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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.
michelle says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Christmas and birthday cards. That’s about it.
Maura says
CUSTOMIZE ME! Ashamed to say that my last handwritten notes were thank you cards from my wedding, 3+ years ago!
Shawn says
Customize me! I wrote a little note to my wife telling her of my love for her.
Toni @ Hemp and High Heels says
Customize me!
My G’ma and I are actually still pen pals. Even though we talk via phone/ email/ Facebook daily, we still handwrite each other notes every week. I look forward to receiving her correspondence every week!
Jeanne says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I just sent a note card and 4 bottles of hot sauce to a friend. He was homesick for the US and couldn’t find his favorite brand in Canada, where he now lives. Postage was 28 bucks for 12 bucks worth of sauce, but it was worth it.
Kate S. says
Customize me!
The last handwritten notes that I’ve had the pleasure of sending out were thank you notes for my bridal shower. With the wedding coming up soon, it would be great to have the initials in tree notes to use. They are adorable.
Andrea D. says
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Melissa says
Customize me!
My grandma sends me cards for birthdays, holidays, etc., and always includes a one- to two-page handwritten letter with recent happenings and questions about what’s going on with us. Even though we talk on the phone often, I always enjoy her handwritten notes and love to reply in the same way.
Jenn Ford says
CUSTOMIZE ME….
In lieu of a wedding card, my husband and I received a three page letter from a dear friend of ours to go along with his gift to us. It was touching as he chronicled the many memories he has of us together and wished us the best for the future. My husband and I were so touched and caught of guard by such a meaningful gesture. In fact, we have made it a tradition to include a hand written letter with every wedding gift we give to others. It is amazing how much that means to people, us included!
And how cute would it be to write that handwritten note in this ADORABLE stationary???
Loren says
I wrote a letter to a friend starting college to encourage her.
Kristen F. says
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Kristy says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I actually just sent two “care packages” today for a couple of blog-friends! I love to give gifts and I know how amazing it is to get fun mail!
Kristen F. says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Ruth B says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
One of my good friends and I used to work together until I moved from the west coast to the east coast. When we were cube mates, we used to write notes over the wall to entertain each other. Now, we write notes and cards and mail them. We always give each other stationary as gifts too! My dream job is to open a stationary store!
Rebecca says
Customize me!
I love writing and receiving hand-written thank you notes, and I’ve saved almost every note my grandmother has ever written me. I think I get my love the the written word from her.
Emily says
Customize me!
I really don’t remember the last time I wrote a letter! I think it was a thank you note back in July. :)
Sheena says
Customize Me!
One of my friends sent me the sweetest note as just a simple way to say thank you for something I did for her. She made it out of construction paper, a few found pieces of unique paper, and a sticker and it was truly a work of art!
Lauren says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
I love to get hand-written notes in the mail. The last one I got was from a friend whom I hadn’t spoken to in a while. It was really nice and just a way to say hi and I’m thinking of you. It really made my day! I plan on sending out some myself really soon.
Rebecca says
Customize me!
I’m an English teacher, and I actually teach my kids to write thank you notes. So many of them have never written one!
Brian says
Customize me!
Cassie says
“CUSTOMIZE ME” !!!
I’m a pretty big letter writer as it is, so this would be a fabulous freebie :) The last letter I sent was to my friend Melissa who moved away for law school. Getting bills gets old, so I wanted to surprise her and brighter her day (which worked!)
Megan says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I have written oh…372 thank you notes in the past few weeks for gifts my fiance and I have been given leading up to our wedding. Everyone has been so generous, but my stationary set is getting very low.
Jessica J. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I’m not going to answer the question you asked, but share a special story. My most cherished piece of mail is the last handwritten letter my grandmother sent me before she passed. It was written on just a simple white index card, but the fact she took the time to send it even though writing wasn’t easy for her to do is amazing.
I’ll always keep that little white card to remember her.
Hannah says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
My younger sister is currently at Army bootcamp and the only means of communication we have is hand written letters. It hard not being able to chat, but in some ways I feel like I know her better than I ever have before.
darah says
CUSTOMIZE ME! These are so cute! I just received a letter today tucked into a package from my best friend – a package full of maternity clothes – yay new clothes!- and it was so good just to see her handwriting. I miss being in college when it seemed we were always writing notes back and forth and we all knew exactly what everyone’s handwriting looked like. It can be just so familiar and comforting.
Gray says
Customize me.
I love writing notes to friends for no occasion :)
Kristin says
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Amy V says
Customize Me!
