Snail mail, rediscovering the art and craft of handmade. Its hefty, which you wouldnt expect, as its not exactly about a million dollarmaking activity, and really beautifully welldone. Snail mail reintroduces the lost pleasure and art of personal correspond. Inspired by japanese stationery and letterwriting culture, michelle mackintosh reveals the charm of the handwritten letter, personalised parcels. Because this book is exactly what ive been looking for, ever since i reignited my love for happy post and all things to do with stationery. Michelle mackintosh snail mail reintroduces the lost pleasure and art of personal correspondence, beautiful presentation, and manners to todays world of instant communication. Rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence, is written by by michelle mackintosh.
What a beautiful testament to the gift of a letter. Rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence paperback. Inspired by japanese stationery and letterwriting culture, michelle mackintosh introduces the reader to the charm of the handwritten letter, personalised packages and handcrafted stationery. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Thank you, michelle mackintosh for your talent in your creativity putting together the snail mail book. Jan 31, 2020 michelle mackintosh is a book designer and illustrator with a passion for mixing up the discarded with the new, collaging vintage, cute and modern aesthetics into something totally unique. Snail mail by michelle mackintosh, hardie grant books, out now. Even as i type this note on computer sent my e mail. During the weeks before christmas i loved to share only christmas mail and christmas packages, but i saw a lot of cute other snail mail too. Snail mail by michelle mackintosh, hardie grant books, out now snail mail is the kind of book us maillovers have been waiting for.
Beautifully illustrated and complete with cutout postcard designs, papercraft and rubber stamp templates, snail mail is full of equally useful and whimsical advice, like how to say thank you in a letter. Apr 07, 2015 snail mail aims to bring back handwritten communication and more in one beautifully illustrated and perfectly proper little package. She thinks we spend too much time on social media, and too little practicing our handwriting. It did get a little bit preachy about online etiquette at the beginning which i felt was both misplaced and offputting in a book about snail mail.
In a world of 140character limits, snapchats, textspeak, and internet trolls, are we losing the ability to really communicate with our loved ones snail mail aims to bring back handwritten communication and more in one beautifully. Snail mail by michele mackintosh is a fun and crafty book with some good ideas for spicing up mail art and some free stickers, too. Michelle mackintosh is a graphic designer, illustrator and author who lives in melbourne with her husband steve and their scottish fold cat named bronte. Celebrating the art of handwritten correspondence by. And im quite confident that its going to do wonders for me and my mail habits.
She has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics, from cookbooks and craft to city guides and diaries. Snail mail is written by michelle mackintosh, a graphic designer by trade, a japanese stationery lover by life, whos on a mission to start a slow correspondence revolution. Inspired by japanese stationery and letterwriting culture, michelle mackintosh introduces the reader to the charm of the handwritten letter, personalized packages and handcrafted stationery. In a world of 140character limits, snapchats, textspeak and internet trolls, are we losing the ability to really communicate with our loved ones.
Buy snail mail by michelle mackintosh from waterstones today. But the book redeemed itself when it offered a vegan substitution for one of the cookie recipes. Buy snail mail by michelle mackintosh 9781742708775 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. She has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics, has won. The love of letter writing with a stamp on an envelope sent thru snail mail. She has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics, from cookbooks and. My library snail mail by michelle mackintosh colourlivingblog. Get yourself a copy of snail mail by michelle mackintosh because it truly is a total delight. Apr, 2015 after recently rediscovering the joys of sending and receiving correspondence the old fashioned way via snail mail, i was delighted to receive a copy of michelle mackintoshs new book snail mail rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence. The other day my mum told us that she thinks michelle mackintosh s new book snail mail is the most beautiful book shes ever seen. Michelle is the author of snail mail book, published by hardie grant books. But todays book fits in perfectly cosily here as it is dedicated to something weve chatted a lot about here over the last few years.
After recently rediscovering the joys of sending and receiving correspondence the old fashioned way via snail mail, i was delighted to receive a copy of michelle mackintosh s new book snail mail rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence. Its a guide for how to write different kinds of correspondence, how to make it pretty, and everything in between. Michelle mackintosh is a book designer, illustrator, selfconfessed stationery nerd and has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics. Michelle mackintosh is a book designer, illustrator, and selfconfessed stationery nerd. Buy a discounted hardcover of snail mail online from australias leading. Care packages by michelle mackintosh posted on april 27, 2016. Apr 01, 2015 michelle mackintosh introduces readers to the lost charm of the handwritten letter, personalised packages and handcrafted stationery in snail mail. This is a collaboration between michelle mackintosh and paper pastries. The ideal gift for a friend or cute selfpurchase, snail mail will appeal to anyone who is tired of social media and the age of the text message. Snail mail is the kind of book us maillovers have been waiting for. Inspired by japanese stationery and letterwriting culture, michelle.
May 19, 2015 michelle mackintosh s book is full of all of these things, and more. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the snail mail no more, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Being a snail mailer and getting into mail art, its been interesting to see what all has been published around these topics. Michelle mackintosh michelle mackintosh is a book designer and illustrator with a passion for mixing up the discarded with the new, collaging vintage, cute and modern aesthetics into something totally unique. Michelle mackintosh is a book designer and illustrator with a passion for mixing up the discarded with the. Beautifully illustrated and complete with cutout postcard designs, papercraft and rubber stamp templates, snail mail explores the art of handwritten correspondence, explaining how to romance someone the oldschool way through love. Snail mail book edmonton public library bibliocommons. Join facebook to connect with michelle mackintosh and others you may know. See more ideas about flip book, snail mail pen pals, mail art envelopes. Snail mail reintroduces the lost pleasure and art of personal correspondence, beautiful presentation, and manners to todays world of instant communication. Focusing on beautiful letter writing, this book is illustrated with photos of gorgeous letters, recipes, craft.
