31/365

sent off this letterpress card I made long ago with random lock ups of things

incoming mail

Teddy bears made me smile today

postage

I geek about about stamps

30/365 Air mail coming

Sent off an illustrated Griffin and Sabine card this fine Friday

29/365 book club

Let's have book club

28/365 I heart Hamilton!!!! (Don't we all?!)

sent off this Hamilton love card by Bruno Press today to a dear friend who I met through the museum

incoming mail!

got this awesome card with a postcard tucked inside

which apparently Tonka thinks he owns because he rubbed his face all over it

27/365 vintage postage, an ancient postcard and fond memories

For some reason my mom had this Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts postcard, conveniently with 19 cents of postage already on it that I sent off to a middle school and now life long friend today.

26/365 hello! card

sent off this card I made at a Paper Source workshop last year

incoming mail

I hit the mail jackpot today!

ephemera! 25/365

I love ephemera of all sorts, so I was super excite to come across these stickers at Paper Source recently.

secret garden 24/365

sent off some secret garden coloring postcards; the postcards and the book are pretty awesome.

Hamilton postcard 23/365

sent off this Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum postcard today

incoming mail

got this charming old-fashioned library card styled card today

Friendly deer and snowflakes 22/365

A card for my darling sister

incoming mail

got a whole slew of wonderful things in the post yesterday

Old fashioned stationery 21/365

Sent out some old Fraser stationery, from when paper companies used to make extensive stationery packets as their paper promotions

lovely lady 20/365

lovely lady mailed today

The tightrope walker 19/365

This illustrated scene was included in a set of UNICEF cards used as a fundraiser I have had these cards since middle school, I'm finally getting down to the very last few.

Trains! 18/365

Sent off some train postcards

I keep having issues with the mobile version of Blogger, hence the tardy post. The original attempt is stuck in limbo on my phone, claiming it is publishing so that I can't cancel, edit or repost. It just sits there on the posts list, mocking me.

Some sort of household ritual 17/365

An unfamiliar scene in my daily life, fancy house wife exuding loads of domesticity, in dress and heels of course.

Postcard Friday 16/365

Sent off a gaggle of Monotype postcards today

Love from Wisconsin 15/365

Sent off some Wisconsin love via letterpress cards I made with a polymer plate design

incoming mail

These delightful stamps arrived from my friend Megan. (Somehow she always has the coolest vintage postage!) But that's not the best part, this is:

Unsure exactly of what this product is, or why it makes you stick your arms out in front of you, I'm inclined to attempt some research.

A little New York glitter 14/365

Fancy New York postcards went off in the mail today

It's a birthday 13/365

Sent off a cheery birthday greeting with a surprise today.

incoming mail

lucky enough to receive 2 pieces of mail from the fabulous Raychel today.

boxes, boxes, boxes 12/365

Sent off some packages to return things today

Custom stationery 11/365

Connected with my crafty side and dug out the stamps and ink today to make this custom stationery to coordinate with this delightful orange envelope

All my important thoughts 10/365

"Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first" adorns the front of this beautiful boxed set of Jane Austen postcards that I cracked open for today's correspondence

P.S. 9/365

Memorable P.S.es: don't forget you left the water running; please bottle some sunshine and send it my way; just thought you'd like to know, I've had a crush on you since 6th grade

A whale of a day 8/365

Sent these charming whales off to Mississippi this morning in search of warmer weather.

Strathmore card 7/365

Mohawk paper did a set of letterpress cards on their Strathmore line that are really beautiful. Sent this one off yesterday.

Boring 6/365

My life would be boring without you in it

Griffin and Sabine notecard 5/365

Love the Griffin and Sabine books, so was excited to find these cards long ago (How could I not love a series of books that are told through correspondence?! Griffin + Sabine)

G! 4/365

All this snow and ice makes me even more prone to cozy up with a blanket and letter writing supplies. Even broke out the #papersource envelope templates.

Time to haul out the typewriter 3/365

I awoke to fresh snow which seems as a good a reason as any to cozy up with a delicious cup of coffee, warm slippers and my typewriter to send a missive to a friend. Wonderfully enough, it also delays the task of shoveling.

New Year's Joy 2/365

Sending some joyful new year's greetings

Here goes nothing! 1/365

Today I sent this new year's card off to my friend Raychel in Thailand. (We exchange mail a lot, so I see her being the recipient of many of this year's daily ventures.) Happy New Year everyone!