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{Book Review & Giveaway} Snail Mail, by Michelle Mackintosh

April 12, 2015 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 123 Comments

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh, is a gorgeous book that celebrates the art of handwritten correspondence. In this digital age, receiving a handwritten letter, card, or personalised package is a wonderful treat. There is something special about receiving a one of kind note or package that someone has gone to the trouble of handwriting that always lifts your spirits. I guess I have always love brown paper packages tied up with string …. When I was in primary school I had a number of penpals in the USA, Singapore, and Queensland. I used to love checking the letter box after school to see if I had received any mail. So if you love receiving mail as much as we do, you will adore Snail Mail.

Snail Mail is a comprehensive and inspiring guide to letter writing. Teaching us to get the most from our post, Michelle shows us how we can improve our handwriting, craft the perfect letter;  put together care packages for loved ones who need a bit of TLC; romance someone the old-school way; and craft beautiful mail art for any occasion.

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

For crafty types, the book shows how to make you own paper, envelopes, wax seals and pressed flowers. as well as lots of creative ways to decorate your package/envelope.  The instructions are really clear and there are plenty of photographs to guide you through the creative process.  With a little time and effort you can create thoughtful snail mail which will bring delight to the recipient.

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

We love everything about this book – the beautiful photos and styling, the matt pages and hard cover, the sweet ideas to help you create the perfect handwritten note. There are also stickers at the back of the book that you can include in your letters. Michelle was inspired by Japanese stationery and letter writing culture, and the book has a zakka feel that you find in Japanese craft books/magazines. It would be a great addition to a craft library (especially for those who love to participate in craft swaps) and would make a great gift for a crafty friend. It is the sort of book that you will enjoy reading many times – on each occasion you will learn new tips/tricks to use in your letter writing.

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

Hardie Grant are generously giving away a two Snail Mail prize packs to A Spoonful of Sugar readers. The prize pack (pictured below) consist of

  • Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh
  • Buttons A5 Journal designed by Michelle
  • Buttons 3 Mini Notebooks designed by Michelle
  • Buttons Boxed Notecards designed by Michelle

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

To enter, simply log into the rafflecopter giveaway box below with your email address or facebook account. Do as many of the giveaway options as you wish – if you already follow A Spoonful of Sugar  on facebook/pinterest etc, just click the button below for an automatic entry. Giveaway is open world wide until April 18, 2015 . The winner will be notified by email and announced here on the blog. Good Luck!

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Book Details:

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages

ISBN: 9781742708775

RRP: $29.95

Available from Booktopia.

Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

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Comments

  1. Kati says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:36 am

    I like to write to my nieces and nephews that live far away.

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  2. Noelani Lee says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:40 am

    These are so adorable!!! My college roommate and I have a deal to write a letter to each other every month!

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  3. Kristy says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:40 am

    This book is so lovely! I love TANGIBLE mail of all kinds!!! (besides junk ads and bills of course!) 😉 My Great Aunt has sent me hand written letters since I was a small child. She always includes doodles or stickers or special newspaper clippings. I have always LOVED receiving mail from her and as a young woman began writing her back. While we aren’t as regular as we once were, we still enjoy sending hand written letters to one another, so she is definitely the first I can think of that I would write to. Thanks for a beautiful intro post to this book and the chance at the giveaway, fingers crossed!

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  4. Jana says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:42 am

    I love snail mail. It’s such a fun way to make time to be creative and interact with people all over the world. And who doesn’t love a pretty envelope in their letterbox.
    Thanks for the great giveaway,
    much love,
    Jana

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  5. Anne Marie says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:46 am

    I love to write to my 92 year old auntie and also send cards and notes to my grandchildren.

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  6. Mollie says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:50 am

    I don’t write often enough (even though I seem to collect stationery items)! I do send little packages to my Internet friends from time to time. And I’d like to be better about sending mail to my grandma. Thank you for the chance, and for sharing about this lovely book!

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  7. Genevieve says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:52 am

    Getting snail mail is the best, and putting in some effort to the things you send is even better!

