April is Letter Writing Month

Letter Writers Alliance "Letter Writing Month"

Read more about Letter Writing Month on Letter Writers Alliance 

Hand-stamped Bird Stationary (from me!)

Get hand-stamped bird stationary from my Fiverr page!

Jimi, I'll take all you can gimme'

The new Jimi Hendrix stamps are here!

Postcard Design from Heritage Makers Studio

Designed this postcard with Heritage Makers Studio, using a digital copy of a vintage card I bought on Etsy.

New stationary for the New Year

I've started stockpiling stationary and notecards for 2014, and I've found some great bargains. The first set I ordered from Daedalus Books for $2.95 each (8 notecards and envelopes), and I found hummingbird notecards and envelopes on clearance at Pier One for $4.95 (10 cards). 

Lettering

I thought I'd learn hand lettering to spice up the letters and cards I send. It's a slow process, but here are a few of my beginning sketches and such.

Down to two

After a spring full of new penpals, I'm down to 2 (both from the States). I figured this would be the case, and it's totally fine, because writing to more than a few people on a regular basis is truly exhausting. I found some cute autumnal stationary at BN a few weeks ago, which I'm loving, and I plan to get Brad to design more personalized stationary for me soon as well.

Because I'm in the midst of writing my thesis, I have the joy of reading through some of the Bronte sister's letters, which I find fascinating. Maybe when I'm not so busy with other projects, I'll write a book about letter writing in the 19th Century. Just a thought.