As much as I enjoy writing letters and sending them outbound on the back of the slow snail, I equally enjoy reading letters, collecting letters and studying the art of other peoples written expression. Vincent Van Gogh and his collection of letters is right up my alley. In a voyeuristic tone, we can all enjoy his written letters that are often complimented with beautiful … [Read more...]
Philately: The collection and study of postage stamps and other postal materials. Of all the things I could fall under, I don't believe philately is one of them, however, I do love stamps. I patiently wait for the United States Post Office to release stamps that will compliment the outside of my envelopes in color, mood, and maybe even theme on a monthly basis. I even … [Read more...]
Meandering around the Google landscape seeking those and that, which circle around writing, letters, stationery and journals, I've noticed a general 'question' out there. It goes a bit like this, "how to write a thank you note" or "should I write a thank you note" or even..."can I just email a thank you?" ....so today I thought I'd throw in my 44 cent stamp on the question as … [Read more...]
As I've mentioned before, Etsy is a wonderful place to discover handmade and unique items. I like knowing I'm purchasing something that can't be found in every department store or is run of the mill. What I also love about Etsy is the chance to run across something that isn't necessary meant for one thing, but can be easily converted to another. These little accordion books … [Read more...]
At this point in time, I don't believe I could own a smaller, high quality leather journal. Again, meandering around Etsy I stumbled upon this itty bitty charmer. I have alot of journals, shelves and shelves of them, but what I didn't have before coming across this corner of Etsy was a teenie tiny one. Of course I had to have it for my collection. The little journal is hand … [Read more...]