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One of my big goals for 2020 is to send at least one piece of snail mail out every week. Keeping track of my progress here on the blog will help keep me accountable and I’ll also get to share with you some small stationery businesses. Maybe it will even encourage you to join in on the fun! (You can find the first post here.)
WEEK 5 (Jan 27- Feb 2)
WEEK 6 (Feb 3-9)
This week was Mark’s birthday! I looked through dozens of choices on etsy, but we ultimately decided to make him something more personal. We recreated a card that the kids made for him years ago (when we had half the amount of kids!) and it turned out so sweet.
WEEK 7 (Feb 10-16)
I sent out a note to a blog reader (hi Alicia!) and finally used a notecard from Meyer Market Designs that I received in a conference swag bag back in 2017! I like to add a few cards and tags (I even cut down a page from this adult coloring book) because they’re fun, but also practical. You can jot down your grocery list or add them to a gift. I also mailed a card to a friend who is pregnant with her fifth baby. Yay for babies! This letterpress card is from The Grits and was made on a machine circa 1880. How cool is that?!
WEEK 8 (Feb 17-23)
Eight weeks in, I can’t believe it! I continued to use up some of my snail mail “stash” and chose a beautiful postcard (leftover from my Springtime Postcard Project two years ago) to send to another blog reader – hi Donna! It comes from the Birds of Land, Sea, and Sky set, illustrated by David Allen Sibley. They are all gorgeous and worthy of framing.
CURRENT SNAIL MAIL TOTAL: 24
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I love that you do this!! You sent me a postcard 2 years ago(red-tail hawk) and I still have it hanging on my bulletin board!
That makes me so happy to hear!
It was a treat to get such a fun little envelope in the mail! Thank you for letting me be a part of your project. <3
I had so much fun picking out the little bits for your letter! And thank YOU for giving me the opportunity to send a little sunshine to your mailbox.
Your beautiful postcard arrived yesterday. Thanks for putting some sunshine in my mailbox. I collect postcards and love to display them.
I'm so thrilled to hear that you collect postcards, what a coincidence! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to brighten your mailbox.