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What’s the best &/or cheapest place to purchase quality stationary, specifically letter sets? I’m been looking around but have had much luck!

Great question! Readers feel free to help out and add on your own tips! 🌷

Cheapest will always be the thrift store, however you’re not usually going to find the cutest new letter sets there if we’re being honest. (If you have access to a printer you might consider printing cute designs onto thrifted paper though!) In the U.S., I liked JetPens and Etsy for finding stationery.

And once you find a brand or set that you like, you can always google it and see if there are any deals going on at other stores. (Just always be sure to check reviews on Trustpilot or something like that before purchasing from a new site!) ✨

Now personally I do not use a lot of letter sets because, although I absolutely love them, they do tend to be more pricey than just getting a $5 lined paper pad. I also have an envelope maker template thingy so I can make my own envelopes out of whatever cute paper I find. 🍓

#asks #stationery

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reminder to save or print out new 2024 mailing price lists for your country’s postal service! postage price changes often happen at the beginning of the year

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#postage

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vintage paper.

#stationery

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November 13th 2023

My part of outgoing postcard/Mucha leaflets swap to my friend Yuka in Japan. I also wanted to include some other extra gifts so this ended up all filled up and i love that we ended up having the same idea!

#so cute!

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1997 Angelgotchi stationary set

#I absolutely love tamagotchi and I wish it were easier to find tamagotchi stationery these days!! #thank you for sharing op #stationery #snail mail #envelope

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we need to bring back penpals :(

#join us :) #(non-ominously)

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Hello lolita/EGL fashion tumblr! Do you want to have a lolita penpal?

Please fill out the following Google form!

LINK TO PENPAL FORM

I will also be sharing this form on Instagram. Feel free to reblog/post this form around on lolita fashion circles and tell your lolita/EGL friends!

Penpal assignments and contact information will be sent out by December 31. Please send your first letters out by January 31. Please make sure that your DM’s are open so I can send you contact info!

“I want to join but I don’t know what to write about!”

No worries! Here are some suggestions:

-tell your penpal about how your week has been, and your future plans. Are you working on any creative projects? Do you have pets? Are you celebrating a holiday soon? Make sure to respond to your penpal’s previous letter, and give them some questions or conversation starters to respond to as well.

-swap suggestions for books, movies, music, TV shows, or other media you both like. You can agree to read/watch the same thing and exchange thoughts on it! (If you both like cooking or baking, exchange recipes, musicians can exchange sheet music, etc)

-write a story or draw/color a picture together.

-swap ideas for meetups or coords. What are your dream dresses? What got you into lolita fashion? (You can even try remote twinning!)

-if you both are interested in secret codes or learning a foreign language, you can exchange codes, vocab words, or try writing letters in a different language!

Other things to put in letters:

You can decorate letters with drawings, stickers, washi tape, wax seals, etc. and include things like more stickers/tape, ribbons/lace, your art/short stories/fiber arts, pressed flowers, recipes, tea bags, friendship bracelets, bookmarks, seed packets, news articles, origami, temporary tattoos, crosswords/sudoku puzzles, pins, candy, photographs, and more! You can also send postcards from places you visit.

Please note that things like pressed flowers or seed packets should not be sent internationally. Please check if your penpal has any allergies before sending any plants or edible items.

#reblog for anyone in search of penpals! #penpals

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some days you just gotta look at stamps for funsies. these gorgeous stamps are all from Japan! I’ve seen so much colorful variety and fun and beautiful art styles in Japan’s stamps!

#stamps #postage #snail mail

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#finally catching up on some mail after recovering from illness and exams! #snail mail #wax seal #stationery

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November 1st 2023

Incoming mail from my dear friend Yuka from Japan. We were originally going to be swapping only postcards and some Mucha extras but both of us also had something else in mind and she prepared this gorgeous mail for me!

#lovely!

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October 20th 2023

Today's spooky (but keep it cute) incoming from Carmen from Spain!

#so cute!!

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✨ spooky mail 🎃

#reblogging because I am READY for halloween

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Writing a letter is like... the ultimate rainy day activity. I love lighting a candle, making some tea, and writing while listening to the rain tapping on my window.

#couldn’t agree more!

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snoopy mail stamps

#snoopy #:) #stamps #postage

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two 2023 Japanese stamps from a series on scenery

[id: two postage stamps, both with stylized illustrations. the left depicts several different kinds of Japanese candies, including colorful konpeitō. there is also a white maneki-neko figure. the right depicts potted morning glories. end id]

#stamps #postage #sooo cute!!

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hehe 🐸🥕

#snail mail #wax seal #spring #beatrix potter #envelope #green #stationery #letter #mine #pen pal #green aesthetic

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#snail mail #envelope #postage #spring #mine