Twenty!

Both of us turned twenty years old this year. It is a huge deal for us as our age start no longer with '1' but with '2' (ciyeee...kepala dua sekarang). It is obviously a milestone for us and a real blessing to be able to spend twenty years and counting on this planet.

Yelny turned twenty last May and being a fan of handwritten letter, that's what I gave to her firstly. I simply wrote my thoughts on pieces of paper that I scrap from my notebook. As for the envelope, I made it out of a piece of magazine paper ((the fashion spread)). And also I paste a cupcake illustration I got from a brochure back then.

Also, some doodles and quote to complete the letter ^^

The next is a postcard. Actually, per her request, I sent her a postcard when we were on semester break. Sadly, it never made it to her home in Pontianak. That's why I am sending her a new one this time around. I tucked it inside the magazine that I borrowed from her. Though it took days for her to finally discover it.

Including the hashtag #yelnysudah20 meaning Yelny is already 20 (years old). She is not a fan of Winnie-the-Pooh though, I just happened to have a Pooh sticker with birthday theme.

And lastly, my 'gift'. Lol. Not an actual gift though because on the midnight of her birthday, I took her phone and flooded her own instagram and twitter with silly pictures, words and stuff (sorry Yelny ><). On the morning, I gave it back to her, beautifully placed in a box and wrapped hehe. I use two pieces of magazine paper as the base, cover it with a doily paper and finish it with yellow ribbon. 

The birthday girl preparing to go out for lunch. ^^

Anyway, we still have lots of things related to both of us being twenty, so you might want to check the label 'TWENTY' and see how we celebrate the special day.

Cheers, filicia.

Everything is Connected

Some months ago, when I still have plenty of time to write and do mail art, I took part in the project started by Rehana on her blog and on instagram as well. You can read the post about the project here. The postcard arrived to my place around last May and here is how it looked like at first.

(image via barnes&noble website)

I have always had a huge interest on books written by Keri Smith. But then up until now, I still have not got the chance to buy or try any. So, to be able to participate in one of the project is extremely fun.

Due to the very limited time, I did not do much for my postcard. All I did were just writing down my name and doodling pictures on it. Not creative at all, I know.

Anyway, here is the back side of the postcard. It seems like Rehana has mistaken my name ^^ Jalan means Street in English and it is actually part of the address.

And what is the instruction for this postcard? Well, this postcard works as an unofficial currency or money for me to buy and trade something to someone else. 

Well, guess who was I giving this postcard to? It is none other than Yelny! Haha. She was and probably is still confused what did I 'buy' from her. Let's say that I was buying the doughnut lesson that she taught me back then. Haha!

And the fun thing is that the postcard was actually posted on the day of her 20th birthday! Coincidence? 

Cheers, filicia.

P.S. Thanks Rehana for letting me to take part in the project. Sorry I didn't do that much on the postcard and it obviously took me forever to post about this.