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I have some money left on a Barnes & Noble giftcard and figured I'd buy stationary with it, because I know they always have some cute notebooks and such in store, so I figured it'd be a good place to check for actual pretty paper. The nearest B&N is quite far from me, so I checked online and they have pretty much nothing online in the stationary section :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> So now next time I go to the actual store I am going to look thoroughly through the notebook/notecard section and get some because I'm sure there is tons more in my "local" (aka 35 miles away) store than there is on their site.

I used to just make my own sheets of stationary using photoshop and clip art and print them out, so that's probably what I will be doing until my next time "going to town" and stopping by B&N.

 
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Target has cute note cards as well. Sometimes old navy will even have notecards.
I had a couple boxes I got at Old Navy years ago! They were these cool vintage advertisements. I forgot about that. Maybe I'll check there when I make the trek to B&N since they are across the street from each other.

 
I know its a bit cheesy but Michaels craft stores have a ton of stationary.  I will do a sort of High/low stationary things and mix stuff from there with nicer cards, etc.  Sometimes they have really cute cards and matching paper sets for a dollar each!  

 
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  I know its a bit cheesy but Michaels craft stores have a ton of stationary.  I will do a sort of High/low stationary things and mix stuff from there with nicer cards, etc.  Sometimes they have really cute cards and matching paper sets for a dollar each!  
That's not cheesy at all. That's a great idea! The craft stores have some really awesome paper.  I decided after writing out an entire letter to one penpal, that my handwriting is atrocious and my brain thanks WAY faster than my hand moves, that I am typing my letters.  So now I type them and include a small handwritten note or card so that at least something is handwritten.  Unfortunately my stationary is too small or too delicate to put through a printer (I tried, the paper lost) so getting cool sheets of paper from Michaels will be my next stop!!

 
I know its a bit cheesy but Michaels craft stores have a ton of stationary.  I will do a sort of High/low stationary things and mix stuff from there with nicer cards, etc.  Sometimes they have really cute cards and matching paper sets for a dollar each!  
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I get cards from target in the dollar section all the time.i think as long as they are cute its fine.
 
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I get cards from target in the dollar section all the time.i think as long as they are cute its fine.
Why have I not thought of looking there??

 
::age range:: I am 23, but open to friends of any age!::location:: FL::do you prefer an e-penpal, physical mail pal, or a combo?:: I would love to exchange handwritten letters, but am open::main interests:: Music, music, music, nature and animals, traveling, learning, astronomy::described as:: Some have called me 'mysterious' but I would like to think of myself as friendly, outgoing and open minded. I'm sure my boyfriend would call me a 'workaholic'::music:: All sorts, indie, rock, prog, alternative, electronic, dance, pop, jazz, house, classical - I will leave a small list of my favorite artists here as well: The Flashbulb, The Strokes, Muse (Black Holes & earlier), Kanye West, Placebo, Nujabes, Britney Spears :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />::movies:: Some favs include Sunshine, 28 Days Later, Forrest Gump, Cleo de 5 a 7::TV shows:: Dexter (I'm on the last season!!), Once Upon a Time, Seinfeld::books/authours:: The Harry Potter series will always have my heart, but I read mostly non-fiction now::art/artists:: I love all sorts, but I have a particular fondness for street art, like Miss Van::eek:ther random favorite people/things/places:: I'm not totally sure what goes here, but I will add that I do love my job and I work in the wedding industry, so if you're curious I'd love to chat! I also love to learn about other people/cultures/traditions::collect:: I collect UD products! lol :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> More seriously, notepads, journals, frames::specifically seeking:: Just some fun letters in my mail box :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />::prefer long, medium or short letters?:: Any length (fun fact, I once had a competition with my best friend to see who could write the longest letter, and she won with 12 pages!)::how many pen pals do you want?:: The more the merrier I suppose::would you participate in a "traveling journal"?:: Yes!::international or local penpals?:: Both! I have the world stamps::anything else?:: Who doesn't love getting letters in their mailbox?
 
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  I found some fantastic stationery on Etsy tonight.  I'm so excited to use it!
Oooo!  -goes to search Etsy for stationary-      

 
I found some fantastic stationery on Etsy tonight.  I'm so excited to use it!
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Link please!!! I love stationary! I got 2 letters out today. I got to play with my new "D" wax seal & my new metallic turquoise wax.
 

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