Friday, March 24, 2006

vanity, thy name is stamp

i did something silly today, because i need to do silly things when i am feeling particularly not silly. so today my silly thing was ordering personalized stamps.

i wanted to incorporate my all-time favorite quote: "go confidently in the direction of your dreams. live the life you've imagined.' (thoreau) but it's a little text heavy. so i cut it down, and threw it on a traveling picture. it's not my favorite pic of me, and i really wanted one in amsterdam (instead of paris), but the eiffel tower seemed to compliment the quote better--as in, it is more recognizable.

i've been trying to write more handwritten notes since the beginning of the year, and find that fun special touches make it easier to stay motivated. hence my love of wax seals, and my new sillyness for personalized stamps.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow - Zazzle. Cool site, thanks for pointing it out.

Tamara said...

I love it! I'd never even heard of personalized stamps before this! You're so in-the-know.

tara said...

just wait until i send out my wedding invitations! stamps with the faces of the happy couple.

i know, now y'all are gonna steal that idea. i'm not telling you what my centerpieces are though!

Gwen Lafleur said...

Hmm... personalized stamps. I'm intrigued! This is so something I would do... lol.