It’s World Postcard Day – and the anniversary of the postcard itself! Postcards are a great way to send your loved ones something nice to find in amidst all of the junk mail that they likely get. Without further ado, let’s celebrate World Postcard Day today – on the 1st of October. This year, postcards have been providing joy to thousands for 151 years.
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Thinking of You Week is not a new concept or national holiday. However, this year, it feels much more important than perhaps it did before. Given the current times, there are so many people stuck at home, without loved ones. With another lockdown ahead of us, it’s become even more of an issue. The week itself starts now – on 21st September to 27th September. It focuses on reaching out to loved ones through my favourite medium: physical post. Send a card to someone this week! If you need a card, keep reading for a free PDF of one you can print out!
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I’ve spoken quite a bit about sending letters and post. I have not, however, covered the stamp part of a post. Stamps are something that I adore looking at. It’s so interesting to see the different stamps that different countries have. I love receiving international post just to see what their stamps are like. However, the Royal Mail group have some incredible designs themselves. I honestly am contemplating collecting stamps more often. That was something I have not really done before but with the vast collections that I see these days that I adore, I kind of want to. I have a few sheets that I have saved but not really a huge collection of them.
As you may know, Royal Mail regularly release themed stamps. February’s theme was Leonardo da Vinci. It captured some really great moments and drawings of his. I love the writings and texts on the stamps, making them look a bit more vintage. However, March’s theme completely floored me. It vastly differs from February but it’s so great. If you haven’t already seen them… You can now order Marvel stamps! Yes, that’s right, Marvel. They were released yesterday and are now in stock to buy.
Yesterday I mentioned how I’ve been bitten by the calligraphy bug and pointed out a few of my favourite gifts for people. If you didn’t read it, you can check it out here. I didn’t mention one product, however, that I’ve really started to enjoy using and I wanted to talk a little about that today. It’s the Manuscript Italic & Poster Set. I challenged myself to try and make some handmade cards featuring Manuscript calligraphy products and this one jumped out at me. It’s so perfect – and I’m really excited about today’s post.
If you’ve been around the Aumsome blog for a while, you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of writing. I encourage it in so many situations. From handwriting your notes to writing letters. Thanks to Manuscript, who organised the first ever World Calligraphy Day earlier this year, I’ve been bitten by the calligraphy and lettering bug too. Calligraphy is a skill that requires a lot of practice. It requires a lot of patience too. While patience isn’t a virtue I have, I actually do love calligraphy. I also want to improve my general handwriting. So just handwriting everything I can helps! Whether it’s in my planner or the letters I occasionally write.
Today I wanted to share a few products that I’ve been testing out (detailed reviews for all of them coming in the new year). These are products that I think would make luxury writing gifts, as they make the whole writing experience more of a luxury. They would make really great gifts for anyone who likes to write letters or practice their calligraphy.
Since I’m quite new to the whole calligraphy thing myself, I think a lot of these would be great for someone just starting out too. So if you – or anyone you know – wants to look into a new skill, definitely check these out and see if you fancy giving it a go.
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