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  8. Lena says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:57 am

    Fantastic book! I would say a dream book for a girl like me who likes to write snail mail and send people whom I love surprise packages. 🙂 Thank you, thank you for the lovely give away!

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  9. Betsy says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:00 am

    Looks like a great book. I follow on IG.

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  10. Lori Morton says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:01 am

    I write to my Sister, 2 Daughter’s, Grangirlie’s, 2 Auntie’s, Brother-in-law & his Wife, and several Friends!

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  11. Pam Fields says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:06 am

    My BFF of 26 years and I write letters. My husband and I moved January 2014 450 miles away to care for my ailing FIL. My friend asked for us to write instead of email. It’s like getting Christmas in the mail each week!

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  12. Lynn Osborne says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:06 am

    I love to write to my brother. He is also a letter writer so appreciates a handwritten note.

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  13. Debbie J says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:14 am

    I like to write to my mother, who is now 87 years old. I also love making and sending greeting cards. I make and send at least 150 cards throughout the year!

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  14. Rachel says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:21 am

    I love this…and my daughter would love it even more. She writes good, old-fashioned letters all the time!

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  15. Kathy E. says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:26 am

    I always write a short newsy letter in each birthday card I sent through snail mail. I also always write thank you notes to generous family and friends!

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  16. Valerie says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:38 am

    I have always loved writing since I was a little girl….oh SO many years ago…..In every birthday card I send to my friends….a letter goes along…and at Christmas….most everyone gets a long letter! Thanks and cheers, sincerely, Valerie 🙂

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  17. Sarah G says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:46 am

    My bestie and I have been writing back and forth with each other ever since she moved away. 🙂

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  18. CJ Pillow says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:50 am

    I love snail mail and correspond with my nieces, my mother, my sisters, my daughter, and my twin granddaughters. The twins who are five seem to love snail mail as much as I do.

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  19. Terri C says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:00 am

    I still send cards to my sister and cousins also my four grand blessings!. And now I’m in a couple of quilt block swaps. This would be so much fun to have to make my swaps even more special. I’d love to make pretty things to send to my grandblessing’s also.

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  20. Wendi M. says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:13 am

    I write to my sister who lives in another state. 🙂

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  21. Patricia Espinoza says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:24 am

    I like to write to my elderly aunts. I have 2 that have been like Mother’s to me. They are amazing women.

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  22. kym says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:27 am

    I like to write little love notes to my hubby,

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  23. Dawn says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:32 am

    I would love this! I have a pen pal I’ve had for 40 years!!

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  24. Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:39 am

    I love letter writing and keep in touch with our in-laws this way. I also have a dear friend who I exchange letters with. Such fun! Thanks for the chance!

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  25. Dona says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:01 am

    I love writing to my grandson. I want him to know the joy of giving and receiving personal notes and letters.

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  26. June G. says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I loved writing to my auntie, now my cousin and I keep up the tradition:)

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  27. karen says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:04 am

    In this electronic age there is something extra special about sending and receiving an item that has taken tine to make/create/decorate and then send off S.W.A.K.

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  28. Debby says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:16 am

    We moved over 1200 miles away from family in July. So the kids and I enjoy writing to grandparents and cousins and old friends. It has been wonderful to write to them and receive mail back as well. Our trips to the mail box help us feel a little more at home.

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  29. Beth T. says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:20 am

    I write to my best-friend-from-grade-school, who lives in Berlin, Germany.

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  30. Madeleine says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:23 am

    This book looks great!

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  31. Madeleine says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:25 am

    I should be writing to family overseas.

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  32. Devon says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:58 am

    I would write to my best friends in Italy who love all things vintage and handmade!

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  33. Jill says

    April 12, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    This past November I started writing a letter a day to family members and friends. People just do not expect that personal correspondence anymore, so the letters have been much appreciated! Most people do not write back, but many will contact me and let me know how much they appreciate the thought that went into their letters. Who doesn’t smile when they find a real letter in their mailbox?

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  34. Cherie says

    April 12, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    Oh beautiful!

