One of the reasons I loved the whole “Back to School” season was picking out all new supplies. New pencils, folders, fun notebooks- they made it much more exciting to start the school year! As an adult, the start to a new year brings back those same feelings since new pens and planners give me extra motivation to do well and stay organized!
Our January Happy Mail idea is all about sending someone some motivation to start their new year out fresh. Many of my friends are just as obsessed as I am with all things paper and office supplies, so this is definitely something I would do for them!
Washi tape, sticky notes, a box of bright marker pens and some paper goodies- what more do you need? Jumbo gold paper clips add a bit of pretty to your paper and your desk.
Our “Make Today Ridiculously Amazing” card really inspired this Happy Mail Idea, because we wanted to encourage and inspire someone to have a fabulous year by making each day a good one!
These brightly-colored Poppin markers are cute and the packaging is amazing! Add color to your to-do lists and calendars with this array of permanent markers. For the especially organized, they’re perfect for color coordinating your to-do’s based on priority etc.
Jot down notes and reminders, or just have a doodling session on our telephone notepad. I love the design and the “Bonjour!” greeting- we’re all about pretty and functional.
Encourage someone this new year and send them some happy in the mail! These small, thoughtful gifts could mean a lot. And, in the spirit of spreading encouragement, we’re giving away this entire happy mail to one lucky winner!
The winner will receive a Lily & Val telephone notepad, L&V note card, along with gold & yellow washi tape, a stack of sticky notes, jumbo paper clips and a new set of markers!
Just follow the instructions below:
Photos courtesy of Jenny Poe
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Thank you for inspiring me for 2016!
I love these! Great way to stay organized in 2016.
Your stuff is so stinkin’ cute! So glad to have found your blog – now to go have a look around!!
I am most excited about making everyday ridiculously amazing and building our fully accessible playground this summer!
I’m excited to finish my thesis and pass my thesis defense to graduate on time (this year!!)
Love it!
I love your new book! I used it this Christmas.
I just found your site and I love it. Last year was not a good year for my family, so I’m looking forward to making 2016 better. I’m starting by writing down one positive thing every day, so when I get discouraged I can read back over all the good things that have happened.
Very pretty and useful
These pops of neon are just what an Ohio girl needs to brighten up a cold winter’s day!
I’m excited to see where my business opportunity takes me this year!
I’m excited to see what kinds of creative things you post for 2016!
Love new office supplies!
All of this is so cute!
I’m most excited about practicing lettering and sending hand written notes! Until recently, pointed pen calligraphy was the only class I could find, but I’ve been looking into books and online tutorials (and this blog!) which are helping me to develop my own style!
I’m most excited about working on research for children’s mobility this year. Look up Go Baby Go. 🙂
I need to get organized, and vow to spend more quality time with my children while still allowing time for myself! Impossible? Or totally doable??!!?
I’m most excited to plan my wedding!!!
I am most excited in 2016 about my Complete Book of Chalk Lettering that I ordered in December and I will be picking up from my sister’ house in late January.
Looking forward to more crafting and new adventures in 2016!
New year calls for a fresh new start. It upbrings new ideas, new chances, and most importantly new beginnings. You have a chance to rejivenate yourself …forget what happened last year,its your time and only you hold the power tto transform yourself and your life. Lets all welcome this year with a wave of enthusiasm and positivity 🙂
I always loved picking out my new school supplies, especially the pens!!
Ohhhhh how I love the chalk art!! Beyond creative and adorable. And the rest of the package sure measures up!
I’m so excited to do more traveling to far flung places
I am so excited to use these if I win!
What a great way to start the New Year and be inspired.
I love the idea of happy mail’
Excited to focus my thoughts and efforts on bringing joy and light to those I come in contact with. That’s what really feels good, huh!!
I would love to make my many more days ridiculously amazing with the ridiculously amazing giveaway prizes! COME AT ME 2016!! 🙂
I am looking forward to taking classes to become a naturalist!
What a great way to begin 2016. One of my goals this year is to be more confident…and brushing up artistic talents and organization is a part of it!