The last two handwritten notes I wrote were actually postcards to friends. My hubs and I recently moved across the country, and miss our friends back home. While we keep in contact daily via text, email, facebook, phone, etc. with our close pals, I thought a little handwritten message on the back of a postcard from our new city would be extra special!!
Our friends loved the personal touch and the small gift from our new hometown, they keep the postcards on their fridges! :)
Elizabeth in Atlanta says
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I am looking for a job (for the past 11 months), so I have been sending my fair share of handwritten thank you notes. I send emails because I think people expect them now, but the special ones also get a handwritten follow up.
Liz says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My grandmother-in-law used to send us cards/letters all the time and we kept all of them. I would often send her cards in the mail too. The last card we received was a postcard from her trip to Texas last April and at the end she mentioned how excited she was to see us in May. Unfortunately, she passed away just weeks before we were scheduled to see each other but we still hold onto that card and all the others before it as memories. She was a wonderful woman.
Carolyn says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
The last note I sent was a thank you letter to a friend :)
Jessica says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I wrote a thank you letter to my friend’s in-laws for letting me crash with everyone over the weekend. My friend told me not to show her up in front of the family.
sally says
Customize me! I just sent hand-written thank you notes for birthday gifts.
Lisa says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I just saw these last week and have been holding myself back. I was going to frame the tree initials and hang it in our master bedroom.
My last letter was two days ago. A friends grandparent died. Email just doesn’t do it for something like that.
Shannon T. says
CUSTOMIZE ME. I still send hand-written thank you
notes and just mailed two today!
Jennifer S. says
CUSTOMIZE ME — Last time I sent a hand written letter was to my high school friend, Kim. She doesn’t have email so I always send her a letter on her Birthday.
Jess M says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
This one isn’t too recent, but I kept the letters that my family sent me my freshmen year of college. It was hard being so far from home, but their cards and letters helped me get through the initial homesickness.
Sherry says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
My uncle was with this wonderful lady that we considered our aunt and part of our family. They were together for a very long time but never got married. Once they broke up and never spoke again she moved and we missed her terribly, she was such a sweet and kind lady. We wrote back and forth from the time I was 8-12 years old. Unfortunatly busy life and time has moved on and I haven’t heard from her since.
Erin says
CUSTOMIZE ME Just this morning I got a sweet happy birthday letter/card from my grandmother-in-law! My mom even forgot to send a card!
MrsEAM says
Customize me! I’ve been writing a LOT of thank you notes lately for all the lovely baby gifts we’ve received. Only 33 more days!! :)
Jamie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
We just finished handwriting about 100 Thank Yous from our wedding. It was a tough task but really fun to write a personalized note to everyone.
Kelsey Boesch says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I used to hand write notes all the time when my boyfriend and i were long distance in college. We would sometimes hide notes in each others rooms to find later.
These note cards are adorable and I was actually hoping to win them for one of my best girlfriends weddings. They match her wedding invitations perfectly.
Carol says
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I think handwritten notes should never go out of style! Nothing beats a handwritten note from a friend.
Katharine says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I write handwritten cards frequently – it’s one of my favorite things to do, and I always have stationary or misc. cards lying around at the ready. I’ve written quite a few recently: a random one for my bf, just because; a congrats card to a newly engaged friend; a “cheer up” note for my sister (a recent college grad) who’s having a hard time finding a job; and one for a friend going through breakup.
Jill L-G says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I just handwrote a note as the card for a bridal shower gift that I gave to a good friend – and on gorgeous stationary I found at a flea market this summer! I always include a note even on store-bought cards though.
Brooke says
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I am a HUGE fan of hand writing letters! I love pretty cards and stationary and love even more my friend’s reaction to my letters. The last letter I sent was to my best friend and I used stationary from Tiffany’s (I didn’t know it either but they used to make it – and a friend at work kindly shared some with me!)In return I received a fantabulous handmade card!
staceys says
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I try to send off handwritten notes as often as I can. I know I get so happy whenever I see stationary mixed in with all the bills in my mailbox
Mrs. Money says
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Millie says
Customize me!!
I recently wrote a handwritten thankyou card to our realtor for helping us find/finance/buy our first home!! Yayayayaay!!!
Jessica says
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I think it’s so thoughtful when I receive a thank you note in the mail. We helped paint a friend’s living room recently. They were very grateful when we were there, but it was nice to also get a personalized thank you in the mail a few days later. I always write thank you notes and birthday cards… I LOVE stationary/cards when I get them, so it’s something I like to do for others.