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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.
jamie says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
marissa says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
Lindsey Pace says
Customize me! I wrote a letter just a week ago to thank my grandmother-in-law for a thoughtful, unexpected gift.
Alison says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I recently included a note to my mother-in-law with some pictures of my husband/her son in a performance. I’m embarrased to report that I wrote the note on a tacky yellow post-it, I love personalized stationary though and would really enjoy this truly fab freebie!!
Kim K says
Customize Me!
I can’t remember the last handwritten letter I’ve written, but I do remember all the letters that I used to exchange with my best friend when I was young. She moved away when I was 8 years old, and we regularly wrote each other over the years…she’s still one of my closest friends to this day! Our favorite letters every year were the ones we would write after our first day of school–we would walk each other through each class and describe everything. They were great!
Rebecca B says
CUSTOMIZE ME-
I recently wrote a million thank you’s for my wedding and to my family members and bridal party. My girls got cute little cards with catchy Jane Austen quotes (I’m not only a stationary freak but book worm too).
Amy Button says
Customize Me!
My last handwritten note was given to me this past Saturday by a dear friend. She’s an artist and made it herself. It was beautiful.
Marlen says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last time I sent out mail was just last week- a thank you card to my neighbor! Sure, she lives 2 houses down and I could have put it in her mail box, but it’s much more fun to stick a stamp on it and do it right! I would really like to send out the carved tree stationary to special friends and family in our life.
Rachel B. says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I can’t even remember the last time I wrote or received a handwritten letter, but I did receive a birthday card a few months ago with a nice handwritten note from my aunt. It was unexpected and quite nice! :)
tracey says
customize me!
egads, it’s been so long since i’ve written anything by hand, which is funny, because i love to write by hand. i think that my out of state sister would start getting lots of snail mail from me if i had a cute set of stationary, though.
Amy B says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Hi! The most recent handwritten note that I received came from my husband. He recently left for a business trip and last night when I went to bed I discovered a handwritten note about all the reasons he would miss me while he is gone. He travels on a weekly basis so this thought was especially sweet.
Maggie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
s says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
last handwritten letter i wrote, it was to a good friend who was going to grad school out of state :(
Eve says
I would love for you to “CUSTOMIZE ME!” LOL
The last handwritten letter I wrote was very memorable to me…I had to write to my 23 year old daughter who was graduating from The Marines basic training & tell her I couldn’t make it to the graduation. Due to losing a job, my insurance, bank account, & car there was just no way I could travel from Wisconsin to South Carolina. I tried just about everything I could, even joined wishuponahero.com…but in the end I wasn’t able to make it. I will never forget having to write that to my daughter on such a special day!
Thanks,
~Eve
Emily says
“CUSTOMIZE ME” These are great!!
Barbara says
Customize me!!
I teach dance classes to teenagers at a local studio. Right before their recital in June, I wrote each of them a letter (on adorable stationary!) highlighting their strengths as dancers and people. My letters really boosted their confidence right before the show.
Jenny R says
Customize ME!
The last thing I sent through snail mail was a homemade birthday card to my grandma. It was her 75th birthday and I wish I could’ve been with her to celebrate!
Lissa says
Customize me please!!
Alexis says
CUSTOMIZE ME and…
I love handwriting notes. It gives me a chance to add a true personal touch to the person I am giving the note to. It also gives me an opportunity to make some art! For our recent 1 year anniversary, I made my husband a card entirely out of paper products that were leftover from our various wedding projects.
I love the stationary you are giving away. It’s beautiful!
jina says
Customize Me!
I have to say I love writing (and of course receiving) handwritten notes. I love technology, but there is nothing like a handwritten anything. A couple of years ago, I gave my mom a journal that we mail back and forth to each other (she lives hundreds of miles away from me) with deeper thoughts that don’t always make it on a phone call. It allows us to have all levels of our relationship even though we live far from each other now.
stacy says
Customize Me!
The last handwritten letter I received was from my fiance’s grandmother. She had recently visited us and wrote us a thank you letter. However, between her visit and our receipt of the letter, my fiance’s dear Meme passed away. We actually received the letter when we were back in Illinois for her funeral. My mother was housesitting for us and read us the letter over the phone. It was funny and touching and poignant. I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to spend time with her before she passed on. I would love to use this stationery as thank you notes for our upcoming wedding in September.
Monica says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I can not even remember writing a letter!!
Carrie says
Please customize me =).
I realize that the written word is a past artform… but not for me. I write handwritten notes weekly to friends, family, and clients… and am teaching my boys (10 and 7) to do the same. It shows thought and time… something that is TRULY lacking these days?!
