today's giveaway is a custom calligraphy piece by neither snow. mara's gorgeous lettering (and clever vintage postage stamp options) will remind you that mail matters! especially on valentine's day.
giving :: one vintage stamp set with handwritten message of your choice
please comment today to enter to win
mara has an eye for pretty stamps; what do you like to collect?
i love pretty mail. thank you mara.
congratulations...
to the winner
i am not much of a collector, but looking at those stamps ... mmmm, i may be a changed woman. :) i guess i collect photographs. does that count? :)
ReplyDeleteawesome giveaway! :)
happy weekend marta!
Beautiful! I have a few scrapbooking stamps, but nothing personalized. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeletei'd say i collect inspiration... from all sources. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh these are beautiful!! I collect bells from different places, beach, museums, etc. I have two bells from my honeymoon that I adore. One is from Blowing Rock, NC ( look up the story of Blowing Rock, very romantic) and the NC Aquarium. Those remind me of my sweet husband and how we met each other :) Hope you have a great weekend!!
ReplyDelete~Molly P
there is not space for "stuff" in my life....my collections are full of inspiration and ideas - places i want to go, things i want to make and do....my head is swirling full of them. so full i really might have to consider therapy ;) but for now i just keep making my lists for someday....
ReplyDeleteoo, i'm drooling... i collect letters, not mail, but different beautiful letters, especially those which start the names of my boys..
ReplyDeletewithout really trying I tend to gather cake plates and felt flowers
ReplyDeletesuch a great giveaway!
colored glass. i love it!
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Kelly
Very pretty! I don't really collect anything, well, other than KitchenAid appliances! :)
ReplyDeletebuttons :-)
ReplyDeletelots and lots of buttons :-)
I collect vintage children's books. What a goooorgeous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI collect fun dishes. My favorite new set are the teensy ones I use for creme brulee. Swoon.
ReplyDeleteBest. Giveaway. Ever. Love this! And yes, Marta, mail matters!! I collect old wooden spools, Bauer pottery, buttons...all kinds of goodies!
ReplyDeleteLove this giveaway! I collect vases but i love the idea of collecting beautiful stamps.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI collect glass bottles
what a wonderful givaway:) I collect little angels:)
ReplyDeletethese are so beautiful!
ReplyDeletePost Cards! I love to collect them. I get them when we go places and I ask friends to send them when they go places. They don't take up a lot of room and I still have a memory of our adventures.
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I have been loving Mara's work for a while now. I'd love to win!
ReplyDeleteI am an organizing junkie, so I collect containers of all shapes and sizes: baskets for my daughter's toys, cute plastic boxes for my makeup and hair ties, photo boxes, and the like. I have to stay away from the Container Store because I can buy everything there :)
I collect stationary, greeting cards, and stickers!! I have been doing this for quite some time yet the number of handwritten notes/cards/letters I give to people are seriously lacking. Once of my 2010/life goal is to hand write more greetings/messages to those I love.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteumm... I like to collect clothes and shoes... does that count??
What a dreamy gift! I'd love to hand my husband something this beautiful. Sadly I broke my right hand in january and can't write a thing at the moment! I was planning on signing my sweet valentines with a thumb print, but this wouldbe divine!
ReplyDeletei've started to collect old postcards, photos, and letters with personal messages on them.
ReplyDeletethis is a great giveaway!
oops.... forgot to ay that i collect rocks from my travles... its the geography student in me!
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Absolutely gorgeous calligraphy. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI would have to say that I find myself collecting ribbon, ribbon, and more ribbon. I think I have a problem!
I collect old typewriters, vintage aprons, vintage kitchen utensils and fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love pretty mail, too. I collect Fiestaware.
ReplyDeletei collect words. anytime i run into a good word, i jot it down and later stash it away in my 'good words' file.
ReplyDeleteis that crazy?
I collect purses. On my wedding day, I owned over 70. I've widdled my collection down to 15. My husband is much happier now. ;)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I don't know if I collect any one thing, but it sure seems that I collect lots of "stuff" by the sight of my house. If only my collection was lovely, sentimental or valuable. Looks like it's time to de-junk!
ReplyDeleteoh, how calligraphy melts my heart!!
ReplyDeletewow..i love this!!!! remember when we took that calligraphy class and the teacher was a bit disappointed with me?? that was funny. ps..thank you for the little letter in the mail yesterday. always brightens my day
ReplyDeleteI collect quotes. I'm always on the lookout for a good quote.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI like to collect cards (greeting and post) that have birds on them. I have them above my window and currently have 7 birds to watch over me.
wow, another lovely item!
ReplyDeletemy husband and i have a lovely habit of jotting small "i love you!" notes and drawings -- i collect them in a "treasure" box.
I collect earrings and I'm a stationery junkie. I love stamps and wax seals and glass pens... all of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's silly but I collect thimbles from the places I visit - being a sewer I felt it an appropriate token to remind me of a fun vacation.
