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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR EXCHANGE!

« on: January 23, 2016, 04:22:56 PM »

Here's photos of a few of my Winter 2015 exchange envelopes. I edited the address for privacy and also tried to hide them in places so please excuse me haha . It was a fun exchange...actually EVERY Flourish Forum exchange is always fun! Happy New Year everyone! x Merissa

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Flourish Forum Exchanges 2016

« on: January 14, 2016, 04:15:49 AM »

Wow! Love the list! Can't wait to sign up and see what postage stamps I'll be using, the USPS has some pretty ones coming out this year! Stamp nerd alert 

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Exchange Ideas for 2016

« on: January 04, 2016, 05:25:25 PM »

  haha I wish! Someone could definitely send me some Krispy Kreme's and Laduree! But it would be super if I could challenge myself to flourish a dessert! But I might just doodle them or use stickers 

Such great ideas! Everyone is so creative!

... -Desserts, with sweets, candy, pastries, etc.

Will this be solely writing, or include an actual sample of the pastries?  yuuuummmmmyyy count me in! 

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Exchange Ideas for 2016

« on: January 03, 2016, 08:39:55 PM »

I'd love to see:

-Botanical exchange, one with flowers and foliage.
-Birds
-Americana, something patriotic, historic, American.
-Pastels, with pastel colors.
-Desserts, with sweets, candy, pastries, etc.

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Completed/Past Exchanges / Re: Sign Ups Now Open for Holiday | Winter 2015 Exchange

« on: October 25, 2015, 11:19:49 PM »

Yay! I'm glad I saw this before the sign up deadline! My favorite exchange of the year! I love Christmas! Can't wait to see who is in my group 

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The Library / Re: The Macclesfield Alphabet Book

« on: May 05, 2015, 06:48:17 AM »

What an awesome find! I'm enjoying it and love the fact that I can zoom in close to see all the details. Perfect!

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Wax Seal Suppliers

« on: April 23, 2015, 02:57:27 AM »

I have to second Schin's recomendation and give a shout out to Linnea & Ward at Atelier Gargoyle. Their waxes are amazing, beautiful, and smell lovely too! I made a small order a month or so ago and I was so pleased at Linnea's customer service and warmth. I highly recommend them. Also, something I just learned while on their website is that John Neal Booksellers is now offering their wax: http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/s?keyword=sealing+wax if you want to order online.

Check out www.AtelierGargoyle.com for more info and suppliers.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: My Exemplars

« on: February 02, 2015, 06:31:13 PM »

Wowee!! Ken these are beautiful!! I love that you shared all of the different styles that you've mastered. It's so inspiring to look at.

Mahalo! Merissa

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Coffee & Nib-bles / Re: What is your Personality Type?

« on: November 23, 2014, 02:43:56 AM »

INFP that's me diplomat.
My fave part: "Left unchecked, INFPs may start to lose touch, withdrawing into "hermit mode", and it can take a great deal of energy from their friends or partner to bring them back to the real world.", that's hilariously true for me right now. I'm enjoying hermit status
Fun stuff, thanks for sharing

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Introductions / Re: Aloha from Hawaii!

« on: November 13, 2014, 08:33:36 AM »

Thank you so much Lindsay

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Introductions / Re: Aloha from Hawaii!

« on: November 09, 2014, 01:35:11 AM »

Hi Merissa,
Thank you for your very kind words. I'm sorry for the late welcome. I just followed you on IG. Love your feed! Hope you are enjoying Flourish! 

Hello Erica, thank you so much. I've had a wonderful welcome here at the Flourish Forum. Thanks for visiting my IG feed. I'm following the Flourish Forum too Gosh, I love it here at FF, I can spend hours getting lost in the resources, absolutely great advice and help here! It's one of the many things I am thankful for this November.
 x Merissa

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Introductions / Re: Aloha from Hawaii!

« on: November 09, 2014, 01:30:00 AM »

Hi Merissa, can't help but agree with them as well that your IG feed is so kawaii!
You have an eye for cute and pretty things

Mahalo Denise  So nice of you to say. x Merissa

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Penmanship, Cursive, and Letter Writing in the News

« on: November 03, 2014, 03:14:13 AM »

Letter writing in the comics.

How rare hand written letters are these days. Does the youngest generation even know what to do with one? Do they not come from an earlier generation, generally?

And I've noticed the words in all the comics I read are printed, all caps, except when referencing something written by "grandma" or someone of considerable age, wherein the words are written in cursive.

Long live cursive.

Hilarious! Thanks for sharing this  and also for finding the image of the article that Janis quoted.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Penmanship, Cursive, and Letter Writing in the News

« on: November 03, 2014, 03:12:07 AM »

The following was in my local newspaper today.  I had to cut & paste the article, as you have to subscribe to the newspaper to see the online edition.  This' really from the AP, so it should be available across the 'Net:

"The write way: Kansas City coach's lineup cards are artful

"Kansas City Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu puts up the team's lineup in the dugout before Game 2 of World Series Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants in Kansas City, Mo.  APAPKansas City Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu puts up the team's lineup in the dugout before Game 2 of World Series Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants in Kansas City, Mo.

Janis

Thank you for sharing this Janis. This shows how much love Wakamatsu has for his team by the care he takes in writing their names so beautifully. It's truly a work of art. And it's great that the newspaper spotted this and thought it interesting to be written about because it sure is. Let your paper know that your forum appreciates that article and high fives all around to Wakamatsu-san!

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Introductions / Re: Hello from the Phillipines! :)

« on: October 11, 2014, 07:10:37 PM »

Hello Denise, I'm new here too. Just wanted to say that this is so cute