***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
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.
Kari says
Customize me!
I wrote a hand-written note TODAY! It was to my boyfriend’s 97-year-old Grandma just to say hi, and to let her know we’re thinking about her. It was, coincidentally, on customized stationary! When we moved into our 90-year-old house, the previous owners left us a box of note cards with an illustration of our house on the front, and with our address on the back of all of the envelopes. I’m guessing they had possibly been left by the owners before them, and we’ll leave the ones we don’t use for the next owners when we move! :)
Rachel says
The last letter I rec’d was a thank you letter from my mother-in-law for a sweet lil surprise I had sent her. Other than handwriting cards, I don’t remember the last letter I wrote…probably some silly, falling for you letter to my husband…
Laura F says
CUSTOMIZE ME
When I was a freshnman in college, nearly 14 years ago now (wow!), I loved getting handwritten letters. My mom, my grandma, and some of my friends from other schools filled my mailbox regularly, and I loved that I could tell who it was from by the handwriting alone.
I love receiving handwritten letters!
Tony says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last handwritten note I sent was for Christmas gifts last year, but my birthday is coming up, so I will be handwriting more notes very soon.
Michelle says
CUSTOMIZE ME…wheeee
Candace says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Sara says
CUSTOMIZE ME (pretty please)!
I recently sent out thank you notes for my son’s first birthday…he even “signed” the note cards! It was his first time holding a pen and he did a marvelous job.
Nathalie in CA says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I sent a handwritten letter last week to a dear friend who lost her mother. I had the priviledge of also having her in my life, although just for two short years. I wrote about all my favorite memories of and with her. I came to care about her deeply and miss her very much.
Michelle Rowe says
Customize me!
The last handwritten note I sent was to thank my awesome neighbors for watching my crazy kids! They’re the best!
Katie says
Customize me!
Anytime we stay in friends’ or family’s houses, I break out the monogrammed Crane’s as soon as we get back home. There’s something about someone opening their guest room that reminds me what it is to be a Southern lady and a good little wife.
Speaking of, one of my favorite wedding gifts was our custom, handmade guestbook that stays in our guest room to be signed. It was made by my college roommate–an AMAZING graphic designer. She’d already gone out of her way to design our perfect wedding invitations, and this is wonderful reminder of that design. How wonderful, too, to relive great visits by reading our guests’ notes.
Shanna says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Today I received a handwritten thank you note from my sister. She even made the card herself. I would love to send her a note back on the beautiful carved tree stationary.
Jen says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
I love the birds and I love to write notes!! Recently, I sent a hand written thank you to some dear friends who helped us in ways they will never know. I think it was appreciated.
Sarah says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
I send handwritten notes quite often. I’m obsessed with stationery and notecards. I sent a note last week thanking some friends for visiting.
Amanda says
Customize Me! The last notes I wrote were included in our Christmas cards.
Leigh says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I just sent birthday thank you notes out last week. I love getting and sending “real” mail.
Sarah says
Customize me! This is beautiful stationary. And I I love customized stuff!
Jess Good says
CUSTOMIZE ME
My old college roommate and myself like to send hand written notes back and forth to each other. She lives in Utah. I live in Iowa. I just received a note from her and I in the process of sending one back.
Kristin says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I came home the other day and peeked in my mailbox to find a lovely handwritten thank from a recent baby shower. There is such a charm to handwritten notes.
LibbyJames says
Customize me…please
I recently wrote a thank you letter to a dear friend for all her love and support
marlena says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I received a thank you note from my MIL for her b day present…i guess she really liked her wii accessories
Rachel says
oh, I love this! Customize me!
The last letter I sent was a sweet thank you note to my grandmother. She sent my oldest daughter a kind and thoughtful gift for her 3rd birthday, so Ava drew her a thank you letter and we folded it up, sealed it with a kiss, and dropped it in the mail!
allie.b says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Kelly says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Thank you notes for house warming gifts!!!
Zed says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I love these designs! Yesterday I mailed an apology letter, because it’s the perfect way to apologize.
Paige says
Customize me, please! The most memorable handwritten letters I have received were letters from my grandmother. She would always pick out lovely stationary or an adorable card and write the sweetest notes imaginable.
