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).
  

The lost art of letter writing - Project Letter Writing 2012

personalized cards by Angie Allen Stationary 

When I take down my displayed holiday cards each year, I always tell myself I'm going to write my friends a letter or card sometime throughout the new year. This has been a pipe dream of mine for years.  To sit down in an evening, choose a random friend, and write a note to them on beautiful stationary. It's a great notion but one that is often squashed by reality. 

As the postal service is having financial issues, letter writing is becoming even more obsolete. I've used the USPS for all my shipping needs and have been extremely pleased with their service. It is truly amazing to me that a package or letter can get across the country in a matter of a few days for very little money. And what about the convenience of having something brought directly to your home daily?  As much as I complained about the rising cost of postage, 44 cents can be found under the floor mats of my car or sofa seat cushions.  It's embarrassing to think how much I willingly spend on a cup of coffee from YouKnowWhobucks.

I love the art of letter writing. I love beautiful stationary and cards. I have a box full of cards for every holiday. I have gorgeous pens, nibs and inks. If better organized, I should be able to send at the very least a birthday card a month.  It's all been a lovely notion.

As I pondered this idea for the ?? year, I thought that even a card/letter a month isn't a huge task. I just need to commit to it.  So, that is what I'm going to do. Would you like to join me?  I'm going to write a letter or send a card to someone at least once a month (maybe more but at least once).  I'll document it here with a photo. If you'd like to make this commitment, too, just share your post or photo and I'll post it along with mine for the month.

Do I have any takers?