“To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Though not all letters are love letters, unless it is a professional correspondence there is probably a bit of love behind it. From elegant notecards to funky homemade stationery, your paper choice can say nearly as much as your words. Our etiquette advice is more common sense than anything… Use appropriate stationery for your purpose. Do not use a cartoon notecard for a condolence letter and forego the Hello Kitty stationery when thanking someone for a job interview. If you can’t afford nice stationery or don’t have occasion to write often and, for this reason, only want one set sitting around choose something simple and neutral such as a monogram, basic trimmed edge, or anything monochromatic and Cranes.
Stationery, note cards, and pretty paper seem to be as enticing to me as high-heeled shoes are to most women. Where some admire the grace with which they can sashay across a room in stilettos, I consider how the ink would fall on the grains of the paper. I know I am not alone, so for other stationery fans out there this post has some of my of-the-moment favorites.
Otis And Bean offer delightful letterpress note cards sold individually for $4 each, but for $15 you can buy your favorite five.
Sweet Perversion Designs lets anything be an excuse to write with a set of ten ‘Hello’ cards($14).
Viva La Violette loves cupcakes as much as I do and has the Set of Eight Personalized Cupcake Note Cards ($11) to show for it.
Ink Spotts has a whimsical 20-Card Folded Note Set ($20)
Top Left: Otis and Bean; Top Right: Sweet Perversion Designs; Bottom Left: Viva La Violette; Bottom Right: Ink Spotts.
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