Personal correspondence once involved a hand written note, a forty-two cent stamped envelope, and the United States Postal Service. With the use of the internet, no one has the time to bother with that old fashioned way of sending a simple thank you or happy birthday card. Come to think of it, I can’t even remember the last time I got something in the mail, let alone sent a card to someone via snail mail. In the time before electronics and technology, I used to look forward to birthdays and holidays because those were the times I would get fun greeting cards in the mail.It  was a time when I would also use an address book to keep my contacts.

For those who want to get back into personal correspondence to keep in touch with their close relatives or long lost friends, here is a great list of stationary that can be used for any rhyme or reason. Or for those who just need a card with a cool design.

Sadly discovered just a wee bit too late for Mother’s Day, Gagatree’s Winter Garden pop-ups are some of the sweetest greeting cards I’ve ever seen. Mailed just like a regular card, the prettily printed paper wonders unfold into keepsake ornaments (watch how it works here). I like the one with bunnies best, but there are also kitties and squirrels and butterflies and birds.

(via Oh Joy!)