Review michelle mackintosh is a woman after my own heart. I have written two books snail mail and care packages and co authored tokyo precincts with my husband steve wide. Snail mail aims to bring back handwritten communication and more in one beautifully illustrated and perfectly proper little package. View the profiles of people named michelle mackintosh. I have a massive weakness for everything to do with stationery, so when i saw the newly published snail mail. Snail mail is the kind of book maillovers have been waiting for.
Written by michelle mackintosh a book designer and illustrator with a passion for mixing up the discarded with the new, collaging vintage, cute. May 25, 2015 snail mail by michelle mackintosh, hardie grant books, out now snail mail is the kind of book us maillovers have been waiting for. Rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence was an absolute joy to read. Inspired by japanese stationery and letterwriting culture, michelle mackintosh introduces the reader to the charm of the handwritten letter, personalized packages, and handcrafted stationery.
The other day my mum told us that she thinks michelle mackintoshs new book snail mail is the most beautiful book shes ever seen. Michelle mackintoshs book is full of all of these things, and more. Beautifully illustrated and complete with cutout postcard designs, papercraft and rubber stamp templates, snail mail is full of equally. Rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence. Sorry, the book that you are looking for is not available right now. Snail mail by michelle mackintosh, 9781742708775, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Michelle mackintosh has 15 books on goodreads with 621 ratings.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Michelle enjoys sending letters to friends on her travels while in japan and is the author and designer of many hardie grant book titles such as care packages as well as her first book snail mail. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Michelles released quite a few of her own books and a stationery range over the years, but shes totally pulled out all the stops recently and released a book with her fella steve wide its called tokyo precincts andthe super gorgeous snail mail.
I bought snail mail, by michelle mackintosh, due to this post in rose tinted crafting. Even as i type this note on computer sent my email. After i had a good look through i donated it to my library to hopefully inspire others to write letters by hand. She has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics, from. Michelle mackintosh is a book designer and illustrator with a passion for. I just want to add that the book is a pleasure to see. We live in an era where everything is instant and were in real danger of losing the ability of really communicating with loved ones. Snail mail by michelle mackintosh hardie grant publishing. Celebrating the art of handwritten correspondence by michelle mackintosh. In a world of 140character limits, snapchats, textspeak, and internet trolls, are we losing the ability to really communicate with our. Every week i will share snail mail ideas that i loved on. I design, artdirect and sometimes style craft and cultural books. Buy snail mail by michelle mackintosh from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. Mar 28, 2017 michelle mackintosh is a book designer and illustrator with a passion for mixing up the discarded with the new, collaging vintage, cute and modern aesthetics into something totally unique.
Last week i was sent this book to read cue lots of excitement i do love a good book and i knew id love this one. Chris middleton last week i was sent this book to read cue lots of excitement i do love a good book and i knew id love this one. Snail mail will appeal to anyone who is tired of social media and the age of the text message. It captures the aesthetically pleasing and happy aspects of making mail as a. Michelle mackintosh author of snail mail goodreads. Beautifully illustrated and complete with cutout postcard designs, papercraft and rubber stamp templates, snail mail explores the art of handwritten correspondence, explaining how to romance someone the oldschool way through loveletters.
Hardie grant, the publisher of this book and michelles other beautiful book snail mail has two copies tucked away in their office with two meet me at mikes readers names on them. A fellow stationery lover and devotee of the printed word, her book snail mail. May 07, 2015 but todays book fits in perfectly cosily here as it is dedicated to something weve chatted a lot about here over the last few years. Jan 01, 2015 its a fun book with some good, crafty ideas. After recently rediscovering the joys of sending and receiving correspondence the old fashioned way via snail mail, i was delighted to receive a copy of michelle mackintoshs new book snail mail rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence. Inspired by japanese stationery and letterwriting culture, michelle mackintosh reveals the charm of the handwritten letter. Rediscover the art and craft of handmade correspondence. Michelle designed these stamps, and they are made in california. Rediscovering the art and craft of handmade correspondence by michelle mackintosh at indigo. Michelle mackintosh is a book designer and illustrator with a passion for mixing up the discarded with the new, collaging vintage, cute and modern aesthetics into something totally unique. Being a snailmailer and getting into mail art, its been interesting to see what all has been published around these topics.
Over the holidays i read a beautiful book called snail mail by michelle mackintosh who you can read more about here, and i was inspired to create for our students a slow communication station, which is now nearly finished my mind works overtime and i simply had to have this done for the start of term. Michelle mackintosh introduces readers to the lost charm of the handwritten letter, personalised packages and handcrafted stationery in snail mail. Discover book depositorys huge selection of michelle mackintosh books online. Only michelle was the designer of my book vantastic too, so i think shes clearly the winner. I also draw picture books, design stationery and love sending analogue correspondence. Snail mail is here to bring back handwritten communication and more in one beautifully illustrated and perfectly proper little package. Those finding it for the first time have so much joy awaiting them as each snail mail letter is like a giftand lets face it, its so much better to receive a thoughtful note from a friend than it is to get those droll demand letters. Even if i had already tried most of her ideas, i found some inspiration.
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