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Stationery Talk: Thoughtful Types

by Jessica // June 2, 2016 // No Comments

I love how meta stationery can be. A good example is Thoughtful Types, a new British stationer, which creates stationery exclusively for the paper lover. The designs feature your favourite tools: pens, washi tape, clips, etc. How could any stationery... Continue reading →

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Come to Q&A Letterbox’s First Anniversary Party!

by Jessica // May 26, 2016 // No Comments

My good pals Q&A Letterbox (aka Queenie and Andrea) are throwing an amazing party tomorrow to celebrate their subscription package’s first anniversary! If you’re not aware of Q&A Letterbox, let. me. tell. you. Every month, they send out three Canadian-made... Continue reading →

Sign up for the Pretty Postal Floral Swap

by Jessica // May 10, 2016 // No Comments

Three of my favourite Canadian snail mail goddesses – @dreyray, @omiyage_ca and @ash_is_magical – have teamed up to create the site Pretty Postal and their first project is running a floral mail swap! This is totally my jam. I love seeing creative... Continue reading →

The Paper Trail Diary turns 2!

by Jessica // May 5, 2016 // No Comments

Happy birthday to The Paper Trail Diary! It’s been two years since I’ve been writing about books, zines, snail mail and paper crafts, and I’ve loved every minute of it. I so enjoy being able to review books and write about mail... Continue reading →

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Stationery Talk: Sumikko Gurashi cuteness

by Jessica // April 29, 2016 // No Comments

I am a fan of cute things, especially stationery. (No, really?) I don’t tend to veer toooooo kawaii, but this is about a good estimate of where I’ll get to. My new favourite cuties are Sumikko Gurashi, shy little Japanese... Continue reading →

Giveaway: Activity books from Karen Benke

by Jessica // April 15, 2016 // No Comments

To celebrate National Poetry Month and National Letter Writing Month, I am thrilled to offer this amazing giveaway of activity books courtesy of author Karen Benke! *Three people each copies of Write Back Soon!, which is full of letter writing... Continue reading →

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Check out the third Flow Book for Paper Lovers

by Jessica // March 17, 2016 // 4 Comments

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Flow magazine and all of the products they create. But I have to say, my favourites are the Books for Paper Lovers. (Hm, wonder why.) I’ve used the first two... Continue reading →

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Inside the Secret Penpal Scavenger Hunt 2016

by Jessica // March 13, 2016 // 8 Comments

For the second year in a row, I took part in my awesome pen pal Fabrizia‘s Secret Penpal Scavenger Hunt. It’s so fun! You’re matched with someone and you are to pick a few things off a list to send... Continue reading →

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Learn about letter writing from these books

by Jessica // March 8, 2016 // 1 Comment

As you know, I’m a fan of books and a fan of mail, so I am automatically hungry for any books about mail. There are actually quite a few of them out there, such as Snail Mail and Write Back Soon! So imagine my... Continue reading →

Stationery Talk: PuchiMo Letter Paper

by Jessica // February 23, 2016 // 4 Comments

You can’t even say ‘PuchiMo’ without squeeing. (I go, “Pu-chee-moooohhh!” just for funs). PuchiMo sells suuuper cute stationery. I first noticed PuchiMo (do you notice how often I’m saying it? If I named my business after my pets Puchi and... Continue reading →

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