Wishes for Pen Pals

One of the best parts for me, in Chinese restaurants is when they hand in the fortune cookie. I love them (not because of their taste), but because of the words inside! I usually glue them on my journal, and not because I find them ominous, but because they are funny. I love words. They're everywhere in my house.

So I thought, why not print seven. Anything from quotes, funny wishes, or personal thoughts that you know you'll friend will like.

All you need is: Pretty paper, washi-tape, scissors or X-acto knife, thread, ribbon and rubber stamps for decoration. The clear paper was used to create a pouch (for the first version) so that the washi-tape didn't get stuck! 

 Find the quotes, inspirational words that you like and print. You can write them by hand if your prefer.

This is the sewn version. Just make sure you don't sew over the wishes ;) First sew the ribbon on a thicker paper, then cover the back by sewing the borders, for this I used an origami piece of paper (15x15 cms), and close with a round sticker.

And you are done! What took most of the time was finding the right words, other than that, it is quite easy, and quick. Wouldn't you like opening one wish each day??

Sending you many good wishes!!!
Giova
"The future ain't what it used to be." - Yogi Berra