PRETTY SMITTEN
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I understand turquoise is THE color for 2010. I don’t know about you, but turquoise (although beautiful and always in my heart) was my color last year. This year is beginning to show herself as moss green. Elizabeth Johnson feels my pain. Johnson is the face behind Pretty Smitten, a company that specializes in personalized stationary, party papers and gift items. Don’t be fooled by knock-offs, either. Pretty Smitten’s signature mini Swarovski crystals adorn their paper products, separating them from the crowd. Gorgeous prints and graphics, a vast array of colors AND sparkle? Yes, please.
I am currently in the process of teaching my two year old daughter the art of a good “Thank You” card. What is more perfect than personalized Kid’s Note Cards, with her choice of design and color? Absolutely nothing is more perfect than that. Johnson has raised the bar as far as I’m concerned. She has married form and function in a way that makes me, well, yes, it makes me smitten. I’m also thinking of buying myself a You Are My Sunshine poster in, you guessed it, moss green. Le sigh.
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Miss Krista is a mother, a lover and a big believer in the power of a cupcake. she loves double entendres but is not a fan of the high-five. she blogs about the corners of her heart at my life as i see it.
i would write a note to my future self. i would tell her things that i want to still remember or be able to relive in my mind 50 years from now. and to tell her not to worry so much, because the small stuff is not worth sweating over.
I would write to my “sister” in China. Our parents were best friends before my parents moved to America. I was just a toddler, but she was a bit older and when we left she gave me all of her most precious belongings (including random buttons, a baked potato, and bits of string). Over the past 30 years we’ve kept in touch, but always her more than me. I would make the effort to pull out my dusty Chinese dictionary and write her a note. Just to wish her well. And to set a precedent to write to her more. She’s a great lover of beautiful papers so I know she would apprecite it.
To my nephew, he’s away from home and gets home sick often.
The first person I would write to would be my mother. My father passed away in August of last year and my mom now has an empty house to herself. Because I am hours away we send cards back and forth to each other to brighten each other’s days and send a little love and warmth through snail mail! I would love to send her one of these beautiful cards!
I would write a note for my daughter to open on her future wedding day. She is 3 now. I want to tell her all about what I want for her in life.
No special occasion… just to say hi to my friend Sarah P. We’ve been writing “real” letters to each other, and interesting stationary, since we met in college over ten years ago.
it will be to my grandmother to say hi. we moved away, not far, but don’t get to visit as much. i love snail mail. trying to bring it back!
I’d write to my grandma! She’s the best at writing letters, and she loves to get notes in the mail – especially colorful ones!
I think the first person I would write to would be my husband’s grandmother. She knows I love clipping coupons, so every few weeks she will send me a huge envelope filled with coupons from all of the newspapers she gets. She is the type of lady that still loves the good, old-fashioned correspondence, so a nice, handwritten thank-you note would be perfect to send her way. Plus, it’d give me a chance to also let her know how wonderful of a woman she is.
I will write thank you cards for the thoughtful gifts and calls I receive on birthday. There seriously is very little I enjoy more than sending out a heartfelt card.
I would write a thank-you note to one of my high school English teachers. She was fantastic, and not a day goes by that I don’t think of her or something I learned in her class.
I would write to my grandparents who live a few states away. No special occasion needed. I have a drawer full of blank notecards just for them. I have made a habit of writing them a quick hello every few months for the past several years. They are not much for email and I am not much for the phone (weird, I know). So handwritten notes have become our own special way of communication. I have heard from my mother several times how they gush to her about the lovely notes I have sent and just the thought of a note in their mailbox bringing a smile to their faces and brightening their day is just priceless to me.
Love notes to my husband, just because. I think it keeps lines of communication open and I enjoy looking back at our notes to one another.
Thank you notes to my Bridesmaids – I am getting married in September and this would be perfect. Thanks for the chance.
I would write a thank you note to my husband for the beautiful dress he bought me for Valentine’s Day!
My mom and I always joke about how I’m good at sending cards, but that I tend to send them about 2 weeks too late! I’d write a card to her: one that she wouldn’t be expecting, and so it couldn’t possibly be late!
Ive just started a new business to help pay for our overseas adoptions and as a means of helping orphans in general. I have been looking for beautiful “thank you” cards to use with my customers to show them how thankful I truly am for their business. To say that these would be ‘perfect’ is an understatement.
I’d use them to send thank you cards for my baby shower gifts :)
I would write to my cousin and aunt, who live overseas.
They put up with me when I stayed with them for over four months and they showed me their culture, which is completely different than mine.
