Writing Letters

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The art of writing letters is obviously on its way to extinction – I get it. However. I can’t give up just yet. Writing and receiving thoughtfully crafted notes in the mail is just too darn lovely and frankly the stationary options are too beautiful to let go without a fight.

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Now that I’m on my way to marriage, and have even received my first wedding gift, I realized that Alex and I are going to need some joint stationary for thank you notes. Naturally, I called upon the Queen and King of Letterpress, Jennifer and Nic Taylor (no relation) of Thunderwing Press in up-state New York to create something beautiful.

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So now, of course, with these beauties in front of me, all I want to do is sit at my desk and do some letter writing. I happen to have the worst penmanship in the world (my sister tells me it’s worse than a five-year-olds – thanks sissy!) but it doesn’t matter on cards like these!

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As this tradition is going by the wayside, would love to hear your thoughts. What are your favorite cards, stationary, etc? I used to pick-up a box of Smythson cards (above) every time I visited New York. That blue box just kills me. Do you even still send cards in the mail to people? Am I living on another planet? Let’s discuss!

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