automatism vintage

A quick note to let you know that I've added new titles — and updated many of the current ones with freshly shot photos — on automatism vintage, my vintage book shop on etsy. Hope you can pop by for a look — I know that postcard people are often bookish people!

:-)


(photo by me)

What's New

Sorry for the long pause between posts — it's been busy! But now that the final deadline for postcard mailing has come and gone, I can really get started on the BPS book. Presently it's a lot of organizing, but I'm looking forward to putting it all together and seeing it turn into a real live book.

And I'll try to post here a little more regularly, too!

xo


(lovely photo by Roland Bello)

Last Call

A few tardy packages of BPS postcards have trickled in through January and February — which is great, but waiting for them has meant that I've delayed getting started on the book. So, final cut off date for mailing your postcards in is March 5 — anything postmarked after that date will not be included in the BPS book. Sorry about that, but I do need to start this soon! Thanks for your understanding.


(photo via nice room)

Penny Dreadfuls

This post is a little late, but I just had to share a link to the cynically amusing slideshow recently posted on Design Observer. Penny dreadfuls (or vinegar valentines) were 19th century insult greetings sent out on Valentine's Day — though the slideshow includes some later examples of the genre, too. I shudder to think that anyone actually got one of these in the mail! Have a look at the slideshow here.

Postcup

I've just discovered that the charming Postcup by bailey doesn't bark is available through etsy! A black Pebeo porcelain pen and instructions are included with each cup, so you can write your own personal message — a sweet idea for Valentine's Day. Order it here.

RHS Postcards

I've got a post up on my automatism blog today about a gorgeous new postcard set from the Royal Horticultural Society — pop by to see more loveliness!


(shown here is 'Citrus aurantium' by Georgio Angiolini, painted c.1822-1830)

The Story So Far

A quick update — packages of postcards are still trickling in from members, so I haven't been able to get started as yet on the BPS book — I'm looking at settling down to it in early February now.


(photo via the Oct 2008 issue of LivingEtc)

Happy New Year!

A very happy new year to you, lovely BPS members! Hope it's a good one. For me it'll be all about putting together the BPS book — looking forward to sharing the finished product with you a few months from now! In the meantime, I'll continue to post fun postcard and mail related things here on the blog — hope you'll pop by regularly to see what's new (or to just say hello).


(sweet little fawn photo by Sharon Montrose — prints available here)

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas — may it be filled with warmth, love, family and friends.

xo


(photo via tiny white daisies)

Holidays

Like many of you we've been busy getting ready for Christmas, so things will slow down on the BPS blog for the next little while. Here's a sincere wish that all your mail (be it packages or cards) makes it to its destination this holiday season! And — check out this fun idea, using vintage photos for a very personal Christmas tree, from Sweet Paul.


(photo by Hector Sanchez)

Thank You.

I'm continuing to work through the postcard packages as they arrive, but I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for the lovely cards and notes that many of you have included, too — I can't tell you how much I appreciate them. So thoughtful and so wonderful to discover, tucked in with your postcards! And a very special thanks to Fernanda, for sending me a beautiful illustrated book, simply because, she says, it reminded her of me. It's gestures of kindness like these that make all the hard work on the BPS worthwhile. Thank you.

xo

(photo by Kelli Trontell via creature comforts)

What's New

The postcard packages are still arriving — many thanks to you, BPS members, for taking the time to send them to me! Hopefully we've avoided the worst of the holiday mailing, but don't worry if it takes a little longer to get here than anticipated.

xo


(photo from domino via this is glamorous by way of gingerella)

And Yet More Postcards!

Another great week of postcard packages — thanks so much everyone! Incidentally, distracted BPS members who haven't yet sent theirs in, please note — the official deadline for mailing packages is tomorrow, but if you can get your postcards in the mail by mid next week, that will be fine too. Thanks again!


(photo via apartment therapy)

Brazilian Postcard Exchange!

Calling all BPS members! Would you be interested in becoming a pen pal? Fellow BPS member Hane teaches at an English school in Brazil, and she thought it would be fun for her students to practice their writing skills by having a pen friend who writes in English. If you're interested in exchanging postcards (or cards or letters) with Hane's students, let me know!


(pennant letter kit available from briones+co stationery)

NPR Postal Service Series

Here's something that I thought you BPS members (as lovers of traditional mail) might find interesting. Via the NPR Facebook page: "NPR wants to see your most cherished mail: a postcard, a love letter, a care package. Upload images to Flickr.com, tag them NPRpostal, and tell us its story. If you're a new Flickr user, leave us your link in the comments. We'll feature some on NPR.org as part of an upcoming Postal Service series."


(photo by Max Attenborough for Selina Lake, via Gingerella)