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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.
Amy C. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last time I sent a handwritten letter was to my boyfriend this past Valentine’s Day. I handmade the card and put a picture of myself when I was a little girl on the front. The picture is of me sitting on the porch of my house, wearing a little blue and white striped dress, with my hands together and placed on one side of my cheek, and my head tilted. Like I had puppy love! Inside I wrote about when we first met, which was at band camp (isn’t that cute and dorky?!) when we were 13, and how much he’s inspired my life. He’s usually not a mushy person, but he loved it so much and keeps it in the drawer of his bedside table.
The card with the carved initials made me think of this. All the cards are adorable and would make great gifts!
Carla says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
Can’t wait to use customized stationary for the new addition to our family!
Nicole Marie says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I just got married 6 months ago, so I had the pleasure of completing over 100 thank yous by hand! I also received so many hand-written gift notes at showers and the wedding, I decided that’s the best way to go. I just went to a bridal shower last Saturday and gave the bride-to-be a handwritten note with my gift. She so appreciated it, and it gave me opportunity to use the stationery gifted to me from the wedding events.
Tammy says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”!!!
Laura says
Customize me!
I love to write notes, and do it as much as I can!
Nutmegs says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
I just sent a card to a good friend in Italy the other day. For some reason I just really wanted to send snail mail across the world – plus the letter was more than just “Hi, How’s it going?”, so I wanted it to be special.
Kandice says
Customize Me :)
Lauren says
Customize me! My friends and I actually send notes/cards to each other all the time. It’s so nice to get a handwritten note in the mail! I also like to send handwritten thank yous :)
Melissa Cook says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
When my fiance and I were dating long distance we used to write letters to eachother. It was like it’s own conversation about our lives and how we missed eachother, completely different from anything we talked about over the phone. Those are my favorite keepsakes from our relationship.
Tiffany A. says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
The last handwritten note I sent was in a card to a best friend. It was my best friends 27th birthday and she lives out of town. But I do get a lot of letters and cards from my grandparents, for every holiday I am sure that there will be a letter/card in the mail!
Amanda says
Customize Me!!
My last handwritten note I put in my boy’s scrapbook telling him a little about himself at this age.
Lynette says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
A thank you card for an unexpected gift from a friend was the last one I sent.
Kim at Yellow Brick Home says
customize me!
i just got an adorable hand written thank you this past weekend for cat sitting. gotta love it.
Libby says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
My last handwritten note was a thank you note for a very nice birthday dinner at the Spotted Pig in NYC. The card had a cute drawing of a cafe and the New York skyline so it fit the bill perfectly.
Katie says
Customize me! Love this stationary, it’s quite beautiful. I love sending and receiving letters so I do it fairly frequently. In fact, for one friend I started a journal that we both write in and send back and forth across the country with updates on our life.
Sedona says
Custumize me baby!!!
Any time I have a friend move away I always give them stationary as a going away gift. I’ve gotten many wonderful letters from them, saying they feel guilty not writing since I gave them stationary. Hahahaha My evil plan works! I love getting and sending letters. They are just different from emails. More personal!
Thanks for sharing all you do with us!!!!
ellis says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I’ve been really big on sending handwritten notes lately- I try to do it for everyone- birthdays, clients, etc. I just think it’s something that makes you stand out from the crowd and it takes about 3 minutes and what? 41? 42 cents?
Katie says
customize me!
I received a hand written letter last week, a good friend of mine is everything a lady should be and sends me a hand written letter at least once a month. Im pretty sure she must be related to Martha Stewart.
Ashley Lovett says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My birthday was just this weekend so I received several lovely handwritten notes in the mail. I LOVE getting mail that isn’t bill related-ha! Plus these cards would make a pretty sweet belated birthday present ;)
Marelis Qualls says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!!
These are sooo adorable. I must say I do do handwritten notes too often, but since I live far from my family I’m often sending photos, etc. of the grandchildren and always include a small note. These would be perfect :)
Jen says
CUSTOMIZE ME
the last handwritten note i wrote was to my boyfriend’s sister after they came for a weekend stay. It was use to tie over the “drama” than ensued during the weekend! LOL
Jeni Powell says
“CUSTOMIZE ME” and the last handwritten letters I sent were to my husband’s neices and nephew in South Africa. They are ages 7-17 and I found the coolest stationery at this lovely shop http://www.paper-ya.com in Vancouver when we were on holiday there last December. We think they’ll love the surprise of letters in the mail!.
Pippin says
The last ‘thank you’ note I mailed (two weeks ago), was thanking the Burn Institute allowing me to design their Camp Beyond the Scars yearbook. It’s a camp for kids who are burn survivors, and they meet once a year for a week for camp. The yearbook has their photos of their experience at the camp. This was a volunteer project, and I thanked them for letting me be of service.
Jennifer Stutzman says
CUSTOMIZE ME :)
My husband and I most recently sent postcards to our friends and family from our trip to California! I also love writing little hello notes to loved ones, something about reading it in handwriting makes the gesture so much more personal than emails or text messages.
