{Stationery} Vintage Typography Notecards

My new notecards by Princeton Architectural Press. Designed by Elana Schlenker. I purchased these while card hunting at Papyrus. Vintage + Typography + Notecards + Envelopes = Very Happy Me! Nice packaging too.

{Postage Stamps} USPS La Florida Forever Postage

My latest purchase at the United States Postal Service include the La Florida stamps. Whenever floral postage stamps are released I have to have them. Then again, I seem to want all of their issues. Artist Steve Buchanan did an amazing job with the floral art work. These blooms will surely brighten up any envelope. Perfect for spring snail mail.

{Mail} From France

How cute is this floral patterned stationery paper? How smart to fold it into an envelope! Merci Lucille! x

{Stationery} Target Haul: Notecards and Padfolios

Target does it again. I love popping into our local Target and being surprised by their newest stationery collection. I could not leave the store empty handed when I found these in the aisle. Aren't these colorful notecards and padfolios perfect for spring and summer? They kind of have this boho beachy vibe to them, especially the cards with the free spirited phrases. Peace out ya'll.

{Mail} From Canada & USA

Rifle Paper Co. stationery from Jaime in Canada. Check out those Canadian postage stamps.

Suzy Ultman for Chronicle Books.

From Alicia in the US. Love it!

{The Happy Mail Project} Mail From Erika H.

A pretty spring welcome via the Happy Mail Project arrived in my mailbox. Overflowing with handcrafted goodies, stickers, and washi tape accents put together by designer Erika Harberts of Miko Design.

 

Erika's daughter folded these cranes for me. So very thoughtful of her. Such a darling :)

Thank you so much Erika! I adored it all!

Erika's ::WEBSITE:: and SHOP::MIKODESIGN::

See what everyone is up to at the Happy Mail Project ✏ thehappymailproject.blogspot.com. 

Isn't snail mail the greatest?

{Happy Mail Project} No. 2

Another month for snail mail! Project 2 for the Happy Mail Project went to my lovely friend Ishtar in the United Kingdom. Inspired by polka dots, I carved out a circle shape out of rubber and stamped my kraft paper with hot pink paint.

A little gift wrapped in kraft tissue that I hand stamped and tied with twine. Accented with washi tape and a tiny wooden heart which I wrote the greeting "hi". Twine I purchased from Divine Twine years ago, I knew would someday come in handy.

I made Ishtar a postcard with a little party going on on it's cover. I cut out a bow shape and filled it with confetti. Here's a quick video filmed with my iPhone:

Used to place another gift, I recycled an envelope decorated with washi tape, stickers, and calligraphy.

The outer package to mail all of it was also hand stamped in pink polka dots. (Address edited for privacy.)

See my previous posts on this project {here} and see what else everyone is up to on the Happy Mail Project Blog 2013.

{Aloha Friday}

A Hawaiian sunset for you. While out getting some much needed vitamin D with my husband, I got a snapshot with my iPhone of the sun setting behind the coconut palms. I posted it on Instagram. Btw, I changed my user name to something shorter: m_rev

And a photo of the pay-phones in Hawaii:

{Stationery} Easter Greeting Card

I found this adorable Easter card and envelope at Papyrus. I just love going to card stores around holidays to see what they have for the season. 

Hope you all have a beautiful Easter weekend!

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." -John 3:16-17

{Mail} From Paris, France

I xoxo love this pretty card, and even more, the sweet illustration that was inside. She's hand drawn! Look at that cute bow. And the mini origami crane. I feel so special to have received this. Lots of love to you Lucille! x

{Illustration} Final Embellishment Fashion Illustration for Paper Fashion Class

So here it is, my final for the fashion illustration for class with Katie Rodgers of Paper Fashion. It took me a few hours to set each embellishment by hand, whew! I titled her: Candy Girl. She's fashioned with Swarovski rhinestones, Martha Stewart glitter, and all sorts of sequins. 

And below, photos of how I got here: