***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
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.
Ashley N. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I just sent a handwritten letter to my best friend that just lost her grandmother. I love handwritten mail!
Meg says
Customize Me!
I write letters all the time and love stationary- I tell the hub’s it’s the one gift her can’t go wrong with! The last three letters were thank you’s and I miss you’s to family in NC!
Laura Masci says
customize me!
embarassingly, the last handwritten thing i put in the mail was a post-it attached to forms for my doctor to sign!
Laura says
CUSTOMIZE ME
MaryB says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I sent a note to a friend who’s undergoing chemo right now. I send a lot of notes — at least I seem to go through a lot of notecards!
Amy says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
One of my dearest college friends writes me constantly, on gorgeous notecards she makes by hand. Always lovely.
Christian T says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last hand written letter I sent was Saturday (2 days ago)! I send my brother a letter every month, as we can’t talk on the phone right now or e mail.
Edith says
CUSTOMIZE ME! My daughter bought this print and has it in her upstairs hallway. Just beautiful.
I recently wrote a note to my daughter’s husband’s parents who invited us to a lovely Mexico vacation!!! How fortunate are we to have such a wonderful new part of an extended family. xxoo
Carolyne O says
Customize me!
Tracey says
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I am hand-making wedding thank you cards and writing personalized notes. The thank you cards match the colors and motif of our invitations, which were also handmade, but on a slightly smaller scale. I love sending cards to friends on holidays and birthdays, and sending postcards while on vacation. Snail mail is the best, and I would be so excited to win these lovely cards!
Alison says
Customize Me!
I have a list of 8 people I need to write…
Erica says
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I just hand wrote a birthday note for my bestie!
Amber M says
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I think the last handwritten notes I did were thank you notes for my wedding.
Angela Boomsma says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last time that I chose snail mail was for writing all those thank you notes from my husband & I’s wedding!! Boy did I get bad hand cramps! :)
Amy says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I send hand-written notes all the time. I’m saddened to not receive too many any more. I’m not teaching my children any differently than how I was raised. E-mail is SO impersonal!
kelly says
This looks an awful lot like a copy of one of my favorite stationary stores on Etsy; Silhouette Blue. Just wanted to make sure they were aware of someone else out there doing the same thing.
Leigh says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!! I always write thank you notes – and the only person I ever get any back from is my husband’s Granny. She and I must be the only 2 left on earth who send TY’s.
Jomie says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I love writing notes and I love cool stationery just as much. I think my last hand written note was with a thank you – when we were kids we weren’t allowed to play with our Christmas gifts after Christmas Day until we had written our thank-you notes, and the habit definitely stuck!
Kate says
Customize Me!
With a new baby…I have written A LOT of thank you cards recently! I’m big on hand written thank you cards sent by mail. I like to take the extra effort to show my appreciation.
Love your blog!
Jenn K. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
I just sent my brother a letter. I asked him to write something to read during my wedding ceremony. If I win these will likely turn into some of my thank you cards!
Erica S says
“Customize Me”
Last week I sent a birthday card to my sister-in-law.
Emma says
“CUSTOMIZE ME” I love to send “Thank You” notes to the kids in my class after they send special materials and gifts to us teachers. I find fabulous little sets at Goodwills and yard sales. My favorites were some old Curious George notes; so cute!
Laura Jensen says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
You must have been reading my mind. Just last week I had a chat with my girlfriends about the dying art of writing letters. During college I used to write letters to my friends during summer breaks. I still have ones they sent me and will always cherish them.
But my most recent letters were sent to two teachers (one from college and one from high school). I wrote them just before the Thanksgiving holiday to tell them how thankful I am to have had them as teachers and how their courses influenced the person I am today. I never heard back from them but it felt good just telling them how important they were/are to me.
Megan says
CUSTOMIZE ME- I was just talking with friends about the lost art of letter writing. My grandfather wasn’t an email or computer kind of guy so we used to write. I have saved all of his letters. He used to write me and tell me tales of family hisotry and of his time during WWII and the loss of his brother during WWII. We were quite the pen pals. Since my grandfather passed away, those letters are my most prized posession! I miss him dearly, but when i read those letters, it takes me back! Some day I will pass them down to my children! To see his hand writing and his own words,what a gift!
daniele says
CUSTOMIZE ME! These are beautiful! I just wrote birthday thank you notes about a month ago. We need to bring back the hand-written note!! It’s so much more personal and heartfelt!
