A sparkling kraft Christmas from Jean-san

Jean sent this lovely kraft envelope. White looks so good against the soft brown, and the snowflakes are perfect.

With this really nice note - love the mix of case styles in one message.

Did you end up needing this weekend to recover from the holidays so far, or is it just another part of the extended whirlwind?

Sparkling Santas

The Sparkling Santas were issued in 2018, and I have received a couple this year. One has the new wreath holiday postmark, and one has last year's postmark.

To see more stamps with the theme of secular Christmas, head over to explore the links at Sunday Stamps.

Get anything good from (Sparkling) Santa?

The secular Christmas stamps and souvenir minisheet from USPS featured Santas taken from vintage Coca Cola vignettes. Did you know that before Coca Cola 'branded' Santa in red and white that his outfits were in various different colors?

I used the souvenir sheets on my December PTEX envelopes. And, since it is Christmas, I even added a little decorative writing - using Jean's very forgiving wrought iron letters.

PS I have to confess I find the Sparkling Santa stamps creepy! Despite that, I hope Santa was good to you this year.

Cheers!

Great exchange envelope from Kate R. I love the row of gold dots on the letters - very festive.

And a great little card inside - thanks!