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  35. Cath T says

    April 12, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    Most of all I like to write to my son. OK, maybe this is more of a feminine book, but I like to send him sweet, silly things sometimes that harken back to the fun things we shared when he was a kid. The book sounds and looks wonderful, as do all the items. thanks!

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  36. Tammy Edwards says

    April 12, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    I love writing little notes on pretty paper and tags, decorated with bits of ribbon, buttons and lace, colorful string and sweet little stickers; then tie them with a bow to a little package and leave it as a surprise for family and friends. Makes them smile and makes me smile

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  37. Chris says

    April 12, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    These are wonderful. I write 2-3 letters a week. To people I know and don’t know. People in the service, my family, old friends, my grandchildren, all kinds of people. It’s a lost art these days.

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  38. Leonie- Australia says

    April 12, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    What a wonderful idea to get everyone writing letters again,it is such a treat to receive snail mail.

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  39. Nancy says

    April 12, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I Love to send a hand written note to my daughters frequently. They really love it in our day of emails, facebook and Twitter, a special note from Mom gives them a smile and a warm fuzzy feeling. I also do handwritten Thank~you’s, and Thinking of you notes to family and friends~

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  40. Tabea Rowe says

    April 12, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    This book looks beautiful and very special!

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  41. Heleen Groot says

    April 12, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    I have to admit. I love e-mailing people. I also love texting. And Whatsapp. Oh, and Skype ofcourse. The speed of communication is awesome and I love it. But nothing – and I do mean NOTHING – beats that feeling of receiving a hand written letter or a card. I used to write loads of letters all of the time. To friends I saw every day at school. To friends I saw once in a blue moon. To people I did not know, but needed some attention. Basically to everyone that would be able to receive it. I would like to return to that. Not completely obviously (duh), but now and then. Thank you for the chance to win!

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  42. Sally-Ann James says

    April 12, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    I have 11 pen pals and I would love this book for ideas on how to decorate envelopes and improve my letter writing.

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  43. Rachel says

    April 12, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    This book sounds beautiful. I’ve always loved writing letters, and whilst I was ill, any small amount of happy post was gratefully received. I love it! I just wish more people my age understood the joy writing can bring.

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  44. stephanie says

    April 12, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    What a beautiful and lovely book.
    I’m sad that it’s not available in Germany.
    I love hand writing letters and receive them.
    Greetings Stephanie

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  45. Rike says

    April 12, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    That looks really fantastic!
    Thanks for the chance!
    Rike

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  46. Elisa says

    April 12, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    I love snail mail. Since we don’t live in the same city and I travel to my family abroad a lot I sometimes exchange letters with my boyfriend. It’s a little odd with skype and email and facebook and talking to each other almost daily anyway but it’s always nice receiving them anyway. I love putting flower pressing and feathers in there too, it makes the letters little treasure chests. And there’s just so much you can do with snail mail!

    Elisa

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  47. Jennifer M says

    April 12, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    I still like to send mail to my sister and prettily decorate the envelopes!

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  48. Cheryl says

    April 12, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    I love to write to anyone who needs encouragement — and in today’s world that is just about anyone. My daughter is the snail mail artist in our family and she writes almost daily.

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  49. Amy C says

    April 12, 2015 at 7:31 pm

    I write to my sister and her children and also to my almost 94 year old Nana.

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  50. Laurie Freeman says

    April 12, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    I haven’t written a letter in quite some time. I would love to start again. I still have relatives in other countries and I am on the lookout for a pen-pal. Great giveaway. Fingers crossed.

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  51. sherry G. says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    Love this! My Grandmother always believed in the beauty and love of a snail mail. She always sent thank you cards, letters etc. She has passed that love on to me. There is nothing more personal that a letter or note that someone has taken their time to write personally to you.

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  52. Cate says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    My husband works away for months at a time, so my son and I love to write to him with the news from home (and of course little drawings or pieces of ‘writing’ from my son who has just turned 4). Yes, we do Skype, phone and SMS regularly, but we love the feeling of receiving and sending mail.