ReplyDeleteLately, I seem to collect projects in process more than anything, but I'm always on the lookout for inspirational quotes, as well.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeletei collect old books!
xoxo,
christen
these are my style! love them.
ReplyDeleteLovely! What a great prize to win...
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little, I collect thimbles. And then, after a year or so, I got over it. (I was fickle--so what else is new.) But everyone continued to buy me thimbles from their various travels and I had a growing collection of these things that I didn't care about at all. When my grandmother passed away, I was given her collection as well, and now I've got a serious stash. Perhaps someday I'll have to find a way to display them in my own style--still looking.
ReplyDeleteIn the mean time, I collect fabric. Sometimes I sew with it, but most of the time I just iron it and pet it and wonder what kind of a project could be worthy of such lovely threads. Hmmm . . . also a bad collection--must get over that.
I love to collect dishware--casserold dishes, bowls, bakers...retro or rustic...I have a real problem in a small kitchen!!
ReplyDeletei used to have a stamp collection. but i haven't added anything since i was 12. :)
ReplyDeleteI have to be honest...I don't collect anything! Is that bad?Actually, I collect sweet kisses from my husband and children whenever I can. That counts right?
ReplyDeleteI've actually been collecting vintage stamps, too. We used them on all of our wedding mailings, and I absolutely love them!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!! I love stamps!
ReplyDeletei like to collect flowers (aka: flower petal pressing) & film negatives.
ReplyDeletethese look great! would love to win!!
ReplyDeleteI like to collect plates.
ReplyDeleteI collect pretty dishes and soup tureens!
ReplyDeletebeautiful stamps. now to think what quote i would use...
ReplyDeletei love to collect anything red. red scarves in particular.
I collect cute journals and notebooks.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!! I was just telling my book club last night that my goal this year is to write letters...none of this "happy birthday" in a text or email, but a written letter/card! I think this giveaway is a sign:)
ReplyDeleteI collect recipes, then I don't make them. Fun writing!
ReplyDeleteI collect ideas for our future dream house. i have a binder for pictures and a computer file for on-line inspirations.
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful calligraphy (what talent!), and stamps!!!
ReplyDeleteI collect art supplies, fabric, ribbon, pens, antique teacups and saucers, candlewick pieces, and smiles, lots of smiles....
Mail; it's such a good thing :)
ReplyDeletei collect wooden spoons. i love the old neat dark grains mixed together. They make me feel like i can really cook. ha.
gorgeous calligraphy!
ReplyDeletei collect corks and matchbooks.
they are displayed on the wall in my dining room in collector's boxes that my hubby made for me one year for christmas (pottery barn used to sell them.)
I collect post cards: I buy one for each place we visit when we travel, I picked them from stores and restaurants, but I love much more getting them in the mail from friends far away! I hang them in a curtain rail by my computer so I look at them for inspiration
ReplyDeleteI seem to collect boxes to organize things. Kate
ReplyDeleteFriends! I can never have enough and they are certainly useful!
ReplyDeleteI don't really collect anything, put have alot of the same kind of thing if you know what I mean. I hoard fabric and scrapbooking supplies like it is going out of fashion.
ReplyDeleteI just adore the giveaway, I would get my daughters name on it and send her a letter. Okay is is only 17 months and cannot read but I want to tell her all about life now and how much she is loved so she can read it when she is older.
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I collect old teacups! I also love pretty mail & I adore the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI like collecting letters for my walls.
ReplyDeleteYeah I don't collect much either, but I do have a small collection of cute little goddess figurines from different countries and cultures. Love them! :)
ReplyDeletewhat wonderful, beautiful script:) i collect anything vintage - especially old game tokens, pieces...thank you for the opportunity to win!
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Gorgeous giveaway! I like to collect lots of different things--matchbooks, vintage hats, old papers and maps, magazine articles, etc.
ReplyDeleteI collect stationary and cards. Love having a big stash on hand so I can drop one randomly in the mail.
ReplyDeletepost card from my travels.
ReplyDeleteps. I love her name :-)
Beauteous! I collect mercury glass pieces and recently started a collection of aprons by picking up a new one when I am travelling on vaca.
ReplyDeletevintage cameras that i can tinker with and make magic with again!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm a collector!
ReplyDeleteI like to collect unique picture frames.
ReplyDelete'Just found your blog a week or two ago and I'm thoroughly enjoying it - thanks! :)
i collect vintage photographs...thanks for the giveaway chances!
ReplyDeletei like to collect paper. stationary, journals, cards. i love paper. this is perfect.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI collect tea towels, buttons, cake plates, pretty paper napkins, paper of all kinds, good books, recipes, cookbooks. I guess I just really love collecting!
I love to collect magnets! mustaches, cupcakes, storm troopers...I just love to collect them and arrange/rearrange them all over the fridge!
ReplyDeleteOh this is a WONDERFUL giveaway! It would be perfect for all of the wedding invites we will be sending out soon!