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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.
Christina says
Customize me! All the letters I received in the past week have been thank you notes. It is nice to know that people still take the time to write them.
Natasha P. says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
Hand written cards are the best, there are no substitues. Guess I’m old fashioned that way.
Allie B says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I write notes to my husband quite often… and he saves them all. :)
Cynthia says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
Jennifer says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Love, love, love the stationary! The last note I sent was a thank you, I always send hendwritten thank you’s… So important! last recieved was a note from my MIL, the sweetest I could ask for!!
Thao says
Customize me! I just sent out a handwritten note to my dear friend who is getting married. I wanted to reassure her that with all the (unnecessary) drama in her wedding planning, she’s marrying a wonderful man who will love her for life. I also slip lovenotes to my fiance every so often. :)
Nicole M. says
CUSTOMIZE ME
My last handwritten note was completed last night. My grandmother-in-law loves to send me coupons in the mail. She sent a huge batch to me just recently and I thought it would be nice to send her a cute little handwritten thank you note. I mailed it out this morning!
Jamie says
Customize me! My last handwritten note was a thank you card for my little boy’s birthday–he just turned one!
Annie P. says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Last month, I received many beautiful and heart-warming birthday cards from friends and family. What way to celebrate my 28th year!
Amber says
Customize me! My last handwritten note was to thank a potential employer for taking time to interview and have lunch with me.
Aimee says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
A few years ago, I got the best handwritten letter from my Dad, who lived just 15 minutes away, telling me how proud he was of me. It rocked.
Emily says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I love sending cards to people so this would be perfect for me! the last cards i sent included a birthday card to my cousin and a congratulations (on engagement) card to my best friend. love these cute, personalized cards! : )
Alicia D says
Customize Me!
My last handwritten note was to my best friend who kept all four of our dogs–Nopi, Loki, Dexter, & Blue–while we were on vacation. Needless to say, she had a full house, because she has a dog, cat, and guinea pig of her own.
Rebecca B. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last letter I wrote was to my ailing grandmother. Her memory isn’t so good but she can still understand written word well. I thought it was a nice and sweet way for her to know what is going on in our lives.
Jennilee says
“CUSTOMIZE ME!”
I try to write handwritten notes to friends that I don’t see very often, and I like the tradition of handwritten thank you notes–way more personal than email!
Kendra M says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Suzanne W says
Customize Me!
So cute, and I love Thank You cards! These would be perfect!
Elizabeth says
CUSTOMIZE ME!! The last handwritten note I sent out was a thank you card.
KellyG says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I had so much fun hand-addressing my wedding invitations. I know a lot of people hire calligraphers, but it seemed like so much more of a personal touch to have addressed each invite myself. And also saving a few hundred bucks on a calligralher was an added bonus!
Great giveaway, also!
Tara says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
The last handwritten letter I sent was to some of my good friends, thanking them for helping me with my new 3 month old baby. My husband works and goes to school full time, so I’m with our baby Mon-Saturday until 1030 pm. So it’s nice to have friends and family members you can count on and who are able to help you out at any given moment. Hand written letters need to be sent more often. It’s more personal with words and taking the time to write a letter of gratitude.
lisa p says
CUSTOMIZE ME
My husbands grandmother used to send us handwritten letters all the time. I kept most of them b/c they were always so precious. She passed away a year ago and I still miss receiving those letters in the mail.
Lori says
Customize Me!
The last handwritten letter I recieved (just five minutes ago!) was a note thanking me for my help with a charity event. It was really nice to recieve a handwritten note instead of another email :)
Vicki K says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
My last handwritten note was to two of my grandchildren that I don’t get to see very often. I want them to know that I think of them often and writing brings me closer to them.
Katie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
I just wrote a note to two new friends for their wedding. It was fun…I should do it more often!
Lindsey R. says
“CUSTOMIZE ME!” (Please :)
I was raised very “Southern” by a Mother who preached the value of hand written notes. I still send them for all major occassions and a few of the little ones in between. However as a young professional, I find most everyone using email as the standard.
Which is why I was pleasantly surprised last spring to find a fellow hold out who sent me the nicest thank you note praising work I did on an event. I enjoyed the handwritten sentiment as much as the gift she included – a cookie monster t-shirt – in addition to saying thank you, she wanted to jokingly commemorate a comment I made during the event. In a particularly stressed moment, I mentioned to my entire team that “the hopsitality room has cookies the SIZE OF MY FACE!!!” and they should go before the cookies ran out.
So there are 2 morals to this long winded story…
1. ALWAYS send a handwritten note, it has a much bigger impact and will be cherished (as evidenced by the note I still have sitting on my desk).
2. It’s not very professional to get THAT excited about cookies in a professional setting. Regardless of your sleep deprivation or stress level (insert sheepish face here).
Madelaine says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I make cards, as a hobby and part-time job, so I love to send out a special card to family and friends at birthdays or just whenever.
Harper says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I just bought some adorable Amy Butler stationary from a local paper shop. While I mostly send e-mails and talk to people on Google Chat, I take the time to send out hand-written thank you notes. My birthday is coming up soon, so those thank you cards will be making an appearance soon!
