holiday mailing dates

Hello Canadian mail lovers!

Here are the dates that your super cute holiday cards must be posted:

December 6th for most international destinations
December 13th for the USA
December 17th for Canada

Mexico

I'm back from a week spent on the Pacific coast of Mexico.  It was lovely and hot. Huatulco, being fifteen degrees north of the equator, is really, really hot!  We swam, read a lot, played ping pong, painted, ate guacamole every day (sometimes twice a day!) and just enjoyed a week of summer in November.  

P.S. You can see a few of our photos here.  And our instagrams are here.

Cross-stitch Christmas stamps

Okay.  I'm in love with this year's cross-stitch inspired Christmas stamps.  They come in mini booklets - perfect for tucking into my moleskine notebook and bringing along to cafes this fall for card writing/hot chocolate dates!

good things

1. Merissa mailed me these awesome 1960s American stamps.
2. Our gym was freshly painted.  So much brighter and cheerier.
3. Ashley got stamps!
4. Biked past this old Postal Station on Dovercourt.
5. Hot chocolate + Christmas card writing at Wagamama.

incoming mail

Cheerful mail this week came from Honolulu, Seattle, Vancouver, Ottawa + Toronto. Thank you Merissa, Michele, Phillipa, Steven, Ella, Lauren + Mike!

One Plus One

Earlier this month I met One Plus One designer Jessie for tea and sweets.  Jessie was in town visiting from her hometown of Winnipeg.  We've been blog friends for a few years now so it was really nice to meet up!  

I have now happily started writing Christmas cards - with these adorable One Plus One cards.  

P.S. And how beautiful are these floral cards?  Perfect for everyday note writing!

Vintage Christmas stamp packs

My shop is now stocked with vintage Christmas stamp packs!  Letter lovers in Toronto can also get them at The Paper Place on Queen West.  Here's to envelopes covered in snowflake stamps!

good things

1. When my new mailman saw me collecting my mail last week he said "That's your mailbox?  You get the cutest mail in the building!"
2. Hot chocolate at Clafouti.
3. A gold headband.  Makes working out extra cute.
4. Toronto is in serious autumn mode.
5. Reading cookbooks.  This Sunday it was Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake.

good things

1. Holiday printing workshops.
2. New toque.  Complete with a pompom!
3. Yen's letter-writing.
4. Roasted brussels sprouts with maple syrup and melted butter.
5. Sunday biking + cheer class.

incoming mail

Sailboats, hearts + trains filled my mailbox this week!  Thank you Phillipa + Yen!