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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
Recent Posts Tagged With 'dark horse stationery'
APAK Happy Hermits + glitter
Here's yet another Dark Horse design that I overlooked while browsing the website, but when it came in my mailbox, I kvelled over how adorable it was and wondered how I'd ever missed it. Behold, APAK Happy Hermits! These round creatures are so adorab...
Supersonic Shag
I have blogged about my love of Shag (that's the artist, Josh Agle) before, but not until I searched around on here did I realize how little I've talked about his fabulous stuff. I write letters on his offerings from Dark Horse comics quite a lot, bu...
Green lotus-goddess envelope
I sent this in response to the lovely Letter bat + Victor Hugo which I blogged about yesterday. The green lotus envelope above is another from the Sanjay Patel's Hindu Goddesses set, a la Dark Horse Comics stationery. I tried to color-coordinate the ...
Owls for an owl
Once again we have the fabu Red Tango stationery set from the Dark Horse Comics stationery line. I just love this one so much.On this owlish envelope, I matched some vintage owl stamps, with an American Kestrel thrown in for fowl play....
A Penny Dreadful poem
My creative cousin gave me a doodle and an impromptu poem on the back of her new Penny Dreadful stationery. Tres cute!Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans! Enjoy your 4th....
Sanjay Patel's Hindu Goddesses stationery
One of my latest purchases from Dark Horse Comics stationery is Sanjay Patel's Hindu Goddesses.The envelope shown above is for Kali, goddess of death. You see just the head on the ground because on the stationery paper she is shown holding the severe...
When my letters show up on other blogs
The artistic gal behind Damaged goods blogged about my latest letter to her in her Now back to your regularly scheduled post blog post. Fun! As usual her photographs are more interesting than mine, and she photographed every sheet of the Sanjay Patel...
Shag Calypso + Parker 51
I was starting a letter one evening, and thought of what a lovely photo the page with the pen would make, before I added any words. (I did put the date at the top.) The pen is my beloved Parker 51.This is the Shag Calypso stationery set from Dark Hor...
