The Art of Letterwriting

I've always been a fan of handwriting, fonts, and word design.  I love books and prints and artistically displayed quotes.  Since elementary school, most of my doodles were letters shaped in different ways, copying other people's handwriting and forming new ways to display my print or cursive. 

I've also always been a fan of card making and writing.  How exciting is it to get a piece of mail that isn't a bill or advertisement?! I love connecting with people through the mail and knowing they smiled a little bit when they opened a handmade card.  Sometimes, it can mean the difference between a horrible and awesome day.

Recently, I opened an Etsy shop!  I make cards for fun and figured, why not sell them?  While I have yet to make a sale, I did get a chance to send out one of the cards to an old friend from college who I haven't seen in ages.  The correspondence we had was brilliant and when I got a card back from her, I was so excited.  It made me happy to know she was just as excited to get something from me.  I can't wait to send her another one.

So, here's to the art of letterwriting, to the look of pen on paper, not of Helvetica or Calibri or Times New Roman on a screen.  Here's to making random new friends who won't take your address and try to come murder you (let's face it, if they wanted to do that, they'd just Google you).  Here's to making someone smile, and getting a smile back yourself.

Email me at andi.looney@gmail.com and I'll send you a special card, just for you.  Let's revive an almost lost art, and help the post office make a few cents at the same time.