in the post today

A sweet, simple "hello" for a long lost friend. Hello card from Egg Press.

in the mail

A sweet thank you from egg press.

in the mail

I'm not gonna lie, I celebrated my birthday for the past month. I have more than a few thank you notes to send out to the thoughtful people in my world that helped make it memorable. I figure if you're gonna have a birthday, you may as well celebrate it, right? Here's some lovely snail mail gratitude:

lovely colors in this geometric/tribal pattern from shawnax

fantastic Chicago illustration notecards from Albertine Press, bought at Greer Chicago (a store filled with more stationery lovliness than you can imagine).

thanks a bunch letter press note from egg press

yellow pattern letter press note from egg press

organic modern art wood cut note cards from Bryan Nash Gill.

Ok this might be my favorite part, I like addressing & decorating the envelope. 

Especially when I have new washi tape to play with!

yes, i still send snail mail & love it...

hey thanks!

You can never have enough thank you notes nor can you ever send enough thank you notes. I had some gratitude to mail out and thought I'd check out some new, cute thank you notes. I just love Happy Penguin's "A letter is a hug from far away", so sweet to show up in the mail!

 

set of 8 thank you notes from 1canoe2 | Aztec thanks from Printerette Press

thank you for all your kindness sign from HammerPress 

honeycomb thank you from Smock Paper

a letter is a hug from far away from Happy Penguin | cactus flower thank you from Egg Press

utterly speechless from Fresh Heifers | vintage typewriter thank you from Blackbird Press

casual kraft handwritten thank you from Sugar Paper

in the mail

I am a few weeks behind on posting my favorite mail but trust me I've still been putting a card in the mail each week...here are the last three weeks of snail mail love.

 thank you note from egg press

 new year card from a.favorite design

angela adams stationery from chronicle books • this postcard is on it's way to the russian federation via our friends at postcrossing...i love international mail!

colorful gifts to give

1. Yellow ceramic ball necklace from Mariaela $29 // 2. Brilliant orange earrings from Mariaela $25 // 3. Neon infinity triangle necklace from Yellow Owl Workshop $44 // 4. Feather collection decoupaged tray from Jayson Home $35 // 5. Red flag zipper pouch from EggPress: includes pouch, 2 pencils & notebook $20 // 6. 4 piece Safia tea towel set from Joss & Main $19.95 // 7. 3 mini IKAT journals from Crystal Faye $30 // 8. Cercle pillow from Joss & Main $32.95 // 9. Birch bird card from A+R: mail a piece of art $17 // 10. Yellow dahlia vase from Joss & Main $34.95 // 11. Colorful wooden 7" salad bowl from Wind & Willow Home $39 // 12. Cammeo porcelain storage container with rubber band stripe from A+R $50-$59 // 13. Mustard dahlia ring from Lauren Blythe Designs $12 // 14. Blue glass ring from Mariaela $35 // 15. Color wheel necklace from Yellow Owl Workshop $44 // 16. Red vintage cocktail ring from Mariaela $31 // 17. Brass colored pencil set from Jayson Home $75 // 18. Cobalt blue resin frame: 18.5" x 23"n from elemental $250

in the mail today

Egg Press makes some great letterpress cards, I love this one because you make your own message; I chose a simple "hey! hey! HEY!" for my east coast pen pal. Plus the envelope is vellum so you can see the color & design the second you get your mail. I decorated mine with a little washi tape and voila a little snail mail gift!

holiday cards from some of my favorite letterpress companies

Well it's about time to start sending and receiving holiday cards. I like to think of holiday cards as a little snail mail gift to all the people I love. Here are some of my favorites:

 Holiday music card from Wildhorse Press | Happy holidays Chicago from Paper Parasol Press

Sending holiday cheer from The Permanent Collection

Peace & Joy Trees | Joy to you ornament | Flock Merry Christmas | from Egg Press

 Vowels & Consonants | Ribbon gift | Folk art snowflake | from Igloo Press

 Library Card | Knitting Holiday | Sending holiday love | from Greenwich Letterpress

Christmas typewriter | Bike & Tree | from Blackbird Letterpress

Xmas rock ticket | Hoppy Holidays bottlecaps | from a.favorite design

Be Merry | Merry, Merry red & green | from Wiley Valentine

in the mail today

Perfect card to let someone know that they're just "out of sight"! And pretty funny too...memorable card from Egg Press.

in the mail today

I always gravitate to the work of Angela Adams. I find myself picking up her stuff in stores, inadvertently finding things on-line & complimenting others on what always turns out to be something from Angela Adams. Well I am definitely a fan of Egg Press and love that they got together and worked out some lovely stationery, letter-pressed goodness. I love this as a "just because" note.

a card today

Thought this was a sweet lil' card to show my appreciation for a lovely weekend in a Michigan cottage. This card, from egg press, even had a wood grain envelope perfect for this woodsy occasion.

in the mail today

My brother spent many hours creating a delicious brisket to eat (man was it tasty!). I figured what better way to thank him than with this lil' piggy! Lil' piggy card from egg press.