hokkaido specialty print, isn't it beautiful? Don't think i will use it for now >_< Then kawaii snacks from Japan - Milky matcha candy, matcha kitkat, panda packaging sesame soft candy, tea bags & my favorite vegetable broth powder!

november happy mail!

hihi,

Having my egg mayo sandwich while writing my favorite snail mail blog post! I hope you had a perfect weekend! Last month has been hectic for me, but so touched to be able to receive all these wonderful mails & parcels; they are like the remedy to ease the tension after bad days and boost happiness!

 Claudia's signature letter in a box arrived in one good piece, yays!

 She sent me her beautiful illustration postcard set, some tea bags, adorable beaded ring, seed pack (as you might already know she has green fingers) & the most beautiful hand carved coral stamp ever!

This definitely need a close up shot to have a look on the detail & craftsmanship.

Thank you so so much Claudia, i really really love it!

Oh~ Naoko's package took so long to reach me this time! About 1.5 months to arrive from Japan, usually it only takes about 1-2 weeks maximum.

Lovely packaging & Naoko chan sent me some pages from magazine with beautiful food flat-lay.

A great inspiration to me!

Luckily this beautiful parcel was not lost, phew~ in the parcel, there are beautiful paper ephemera & stickers, washi roll, ribbon, karel capek tea & my favorite chopstick rest!

Look at this beauty~ chopstick rest in graceful shape of the ginkgo leaf!

While we think the first parcel has already lost its way here, Naoko proposed to send another smaller mail to makes up the first lost mail. She's such a lovely lady!

 Small but good one, I admire the time & effort she put into making each snail mail!

All the lovely little bits & pieces.

Olga leave me a message earlier asked if i can exchange some butterfly pea seed pods with her!

  Of course i would love to! 

She asked if i love anything from her etsy shop! I immediately answer YES! >_<

I always admired her & her work, and asking will it be too costly for me to have her handmade brass gingko leaf pendant. And she said:" Not a problem! Happy that i found something i like." 

How sweet she is.

 Too beautiful not to post a close up view, and olga even attached extra little things in the mail.

Aw~ it was so touching!

 Sadly this was the last super sweet mail from Yumi Chan, as she will be moving to Switzerland soon.

She knows me the best, delicious food package from Japan! On the left side its Knorr instant egg drop soup packs; while on the right is a white sauce pasta sauce mix.

I am really glad & blessed that i have never stop writing snail mail.

october happy mail!

Hello!

So great to finally see the beautiful sunlight and clear blue sky, looks like the haze is clearing up; hope it won't be coming back. 

My little mulberry tree begin producing fruit once again, and the fruits are abundant! They are almost all ripened already, I will need to harvest them this weekend before birds get to them. >_< 

The most exciting new is my fig tree start bearing fruit for the first time after 2 years! Wohoo!! I capture a photo every morning before going out to work, wanted to record the fruit growth and development, too curious and get very excited about it! Will share some picture soon~ but today, let see what came in my mail box this month.

Franka a lovely lady from The Netherlands who hoard all the beautiful paper ephemera and vintage treasures and wish to work in her beautiful studio all day long! (same here >_<)

 Hand drawn envelope are almost too beautiful to open!

Super gorgeous mail with beautiful cursive writing, some vintage receipts, labels, postcard, memo card, tickets... etc!

 Merrisa's letter has finally made its way to my mailbox, she sent me a valentine mail few months ago, but it didn't turn up. :( sad

The mail is sweet, pink and her handwriting is so neat just too cute!

 I especially love the red origami bird, and hand-lettering 'Fiona'~

Michelle sent me her mail from Japan while she was there last few weeks for her book's publication (very cool right!)

I admire her for her work and she's really an amazing person!

Small little things that I do matter a lot, her mail made me think of to observe our lives in every detail!