I was digging through my old school bag and found this little setup (minus the Pilot Prera; that's new!) in one of my folders. Back when I was REALLY into letter writing, I kept this around so that I could write letters and/or postcards to my friends whenever I found the time or wanted to kill time.
This little setup included:
- an envelope (stamped with "From the desk of J_______.")
- a postcard
- a sheet of Staples bagasse letter sized paper
- a stick of sealing wax
- the wax seal
- a forever stamp - that way I don't have to worry about getting the correct stamp for letters or postcards
As long as I had a lighter on me (most of the time it was in my backpack), the wax seal would be used. This particular one was a really cheap one, as I didn't want to accidentally lose a "good" one. Every now and then I would switch it out for a chop that has my name in Chinese and a red ink pad. That didn't happen too often since I didn't want to deal with the probability of getting ink all over.
The pen used for letter writing is whatever I had on my person. During this time of my college career, I was almost always never without the Platinum Preppy, filled with Noodler's Heart of Darkness.
I've been meaning to get an embosser to replace the "From the desk of J_________." stamp, but it never happened since the customized ones were in the $60.00 range. However, recently, I found a very nice deal on the ink type seals (same design as the embosser) for $30.00 for a two pack (mailing address + seal). I'll have to look into that, but I hope it's a good deal. I might finally be able to stop my search! :)
I have to say, I find it very funny you block out your name in the post (refering to the "From the desk of J_________." ), but then at the bottom of every post it says "Posted by Jade Nguyen"
ReplyDelete;) That is but a pseudonym. :P
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