PS- love the site!! Just stumbled upon it and am glad to be here!!!
Christie says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
I travel a lot (my family lives overseas, I spend the summers kind of all over the place), and everytime I leave my fiance it seems LONGER. Whenever I go, I try to always write a card and stick it in the mailbox so he’ll get something while I’m gone. He tries to act fierce and tough, but I’ve noticed he keeps them all in a stack on his desk. :) Nothing like a handwritten note.
As a bonus, something my mom has passed down to my brothers and I (from her mom actually) is that whenever we visit family and then leave, we hide little notes around for them to find over time. My grandparents love that. :) My mom did it for all of us when we moved into dorm rooms, and hers did it for her in her first apartment. It’s become a sweet little family tradition. Not mail, but still, notes are nice.
Alison says
Customize me!
The last letter I wrote was to my goddaughter. She is only 2 1/2, but loves receiving notes and sending pictures in return.
Laura says
Customize me!
Great giveaway, these are lovely!
Christina Duncan says
Pretty Pretty Please Customize Me!!!
Virginia says
Customize me!
Danielle says
Customize me!
The last hand written letter I recieved was from my now husband while we were dating on different coasts :) We met online in Jan. 2005 while he lived in the Seattle area and I was here in New York. We dated long distance for 6 months before he moved out here and we got engaged. Over those six months is when I recieved those sweet letters. We were married in September 2006, welcomed our first son in April 2008 and are anticipating the arrival of baby boy #2 this November!
Kay says
customize me. For me, there is no substitute for a handwritten note. I have almost finished about 50 notes to friends for their many kindnesses after the death of my mother.
Katy says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I was in a leadership class where we were encouraged to hand write notes of praise. I wrote four for a group I’m in and I could tell they appreciated the effort I put in.
daniel says
Customize me!
Jenny says
Customize Me!!!!!
amanda says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Just this afternoon we received a thank-you note from our friend. It was his birthday last week and we gave him 5lbs. of grass-fed/finished ground beef! A unique gift for sure, but we just had a whole cow processed and wanted to share the love of our healthy meat. Now he’s as big of a fan as we are!
Lindsey says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I recently received the sweetest hand-written letter and care package from one of my dearest friends. We talk often over the phone and through email, but those hand-written letters are so much more special!
Amanda says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
My grandma still sends me cards in the mail for every major holiday!
Emily says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Tegan and Tage says
CUSTOMIZE ME
My parents raised me to always write hand-written thank you notes for gifts, so the last ones I wrote were in June for birthday gifts.
Kristen A. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
kelly says
customize me! i used to write loooooooong letters to my friend when i went away to college–she got an email address later in the first year (1997), but we loved the letters so we kept them up for a while. other than that, it’s just thank yous and christmas cards.
Robin says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I actually just sent out a card to a dear friend last week as a contribution to Hope Is In the Cards. I also leave handwritten notes for my fiancé quite often, and he does the same for me.
Veronica says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I love personalized stationery! My sister works at a stationery store and I get excited when I get some customized note cards from her as a gift. My parents taught me to always write thank you notes when you receive a gift and I do that regularly with my personalized notes. I also send a thank you note if someone has us over for dinner. One of my pet peeves is when I receive a pre-printed Christmas card from a close friend with NO note inside. I have my Christmas cards printed but I make sure to write something on the inside. I can always use more notes to refresh my stash!!
Jen Walker says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My last hand written note was on a birthday card to a young mom at my church who is having a really rough time. Emails just aren’t the same for stuff like that.
Katie says
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Kristy says
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gayla says
customize me!
i love the carved tree, too; how darling!
Amy says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I just wrote my realtor a custom thank you for all of her help finding my first home.
Carrie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The past 14 months were pretty awful due to a complication during my daughter’s birth. She ended up in the hospital for months. She’s doing so well now, and despite the terrible year I can still look at the avalanche of beautiful hand-written notes that our friends and family sent to keep us afloat. Even now a week hardly goes by without a note or package in the mail for us! We feel so lucky and blessed to have such amazing supporters, and my baby has boxes of hand-written memories from them all!
Lauren says
customize me
The last two hand-written letters I wrote were to my best friend in high school and best friend in college. They share the same birthday, and I’ve lost touch with both. One was a gradual falling out and the other was heart-wrenching. I sent them both birthday cards, in hopes that they each had a great day. The hidden message that I hope they both read into was that I miss them terribly. I think my invisible ink is working a little too well, though… :/
Ashley T says
Customize ME!