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The Missive Maven: Epistolary Exultation
Extolling the virtues old-fashioned snail mail and letter-writing. Photos and thoughts on letters written and received, favorite stationery, fountain pens -- all the accouterments of the old-fashioned letter
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November Benevolent Postcard Society offering
Here's what I sent out for my November Benevolent Postcard Society offering. It came from Hammerpress in Kansas City; my mom sent me this postcard with a packet of some other fun things in a letter sometime earlier this year.I liked the silver ink on...
Bejeweled princess kitty postcard
Yes, Virginia, you CAN get pen pals from Postcrossing! This fantastic postcard came from a German postcrosser with whom I've struck up a correspondence, and she sends me AWESOME postcards like this one. I love the photo of the crowned woman with her ...
He wrote it all down zealously
This postcard is from Edward Gorey's "The Glorious Nosebleed," via a postcard book from Pomegranate Books. The title of this postcard/page of the book is "He wrote it all down zealously." (I added the bat sticker.)I put some Gorey stamps on the back,...
One more day for cat postcard swaps, round 2!
Okay, I really hope I'm not being too annoying with this Swap-Bot Cat Postcard Swap thing, but here's a little reminder that tomorrow, Sunday Nov. 29, is the last day to sign up for round #2 of the cat postcard swaps on Swap-Bot: the USA only swap fo...
In cae you missed the first cat postcard swap...
My first Cat Postcard Swap on Swap-Bot was such a hit that I've immediately started two more. (I know, some of you must be sick of hearing about this...) This time, by popular demand, I separated it into two swaps: one USA only swap for those of you ...
Cat Postcard swap - go!
It's finally time! I've been talking about this Swap-bot Cat postcard swap for quite a while now, and now it's game on! I just assigned partners for the swap. Thanks to all my blog readers who are participating! The final tally is 72 participants sen...
Last day to sign up for Swap-bot Cat Postcard swap!
Okay, so tomorrow is really the last day, but I doubt I'll be doing much blog posting between now and then, so better early than late.To recap...I'm hosting a Cat Postcard Swap on Swap-Bot. There's a little more info in a recent blog post, too, but t...
6 more days to sign up for Cat Postcard Swap
Just a reminder that I'm hosting a Cat Postcard Swap on Swap-Bot. There's a little more info in a recent blog post, too, but the last day to sign up for the swap is Friday, November 20. I'll assign partners on Saturday, November 21, and then the mail...
Happy Halloween!
In honor of this fine, fine holiday, I present a fine, fine letterpress card by hello! Lucky, which I received recently from a dear friend. I am so grooving on this black cat with the bold orange stripes emanating from his head. Even their insignia i...
Cat Postcard Swap
I'm coordinating a November cat postcard swap on Swap-bot as part of my new adventures there. I was looking for one, and there wasn't one there, so I figured, what the heck, I'll give it a try myself! I hope some of my blog readers who do Swap-Bot wi...
Mailbox kitten
I found this box of cards in a Christmas Tree Shop, where I ended up rather randomly while running other errands. It was ridiculously cheap, so I thought I'd take a chance on the paper quality since the kitten in the mailbox was just irresistible. In...
Alice the cat
This pen pal often draws very charming pictures of her cat, Alice, on envelopes. I love the crayon.She also makes cards by gluing a photo onto some nice card stock - an excellent do-it-yourself alternative to expensive photo-printed cards.And of cour...
Red Tango RainBow Kitty: Happy National Coming Out Day!
I haven't sent this postcard yet - I love it so much I can't quite bear to part with it yet; it comes from the Red Tango Postcard Set B at Tangoland.com.Since it's National Coming Out Day today, it seems a perfect time to feature this awesome RainBow...
The cutest sneeze in the world
In a recent post, I showed off some postcards that a blog reader had sent me with a letter. I wrote one, so here you get a closer look at one of the fabulous The Cutest Sneeze in the World: 30 cat postcards by Jeffrey Brown from Chronicle Books.The b...
Novelles images cat foldover postcard
I'd been hanging on to this wonderful Nouvelles images cat foldover postcard for years, and finally felt in the mood to send it to someone.Here's the inside, with the writing area yet to be folded and sealed. (A note on the ink: it's Diamine teal, a ...
orange stampy goodness
I was so taken with this envelope! This came from a blog reader in Florida, and I covet her stamps. I've never seen the Handwritten Letter/Letters Mingle Souls stamp before - love it!!Along with a sweet short letter, she sent me these four adorable p...
Fairytale bear card from Norway
This card came from someone with whom I exchanged postcards via Postcrossing. She likes pen palling, we have a lot of interests in common, so lo and behold, we're writing letters now. Seee??? You CAN get pen pals from Postcrossing!She sent this lovel...
I want to be a kitty.
Today I bring you yet another design from the lovely world of Chronicle Books stationery: Mutts fold and mail.I wasn't really familiar with Mutts before I saw this, but the artwork is very cute and should appeal to both cat and dog lovers, I think. E...
Soda, always the helper
I thought it was time to share another photo of Soda, the letter kitty, helping me write letters. She finds the most helpful thing to do is to streeeeeetch out over everything she can. But she purrs, and is adorable, so I stop to pet her before pushi...
letterkitty
Just a very sweet kitty sticker on the back of an envelope....
More stuff on my cat, this time with doughnuts
Just some more Stuff on My Cat fold & mail stationery from Chronicle Books. Look closely in the color stripes: those are little poodle silhouettes. Nutty.Mmmm.... doughnuts. (They're felt.) That's my cat Memo stretching his arms on the cat photo sti...
Red Tango kitty + bling
Here's more from the Red Tango set, which is of course from the lovely Dark Horse Stationery. I love the curly-tailed cat, and I added in some Stickles glitter glue bling. Yeah, I gave the cat purple glitter eyes...I really love the way the Marge Sim...
Catty
These pre-stamped letter-sized envelopes were a great find on eBay - I paid about face value, including shipping. Boo-yeah! I love the kittyface. Their only drawback is that they reek, positively REEK, of cigarette smoke, but hopefully by the time th...
Stuff on my cat: godzilla transmission
Here's some more Stuff on My Cat fold & mail stationery from Chronicle Books. I love the godzilla bit.The cat on the stamp is my own Memo. There's no stuff on him, though....
Stuff on my cat fold & mail: blondie wig
I received a letter on Stuff on My Cat fold & mail stationery and I was smitten. Here was another fold and mail I didn't have! So, of course, I had to get it. It's from Chronicle Books, and more info on the Stuff on my Cat set in particular is here. ...
