Black Friday Deals for everyone on your list

Everyone’s on a budget during the holidays, and Giftsin24 has got Black Friday deals on all our raised ink items that are sure to please. Personalized gifts say, “I care enough about you that I thought ahead, and you deserve a unique, custom gift.”

So what we’re saying is, we have budget-friendly gifts that look like you splurged.

As always, FREE FedEx ground shipping on every order. Plus, since we produce your gifts right here in our state-of-the-art facility in Aurora, Illinois, your gift ships in 24 hours!

Black Friday Deals For Kids:

Raised Ink Stationery. What kid doesn’t love to see their own name? Perfect for sending thank you notes for birthday gifts, teachers, grandparents and much more!

Black Friday Deals For Men:

Bordered Cards. Whether at work or at home, men don’t typically think to get stationery for the job at hand.  Give him a practical gift he’ll use all year long. Bordered cards are the answer, with their strong, masculine feel.

Black Friday Deals For Women:

Monogrammed Stationery. Today’s moms are busy and on-the-go. Monogrammed stationery offers a taste of luxury, and makes keeping up school and work correspondence a little more fun. Avoid the usual robe and slippers; choose something special!

It’s all about the turkey, right? Or is it football for you? Pumpkin pie? Maybe it’s the Thanksgiving Day parade. Whatever it is, we all enjoy this big day of feasting and family. But there’s so much more to it. On this special Thursday, we’re called upon to appreciate all our blessings. Read on to learn our 5 fun, simple ways to cultivate that “attitude of gratitude.”

Our 5 Favorite Ways to Develop Gratitude

• Keep a Blessings Jar – Throughout the year, write the things that give you happiness on a piece of paper. Save the scraps in a decorative jar and read them aloud on Thanksgiving.
• Create a Thankful Tree – Give everyone a leaf cut from paper. Have them write down three things they are most grateful for in their life. Attach the leaves to a small branch or tree, or create a tree shape on the wall and tape the leaves on.
• Share thanks – Go around the dinner table and ask everyone to name at least one thing they’re thankful for this year.
• Start a gratitude journal – Studies show that gratitude journaling can have a positive impact on your emotional and physical well-being. Write about what you’re thankful for to keep yourself in a positive state of mind.
• Write a “gratitude letter” – Writing a gratitude letter to an important person in your life whom you’ve never properly thanked can have a strong and long-lasting happiness boost. This is especially true when gratitude letters are delivered in person. Gratitude brings us happiness, reduces anxiety, strengthens relationships, promotes forgiveness and is good for our bodies.

Survey your family and see if any of these ideas resonate. Then get to work and make this Thanksgiving the thanks-giving-est one ever!

Thanksgiving Napkins feature a festive design and up to three lines of personalization

The candles are lit. The turkey is in the oven. The guests will arrive any minute. Creating that warm, inviting feeling in your home takes effort. It comes through the scents of the lovingly prepared food. And it comes from the calm of cleanly swept and dusted rooms. In addition, maybe you’ve taken the time to gather fall leaves or other natural elements as a centerpiece. Here at Giftsin24, we offer a product that can underscore  and embrace the ideas of family and bounty:  Personalized Thanksgiving napkins.

At Thanksgiving, we celebrate the bounty and beauty of our lives. What’s more, we celebrate not only the bounty of our kitchens but also the deep, meaningful relationships with our family and friends.  Customize napkins with your family’s name, “Thanksgiving 2015” or a family motto or slogan, such as “Embraced in love” or “Gratitude is an attitude” or “Live, laugh, love.”

Here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving napkins, which you can personalize as you wish. We make them from the highest quality, three-ply paper. Finally, they come in a range of colors and inks to match any decor.

Beautiful Thanksgiving Napkin Choices

Pearl Declaration Napkin: From our popular Color Mist line of napkins, the Pearl Declaration Napkin features subtle, shimmery lettering. A true pleasure to touch and use. Customize with two lines of personalization and your choice of napkin and pearl lettering colors.

Autumn Embossed Napkin

Tint Monogram Napkin: For a more formal table, monograms are always the right touch. Our Tint Monogram Napkin features a raised monogram with soft coloring reminiscent of watercolor painting. The color fades as it approaches the center of each letter, creating a “tinted” look. These napkins are only available in white or ivory and offer five beautiful ink choices. (Hint: Try the stonewash tint for a table adorned with silver, white and blue accents).

Leaves Foil-Pressed Napkin: Include up to three lines of personalization on these adaptable and beautiful napkins. Choice of lettering style. Motifs include: fall leaves, harvest cornucopia, turkey and pumpkins.

Autumn Embossed Napkin: Strike a warm and inviting note on your party table or buffet. These napkins come in a large array of colors to match any decor. Three lines of personalization. Motifs include: fall leaves, harvest cornucopia, turkey and pumpkins. High quality, three-ply construction.

