How to Write and Send a Dope Letter
Introduction: How to Write and Send a Dope Letter
Ever wanted to physically check in on someone far away? Gotten stuck on what to say? Want to spice up a letter to a friend or relative? Then this Instructable is for you!
Supplies
Scissors, Junk Mail/Magazines, Paper, a Forever Stamp, an Envelope, Tape, a Pen, Random Small Things (i.e. rubberbands, new bandaids, sugar packets. small screws, leaves, petals, stickers etc)
Step 1: Gather Materials
Get everything together! This is one of the fun parts of writing a letter. Go through the junk drawer, recycling bin, car cup holders, or outside. Just because you can't physically be there doesn't mean you can't find different items to surprise the recipient! You can write on multiple papers, be it old receipts, a notebook page, or a sticky note. Letters can get pricey, so make it count by filling it up!
Step 2: Get to Snipping
Find letters you like, or pictures you like and cut them out! You can cut and paste letters a la ransom note, and add pictures of things you like, images that relate to jokes you want to tell, or pictures you just vibe with. You can cut out a coupon to a fast food place you think the recipient could use, or pictures of food. You can cut them out as basic shapes or very close, you can keep them clean or you can deface them.
Step 3: Tape Things Together!
Take pictures or images you like and tape them onto the paper you will be writing your letter on. You can tape it on completely, or tape it partially so that it can be lifted to create flaps. You can put more images under the flaps, or just write under or on the flaps themselves. By writing on the flaps, you can gain more writing space if that's something you think you'll be wanting.
If you don't feel confident about taping things together, or dislike the idea of cluttering up the page with pictures of animals or tacos, you can take your word and picture cut outs, and put them in the envelope. That way, the recipient will still experience finding a fun random assortment of image objects.
Step 4: Writing
Writing a letter can be a bit daunting, even to people you know and know well. 845
Start easy, with a greeting to the recipient. After that, ask them questions! They can be as basic as asking how they are doing, to more specific about their interests. You can use seasonal context to ask questions, for example, if it's autumn you can ask questions about Halloween, pumpkin spice, and weather.
Ask them questions that make you excited, or that you think are funny! For example:
If you had a sidekick, what would you want their superpower to be? What is your favorite type of Dinosaur? What is the best smell, and why is it the best? If you were forced to get a tattoo across your forehead, what would it be of or say? If you could outlaw one of your pet peeves, what would it be?
Tell them how you are doing! Put in jokes, interesting facts you've learned, news of how your mutual friends are doing. Share your own answers to the questions you ask them as well!
Step 5: Filler-The Letter Saver
If you have a lot to write, then write a lot. If you don't have much to write, put that in the letter, and tell them you are thinking of them. (Even if you are being coerced into writing a letter, this is technically true. You are thinking of the person as you write to them, and it is something that people appreciate.)
If you end up not writing a lot, doodle in the margins! It doesn't have to be good-as you can see in the photo, I just did swirly curlique things along the edges to take up more space. You can fill it with lightening bolts, checkerboards, flowers, stars, circles or waves. You can copy song lyrics, cite poetry, or just write stream of consciousness of what's going on around you.
Step 6: Wrapping a Letter Up
Once you have written everything you've wanted to, finish up your letter by signing off. This can be literal, as in you could write,
sincerely/your buddy/hasta la pasta/adios (etc.)
(your name here), with a signature.
Or you can sign off with your initials, a nickname, as a secret admirer, or any title you deem fit to bestow on yourself. If you sign off your letter under a pseudonym, make sure it's something cool. It may end up sticking. 487