Anyways to get to the point, the occasion would be my cousin’s wedding {to congradulate her, and wish her the best}.
I’ll write to my best friends in med school on the completion of their next big exam…they’re always studying so hard, and they just need something pretty in the mail sometimes!
My first notecard will be written to my sister. For always inspiring me, challenging me and being my partner in crime for 27 years!
I would immediately send my first notecard to my sister because I constantly miss her and always want to let her know that I am thinking of her!
I would order these for my sister so she could send me one. She is a true lover of paper and in desperate need of chic notecards for all her freelance work.
Plus her name is Cassie, and I think that looks so fresh on paper.
I will write to my fiance on the morning of our upcoming wedding to say Thank You for putting up with my tears and tantrums over the last few months as I’ve struggled to organise our wedding from the other side of the world!
To my grandma (I call her Granny)… she is the sweetest lady you will ever meet – and she get’s such a kick out of getting letters in the mail! I’d send her a note just to say I love her & to say that I think she rocks! :) she also doesn’t have a computer…she refuses to give-in and buy one! LOL so I can never just email her anyway
I’m getting married this week in a tiny courthouse ceremony and having only 20 of our closest family and friends with us. I would love to use these notecards to thank the people who took time out of their busy schedules to celebrate this important day with us!
Definitely my grandmother. She’s a hip lady and we email occasionally but I recently had to cancel a visit due to weather (what’s up, crazy DC snow?) So I’d like to write her a letter to update her on my life. She send beautiful notes for my birthday, Valentine’s Day, any minor holiday and I’d love to share these gorgeous cards with her. After all, she is the one who first gave me an appreciation for art and design.
These are so cute! I’d write my hubby a little love note. I love to give him unexpected letters.
One of my college friends. A handwritten note beats out an email any day!
I will write a note to my new granddaughter (she’s only 2 months old) .
My girlfriend, who underwent a kidney transplant operation.
The first person will be my grandpa who lives out of state. Emailing just isn’t the same for him so I like to write him letters. And no occasion needed, I’ll just write o say hi. And probably send him some recent family pictures.
I might write my dad a letter…it’s been awhile since we had a heart to heart. Our words always seem to work best on paper.
My best friend, Margo. She and I have kept in touch since we were 13 solely by letter, telephone and email. Only occasionally seeing each other in person.
Recently we lived in the same city for the first time. But now that I’ve moved away, I want to keep in touch with her the “old fashioned” way we started our friendship.
My Mom, just because she is awesome.
My dear friend Laura as a thank you for the beautiful engagement card she send me!! The first one that I have received since my engagement!
my maid of honor. she is putting so much effort and LOVE into her role that i never want her to think for a second i don’t know it!
I would first write to my two girlfriends from college, who also have artistic eyes and appreciate the little things. I would express my gratitude for their friendship and how much I wish we still lived close to each other.
I would send a card with the gift I have to send to my best childhood friend who just had his first baby. It is a beautiful baby boy and he is the best dad!
I have recently started my etsy shop and am certain my first sale will come at any moment. I ‘ve been scouring shops and my desk and hidden bits of vintage paper for just the right touch to send with my little (owl)ies to their new homes.
I’m going to write my mom. because she loves getting mail and I love writing letters. I’ve been looking for the perfect stationary for a while
The first person I write to will be my sister to let her know how truly grateful I am that she will be my maid of honor at my wedding and to say thank you for all that she has done for me that helped lead me to where I am today.
To my best girlfriend; we seem to be on the outs and I need to clear the air, and somehow, a note seems to be the right way to do so, calling would be just too casual for our important relationship.
The first person I write to will be my best friend and childhood penpal. The occasion is simply that we recently resurrected our penpalling!!
I believe in kindred spirits. Sometimes, you’re drawn to someone. You just know they’re your kind of people! But it seems to me love kind of sneaks up you.
I have been searching for the perfect cards to ask my best girls “will you be my bridesmaid?”. These might just be them! So my first letters would go to those ladies who will be standing by my side through out this next year full of planning planning planning!
I would write my first letter to my good friend Debbie, who recently moved to Vermont for college. I promised her I’d write, and have been looking for an occasion/card that fits her happy personality since then!
My mom just because.
I would write a thank you to my husband for supporting me so well through my pregnancy with our first child. He’s been such a gem and deserves some sweet words. Then, of course, I’d start writing letters to all of our friends and family that will help us through this exciting transition!
M y aunt who knit my two month old a sweater and booties out of love.