The Missive Maven

BREAKING NEWS: Etsy pushback has worked. Enough sellers have shown anger and planned to leave over the new Etsy forced payment system that...

UPDATE: I learned at 11:45am on May 16 that Etsy has pushed back the deadline so my shop stays open until May 31. Learn more here Tod...

UPDATE: I learned at 11:45am on May 16 that Etsy has pushed back the deadline so my shop stays open until May 31. Learn more here I h...

I recently got an etsy order from Helen, who blogs about at AnchoredScraps.com . Here's her angle: "Through her website and bl...

Here's the news I've been hinting at, and why I'm only selling postcards in my etsy shop for a while : we're heading up t...

Happy June! I know it's not officially summer until the solstice, but June pretty much means summer to me. I've hinted at some ch...

I write about Postcrossing a lot on this blog. (I recently received the lovely colorful cat illustration postcard shown above, DE-478449...

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is as excited about 2016 as I am. I think it's going to be a wonderful year. As one of my first majo...

Wow, is this my longest interval between posts ever? Oh no. I can explain: GRAD SCHOOL ATE MY LIFE. I'm enrolled in the maximum nu...

In mid-August I'll be moving to lovely New Hampshire. I can't wait! I love New England and I'm so excited to be back up there ...

Happy National Coming Out Day, everyone! I did a much longer first official National Coming Out Day post on my blog a few years ago, so ...

One of my goals for the long weekend (along with writing lots of mail and spending tons of quality time with the kittens) is to list some...

After being sold out of this postcard for over a year, I finally have it back in stock in my etsy shop . "I jump for joy over sna...

I'm pleased to report that I now have Vintage WWII V-mail stationery sets back in my etsy shop once again. These fantastic vintage ...

Pictured: Zesty French Postman notecards Along with my move to a new city, my etsy shop inventory must move, too. From June 1 to somew...

Today is exciting beyond words: my etsy items (and this blog, too) are featured on the Postcrossing blog !! I have been an enthusiasti...

I'm very excited to share with you three new envelope sticker seal designs I've just listed in my etsy shop . First, as seen abo...

Like to drink wine and browse etsy ? Me, too. Voila: enjoy a selection of my favorite wine-related notecards in my etsy Treasury, Th...

You may be aware that U.S. postage rates are increasing on January 27, 2013. (Earlier this month I mentioned a great rate change guide fr...

We know I don't use Christmas stamps, but... I've just listed some lovely vintage Christmas postage stamps in my etsy shop . Abo...