Snail mail is really a good thing

…who knew? Well, snail mail of the handwritten variety is good for both the sender and the recipient, as we paper aficionados know.

I have several of Margaret Shepherd’s calligraphy instruction books on my shelf, so this jumped out at me from a column in the New York Times:

“My husband sends handwritten notes scratched out with a pencil, and people just sit up and sing,” said Ms. Shepherd, the calligrapher. “They’re so happy to get something in the mail, even if it doesn’t have a lot of production value.”

So just imagine how much singing will be going on when your correspondents receive something from you that actually has a lot of production value—a veritable opera!

Do read the whole thing.

And by all means visit my online Close To My Heart paper shop.

Remember–I can show you how to make cards with “a lot of production value” even if you think you have absolutely no talent in that direction.  Trust me—if I can do it, you can do it. Arrange a class for you and your family and friends today!