I love all the designs. I like back to school season too because I love pens and notebooks and paper. When it is almost time for going back to school, I can have all the excuses to buy new stationery, which makes me so happy! Also, I have just bought a new calendar, which gives me a great motivation to stay organized (as you said). I love the prints, and I especially love the gold giant paper clips. They are awesome. Thanks for giving us such good inspiration to start 2016. It is so sweet and I hope you have a great year too.
I love all the designs. I like back to school season too because I love pens and notebooks and paper. When it is almost time for going back to school, I can have all the excuses to buy new stationery, which makes me so happy! Also, I have just bought a new calendar, which gives me a great motivation to stay organized (as you said). I love the prints, and I especially love the gold giant paper clips. They are awesome. Thanks for giving us such good inspiration to start 2016. It is so sweet and I hope you have a great year too!
I am most excited about a fresh perspective and a season of appreciating things-people, time, health, everything!
This is a great idea! This year I am working on my lettering, both chalk and brush and have been using your book everyday so far! It’ll be a great way to keep the stress away!
I’m most excited about my sweet little man that arrive two days ago!
I’m most excited about starting a new job this year after being with the same company for 27 years.
Love your stuff! I am looking forward to my daughter ‘s wedding in 2016. I need to be organized!
Love your work! And adore new school/office supplies.
I’m most excited about making 2016 the best year yet!
Every New Year’s we reflect on the past year and find our inspiration for the New Year — for me 2015 was a year filled with highs and lows; some incredible moments and some heartbreaking times including the loss of several friends and loved ones… 2015 taught me strength, inspired personal growth and also brought encouragement to pursue dreams this year!
I know 2016 is going to be a truly fabulous year and one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to spread positive energy, encouragement and inspiration to others like I had been given to help inspire others to follow their dreams and make 2016 their best year yet too!
Great way to start the year! I’m looking forward to a very creative and inspiring year, not only for myself, but also to inspire others to be creative as well!
Love this idea Thank you for sharing! Would love to get this to share with my mom since it will be her Birthday this month!
I’m most excited about all the traveling I’ll be doing this year! Looking forward to journaling my way across the country 🙂
2016 I’m super excited about: crushing goals AND fears • stepping out of my comfort zone • learning and reading as much as I possibly can • taking my creative skills to a whole new level • having a grateful attitude every step of the way
I don’t know if EXCITED is the right word, but I have to get myself more focused and organized. Right now, I feel like I’m circling the drain!
This year, I’m looking forward to getting organized. 2016 is all about making each day count for me. My goal is to plan my days, plan trips, plan everything so that each day is better then the next!
This year, I’m looking forward to getting organized. 2016 is all about making each day count for me. My goal is to plan my days, plan trips, plan everything so that each day is better then the next!
Val! Great stuff as always! Best way to get organized is always with fabulous office accessories 🙂
My daughter would love this! She’s taking art class in school and has expressed wanting to learn to do creative lettering. I look forward to trying new things this year and getting out of my comfort zone. Overcoming ALL of my fears and developing the talents God has gifted me with!
I love having pretty office supplies to keep me motivated! Makes some boring tasks much more fun.
I’m excited to find new ways of expressing my creativity and encouraging others ( my kids) to embrace their own creativity!
Ooh! Nothing better than new office supplies! Love breaking out some new markers and pens and love, love anything paper! New supplies might even persuade me to send some hand written letters to loved ones.
Today, my husband and will sign away our home for the last five years. I am most excited about finding the next place that we will shar with our boys and filling it with a thousand memories.
Stop being lazy is my goal! Haha! As a mama to three boys and a husband (who’s like another son) it’s hard to not want me-time all the time.
My SIL would love this. It would be so much fun for her home office!
I’m most excited about a new year to be bold!
I’m excited to see where my creativity can take me! I always have an excuse for not finishing projects or even starting new ones, but not this year :). Would love to get started and organized with this adorable giveaway!
I am looking forward to a fresh slate in 2016! New embroidery projects, fresh ideas, new experiences!
So awesome!!
These would be great for my home office! 🙂
I love trying out new markers — and of course, your designs are always so cute!
I’m excited about just living in 2016. I have so much to be thankful for, and I am looking forward to continuing to nourish and feed my blessings so that they multiply!!!!