Meredith says
Customize me!
I honestly can’t remember the last time I wrote a handwritten note to be mailed…and I think it’s high time that I find an excuse!
Megan says
Customize Me!!
I wrote a handwritten note last night thanking my friend for a dinner party she had us over for last week…I love sending notes!
Cassidy says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
My boyfriend is on deployment and we don’t even get the small luxury of being able to email eachother everyday, let alone talk on the phone. So, we write letters . . . every single one of his letters is so precious to me! I know his handwriting by heart . . .
Crystal says
CUSTOMIZE ME!!
When my boyfriend was going to school in another state we would write letters back and forth to eachother. It was always exciting to get a letter in the mail when you weren’t expecting it!
lisa p says
“CUSTOMIZE ME”
My husband and I snail mail all the time bc he’s deployed! I write letters before I lie down to sleep and he reads them before he lies down to sleep!
Beverly Lynn says
CUSTOMIZE ME
I received fun little surprises from my aunt in the mail when I was in college. She called it ‘tickling the post office.’ She would mail me a letter in a soapbox or a candybar with a stamp on it. In return I sent her a letter written on a strip of paper and wound into a film canister and a coke bottle. We had tons of fun and it was amazing to see what you could send. (Sometimes I had to reassure the person on duty in the mail room that my coke bottle would indeed make it through, I just needed to figure out how to put a stamp on it. . . )
Jessica says
CUSTOMIZE ME!! These are too cute!! Just sent a handwritten congratulations card to my husband’s sister who just got engaged :)
MJ Molas says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I just handwrote and mailed my darling boyfriend a letter for his birthday :-)
Elle D says
customize me!
I am horrible at committing to handwriting letters but have a growing stationary collection- what an oxymoron I am!!! this reminds me I have an overdue thank you card to drop in the mail along with a card to include in a care package that’s been sitting around for far too long…..
♥~L
Elise says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I just wrote a thank you card to friends for letting us stay with them in their lovely new home!
Elizabeth says
CUSTOMIZE ME! This would be perfect for us!
Mandy says
CUSTOMIZE ME
As a teacher I write hand-made thank you notes every time a family gives me a gift. It’s a nice way to make them know that you truly appreciate it.
megan says
Customize Me!
I just wrote a note to my sister last night. I love receiving letters in the mail, so I always make it a point to send one out. I write to my grandmother in NJ every month and always change up the stationary for her.
Renee says
Customize me :)
my all time fave is writting thank you notes for things that people normally don’t write thank you notes for :). I make them myself for some extra sentiment :).
Jess says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
The last handwritten letters I sent and received were while my husband was deployed overseas. Continues to be really fun to re-read them all!
Lauren Wenchel says
Customize me!
The last handwritten note I recieved was actually yesterday. It was a thank you post card from a bride and groom whose wedding we attended at the end of July. Although “thank yous” seem to be one of the most popular handwritten notes sent, it’s still really nice to recieve one on a day when all you expected to get in the mail was junk-ie flyers.
Phoebe S says
CUSTOMIZE ME
Kelly says
CUSTOMIZE ME! I love sending snail mail thank you cards after having dinner at someone’s house or something like that — the last one I sent was about 3 weeks ago to my husband’s aunt and uncle thanking them for letting us stay at their beach place in Ocean City, MD for the weekend.
Shelly says
CUSTOMIZE ME…
I just got to college a week and a half ago. A few days in when I was feeling a bit down, I got some snail mail from my family. Something about it was just really special.
heather says
CUSTOMIZE ME
my best friend moved to bali this past april. i asked her to be the godmother of my unborn child before she left. my daughter was born last month and i sent a handwritten letter with my baby’s footprints to her via her mother who was traveling to see her.
Lisa says
Customize me!
I love stationary. The last snail mail I sent was a thank you note to a friend who gave us a baby gift for our twins.
Katie says
Customize me!
I just wrote a letter to a friend last week, partly because she had written to me first and partly because we’re nerds for real letters. It’s a wonderful way to tell someone how much you appreciate their friendship.
Stacy says
If it’s not too much trouble…CUSTOMIZE ME! Ok, this is somewhat embarrassing but… my husband and I sometimes write letters to each other when there is too much anger or frustration in the situation to talk. We do this to avoid a big fight, as we are both …”passionate” people! :) This allows us to think about what we say before we say it, and to get everything out that needs to be said. It also helps to avoid bottling emotions… we find that it works for us even though it seems a little juvenile.
Karen says
Customize Me!! Hmmmm-Probably Christmas Cards-do they count?
Jenny says
CUSTOMIZE ME!
I’m about to have a baby in a week or so. The last handwritten notes I wrote was a stack of thank you notes for dear friends and co-workers who showered us with beautiful gifts for our little bebe.
luke says
customize me-always a handwritten thank-you