Sylvia says
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Sylvia S says
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Tiffany says
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These are absolutely adorable!
Sarah G says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I like to send handwritten thank you notes for lots of occasions. I love the tree with the initials! Cute!
Shanee says
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I have bad hand writing so I don’t tend to write much, but recently here my husband and I went on our “honeymoon” which was really a work trip for him. We didn’t take one when we got married to save money and waiting allowed us this chance which worked out great. we saved a ton of money! Wouldn’t have had it any other way! Anyways I sent a postcard from one of the cities we visited back home to our 7 yr old daughter (from a previous marriage). She loves getting mail.
Jill says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
Absolutely love this stationary! I try to send my husband’s elderly grandmother something via snail mail once every couple of months. She is in a nursing home and gets very lonely, so this is our way of cheering her up :)
Trish Camia says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My mom was just telling me about this great sweater she wants from the Gap, but wants to wait until it’s a bit less expensive, so I mailed her “snail mail” a 40% off coupon I have to help her out, with a nice little hand written note!
Sam says
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Is it sad that I really can’t remember the last snail mail I’ve sent? I do remember getting letters from my grandfather on yellow lined paper when I was in college detailing how things were going for him and my grandmother and telling fabulous stories about his life. I looked forward to those letters every month. Sadly I no longer receive them, although I’m sure if I would mention how much I adored his letters he would continue to write. Something to think about…
Jessica says
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My grandparents recently just moved into a nursing home and are having some difficulty adjusting. Since I don’t get to seem them as often as I’d like, I send them weekly letters and sometimes include random things like pictures of the dog or a project I’m working on so they can a little bit of my life that week.
WindyA says
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I <3 Stationary!
Miranda says
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I send hand written letters to my grandma and my fiance’s grandma with pictures of their great grand child.
Jennifer Rutherford says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
I am SO thankful to have every hand written letter my hubby has ever written me, including those he wrote to me before we were even dating! I just KNEW he was the one and I wanted to keep every single correspondence. I’m so glad I did! :)
HeatherG says
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I just sent out 5 thank you notes and realized I need more stationary. My sweet gals from college floated my share for our annual beach trip in order to get me to attend. My husband is between projects right now (like so many people) and I just couldn’t spend the money. Well, my gals wouldn’t hear of it and offered to pay my share. I agreed promising them I’ll pay them back as soon as hubby books a job. I wrote them all notes to say thank you for their tremendous generosity.
Allyn says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My sweet sister sent me a not just out of the blue. I love it!
Stefani M. says
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I recently sent off thank you notes for birthday gifts I received from dear friends.
Amanda H. says
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Aside from wedding thank-you cards, the last handwritten note I sent was a letter to my grandmother. We love getting letters from each other in the mail! To me there is something about addressing and stamping an envelope that email just can’t match :-)
ronda says
Customize me! I love to write letters and this stationary is adorable.
Amy says
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Just today, I sent a hand-written note to my Grandpa. He is a big golfer, and I am learning to golf, which he is ecstatic about. I went for my first golf game this weekend, so I sent him the scorecard along with a little note about how I did (more like a confession of all the do-overs I got).
Jessica says
Hi! I just recently found your website and so much inspiration!!! Keep up the wonderful work…
:)
Beth says
Customize me! I never win giveaways and would LOVE for this one to be my first. So, so cute! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE snail mail. It is my “love language” for sure. I love to send it and love to receive it. The price of stamps will have to get a LOT higher than they are for my love to grow cold. Email is amazing and convenient, but nothing substitutes for a handwritten note!
Rachel says
Customize me! My last hand written note was a card to one of my good friends encouraging her while she was away for the summer counseling kids at a summer camp.
Megs says
CUSTOMIZE ME…I recently signed up to write sympathy cards and get well soon cards for my church…what a different a hand written note can make!!
Susan says
CUSTOMIZE ME!! For my grandma’s birthday, I mailed her a card with two of my husband and I’s favorite handwritten recipes. I love exchanging recipes with my grandma!
Jess says
Customize me! These are so cute. The last letter I wrote was to my mother-in-law while I was waiting at the DMV. I wanted her to share in my excitement of getting a driver’s license with my new last name! I still love writing and receiving letters. There’s nothing better than looking through a pile of old letters from loved ones.
renee brown says
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One thing I love about my mother is her devotion to the hand written letter and thank you notes. I write many of these and love to hear how excited people get when they receive them! I feel the same way –