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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.
Sugar Cookie says
Customize me!
This morning, I sent several handwritten thank you cards to co-workers who had assisted me in planning and pulling off a big event. I love stationary and the charm of a handwritten letter, so I hope they will as well!
michelle d. says
Customize me!!
# 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?
I send letters to my grandparents at least once a month. it keeps us connected and i fill in the blanks our phone calls don’t mention. i also send birthday letters to friends when i can. there is something so personal about writing a letter, handwritten, that just makes your heart warm when you get one and even when you send one out into the world. i’m passing this tradition off to my 8 year old daughter as well. she writes letters and draws pictures to send out, she knows we could send email but this is just 100 times better!
i’m a stationary addict and have tons of it and i’m always looking for new, cute stuff to use!
Erin Murphy says
Customize Me!!!!
My latest snail mail letter was to my great aunt in Tuscon, Arizona. We’ve only met once (when my grandmother passed away), but through writing to her and letting her know what’s going on with our family, it’s really allowed us to connect and feel like she’s closer than she actually is! :)
Emily A says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
nicole says
Customize me!
I love surprising my friends with notes in the mail- nothing beats a real letter in the real mailbox.
Marissa says
CUSTOMIZE ME
One of my most recent handwritten notes was sent while my husband and I were on our honeymoon in Scotland. We visited the little town that my great-grandfather was born in. To mark the occasion, I wrote my dad a sweet note describing the place and my feelings being there, then included a few leaves I’d collected on our walk before dropping the envelope in the big red post box.
Mary says
Customize me please :)
My grandma always has the sweetest messages in the notes that she sends me- something that always touches the heart and so often brings a tear to my eye. She just has a way with words. I like to send hand-written notes and plan to do it more often as I know how much I like to receive them in the mail and would like other to have that great feeling as well.
Meredith says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I’m getting married, buying my first house, and graduating from grad school. I am getting so many gifts I have too many thank you notes to write!
Betsy says
Customize me!
Wrote a note to my 100 year old great grandmother Elsie, a classy woman always deserves a handwritten note :)
sarah says
Customize Me! I feel like I hand-write cards pretty often actually. But never on cards as cute as these! I’m usually writing thank yous for gifts for my daughter. I’m a big believer in there’s never a wrong time to send someone a card. :)
MegRuth says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My friend Christina sent me a thank you postcard from Europe. Is was gorgeous. And I didn’t recognize her handwriting at all. Isn’t that terrible? I barely know people’s handwriting anymore because I never see it.
Blair says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I love sending handwritten notes to out-of-town friends and family. It’s much more exciting to get a note in the mail, than to receive an email!
Nicole says
CUSTOMIZE ME, please.
The last note I wrote was to my recently married friend. I thanked her for asking me to be a bridesmaid and thanked her for being my friend.
Liz K says
Customize me!
Some of my most treasured notes and letters are from my grandmother, who passed away ten years ago this December. She wrote a note for every occasion and was a wonderful example and I still try to follow her lead.
Danielle says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
The last handwritten notes I wrote were thank you’s for my bridal show last month!
Kristen Lawlor says
Customize me.
The last note I sent out was a thank you to my mother for coming down to visit following our miscarriage. It was incredibly tough, but I’m so thankful she was there to support us.
Cara Beth Buie says
Customize me!
I try to write at least one hand written note each week to a friend who lives far away or perhaps they live close but I don’t see them very often.
Bethany says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
I last wrote a thank you note to one of my employees for going above and beyond at work.
However, as far as a memorable hand-written letter…the most memorable one I have had recently would be from my 91 year old grandma. She talked about her relationship with my grandpa who passed away almost 9 years ago and about how much she still missed him. I know that is something I will probably hold onto for years to come.
Grace says
Customize me!
I wrote a note to an engaged friend about getting married – she loved it!
I received a lovely letter from someone I recently did business with – it was a nice surprise and made my day!!