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  53. Michele Timms says

    April 12, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    i would write to my relatives in France!!!!

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  54. Kaholly says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    I love sending little notes and cards in the mail, esp. now that so few people actually send snail mail. I try to be good about sending thank you’s and remembering my elderly family and friends.

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  55. Lee says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    I love to write – and write my three brothers who live out of state often!

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  56. Renea says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    I like to send little note cards to my grandchildren. I cherish my handwritten letters from my grandmother so my hope is they will some day cherish my notes. Thanks for the cute giveaway.

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  57. Sarah says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I would write to my grandmother.

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  58. Annette Crain says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    I have always appreciated receiving handmade cards and reading wonderful letters from my friends and family!
    I hope with this “new age” of electronics, that our future generations will not forget how important the hand written messages are!

    Thank you.
    nettiecrain@live.com

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  59. Margo says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    I love to write to my grandson!

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  60. Ellen M. says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    I like to write to my daughter at college! Many thanks for a chance at this lovely book!

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  61. Teresa @Aurea's Kitchen says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    I write to my sister who lives in Scotland. I write to my nephews and niece too.

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  62. Christina says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    I live for mail! I love sending birthday cards and unexpected goodies.

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  63. Jeannie says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    This is an amazing crafty book! Would so love to win this.

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  64. Sara Lynott says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    My close friend and her family are moving to another state at the end of the school year. We are both creative types and we want to start sending letters to one another.
    This book looks so good, it’s basically everything that I have been looking for.
    Let the Snail Mail Fun Begin!

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  65. claire gregory says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    I love the art of hand written notes and letters. I write to my old girlfriends from “way back when” often and they love it!

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  66. Jodie B. says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:56 pm

    I try to hand-write one little note/letter/card each month and send it to a different friend. It doesn’t seem to matter what I send or say, the recipient is always happy to get some ‘real’ mail!

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  67. Janice Svercek says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    I love to write to my son who is 1,000 miles away.

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  68. MaryEllen says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    I like to write to my mom!! I’d LOVE to win!

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  69. Richenda says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    I like to write to anyone in need of encouragement!

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  70. Kay says

    April 13, 2015 at 12:25 am

    I love to send cards to people. I also love to write lists and have several notebooks for them.

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  71. Lynda Adair says

    April 13, 2015 at 12:45 am

    With today’s technology and social media, hand written letters, notes, and messages seem to have fallen by the wayside. It takes more time to think what to write and then write it down. I think it is proper to write your Thank yous, get well wishes, birthday, and special day messages to the ones you love. I have cherished notes and letters from relatives of long ago. I would love to review your book and get new ideas!

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  72. SandraR says

    April 13, 2015 at 12:46 am

    I love to write to my daughters who have both flown the nest. They love receiving post! Thanks for the chance.

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  73. teri says

    April 13, 2015 at 1:11 am

    I write to my sisters.

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  74. Emma says

    April 13, 2015 at 1:33 am

    I love recieving handwritten notes, and would like to find the time to write more myself. Sounds like an interesting and good book 🙂

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  75. Piroska says

    April 13, 2015 at 3:30 am

    I love to write to my brother in Vancouver.

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  76. Nancy Hilderbrand says

    April 13, 2015 at 3:45 am

    what a nice giveaway

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  77. Laura says

    April 13, 2015 at 4:01 am

    I would love to write to my friends and family – thanks!
    merryorganic@gmail.com

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  78. Katy says

    April 13, 2015 at 4:19 am

    I like to write to my mom.

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  79. Marlene says

    April 13, 2015 at 4:35 am

    I love writing a note to folks who might be facing a difficult time to encourage them! Thanks for taking the chance to play : )

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  80. Carina says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:03 am

    There is nothing better than the excitement of receive pretty mail.

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  81. Nanna Chel says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:38 am

    I write to some of my old friends and I still have two pen friends that I first started writing to in the 1960s!

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  82. apple blossom says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:41 am

    love writing thank you cards

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  83. Mindy says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:58 am

    I like to write to my sisters and daughter.

