books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
I’m so excited to share with you guys the second round of the Book Lover Postcard Swap! This time we’ll be spreading some holiday cheer and notes about what books are on our wishlists this year. No matter what holiday, or even if you don’t celebrate anything, it’s still a good time of year to send…
I am super excited to announce that I’ve got a new project here with the wonderful Barb of Rite While U Can! Both of us are big book and mail nerds (obviously) and we wanted to do something that connected the two things as well as connecting others who also love these things. Thus, the…
A few months ago I was interviewed about happy mail for Do Craft’s Creativity magazine, which is from England — and now the magazine is here! I had no idea it would be the cover story. I feel super special, especially to be alongside my pen pals, queens of mail, Fab and Andrea. The magazine isn’t…
Subscription boxes are still all the rage – especially in paper-based communities! While book ones are ready to take over the world with bookish pride, stationery ones are more quaint and full of crafty possibilities. Remember the Happy Paper Club for example? I recently got a chance to take a look at what’s inside one…
If you’re looking for a fun new corner of the internet to belong to, the International Geek Girls Pen Pals Club is a vibrant online community for fandom-loving, book-reading, letter-writing pals. Seriously, just following them on social media is so fun, positive and inclusive. There is so much in their world – forums, book clubs,…
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 addict resist? I am so interested in how the stationery business has taken off because…
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 greeting cards, plus a goodie of some sort. The cards are guaranteed to be absolutely…