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Lunchtime Lusting Paper Stationery

Lunchtime Lusting – Letter Writing: The joy of snail mail

There’s nothing quite like getting a handwritten letter through the post. They seem so much more personal; reaching out and staying in touch through putting pen to paper, we think more about what we’re going to say than when we email or text. It really helps to have something nice to write on and send your letter off in, so I’ve been looking around to see what letter writing sets are out there. Here’s what I’ve found.

One of the main reasons I love this one is because it comes in a gorgeous box. It’s simple but extremely pretty.ย Containing 20 A5 sheets and 10 envelopes, you can pick one of these up for ยฃ8.

This set from Not On The High Streetย boastsย a retro pen and ink pot design. It’s ยฃ6.95 for 6 sheets of writing paper and 3 envelopes.

There’s almost bound to be a WHSmith on your high street, so you can be sure of being able to find a pretty stationery set in town! They don’t have a huge amount of choice, but this bird and flower adorned set is all you’ll need. It’s a great budget option at ยฃ5.99 for 30 sheets, 15 matching envelopes and a sheet of stickers. Stickers!!

Over on Etsy you can find The Crafty Red Button. With so many pretty sets to choose from, you’re bound to find something to suit and inspire you to get writing! This set with the blue envelops is my personal favourite; the colour and design is gorgeous. The lined envelopes are handmade and the paper is high quality – ย 120gsm – so no pen bleed through to the other side of the paper. This set is ยฃ13 for 6 sheets of A5 and 6 envelopes, which come in a beautiful box.

What are you waiting for? Get yourself a set, grab a pen and write someone a letter! It’ll be just as much fun to write as it will be to receive.

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Craft Paper Stationery

National Stationery Week – The Competition

In light of the upcoming National Stationery Week, I’ve decided to run a little competition amongst my Facebook friends (indeed, the ones who are actually my friends!).

All they have to do is post me a hand written letter. That’s the whole brief, they can make of that what they will!

As a prize, the best one will be able to commission me to customise a lovely set of envelopes and note papers.

I will be posting the best entries and of course their customised prize. Watch this space!

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Inspiration Paper Stationery

Weekly Inspiration – Letters Of Note

It began with an innocent discussion on snozzcumbers, and ended with this link being emailed round the office from ย Letters Of Note:

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/08/thank-you-for-dream.html

This website is a definite must visit for anyone who likes reading, writing, letters and words.

Here are some of my favourites: