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We’re back with another fantastic prize that THREE lucky winners will be able to put their names on. This one comes from Customized Stationary, a fun little Etsy shop that features playfully designed cards and prints that you can customize with everything from your first name to your family name. And they’ve kindly put together three sweet sets for our winners to choose from (each which includes a print and set of coordinating notecards) that we were so enamored with we couldn’t help but snag a set for ourselves.
We had trouble picking, but ended up going with the Carved Tree set, which we got to customize not only with our name and our initials carved into the tree, but also with our choice of colors. That way we ended up with a perfect-for-us set of stationary that was almost too good lookin’ to unwrap.
Want a chance to customize your own set? Here are the giveaway deets:
- PRIZE: 8×10″ print and coordinating twelve pack of 4 x 5.25 notecards in your selected design (Bird Family, Carved Tree or Stump). It’s a $27 value, but stay tuned for a YHL special discount at the end of the contest on Thursday.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “CUSTOMIZE ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us about one of the last handwritten letters your sent (or received). Seems to be a dying custom in the digital age, so what was memorable about a recent time you used snail mail to send something special?
- CONTEST CLOSES: Wednesday, September 2nd at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Three
- PRIZE SHIPS: USA Only
- THE USUAL: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Customized Stationary.
Emily B. says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I write hand written notes all the time! So much more personal than sending an email :)
Sarah says
Customize me.
I just wrote a thank you note to someone I met while networking. I feel like I should buy stock in Crane given the number of their notes I go through in a week. Yay, job search!
Chrissy says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My future mother-in-law spontaneously sends us notes and cards. I think it’s a very nice thing to do and fun to get things other than bills in the mail.
Dana says
Customize me!
I wrote my husband a letter on our wedding day. We weren’t seeing each other before the ceremony, but I wanted him to know how I was feeling and how excited I was for that day. Technically, it wasn’t mailed, but my maid of honor delivered it to him by hand at the church. We still have it with all our other wedding items, and cherish it.
Amanda Schumacher says
Customize Me!
Last week I sent a handwritten letter of encouragement and hope to my uncle who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. Mass produced cards cannot possibly capture all that needs to be said in a situation such as this. I used my favorite stationary purchased in Venice a few years ago.
Brooke says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Recently started corresponding with my cousin through snail mail and will try to keep it up with other family members.
Chelsea says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
What a lovely giveaway. I absolutely love the first one.
Let’s see… I did just receive a handwritten thank you card in the mail from a shower I attended/hosted, but I can’t even remember the last letter I received. Makes me sad actually. The last handwritten letter that I sent was to my little sister when she was at camp in July.
Melissa says
customize me!
Rebecca says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I got a lovely thank you note from a friends mother for the shower I threw for her daughter and up coming grandchild! She wanted to give me money for the shower. So funny!
Carolyn says
CUSTOMIZE ME. I write handwritten notes to all the teachers that my team of volunteers work with throughout the year. They seem much more thoughtful than an email!
Emily says
Customize me!
I send thank you cards by snail mail often, but that’s about it!
Meg says
Customize me!
I just finished writing about 10 million thank you notes for all of our very thoughtful wedding gifts. Now I’m starting our thank you notes for gifts from our recent housewarming party and sure would enjoy thanking our guests for dressing our nest on adorable personalized bird stationery!
Elyse says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My last note was a thank you note to my parents. They recently moved to California, and I visited them to check out their new place. I was seriously spoiled with some good cooking, wine drinking, and exploring. The least I could do was mail a note of thanks!
oneida says
customize me!
i have a friend who is a child survivor of the holocaust. her parents sent her to america from vienna through a private jewish group that somehow got permission to adopt 50 (and only 50) kids from austria. the kids had to go through rigorous testing in order to ‘win’ a spot. she has an amazing story that i actually wrote my senior history thesis on. it’s difficult for her on the phone and the email that i had for her was wrong, so i wrote her a letter to find out what her new email address was and how she is doing. she’s had a hard summer, but i was glad that we could correspond with each other again! now i have her email, but i think we’ll probably keep up the writing. :) i think she prefers that way. she’s always sending me nice notes and cards.
Tran says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last handwritten letter I received were postcards. They are always postcards. And they always arrive after the person has returned from their trip!
Liz Buehler says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
My husband and I just got married this past April, and we had two rules when it came to our thank you’s: 1) We had to write them within a week of receiving each present and 2) We each wrote a little note on every single thank you note, instead of just signing both of our names with one of us authoring. I can’t tell you how many of our friends (well, mostly our parents’ friends!) have raved over the super-personalized nature of our thank you’s. It made it completely worth the effort!
Jessica says
CUSTOMIZE ME
My mom always sends me hand written notes and cards, and I’ve pretty much kept them all. It’s fun to grab the stack every now and then and re-read them. It means a lot to me.
Chase Carter says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
Last handwritten notes…hmmm….College graduation thank you’s…woohoo!! Now I’m off in the real world :(
Tristina says
CUSTOMIZE ME
That last handwritten note I sent was last week to a friend that was having a bad week – along with some cookies and a really good book!
Sarah says
Customize me!
I keep every card my grandma sends me because she always writes something about my grandpa/their life together.
Whitney says
Customize me!
The last time I wrote letters was 4 years ago to my husband while he was away at basic training for the Air Force…then again 2 years later when he deployed overseas. I still have every one!
Julia says
Customize me. I got a handwritten thank you note for a wedding gift the other day. The bride was so promt, for weeks after the wedding!
Jess says
Customize Me!
I’m not much of a writer, but with wedding gifts in the process of coming in, I’ve had to brush off the thank you note skillz.
Jenn says
Customize Me!
I just sent a card to my friend on his birthday. I love stationary so much- handwriting notes to my friends is one of my favorites!
Molly says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I’m always writing handwritten letters to my children and putting them in their baby books… I think they will love reading them when they’re older. :)
Meri Handley says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!!!
I love to hand write notes – no novels – just short and sweet
My passed away when I was 16 so I totally recognize the memories that handwriting can bring.
Stephanie S says
Customize me.
I recently wrote a thank you note after an interview.
Jenn H. says
Customize me!
I recently sent out a bunch of thank you notes to thank all of the family and friends who contributed to our move to our first home.
Jenn M says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I write handwritten notes to hubbie all the time
Deb says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My favorite person to write handwritten letters to, is my husband’s grandmother. She is 94 and we have a great relationship. She doesn’t have a computer so, I always try and pick out cute note cards to send her. I haven’t sent her two the same in 7 years. She does the same in return and it’s so much fun to see her letters in my mailbox and which cards she’s used. I hope that at 94, I’ll still be writing letters!
Karen says
Customize me. I am in love with the Carved Tree.
Recently, I’ve been sending out a gazillion wedding thank yous. All of which have been really fun to send because I truly adored each and every person at our wedding (the benefit of a smallish wedding) and each fantastic present.
Cari says
Customize Me!
sarah says
CUSTOMIZE ME, please!
While Brian’s been in Iraq, we’ve sent handwritten notes to each other every week, and I absolutely treasure each one. Email has been great, too, but something about seeing my name in his handwriting makes my heart race.
Denise says
Customize Me
emuhle says
customize me! i prefer handwritten sentiments :)
Carolyn says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I recently moved away from most of my friends and family and so I have been sending handwritten letters every week or so for the past few. It’s more personal and a lot more fun!
Audrey says
Customize Me!
My last handwritten note was to some furniture vendors that flew me up to Chicago for NeoCon – for free! I figured they deserved some handwritten love for that. :)
Angie Kerr says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
These notes are so cute! Love them.
We had two birthday parties this month for my girls. Since one of them is only a year old, I wrote her thank you cards. My older daughter (14) wrote her own thank you’s. I think it is important to teach kids to send thank you cards (and they HAVE to be handwritten).
michelle says
customize me!
Ashley says
Customize me!
I send out at least one card every week to a random friend or family of mine. Usually it’s just a funny joke and a hello, but they seem to get a kick out of it!
megean says
customize me! i’ll admit i’ve fallen into the electronic trap, but there are a couple of people that i still write letters to- my grandma (who actually just passed away last month), and my best friend.
Emma says
Customize me! Sent a thank-you note to my parents for taking me on a trip to France – lucky me!
Chelsea says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
When I send snail mail, it’s usually handwritten thank you notes. I like to start with a blank card so that it’s really personal and from the heart. :)
C.C. Almon aka LorelaiCC says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
I love to send and/or deliver greeting cards with hand written messages in them.
Tiki says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My wedding thank you cards!
jen@odbt says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I just received a lovely thank you note from a neighbor who moved away.
Loren says
Customize me! The last letter I wrote was to a friend who just began college. I got to hang out (aka mentor) her for 2.5 years once a week and I’m so excited for her, but wanted her to know I was there for her, as well.
michelle in the rocky mountains says
CUSTOMIZE ME
The last handwritten mail I sent was to my nephew. His birthday was yesterday so we sent him a card last week. As for letters, I only write to my Great Aunt in East Texas. She doesn’t have a computer so I either have to call or write. Oh, and she doesn’t have voicemail or answering machine so you have to catch her at home if you want to get her on the phone. It is just easier to write.
Katie says
Customize Me!
My grandmother still hand-writes all her notes, and I save every one. Not only do they (and everything else that comes from her house) smell like her perfume, but they all contain those little, snarky, dry-witted comments so befitting iron-spined Brit she is.
For example (remember to read in a British accent):
“Happy Birthday Katie! This year, you turn 19. You know, by the time I was 19 I was already married to your grandfather, and I would be pregnant with your uncle by the end of the year. Do you have a boyfriend yet? You are my only grandchild and I so hope the family line doesn’t die with you. Have you had any boyfriends yet? Have you considered changing your hair? It might help. I hope you have a lovely day and I hear from you soon. Lots of love, darling. Grandma.”
The notes drive me crazy now, but I know I’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Lola says
Customize Me!
I wrote a thank you note for a housewarming gift.