Mail Time!

It is no secret that I LOVE receiving and sending mail. It's sad that it's such a dying art form, but I still try to keep up with snail mail as much as possible. Ever since I was younger, one of my older sisters (who didn't live in the same state as me) would write me letters and postcards, and it kind of stuck with me as I got older. She is the one who introduced me to Postcrossing, which is what I'm here to talk about!

Postcrossing is a website that allows you connect to people around the world in the form of postcards, as well as other different mail attributes! The way it works is after you create a profile, click on the "Send a Postcard" link in the left column, then it will ask if you agree to the terms and when you click through, it will give you the address and profile of another Postcrossing user for you to send a postcard to! 

Teacup card received from Iowa, USA. Magical Moonlight card from Holland.

Most people will write in their profile a few sentences about themselves, and then a small list of what types of postcards they would prefer to get. When you get the address of the person you're going to send to, you also get a code that will look similar to "US-2457861"( I just made that number up, not a real code) and is generated according to what region you are in and then a number. You HAVE to write this code on the postcard you send, because once the person you are sending it to receives it they will enter the code on the website where it says "Register a Postcard", once they register it you are automatically put in as the next person to receive a card from someone! I've been a member for a LONG time now (technically over 5 years, but I was inactive for quite a while or would only send one postcard at a time) and the way they have it set up to send and receive cards words wonderfully.

Vintage German fashion magazine card from Germany. Fox print card from my sister!

This is a great program (and FREE) to be able to send some awesome postcards as well as receive them from all over the world. I try and not overwhelm myself with sending the max limit of cards you can send and generally stick to sending two at a time and wait for mail to come in to me before sending out more.

Cartoon Terveista Ankkalinnasta card from Finland. Toy Story storyboard card from Illinois, USA.

I am looking for people wanting to do direct swaps in the United States (since sending them within the country is cheaper then sending out of state) if anyone is interested!

xoxo Jackie

P.S. These are all my own opinions, this post was not sponsored by Postcrossing. I just love mail and wanted to share with you guys. :)