World Postcard Day (3rd Annual)

world postcard day postcard

Join participants all over the world celebrating the 3rd Annual World Postcard Day! World Postcard Day is always October 1st. I recently received my order of these 3rd annual World Postcard Day cards from the Christopher Arntd website. I ordered a few of the regular 4×6 size as well as a few of the panorama…

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World Postcard Day is October 1

hand holding pen writing a postcard

October 1, 2021 is World Postcard Day. Did you know that there is an official postcard for this occasion? Visit the website for more information and to find out how you can download and print the official postcard. What’s the protocol? Writing the postcard on World Postcard Day? Writing the cards and having them ready…

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World Postcard Day is October 1

postcard

Are you prepared to send postcards on the first ever World Postcard Day this October 1? In anticipation of this event, I ordered these postcards featured at the Christopher Arndt Postcard Company. I plan to begin mailing some in September through October 1, but truthfully, I am always sending postcards as they are such a…

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Bookstore Postcards

picture of the box set of 100 bookstore postcards

I hadn’t planned to get the World’s Greatest Bookstores: 100 Postcards Celebrating the Most Beloved Bookshops as I have so many postcards already. But when the set of 100 postcards went on sale for $10, how could I resist? Apparently, I couldn’t and now I am sending out more postcards than ever to justify my…

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Edward Gorey Postcard #1

The Edward Gorey Postcard Calendar includes 26 postcards in the spiral bound postcard size book. I mentioned that I purchased one of these calendars in this blog and Julie (aka Okami) suggested that I post a picture of each of the postcards as I prepare to send them throughout the year. ‘What a great idea!’…

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New Postcrossing Stamp

postage stamp with Postcrossing Germany 2022

I sure hope the US one day soon adds a colorful, creative, whimsical Postcrossing stamp to their new stamp releases! On my wish list is to receive this stamp on an envelope from Germany. Isn’t it a delight? I saw this featured on the Postcrossing blog. The stamp is scheduled to be released October 6,…

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Leuchtturm 1917

Ice blue dotted journal

Don’t you love this ice blue cover of the Leuchtturm 1917? The dotted pages are my favorite. Blank pages can be intimidating and lines pages can seem daunting. I buy all kinds of blank books and I look for a nice cover, smooth pages, good quality – just to name a few of my criteria.…

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Postcrossing Stamps

postcrossing postage stamp

I’m on a mission to add some Postcrossing stamps to my small but charming stamp collection. I belong to Postcrossing, the best way to send and receive postcards from around the world. I joined Postcrossing in 2005 and since then have received and sent almost 450 postcards. I learned about Postcrossing postage stamps on their…

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Junk Journal Ideas

Junk Journal covers

One of my favorite things to make is Junk Journals. It combines my love of paper along with creativity and finding ways to use these items without just keeping them in a box or folder. Think of all the free address labels most of us receive after having donated to some nonprofit. Appealing magazine images.…

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15 Years at Postcrossing

photo of large bulletin board covered in mail

I received an email from Postcrossing.com celebrating my 15th anniversary with the postcard mailing website. How time does fly! To date I’ve sent 373 cards. I’ve saved most of my received cards in a large photo box and have them sorted between US and World. My favorites I put on a large bulletin board or…

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