Jessica says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I do believe that the last handwritten notes I sent were the “Thank Yous” for wedding gifts.
Mike T says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
The last hand written letters I wrote were Happy Birthday cards to my resident’s at college. Being an RA really helps you remember the little things!
April says
Customize me!
I wrote a note to a friend back in Missouri. In June I moved from Missouri to Florida…missing my friend sparked the need to write a note and send it by snail mail. I love sending cards/letters!
Jenelle says
Customize me!
Whenever I have a job interview, I always follow up with a handwritten thank you card. I think it’s a nice gesture and shows I can go the extra mile.
Jazzy says
Customize Me!
John says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Danielle says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
These are so cute! I think the last handwritten notes I wrote were my birthday thank-yous. It’s so much fun getting good snail mail!
Shiri says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I just sent out some thank you cards last week for birthday presents.
Erin McG says
Customize me! As a realtor, I send handwritten notes all the time to clients.
Jamara Robinson says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
The last handwritten note I sent was to my best friend in San Diego. She just found out she was pregnant with her first baby. An occasion that special deserves the extra time it takes to write a special note and snail mail it.
K says
Customize me!
I just sent one this week to a small hotel we stayed at while on vacation, thanking their staff for all their work during our stay. I love stationary, and all paper products.
Denise says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I love the carved tree design! So cute.
The last handwritten note I wrote was probably a wedding RSVP response. I always like to write a congratulatory note to let the couple know how excited we are to celebrate with them.
Gwynnie says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just love handwritten notes. They are so much more meaningful than the standard email.
lovelovelove
Melissa says
Customize Me!
I send cards and letters all the time to friends. I keep all that I receive in a large envelope and read them when I feel down, to remind me that I have people in my life that care. I like to think that perhaps my friends might do the same with the ones I send to them. I just recently sent a letter to a friend who told me she feels hopeless about life and I wrote her reminding her of all the things she has done in her life and how strong she is.
sarah says
Customize me!
I send my first grader a lunchbox love note every day!
rebecca says
CUSTOMIZE ME. I like to write notes with my fancy inkpen. very cool!
Elizabeth says
Customize me!
I sent a get well card to my mother yesterday–I love sending cards and notes via “real” mail.
Amy B. says
Customize Me!
We just recently received a letter from my grandma thanking us for the flowers we sent her for her birthday. She even had a monogrammed seal on the envelope. I love my grandma!
Larissa says
Customize me!
I love sending thank you notes, birthday cards, or notes to just say hi to friends and family. I know how nice it is to receive a card in the mail, so I try to keep the tradition going by sending them out too.
Kate says
customize me!
just finished getting caught up in the archives today. i’m sort of sad about it!
betsy says
customize me!
My family just had a reunion – my daughters decorated note cards and stamped envelopes and handed out one to each family member…each person addressed the card to themselves and they were redistributed among the family…i just received a letter from my 20-something male cousin filled with memories from the reunion and KNOW i wouldn’t have heard from him otherwise! Makes me smile!
Jen M says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
For my 1st anniversary my best friend sent me a completely hand-made note card with beautiful lettering and fun details like beads and swirling accents. Not only was the card itself representative of my style and taste, but what she wrote inside was perfectly personalized – a lot of thought and love went into this little card :)
Adrianne says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Since I communicte so much via email, text, etc these days, special occassions are made extra special with handwritten letters and cards. I always appreciate a note in mailbox as opposed to my inbox for holidays and birthdays.
Carol says
I love paper. I recently realized this when I made my own wedding invitations with rich handmade papers and linen cardstock…
But the wedding invitations were not the most recent piece of mail to slip through the mail slot. Most recently I made my own little thank you cards for the wedding with a little stamp and a lot of love. And I just got a lovely handmade note card from an online friend that accompanied two boxes of organic cereal. YUM!
So I will ask that you CUSTOMIZE ME some of that gorgeous stationary. Please and thank you. I have some little care packages to put together for some of my other online friends.