The Making Of Jane Austen Mail!

Some Recent Outgoing 

Jane Austen Mail

I've been enjoying making envelopes and sealing them with my new Jane Austen silhouette brass seal!   It takes quite  a bit of wax for this rather large seal.  But definitely worth it!

What ideas  do you have  for including in your Austen mail to make it "Austen Happy Mail"?  Here are a few I ideas I use: 

1.  a package of flower seeds

2.  a card with your mail tag questions

3.  stickers

4.  Die cuts, tags, fun things! 

5.  Tea, chocolate

Envelopes can be made using paper bought at any craft store, I use 12 X 12 paper and an envelope template.  But here pictured, the envelope is made from a damask kraft bag, tied with a bit of twine.  

These can be purchased here!

Here are some lovely letters that have been circulating around the Jane Austen Letter Writing Society on social media (Instagram).  So many charming letters!   If you would like to have your mail featured ,post them on  IG:   #Janeaustenletterwritingsociety .  I will post as many as possible!

Several of you may have corresponded with Lady Heather...she sends lovely mail!  And look at her Jane Austen postage!!!  I definitely needed  some of this in my life, so I put an order in for my own customized stamps!  You can get yours here   Thanks Lady Heather!

Several new posts are in the works, so check back soon!

Write Letters

Write Often,

Lady Pamela

Fall Pen Friend Signups Now!

Customized Pen Friend...just the way you like it!

It is time for the FALL  Pen Friend Exchange!  This is where I personally select a pen friend for you based on your completed application.  The application (see the menu bar at the top of this page to access the form) allows me to  match you  according to your preferences.  This is not a perfect system, but I do try my best.

Directions:  1. Fill out  the "application form" (at the top of the page, menu bar) --don't forget to take the "Which Jane Austen Heroine  Are You?" Quiz which is located in the side bar of this blog. This will help you fill out the application form, question #9.  2.Then by copy the completed application and paste it into an email. Send the completed application form to me at :  JALWSociety@gmail.com  The deadline for applications is:  September 4th, 2016.  

I will be monitoring my email box :  JALWsociety@gmail.com  and begin processing the applications.    You might not get a response from me immediately, but I hope to start working on them this week.    You will be notified of your pen friend after the September 4th deadline.  It usually takes me close to a week to get it all worked out.  :-).  I do this the old fashioned way...some day I'll have to do a blog post on this process, as I really amaze myself that it all works out so well.  Try to be as specific about yourself as possible in the application...this allows me to better match you, but also remember that we all must be flexible too.  Many of you want international pen friends, but sometimes I run short of those applicants.  If I run into a real problem, I will usually notify you per email.

IMPORTANT!!!!

I would ask that you only join the pen friend exchange if you will follow through on your commitment .  This means that you will write your pen friend, and usually this involves several letters over the course of 3 months.  It is very disappointing to those fulfilling their commitments  when their partner does not respond in kind.  

One final note.  I want you to know that the Jane Austen Letter Writing Society's mission is to promote thoughtful, meaningful communication through the handwritten letter .  Although I promote the elegant aspect of letter writing (I love vintage items connected to letter writing) , it is to by no means eliminate people who do not have access to stationery or other writing implements.  The emphasis should always be on the content of the letter.  So, if you possess the ability to write a good letter, you are more than welcome!  If you feel like you are a bit rusty with your letter writing skills,  still consider  joining the society, to help improve your skills!

Any questions?  Please leave your comments below or email me directly at JALWSociety@gmail.com.

Visit my Etsy Store for  my Jane Austen themed letter Writing kits, and other Jane Austen themed snail mail supplies!

I look forward to a new Pen Friend Exchange!

Write Letters,

Write Often!

Lady Pamela

Welcome to the Jane Austen Letter Writing Society!

Jane Austen Letter Writing Society

It has been a long time in coming but here we are finally together.  I am so happy that you have stopped by  this blog and hope that you will pull up a nice comfortable chair and have a cup of tea with me.  P.G. Tips or Twinings?  One lump or two?  Cream?

Tea with me!

I found myself in a predicament in  deciding how I was going to manage the "Society", was it going to be a periodic  post on my blog:  Lost Art of Letter Writing Revived...or was it going to stand alone? After thinking it through a bit, I realized that my letter writing blog covered so many different aspects of the snail mail world that  A "Jane Austen Letter Writing Society" would just get lost in the shuffle.  After this indisputable conclusion, I determined that it would indeed need to stand alone. So here we are dear reader, in a tiny corner of the blogosphere where we can discuss all things Austen and  enjoy sending each other Austen- inspired letters from an era long departed from the world in which we find ourselves today.

So, what  will  people DO exactly in this Jane Austen Letter Writing Society?  That's a wonderful question.  I have been pondering this very thing for quite some time.  Here are my thoughts on the matter.

1.  Of course, we will write and send letters.  But I wanted to fine tune this a bit and introduce you to a like-minded pen friend.  So this will be a pen pal matching site.  If you would like to be matched to another , you must first fill out the application and send it to me at jalwsociety@gmail.com.  I will take your information and match you to another, who will hopefully be perfectly suited to your tastes.  Every other  month I will offer a new match up.  You may continue to write your previous pen friend and sign up for a new one or not.  The choice is yours.

2.  I will be issuing all sorts of fun Letter Writing Challenges in the Jane Austen inspired style.  I have a list of challenges compiled but for now I am keeping it under wraps.  I am open to what you, dear reader, might like to contribute or suggest in this area.

3.  There will be contests.  Yes, yes! ( Do I hear very genteel clapping?)  We will have a delightful time with  testing our wits on Austen trivia,  writing and submitting  essays, poems,  limericks,  and actually some fun challenges  on performing Regency era tasks in our very own time.  Ha, ha....you will just have to wait to hear these--have I piqued your interest?  I do hope so.

4.  Did I say tea?  Oh would you simply  indulge me just a tiny bit by allowing some discussion of tea?  I would love to hear of your tea rituals and recommendations.

5.  And finally, reader participation on this blog is VITAL. Being a blogger is a lonely affair a great deal of the time, particularly when you get absolutely no response from a post.  Did I miss the mark?  What went wrong?  Naturally, with no comments there are all sorts of second- guessing going on in the mind of a blogger.  I hope that we can have lively discussions by making comments, will you do this?  I do hope so.  Another way to participate will be by sending in submissions to be posted.  I will receive submissions on Regency letter writing themes, stationery, calligraphy, pen and inks, crossed,letters, tea, book reviews, blogs, and, of course, whatever is on your mind anything (within reason , gentle reader) Jane Austen. submissions may be made through jalwsociety@gmail.com .

Do you have questions?  Email me or just leave a comment.  Thank you for joining me.  I am looking forward to a rewarding time with you and the Jane Austen Letter Writing Society!

Affectionately,

Lady Pamela