Mail is a precious commodity these days, so I appreciate those friends of mine who make the effort to send cards, letters, and small packages of goodness to my mailbox every now and then. These faithful correspondents, who eschew email in favor of more arcane forms of communication, are responsible for brightening the days of everyone who receives one of their letters. To encourage more letter writing in your circle of friends and family, I've found some postcards, notepads, and stationery that will be sure to delight any letter writers on your wish list.
Now through Sunday, Oct. 19, stationer
Iomoi is offering 20 percent off all items in shop when you use the coupon code take20 at checkout. The offer doesn't apply to existing orders, and only one coupon can be used per order.
Laurie Mee and Carrie Siegel, the co-owners of
Two Trick Pony, create delightful card designs that are screen-printed by hand on 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled paper with water-based inks. I love the retro look of their designs, and the straightforward perfection in the cards' sentiments.
Since I'm in the middle of writing thank-you cards to our
wedding guests, my eye was particularly drawn to these
thank-you cards ($16 for six cards and envelopes).
The next time you're attending a
housewarming party, once you've built your
housewarming bucket, you'll need a cheerful card to wish your friends or neighbors well in their new digs. The
Hello! Lucky Welcome Home Greeting Card ($4.50) will fit the bill and then some.
There are two camps on the birth announcement field — those who gravitate to more modern ones with photos of the baby and those who prefer traditional cards that simply introduce the newborn.
If you are in the latter camp, the chic, clean designs of New York-based
Pretty Printing should be right up your alley. Created by a former fashion executive, the company's line of birth announcements and thank you notes feature preppy iconography such as boats, anchors, prams and monogrammed onesies.
I've written in the past
about Iomoi stationery and how I think it's important to have cute personalized stationery for those occasions when you need to write a hand-written note. But, there's no reason you shouldn't write on smart-looking paper when you're jotting notes to yourself! Iomoi has released
a new memo pad ($48) in a variety of stylish patterns, 250 five-by-seven-inch pages set in a custom-designed Lucite tray.
When sending a hand-written note, it always pays to have
cute stationery. But, what about multipurpose stationery? Why just send a card, when you can send a small packet of seeds along with it?
I'm not big on sentimental central quotes on cards, but I couldn't resist the adorable mod living-room design on this
Welcome to Your New Home Card ($4). I wouldn't mind moving right into this living room; you know I adore the lime green and raspberry color scheme. It's pretty much the perfect housewarming card for all those hip new homeowners you know.
Sometimes I think there's not enough "dropping a line" in the world. Good old-fashioned notes, updating your friends on what's new in your life, and asking about theirs. Yeah, there's prolific Facebook wall and Myspace commenting, but a part of me feels that that's all for show.
Two of our favorite companies are collaborating on a fabulous new project.
Dwell Studio, the textile company known for their fun designs, and
Tiny Prints, the creator of announcements and party invitations, have partnered to create a new line of mod stationery items that have me drooling.
The line includes birth announcements, invitations and thank-you notes featuring fanciful designs such as gardens, animals on parade and airplanes all set against contemporary backgrounds.