Kelsi says
CUSTOMIZE ME… we actually send a lot of handwritten notes to both family and friends who live far away. My two year old son is actually a “pen pal” with our good friend’s daughter (she’s two as well, and they just moved due to a job transfer.) Fun way to keep in touch by scribbling one another pictures or sharing a sticker! This was our last “handwritten” note sent. And I write my family who live in different states and send them pictures/reminders of how much we care. Makes it easy since my only bit of free time to talk is when they are all asleep!
Beth says
Customize Me! The last handwritten notes I sent were thank yous… but if I win the birdies stationary then I’ll send more just because! :)
amy says
customize me!
i just sent a handwritten note last saturday. we were at our good friends’ wedding and i noticed they had added their new address on the back of their program (i love when people do that!). as soon as i got home, i found a lovely piece of stationery and wrote them a congratulations and invite for dinner sometime soon.
i thought it would be very exciting for them to come back from their honeymoon to a piece of personal mail with their new names written together. :) and i had a great time doing it!
michele says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
(how cute is that tree with initials??)
last letter i wrote … to my college best friend, last month, after reading “the geurnsey literary and potato peel pie society” and finding myself bereft of all the beautiful letters we used to write each other after college. so i sent her a four-page letter on daisy paper and a copy of the book so we could start up again. and we have. and it makes me happy.
Amy L. says
Customize me!
The last handwritten note that I sent was a thank you to one of our wedding vendors that went over and beyond for us on the big day. An e-mail didn’t cut it, and we wanted to send a more personal note.
Lisa says
CUSTOMIZE ME…The last handwritten note I sent is one I helped my 5-year-old daughter write. She just graduated from preschool and we wrote thank-you notes to her teachers. She chose the words; I just helped her spell them.
For the stationery I photographed her holding a “Thank You” sign she made herself and ordered photo notecards from Costco. They didn’t cost any more than regular stationery and were a big hit.
liz says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I love getting personal notes like this in the mail, so I try to make a point to send nice thank you notes and random cards to people I love.
Lindsey L says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I think the last handwritten note I sent was Thank you notes for our wedding presents!
carrie says
customize me please!
my husband and i are contantly leaving each other handwritten notes that have formed quite a collection over the years. sometimes that are tucked in a packed lunch, or in someones luggage during a weekend spent apart, or sometimes left on the counter saying ‘have a good day at work, and don’t forget the dog food!’ it’s funny to come across a slew of them in a file or tucked in a drawer and read some of the silly things that we have written to each over the years.
Diana says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last note I sent was unfortunately a sympathy card last week. But even in these sad times, I still agree there is nothing like a handwritten note to let someone know that you are thinking of them.
Melissa says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I make all of my notecards using fabulous cards and envelopes from Paper-Source. I use stamps, paper, anything I can think of to make the cards special. I send these homemade birthday cards to all of our friends and family… everyone needs a card in the mail on their birthday!
Erika says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Mary says
CUSTOMIZE ME (please!!!)
I moved to WA from CA for a job and send out handwritten notes to family and friends all the time! I love sending people mail.. and I love getting it!!
chrsitie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
my last handwritten note was to my partner’s grandparents in France.I asked them about their tomatoes and told them about latest adventures!
Haley Winchester says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I love stationery and love sending and recieving things through snail mail! I love sending friends and family personalized birthday cards! I love to decorate them and draw a flower for each and every year they have been around! I think it shows you put a little thought and effort into it rather then grabbing a quick card and throwing your name on it! Plus they are fun to do!
Anne with an E says
Customize me!
Jennifer says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
These cards are adorable! I love sending all kinds of notes-thanks yous, birthdays, holidays, weddings.
The last handwritten letter I sent was a love letter to my husband for our 1st anniversary. I wrote about events that had occured for each month we had been married. He keeps it in his nightstand.
Lindsay Lowe says
CUSTOMIZE ME….
I love these precious cards…my last hand written letter was to a friend for all her help at my sister’s baby shower…three weeks later I got engaged, so…this precious stationary would be perfect for “thank you” notes.
Rosie says
Customize me!
I sponsor a child in Nigeria and we send letters back and forth. There is NOTHING more awesome than getting snail mail!
Tiffany O says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
Love the cards they are so cute! My Dad (who lives far way) recently sent my son and I notes. So I made sure that my son sent one back, so he can learn how fun it is to send and receive a thoughtful note in the mail.
Heather says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I have the first note my husband ever wrote me from a bouquet of flowers he sent me!
Angie H. says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I prefer the spoken word over written notes of thanks (smile) unlike my mother-in-law. She sends my two children a sweet monetary gift each month…with strings. They must tuck some away to give at church, some to save, and some to spend. Her only other requirement is that they send a handwritten note of thanks. So, the thank you note is still VERY important to a few. :-)
Lorrie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My brother lives about 70 miles away, so I am always dropping some little cute thing in the mail just to let him know that I am thinking about him. Last time I added a scratchers ticket….just a little something fun.