Back in December I got hitched. One of the best parts of getting married (besides, you know, the whole finding your soul mate thing) are the gifts! One of the worst parts: sending out dozens of handwritten thank you cards. One way my husband and I got around painful hand cramps was to use one of our vintage typewriters to punch out personal cards. People really enjoyed them and, thankfully, didn’t feel short-changed by our lack of cursive.
One place our note card receivers did get to see my awful handwriting was on the envelopes. I hand wrote each address and return address rather than using our typewriter, because, well we’re trying to stretch out our obsolete typewriter’s ink ribbon as long as possible. But, the next time we have to send out a slew of thank you cards, I may get one of Primele’s custom-made return address stamps!
These red-rubber stamps feature name and address info, beautifully written out using a delicate typeface that easily looks like it was painstakingly inked out by hand. While $35 may seem a little expensive for a stamp, I think it’s a much prettier alternative than those free return address labels I get from Amnesty International. Plus, those stickers can really cheapen the letterpress cards you just spent a bundle on!
[via Oh So Beautiful Paper]
