It’s no secret that I love paper and today I just wanted to share some paper goodies that have brightened my days recently.
First off, isn’t the lovely lady and the quote from Betty Smith great? In case you can’t quite read the quote, “the world was hers for the reading.” Behind her there is a shelf filled with books. Not only is this artwork from the very creative Jenclair, but when you unfold it there’s a handwritten letter and what’s so cool is that she drew/wrote on a vintage enveloped postmarked October 6, 1933. I love this!
Speaking of letters, next up is Hippocampus, Volume 2. This zine is produced by The Paper Seahorse, a stationery shop in Tampa, Florida. They sell some great paper goodies and if I’m ever in Tampa I’ll definitely check them out. The edition of this zine has articles on improving your handwriting, how to start a local letter writing group and other articles on creativity.
And, if you love stationery stores and all things paper then, I highly recommend the latest issue from Uppercase. This magazine which promotes itself as “for the creative and curious” never disappoints. This edition is a special guide to stationery and paper goods and to highlight the small businesses pursuing their paper-related passions. I tell you, I would love to check out all the places mentioned in this issue. No doubt, I’ll be visiting some of these virtually and doing a bit of retail therapy.
Finally, there is Flow Book for Paper Lovers, No. 8 published by Flow Magazine. I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about this countless times. I love the magazine and collect these special editions. I’m only missing one of them which I believe was never available in the States but maybe I’ll find it one day. This chunky book has everything… stickers, postcards, specialty papers. It’s just so much fun. The only bummer is that I’ve heard that Flow Magazine is no longer going to be publishing an English language edition due to COVID-19 challenges in the worldwide distribution. Hmm, may be time to resume my German practice as I believe they are still publishing the German language edition.
Now it’s almost the weekend and I’m very excited because I have a three-day weekend so hopefully I can catch up on some reading. What about you, any plans? Hope you have a great weekend ahead and more book talk soon!
Good luck with you German practice – that’s dedication!
What a treasure trove of links! Now I know I’ll spend my weekend trying to do something arty (though not with successful outcomes). Ah well, at least it will be time well spent. 🙂
Well, that was a surprise! I’m glad you liked the letter, Iliana; I’m enjoying using those old envelopes for stationery. 🙂 I can’t think of a better reason to practice another language than to read something you love!
Yay for 3 day weekends! I am looking forward to this weekend too. I will have to check Uppercase out. Jenclair is very talented, I agree! I hope you have a great week, Iliana.
Hope you’re enjoying your long weekend!
What amazing mailer from Jenclair! She is so talented. The magazines sound like great fun, I bet they are visually wonderful just to page through. Enjoy your long weekend!
I love reading these posts of yours. I’m crazy about paper too but don’t indulge in it much so I love to see what’s out there. One of these days, I’ll give Flow a try. In the meantime, enjoy your goodies!
Gail Aldwin – Well, that’s probably me just being wishful to be honest. I can get by a bit but I think the only way I would improve is if I actually spent a good bit of time in Germany. Wouldn’t mind so who knows maybe one day!
Lex @ Lexlingua – Oh I hope you were able to check some of these out and let me know if you found something good!
Jen – I love that you’ve given these envelopes even another use. So cool. I think my husband would love it if I finally learned German but then he would have no excuse and would have to learn Spanish. Haha.
Literary Feline – I hope you enjoyed checking out Uppercase. One of these days I just have to subscribe to it. Such a great publication.
Les in OR – It’s been fun but how is it that it’s gone by so quickly?! 🙂
Stefanie – Isn’t it lovely? I love getting mail from her. And, while a lot of magazines nowadays seem to be just filled with ads Flow and Uppercase are really magazines you can hang on to for a long time and look back and enjoy over and over again.
Athira – You may still find the last issue of Flow at your local bookshop but even if you don’t they have a nice online presence so you can check out their Instagram and enjoy they posts. So calming and pretty.