books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
Can you believe Barb and I have been running the Book Lover Postcard Swap for a year now?! Me neither! We’ve had so much fun with this project, and love seeing how people get into it. This time around, we’re focusing on spoooooky reads, in time for the Halloween ~moods~. You’ll write on a bookish/Halloweenish…
A few months ago, I started the 2017 round of The Notebook & Pen Swap – which is quite literal in its name – and I think now we’re in pretty good shape to be able to show off our wares! Over 80 people all over the globe signed up to be matched with someone to send…
It’s Curi-oh-sa, not Curio-sah! Get ready, friends. The store of our dreams has suddenly materialized in Toronto and it is epic. What: Curiosa, “Purveyors of Extraordinary Things” Where: 1273 Queen Street West (Parkdale) Hours: It literally just opened, so TBD! On the web: Facebook page / Instagram page / Website It’s hard to write about this…
It’s back!! I know it’s been a while, but it’s back, and I am excited. It’s once again time to send someone a nice notebook & cool pen! Check out some of the fantastic swaps from 2015. We all love a good notebook and pen. New tools like these are a great way to refresh…
We took a few months off, but Barb and I are ready to bring you another round of the book lover postcard swap! We’re very excited for this one, and think there will be lots of opportunity for super cool postcards. This round’s theme is summer reads — you’re to write on your postcard about…
Every year, veteran and newbie snail mailers alike celebrate National Letter Writing Month during April. There are fun challenges – most notably Write_On, which also serves to generate awareness of the joys of writing letters – which usually revolve around writing 30 letters in 30 days. Do you think you could do it? I would…
It’s time for the third r-r-r-round in the Book Lover Postcard Swap! *said in crazy radio announcer voice* I’m particularly excited about this one, partly because I love playing with cute paper goodies that are pink and lovey, partly because I know the cards you guys come up with are going to be awesome! And the…