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  84. julie woodward says

    April 13, 2015 at 6:04 am

    What a lovely and inspirational book. I would write to my brother who is quite a distance away and unwell at the moment. Phone calls are fine but there’s nothing like receiving some special mail that someone has put some personal effort into.

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  85. Julie says

    April 13, 2015 at 6:11 am

    I like to write to old friends I don’t see very often.

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  86. Susan Snooks says

    April 13, 2015 at 6:31 am

    I love to write to all my blogging friends- who doesn’t like to receive snail mail!

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  87. Kristi pratt says

    April 13, 2015 at 6:44 am

    I like to write to friends, old or new, and penpals.

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  88. Elaine Gregory says

    April 13, 2015 at 8:23 am

    I love to write to my granddaughters. They live far away and it is a way to get to know them intimately without being there physically.
    Thanks, Elaine
    labedaelaine@gmail.com

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  89. Lisa Fellman says

    April 13, 2015 at 8:42 am

    this book sounds beautiful thank you for sharing it with us. It is definitely on my wish list! I love to write to my family. We are spread out all across the country and in Europe and I love a handwritten card, note or letter. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  90. Holly E says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:06 am

    My friends that live in other states.

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  91. Veronika says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:07 am

    I love writing letters! For quilting bee swaps, and my church young women I oversee…and family, and anyone else I can. This book sounds SO dreamy.

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  92. Sally says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:28 am

    I like to write to my granddaughter who lives in Hawaii. We don’t get to see her often, but we like to keep in touch by mail.

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  93. Mary Preston says

    April 13, 2015 at 11:06 am

    I write to my mother. I love to get mail in the post, so I keep her supplied with beautiful stationery. I then, of course, have to reply.

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  94. Sarah Armstrong says

    April 13, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    I still write to my Grandma and my Mum and I encourage my kids to write letters to their cousins. They love writing letters and receiving them in the mail

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  95. Helen B says

    April 13, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    I am not good at sending snailmail, but I really need to improve so that I can set an example for my six year old daughter.

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  96. Gennai Henning says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    My mother. She lives in Brazil, and although we talk on the phone all the time, I still send her cards and letters. There’s something about the handwritten that makes snail mail much more special!

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  97. bonitarose says

    April 13, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    this book look so fabulous… I so hope I win!

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  98. Veronica says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    I have a quilting pen pal and a college friend who I like to write to.

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  99. Amy says

    April 13, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    Oh, I LOVE this! I like to write surprise fun notes / letters to my children (ages 11 and 7), and secretly mail the letters to them at our house! They love checking the mailbox with me, and always ask if there is anything for them! They are so happy when they get something. I haven’t done it in awhile, so this was a great reminder! I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win this! 🙂

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  100. Lorraine Marwood says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:22 am

    There is nothing more insightful personally when one writes a note, a letter, a heartfelt sentiment. The power of a friend or a relative writing simple words like ‘thinking of you in a difficult time’ is uplifting and goes a long way to let the sunlight in again. Handwriting itself is like the measure of a person’s wish to be there with you in the flesh, but a handwritten letter is the next best thing. I’m all for letter writing, card writing and children putting pen to paper. A wonderful book.

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  101. Megan H says

    April 14, 2015 at 9:02 am

    My favorite things to write are cards to my daughter who is away at college.

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  102. Jocelyn says

    April 14, 2015 at 9:08 am

    I love getting letters in the mail and feel it is a dying art. What a wonderful inspiration this book would be. I love reading old postcards when we go antiquing and always wonder about the people who wrote them. The handwriting is always so lovely too. They always make me wish I took the time to send notes to loved ones. My grandmother would love to receive a special note like the ones you have posted.

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  103. Kathy Davis says

    April 14, 2015 at 10:35 am

    I write to 3 elderly ladies, an elderly couple, and an elderly man, They are all in there 8os. I do it for my mother who passed away at age 89. She loved to write letters and receive them. She wrote to both my brothers everyday during Vietnam. She also wrote me everyday while I was in college. I know my friends love getting cards and letters., one lady even writes me back, It means a lot to me too.

