Happy Mail Ideas - Pastel Halloween Edition

It's Happy Mail Time! I had a wonderful time creating this whimsy mail. 💜 The recipients enjoy paper crafting so I thought it would be awesome to send them a handmade item they can use and customize.

I created a soft cover mini book cover with canvas fabric. Each cover I painted playful images with acrylic paint and added touches of embroidery. I left the edges raw for a carefree look... and I like the look of all the threads. It compliments the doodle style well.

Since this is a special occasions happy mail I went a little overboard. A typical pen pal exchange for me consists of just the interactive book insert with my letter written on the pages. If I feel exceptionally chatty I'll add a notebook page folded and tucked in one of the pockets. Then I might add something small that my pen pal may like. For example, a flat handmade embellishment or share some pieces from my craft stash.

**Shipping Tip**
Try to keep your booklets small so they will fit in a standard envelope. I like to open my booklets to the middle and lay it flat (open) in the envelope. It will ship for less since the envelope is less thick. 😊

I LOVE mini album/pen pal book inserts. I use them all time, especially as little doodle journals. The journal style book insert only consists of high quality printer paper and a pretty piece of pattern paper for the cover. My pen of choice is a Pigma Micron 01, great for fine lines.