My letter from Lil' Miss Thang :: OM [one moment] meetup

This week, I received an incredibly sweet letter from my little neighbor in Rhode Island. When we moved into our home there, she was just a baby. We spent 7 years as neighbors and I watched her grow into a lovely young girl of almost 8. It was hard saying goodbye.

Lil' Miss Thang,' as I've been known to call her affectionately, wrote that she missed me. I cannot tell you how much that makes my heart smile.  I miss her, too. We shared a lot in common.  She and I were surrounded by boys: her 2 older brothers, my 2 sons. We would laugh at the boys and talk art. I would make her accessories that she would proudly wear. I appreciated seeing her smile and wave every morning as we all started our days heading in different directions.

She included a drawing of me in the letter. It's hanging on my inspiration board in my studio.I had planned to write a friend for this month's Project Letter Writing. Now I look forward to adding Lil' Miss Thang to my list. I'll include photos and maybe an easy origami project.

There is nothing like getting a letter from a child. They are filled with so much joy, sincerity, and innocence.  Project Letter Writing and my OM [one moment] serendipitously collided this week. January could not have started off better.  Thanks, Lil' Miss Thang!
What was your moment this week?

Project Letter Writing Details and Jan giveaway

See January's giveaway from Modern Printed Matter details below.

Giveaway Closed

Cyn, Congrats! Your name was chosen (via Random.org) to receive the card set from Modern Printed Matter.

Here are the details for Project Letter Writing 2012 and, I must say, I'm pretty excited.  We have some great stationers joining us and a few collaborations in the works. I see some fabulous giveaways throughout the year and I'm eager to write my own first letter.

I'd love for you to join me and encourage each other throughout the year. There are no hard and fast rules, just mail a card or letter to someone each month.

• If you post about it somewhere online (your blog, Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram) please leave us your link below so we can see what you did.
• If you are on Instagram or Twitter use the hash tag #projectletterwriting so we can follow together.
• Let me know if you are a stationer. I may buy from you for my personal stash or for giveaways throughout the year. I will add you to the list of stationers supporting this project. Oh, and you can participate, too!

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For January:

• Everyone who joins me this month will get a card from one of my favorite stationers.  Yep, you'll have a card to send to someone next month. Simply leave me a comment below and we'll send you a card.
• PLUS, your name will be entered into a giveaway for a set of botanical note cards by Anna Cote of Modern Printed Matter (please, one entry per person; name - must leave contact info - will be randomly drawn via Random.org and announced on January 31, 2012 at noon PST).