I have always loved notebooks and stationary and sending hand-written cards and notes. I keep sentimental old letters that mean the world to me. There is just nothing more fun than popping into a paper shop! Some day I hope to have time to participate in the mail art and post card swaps I keep hearing about too. And remember when I told you about the magazine, Flow, full of paper goodies?
I love paper, so it was sort of a no-brainer that I signed up for the e-course, Paper Love, a tactile, creative experience celebrating the personal possibilities of paper. It’s taught by Rachel Hazell, whose English/Scottish accent when she speaks makes me smile. (She says “pay-pah,” for example.) She says, “As you read, please imagine you are sat at my kitchen table with a steaming cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit.” She is just delightful!
So there began our papery adventure! I have to admit that there is a world of information about it that I had no idea about, and I love delving into unknown worlds. I tried my darndest to get interested in the daily content, but while I enjoyed reading about how paper is made, the art of collage, text, handwriting, books, and stationary, and the history of the postal system and stamps, I just couldn’t get excited about doing any of the assignments. The amount of information in this course is mind-boggling. And as you read last week, I don’t have time to spare!
However, I’d like to share some fun resources with you:
- Felt and Wire, an online journal about stationary by Mohawk Fine Papers – amazing reading and resources there
- DearMe, a collection of letters written by 75 of the world’s best-loved personalities to their younger selves and published with photographs of them as teenagers. I think I need to write to my 16-year-old self too! Read this too on writing a letter to yourself.
- Nick Bantock’s blog on the art of letter writing. I love his books so I am sure this is awesome.
- Decor8‘s ideas on creative gift wrap. All about washi tape as gift wrap. And just in itself. This book is full of ideas on creative packaging.
- Interesting-looking book on the history of our alphabet.
- The art of the thank you note.
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