Buying new school supplies has always been one of my favorite things! I love this cute happy mail giveaway! Crossing my fingers I win!
My favorite is the telephone pad – makes me reminisce about those days with the twisty phone cord and call waiting. Happy New Year!
Such a great idea! This year I’m most excited about learning how to chalk and brush lettering like a pro (with the help of your new book). And finding new things to create on my crafting adventure. Also I’m very excited to be finishing my first year of college!
I am looking forward to the opportunities that 2016 will bring AND I love the products that you have shown.
I am looking forward to everything about this year. I am just excited about 2016!
I’m excited to add an addition to our little family this year!
I hope 2016 brings a baby to my husband and I! And also starting our debt free journey!
This package would definitely make for a happy mail day!
I am so excited about this generous give away. I am looking forward a great 2016.
Looking forward to putting my focus back in the people I love. Nothing else is as important as them.
It is all so beautiful it really inspires me for 2016.
What fun colors and inspiring words !
Super excited for the feeling of fresh opportunities every New Year brings! This year I’m all about focusing on being “content” where I am, while continually striving for my dreams.
I’m most exciting for my family’s trip to Nigeria at the end of the year!
I love flowers and am very motivated by them. I would like to do more watercolor and lettering of them
2015 was a really hard year with multiple rounds of IVF and searching for a house, but at the end of 2015 we found the most perfect house for us and are happy to start 2016 in a wonderful spot (mentally and physically!)
Love that I found this shop ! Looking forward to so much more in 2016 !
I’m excited about pursuing my goals and competing with my pony in 2016!
I am most looking forward to this year being new! 2015 was a rough spiritually and emotionally. but I am grateful for the experiences. I am closer to God than ever and I am looking forward to how he will reveal himself and his plan throughout the year.
I’m most excited about seeing what I can create this year.
Thanks for such a great giveaway.
I’m most excited for my fisrt trip in Japan next summer!!!! <3 Thank you for this amazing chance and Happy New Year!!!!
I’m most excited about tackling my creative goals.. learning calligraphy, how to use my new silhouette machine, photography, and watercolor painting! 🙂
That notepad is darling! I have a coworker who would adore it!
I am so excited to use my new chalk lettering book by Valerie to learn how to make beautiful art, hand written notes, and to just have fun! It is going to be a wonderful year of creativity!!! Happy 2016!!! 🙂
I’m excited about doing a lot of traveling this year & I can use these notes & markers while I am traveling!!
Oh my goodness! I am so so so excited about 2016 because I am finally becoming my own boss and taking my business full time! It’s terrifyingly awesome!
P.S. Your giveaway is totally adorable and my favorite thing about going back to school was picking out my supplies and a new school outfit. I love that was part of your inspiration. HUGE fan of your work. 🙂
I am so excited about 2016, and I am exciting to make 2016 better. My goals are making more arts and get 95% average. I really hope I can have a good balance both school and leisure. Your posts give me a lot of inspiration to make 2016 enjoyable and happy. I hope you will have a nice year too.
I hope to get pregnant in 2016!
I excited about prepare to buy my first home
I am so excited to have found your site just this week! It would be wonderful to be selected for these awesome gifts – thank you for the opportunity! God bless you all!
Wow. What fun paper goods!
I love new hobbies and being inspired –your blog/website/book fulfills both!
A dear friend turned me on to your work. I’m so glad she did!!! Love all your happy things!
I am very excited about 2016. And I will make this my best creative year ever. I have not painted or journaled for two years and started and finished a painting just before 2015 ended. So I made a first step, and reading this post and all the replies is just that little extra I need to make it happen. Thank you so much for the inspiration. Have a wonderful 2016.
Love your posts! They make me want to be more creative! Looking forward to being more creative this year!
2016 brings my family lots of change as we are moving from the very center of the USA to Montreal this summer. I’m looking forward to new beginnings and starting the next chapter of our lives!
I’m most excited about my new full-time job, and the opportunity to pay off debt!
The new year is all about getting organized! And this giveaway is perfect to achieve that! Fingers crossed that one day I’ll be a winner! 🙂
2016 new year, new beginning! Working parttime and spending more time with my grandchildren, ages 3 and 2 months. Financial sacrifices are being made, but the trade off is priceless. They are only young once.
