Welcome to Birth of a Notion a blog that has a smattering of life but mostly a blog about the art of all things Letter writing. Fountain pens, Fine stationery (oh my favorite) and things pen pal related. You can check the blog wrap and the section that says We Support for Letter writing clubs and more information on all things letter.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ~Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence 1776


Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Foal

Another one created for a quick ATC swap on the bot. I love making these horse atc's they really make me smile. Sorry for the bad scan I am having some trouble with my scanning lately.


Monday, January 30, 2012

Musical Fairy

This is the scan of the first draft, I later added some more glitter to spruce it up a little bit. I love this fairy :) for this fairy swap here on swapbot.


Sunday, January 29, 2012

Alice and the horse

I have a great calendar called Things horses teach us and I am really enjoyingre useing the peal offs from it for ATC's this one was created for a quik atc swap on swapbot :)


Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Daisy

The scan on this one is not the greatest sorry about that. This was created  for a daisy flower swap on swap bot. I made two different daisy flower atcs, sadly the person who got the pink one was not happy. I thought it turned out well but she stated that daisies are not Pink but only white.





Monday, January 23, 2012

Vintage Ladies

This is my second swap for Vintage Ladies and I had even more fun doing this one. I have really taken liking to vintage items. Thank you Swap Bot for making me fall in love yet again with another art.


Friday, January 20, 2012

Hand drawn Valentine

I am not much for drawing but I thought this swap would be fun and I could use some an ATC blank that was nicely sent to me. Thank you again Swap Bot.



Thursday, January 19, 2012

Suck my big hard...

Yes I joined a swap called suck my big hard C...you can finish I know it is not very PC but I do not care I had fun with it. Thank you Swap bot for this Fun ATC. I think my play on the theme was fun.


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Lady Jane Grey

I am hosting the Historical women swap's on the bot in a group I am in, and here is my second go The 9 days Queen Lady Jane Grey.




Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Huntsman aka Sheriff Graham

Not maybe my best work, but I am still pretty happy with it. I love the show once upon a time and I am more than happy to be taking part in the character swaps on the bot.

Monday, January 16, 2012

The cat swap

Another fun ATC series I have joined is for cartoon cats and here is the first one I sent out with Sylvester.



Sunday, January 15, 2012

That Cheesey 80's ATC

I did a swap called that Cheesy 80's ATC swap and you were to select your favorite 80's movie and make an ATC.. I chose the Lost boys one of my favorites for sure and full of 80's cheese.



Saturday, January 14, 2012

Civil War Mail

I got this from the Postal Blog, and it really made me smile a bit. I wish all saw mail as such a blessing anymore, but many do not. I know I do I cherish all my mail.

During the Civil War, a letter was the sole contact with loved ones.


150 years ago one soldier stated to his cousin: "I never thought so much of letters as I have since I have been here. The monotony of camp life would be almost intolerable were it not for these friendly letters."


Another private expressed a similar sentiment more dramatically: "The soldier looks upon a letter from home as a perfect God send—sent as it were, by some kind ministering Angel Spirit, to cheer his dark and weary hours."


Mail call took precedence over anything, including food. It was the only tonic for the chronic homesickness that plagued most men of blue and gray. In March 1863, a soldier told his wife that he "was almost down with histericks to hear from home," and later in the war, when a Minnesota private at last received a letter from his family, he confessed: "I can never remember of having been so glad before. I sat down and cried with joy and thankfulness."



This was the first time in American history that so large a percentage of the common folk had been pulled away from home. So they wrote tens of thousands of letters.


“I feel that our contry needs my help & I am willing to do all that I can & eaven give my life for your libertys & our beloved childs”
—Private David Walters to his wife, Rachel, September 29, 1862


“This is the fourth letter I have written you and I have received four from you and I would be glad to receive one every day or two if I could for I am always glad to hear from you.”
—Rachel J. Walters to her husband, October 7, 1862

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Vintage Re-Print from

This one came hot off the presses from Postcrossing, I like the vintage look and the hats I seem to be devloping a love of hats.



Monday, January 9, 2012

Mythical Creatures ATC

Round two for this swap first one was a yeti and now we have the Cthulhu and here we go with my attempt. What do you think? I love swap bot :)




Saturday, January 7, 2012

Typewriter PC

This is a lovely postcard I got from Postcrossing, a very thoughtful send from a lovely sender in finland. Note the fountain pen also in it :) Perhaps a Mont Blanc?


Friday, January 6, 2012

Spirit of the horse

I love re-using things and this ATC was created by me to send out from a page of my new 2012 desk calendar. I used the picture and the saying Think it turned out pretty good, hope my swap bot quick swap partner likes it :)


Thursday, January 5, 2012

Lovely from Thailand

another nice one from postcrossing I like this card but than I long for the days where I was outside more too.


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

From Russia and China

This was a fun one I got on postcrossing, a girl from China now living in Russia sent it.


 

Monday, January 2, 2012

The Deadly Sins

Here is my final go for the 7 deadly sins swap, Vanity. I think it turned out pretty good. My scan is not great.




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