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  104. Belinda says

    April 14, 2015 at 2:44 pm

    I absolutely ADORE this book, and I’m way too excited to get my mitts on this. I love how much work Michelle has put into this book and I myself am obsessed with cute stationery. Fortunately I own an Instagram account and I think this week I’ll do a search for a penpal. She’s inspired me to send heaps more snail mail!
    Thank you for this gorgeous giveaway xx

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  105. Belinda says

    April 14, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    For the giveaway comment prompt –
    I used to have a South Korean pen pal! We would write letters and send each other little treats from our own countries. It was absolutely fantastic, and i think I will send a letter to someone on Instagram soon!

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  106. Ruth says

    April 14, 2015 at 9:31 pm

    I write to friends and family in the UK, Canada and NZ but usually only at Christmas. I would love to have time to do it more often. Thx for the great giveaway!

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  107. Danijela says

    April 14, 2015 at 11:00 pm

    Lovely giveaway,thank you for the chance to win it.I would write my friend in Sweden and other in USA.Have a lovely week.

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  108. Gill says

    April 15, 2015 at 1:44 am

    I like to write to old school friends!

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  109. Karen Akilan says

    April 15, 2015 at 3:16 am

    I love sending TLC packages and letters to my daughter who lives in Atlanta and I only see about 4-6 times a year. As my grandson grows older I will send him packages and letters. I started a diary with him when he was born, that I will keep writing in till he can write back then we will take turns writing to each other in it. This looks like an awesome book to raise my love of sending mail and packages to the next level.
    thanks.

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  110. Trisch says

    April 15, 2015 at 7:26 am

    I like to write to my daughters.

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  111. Sarah says

    April 15, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    I write to my lifelong best friend who lives across the country.

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  112. Mrs.T says

    April 15, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    What a wonderful book and what a generous giveaway!! I would use the ideas from this book to make my correspondence more fun to receive. I try to write four encouraging notes to friends/family each month, plus I try to send cards for birthdays and other occasions. I should write to my 5 faraway grandchildren (on the other side of the US) far more often. You’re right … who doesn’t love finding a “real” letter in the mailbox, especially if it looks as happy as this?

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  113. Deb says

    April 15, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    My friend of 35 years, and it’s always so good to get a return snail mail from her!

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  114. Hannah says

    April 15, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    I like to write to several young ladies I’ve collected as penpals, whether it be snail mail or email. Beautiful book!

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  115. Allison says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:42 am

    HI. Looks like a lovely book. I’m all about snail mail. I write to my best friend from college who has been living in the UK for about 7 years, some friends in Seattle, several letters to friends around Christmas, my nephew, my pen pal for the past 25 years who lives in Brussels, among others!

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  116. Emma Hall says

    April 16, 2015 at 5:22 am

    Lovely concept and book 🙂

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  117. Anita Carol Gambrell says

    April 17, 2015 at 6:54 am

    I need to write my dearest oldest friend from High School ! I also would love to write my Gboy now that he is learning to read!

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  118. Wendy R. says

    April 17, 2015 at 8:37 am

    I used to like to write to my grandmother but she passed away. 🙁 My daughter sends letters to her friends who are now living elsewhere in the world.

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  119. Ern says

    April 17, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Wife. Poems and messages of heartfelt emotion. She really enjoys receiving them, all tucked away somewhere in a shoebox.

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  120. Michelle says

    April 17, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    I love writing to my Mum.

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  121. leanne v says

    April 18, 2015 at 7:56 am

    I love sending snail mail to my mum she loves it says it makes a nice change to the usual bills she receives

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  122. Charlotte S says

    April 18, 2015 at 4:42 pm

    My best friend and I have been swapping hand-written letters since highschool, when we used to bridge the monumental gap between recess and lunch apart by writing to each other and swapping notes to read when we were in separate classes again! I’d love to rekindle our tradition and send her a beautiful hand-penned artwork 🙂

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