Welcome to my Letters and craft blog!

Thank you for stopping by! This blog is the follow-up to Le Blog de Samgunsjovirow... Yes, that's a French blog. I created it last year with the hope of meeting other French fans of deco, booklet making, home deco and all things creative. But first it wasn't pretty much alive and even once I started to update it regularly, it didn't bring much more audience. So after discussing with a few Facebook friends, I was encouraged to start a blog in English to share my passion(s) with as many and as different people as possible!

I don't forget my French friends, though. I will still post my creations and articles in french...but mostly on Facebook and on a French-speaking forum (will tell you which one I chose later).

So what will you find in this blog? Anecdotes about letter writing, photos of my various creations, thoughts on the world of swapping, step-by-step guide to homemade stuff...

But now let me ask YOU a question. What do you expect, what would you like to see sooner or later here? Don't be shy: I don't do this for myself but with the idea of sharing, so if I can make my blog pleasant for you, I will!

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One of my fondest memory

You can now find this article (and it's translation into French) on the website: [EN] http://samslettersandcrafts.com/en/letter-writing/letterwriting-news/17-one-of-my-fondest-memory [FR] http://samslettersandcrafts.com/fr/correspondance/infos-correspondance/18-one-of-my-fondest-memory-2 ********** Have you ever had a moment where you knew you had found more than someone to write, but a REAL friend? As I've been writing letters since I was a teenage, I have several stories about that. Here's one of my faves. It was sometime in the 90s. I was writing letters to an American girl with whom I was sharing an interest for fashion and supermodels. One day, in a letter, she told me she was bisexual and she seemed really scared to admit it. I replied normally to her letter, making it clear that it wasn't a problem for me. I also told her that I was happy she decided to talk about something so intimate, that it must have been difficult for her... As you can i...

What are Fbs, decos, slams, etc...

[EN] Read this article on the new site: http://samslettersandcrafts.com/en/letter-writing/booklets-en/10-what-are-fbs-decos-slams-etc [FR] Retrouvez cet article sur le nouveau site http://samslettersandcrafts.com/fr/correspondance/booklets/11-que-sont-les-fbs-decos-slams-etc ******* On this blog, you may read quite often about booklets. But not everybody knows what I mean by that. In the letter-writing and swapping world, Booklets are pieces of paper which are stapeled together. It then looks like a small booklet made for one person (the owner) by another person (maker). The booklet is passed on, from one penpal to another. And the last signer has to send it back to the owner. The various types Here is a biref description of the main categories, but there are often new ones popping up! Friendship Books (FBs): this is the most simple kind. As a signer, you just have to sign with your address and, if you like, some info on what you're looking for (penpal, s...

Entry in a "Love" Deco made for Tanja in Finland

Obviously, I've been keeping a bunch of photos since the wedding of William and Kate! I intend to use them for various Fbs and decos. here's the first one...And hopefully I'll make much more once I have put a little order in my craft material :-))

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