On another note, I am a confessed paper hoarder…I love note cards, note pads, pretty pens, paper clips…you name it! <3
Planning visits with our daughters and grandchildren. They live in different states and seeing them is the best part of any year…
I am inspired by your stunning colors!
What a fun idea and practical, too. I’m forever on the hunt for markers and note paper. I’ll be back to pick up Valentine’s cards.
Excited to start getting creative!
I’m excited to be more creative in 2016!
I’m excited about going to Paris in April, so much so that I’ve started a planning itinerary with multicolor post-its (blue = museums; pink = shopping; green = gardens, etc.) This give away is too cute with the Bonjour pad, the awesome pen set, and those oversized paperclips!
Jennifer, you won! Congrats! Be on the lookout for an email from us! Be sure to check your junk folder! 🙂
Oh my gosh! Really?!? Yippee! I’ll look for the email right now. Thank you so much!
Get busy en creative in 2016!
I definitely need to stay more organized! Love these cute prizes!
I am most excited to start this new year off on the right foot and i feel fabulous! happy new year to everyone!!!
In 2016 I am most excited about the birth of my son, due on March 31st!
I am most excited about my daughter graduating college and starting a new job. It’s so fun to be able to shop for new supplies for her teaching at school!
I”m excited about a closer walk with God in 2016.
C’est jolie!
New to your site. Love your ideas.
So inspiring!!!
I love your book! I was so inspired that I painted an entire wall in my living room to be able to chalk on anytime I want! I really enjoyed your periscope this evening.
This is so exciting! I have just recently learned how to work an embroidery machine and I’ve been monogramming like crazy. I’ve also fallen in love with hand lettering and chalk art but learning what pens to use can become hectic. So hopefully ill figure it out! Thanks for being such an inspiration for other creative women! 🙂
One of my goals this year is to send more snail mail happy mail to family and friends. I received your book for Christmas and love it!
I am most excited about learning a to play new instrument this year. I love music and love keeping my work organized. I can see many ways Those markers would really help me out in my pursuit. Thanks for the opportunity.
I am excited about starting my own blog a little business!
I’m most excited about the arrival of baby 2 and our move to another country.
Very excited to have found this blog!
I’m excited to enjoy the little and big things this year has to offer! I want to make each day count!
I’m excited to watch my 8 nephews grow up and see all the new things they learn.
This is th first full yr my daughter will get to compete in Irish Dance, and we will be traveling around the region- we’re both looking forward to the fun!
2015 was not a great year, but I am pulling myself together to make 2016 a much better year. My husband left me for another woman in 2015 & we have been going through a divorce. I just started 2016 with my 8th back surgery & I am hoping this is my new lease on life! My son is graduating this year & I am super excited about that! I really need to get myself more organized & these awesome products would be fun to use & get my creativity going! I am hoping to start my own etsy shop this year & use it to bring my complete creative side back & also supplement my income! Thank you for the chance to win!!!
Super cute!
New inspirational workspaces! Can’t wait to get started.
I am most excited to grow in my relationship with Jesus and help others grow in their faith through my blog.
I love your “Make today ridiculously amazing” print. I’ve made it for a friend. I love sending happy mail. It’s a lost art and means so much. I hope I win your giveaway!
I’m most excited about my wedding in 2016. I become a wife!
I am most excited in 2016 because my daughter is turning 7 and she is so excited to be in Class 1 for the next school year. It’s going to be one of the great milestones in our family!
I want to be confident enough in my lettering to start teaching!
Love this idea! I’m going to use this inspiration to send something fun to my sisters. Thanks for the great idea!
Very excited about traveling more in 2016! Thank you for hosting such a cute giveaway!
I am most excited to plan our wedding! After dating for 8 years, we are so excited to finally be able to plan our dream wedding!
trying goal setting this year! super excited!!
My word for 2016 is PURPOSE! I’m looking forward to finding my true purpose while being mindful in all my decision.
I am most excited about my wedding this May! 🙂
I am so excited! This will be so great for my project of sending out 500 letters this year!
I’m most excited to continue my masters degree in elementary education! It will be a very rewarding journey! 🙂