Look what came in the mail over the weekend!
The inside is even more beautiful! I looove Jane Austen style letters! The calligraphy is so delicate:
These gorgeous hand-written and illustrated valentines have been bouncing all over the web this past month, but I’d never thought I’d get one! Thanks Phe! 
By the very talented ladies of Hello Handmade Paperie.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I celebrated the new year by visiting one of my favorite places ever: Castle in the Air in Berkeley. This time I remembered to ask if I could take some pictures and they said yes!
It took three people to decorate this tree:
I wanted everything.
Sparkly gnomes!
Where I get all my sealing wax:
If you’re ever in the Bay Area, this place is definitely worth stopping for.
8505 Hearst St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
How to do sealing wax, originally uploaded by suburbanpenpal.
I’m obviously obsessed with sealing wax right now as evident by my last couple of posts. I got some new colors at Castle in the Air in Berkeley this past weekend and I picked up this. The glue gun method is probably the best if you’re doing large volume or are a beginner, but I prefer this method since I can never stick to just one color. The only downside to doing it this way is that it requires patience!
There’s just too much for one post! Here are a couple things I’d like to try. Highlighting ink:
From Jones Diwa
From Lucifer Dragon
From Journo Jen , all images via Waxing about Wax
More ideas from flickr:
From Zusty
From Donnell C.
From World of Oddy
From Daily Poetics
For those of you who live in the Bay Area, check out Castle in the Air on fourth street in Berkeley. Aside from being just plain awesome, it’s also where I get all of my sealing wax and seals.
I find inspiration in the oddest places. For example, I got this lovely little note from the folks behind Gocco*Boom in the 2009 paper swap:
So adorable! I’ve been sealing my letters for years, but I’d never thought of doing it this way. After some googling, I have discovered many new lovely things. Take it away flickr:
From Donovan Beeson
From Brass Paper Clip
From Wiki Li
From Meaghan Thomas
From My DIY Wedding Day
If you’re looking for more info on sealing wax or would like to start doing your own, check out Letter Seals for supplies and their blog Waxing about Wax for ideas.
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