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I know most if you probably think I'm crazy in all my ramblingsIs this fishy card from nick and Wyatt? but I thought this was a good place to ask this silly question!
What do you all do with your letters? I have drawer fulls and don't think I want to throw them away but don't really know what to do with them! Any good or creative ideas or am I crazy for keeping them!
What do you all do with your letters? I have drawer fulls and don't think I want to throw them away but don't really know what to do with them! Any good or creative ideas or am I crazy for keeping them!
october2014
I got my idea from someone else, and that is to put the cards and letters in plastic page protectors and then keep them in a three-ring binder, and then since you've got a lot of them, you can label each binder with the first and last dates of the letters.
CantWait2015
Good idea. He doesn't write dates on letters so they are all disorganized but I could still just out them in a binder
deleted_user
I could never throw any of my fiance's letters away! Lol Actually my best friend made me a box-it's a small wooden treasure chest- for Christmas. She used scrapbook paper and decorated it in my favorite color. I keep his letters in that. It is so special because my very best friend made it for me and it's filled with letters from my fiance-so the whole thing brings me extra smiles. :)
CantWait2015
That's a good idea but I have so many way more than a box full lol and many envelopes have drAwings I still have our high school "love letters" haha and letters from when he was in for dwi for a short time and now this time which is going on 2 years :( I know I won't throw them away but maybe a box will be the best way. I like the binder too but I would probably fill those up in no time
brandnewangel
i got mad at my husband and was going to throw them out and I end up putting them in a mailing box that's 14x14x14 and actually a lot more neater then having them all over the place
Suchaslife
I keep all mine in so fair about 4 different gift boxes and 2 folders I won't be throwing any of them out.
yvonda84
Mine date back to 2008 and they're in a small box. I put his more recent letters in a 9x12 manilla envelope.
CantWait2015
Thanks for all the answers I appreciate it. And glad to know you all keep yours too I'm moving soon so I needed ideas of what to do with them cuz they are just stuck in all my dresser drawers right now
angeladam
I love his letters and can't imagine parting with a single one.
ThoughtAsWeak
I sort mine in binders by dates and location of where he was when he sent the letters. Since he writes daily, and has been in prison for a couple of years, I have several binders...
CantWait2015
Binders would be good idea too I just can't sort mine as most have no dates cuz he won't write the dates on the letters! Thanks for the ideas!
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