
I love the adorable cards and prints created by Laurie Mee and Carrie Siegel, the co-owners of
Two Trick Pony. You may remember that I've
shared their cards with you before. Laurie and Carrie's retro designs are screen-printed by hand on 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled paper with water-based inks and often include simple, heartfelt sentiments on the card's image.

You still have a few more weeks to get your Hanukkah cards in the mail, which means that you also have time to find the prettiest cards available. I love these handprinted
Hanukkah cards ($14.50 for a set of six), with their icy blue background and abstract geometric design. They're both modern and celebratory.

As facile and affordable as your pharmacy variety gift tag stickers may be, they're a little lacking in the humor department. That's why I'm refreshed — and your giftees will be, too — by the
Shine Box Print Gift Givers Tag ($6.95). These gag gift tags come with the requisite "To" and "From" fields, but they're given a dose of light-hearted humor with wry one-liners like, "I made this myself, in China," and "No elves were harmed in the making of this gift."

No, it's not tradition to send cards at Thanksgiving. But, take one look at the
Dingbat Press Maple Leaf/Thanksgiving Boxed Notes ($24), and you'll be convinced. This gorgeous boxed set of six notes features soft-red maple leaves in varying sizes falling from a vivid-orange maple tree.

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.