Rachel says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Two weeks ago I wrote a letter to my husband, along with a vintage romantic postcard, and stuck it in his carryon to read on the plane on his way to Iraq. He called me from Germany and thanked me for the sweet surprise, and I am so glad he appreciated it. I plan on sending him MANY letters through snail mail during the course of this deployment and would love some of that sweet stationary!
Jacob says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
Haven’t sent a letter by snail mail in a LONG time. Last one was probably to my wife when we were engaged and living in different cities.
christa says
CUSTOMIZE ME please!
sara keshk says
CUSTOMIZE ME
always send thank you cards–there’s just no substitute.
Emily says
Customize me!
I have kept in touch with my best friend for years using hand written letters – even though the digital age is much more common.
Rachel R. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last handwritten letter I wrote was in a birthday card to my best friend Kelly. I have boxes of her letters from when we were growing up – pre-email we used to send each other letters almost daily. The last letter I received was from Kelly, in a wonderful surprise care package sent to my office, and that brought me to tears of happiness :)
Krista D says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
A few months ago, I sent my husband a card at his office (through the USPS), just because I think he’s pretty cool.
patti says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
I just sent a handwritten letter to my daughter who lives 2500 miles away. It was sent with a photo book I created on a vacation we had last winter. These handwritten letters have personality and become important and a part of who we are. My penmanship has become horrible with the advent of the computer!
Bethney says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
Dorice says
CUSTOMIZE ME :)
Mari says
CUSTOMIZE ME..!!!
Sweet Em says
CUSTOMIZE ME.
I sent a letter to my hubby from my 2 year old when we were on vacation and wouldn’t see him for two more weeks. She had painted on some paper and I wrote the letter between the colors. I plan to send handwritten notes this week to a few people I wasn’t able to visit when I was on vacation. I’m hoping the handwritten-ness will make up for not seeing them in person, at least a little bit.
Lemon says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
When I was younger, I had a pen pal across the pond in England. Every week for a year we traded letters. I still have all the hand written letters that were sent to me. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of them.
I have boxes of handwritten letters stashed away that friends and I used to write to each other. Can’t throw that stuff away.
Denise says
Customize Me!
I sent a thank you note to the nature center where my son volunteers as a Jr. Naturalist during the summer months. It was in appreciation for a whitewater rafting trip that the center sponsored for the kids as the grand finale for the season.
Brooke says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I sent a hand written note to a friend back in China…but now I have to pray it actually gets to her. ;)
Kate says
Customize Me
My husband had to go out of the country for two months for a work trip & I wrote hand written letters & put them in all of his luggage. It was a nice surprise for him and gave him the idea to write some to me while he was gone.
Jazmin says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I write a letter to my kids on their birthday, just to let them know how much they are loved. They are young now, but I want them to look back at how special they made our life.
mila says
CUSTOMIZE ME
my friend had a baby and gave her the middle name “fortune”. i was lucky enough to find a sweet tiny little card with glittery fortune cookie illustration and the words “my sweet fortune” inside…it was sent promptly and received with warmth
Jessica Marie says
customize me!
such stunning stationary.. i’m in love :D
Karla D. says
CUSTOMIZE ME a pack of note cards! :) I believe that that written notes are becoming a lost art. I regularly write not only thank you cards but other notes, letters and I love to send post cards too. My last letter sent was inside a card. I sent one to each my father, mother and brother with a special note for each about why they are so special to me.
Beth says
Customize Me!
The last card I wrote was a birthday card for my best friend… these cards are beautiful and I would love to have a set!
Lindsay says
Customize me!
And I think the only things I hand write are thank you notes, how lame am I? …but at least I do WRITE thank you notes, so that’s good, right? :)
Julia says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Letter writing is a failing art. Let’s bring it back!
Krissy says
Customize Me!!
My husband and I live on financial support of friends and family and those interested in our helping others…a faithful woman supporters of 9 years said good-bye to her husband in July. She cared for him the last 15 yrs or so as he was a paraplegic in the end, but would giggle and love on him unconditionally in the needy state he was in (even flirting like she was 16 again), as an 80-something yr old! I have committed to writing her weekly about what is going on in our lives. She doesn’t have any technological access or real interests, and it’s a great way for us to encourage her in the grief and love her in a tough time. And I find it therapeutic to sit and write her a card about simple events of our days.
Would love the cards to share with her!
megan nicole says
customize me…please!!!!