Anthony Memo Square with CrystalClear Holder

Today we have a little Typography 101 for you. Put simply, typography is the design and use of typefaces. We use typefaces to communicate visually. Typefaces are powerful. They can convey emotion. That’s why you prefer some typefaces over others when you make stationery at our website.

Designers create typefaces by including many elements that make them unique and identifiable. They pay attention to things like how straight or round a g is at the bottom. Or how high or low a line crosses a t. In addition, the little feet that go at the ends of letters are called serifs. Many typefaces have no serifs at all.

The history of typography moves from old-style calligraphy to today’s digital type. Believe it or not, the first handwritten letter forms still inspire today’s typography.

Giftsin24 offers exclusive lettering styles from Embossed Graphics. EG’s skilled designers use them to create some of the most elegant personalized stationery available today.

Anthony is our Most Popular Lettering Style

This is why we’re proud to showcase our most popular lettering style . . . . Anthony. Anthony is a casual, yet graceful lettering style that feels like handwriting.

According to Ryan Monahan, Giftsin24’s graphic designer, “Anthony is a typestyle created to capture the traditional flow and stroke of a true hand lettering. The combination of the cursive and roman aesthetic really lends itself to having the appropriate movement and rhythm that many look for when trying to represent a hand written look and feel.”

Because of its casual appeal, Anthony is a best-selling choice. We offer it in notes, cards, napkins, cutting boards, mason jars, ornaments and memos. Customer favorites include the Anthony 7 Tablet Set, the  Highland Memo Square and the Anthony Studio Card. These items are very popular gifts.

Embossed Graphics is the leading maker of social stationery in the country. Giftsin24 offers exceptional quality at affordable prices. Best of all, we offer super fast production and free FedEx ground shipping. In fact, most orders ship in 24 hours.

NEW! Watercolor Super Slab keeps your memos, lists and message organized and a pleasure to look at.

When you’re busy, there’s nothing like a written list to keep you on track. Making to do lists is an indispensable daily ritual for many desk jockeys, soccer moms and weekend warriors.

No doubt about it, crossing off tasks is satisfying — but when the tasks are written on beautifully designed paper, checking them off can be even more pleasurable…not to mention more professional looking. Our new line of Watercolor products is the perfect answer.

We’ve updated and enlarged our Classic monogram, bringing it to life in 7 soft colors.

Watercolor memos and desk slabs make a fresh, modern statement that transitions from home to office. Dip your brush in every hue to create memorable gifts for friends, family, teachers and coworkers.

Making to do lists was never so fun.

Watercolor Monogram Desk Slab  Our popular desk slab, updated with a beautifully crafted monogram in your choice of seven soft colors.

Watercolor Monogram Super Slab Our super slab has never looked prettier! The eye-catching monogram appears subtly in the background, so your ideas and thoughts can take center stage.

Watercolor Memo Square with Holder   Keep your to-do lists neat and tidy with these just-right-sized memo squares in a trim little holder.

Trick or Treat! Halloween will be here in just a couple of weeks, and it’s all about having fun. Who doesn’t love costumes, pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating? The spooky spirit and element of surprise makes this holiday fun for all ages. You never know when something is going to pop out and scare you!

Here’s a little trivia to get you in the Halloween mood:

• Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.
• The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips, not pumpkins.
• Boston, Massachusetts, holds the record for the most Jack O’Lanterns lit at once – over 30,000.
• The average American household spends $44 a year on Halloween candy. The top selling candy: Candy Corn.
• A whopping 90 million pounds of chocolate candy is sold during Halloween week.

Plan Your Halloween Napkins and Other Decor

Now that you know the facts, it’s time to plan your Halloween bash. Giftsin24 has the perfect Halloween napkins and guest towels for all your holiday fun. Serve up appetizers, desserts and beverages with our spooky Halloween-inspired napkins. Choose from ghosts, cats, pumpkins and bats! We will foil-press your design in your choice of shimmering color. The napkins will delight your guests with their whimsical appeal.

Spooky napkins make your party fun!

Attending someone else’s Halloween party? Bring them a gift of personalized autumn-themed napkins and make their next event, like Thanksgiving, a little more colorful. They’ll love the warm designs and the personalization.

Giftsin24.com has the greatest selection of low-priced personalized snack and beverage napkins. Our everyday low prices make it affordable to create personalized napkins for every event.

We have the absolute best Halloween napkins and we ship your order in 24 hours. Set the mood for a spooktacular Halloween party this year!

Nothing says quiet sophistication quite like classic a embossed monogram. Giftsin24 has a large selection of monogrammed notes and cards to choose from. We have traditional script monograms, classic initial monograms and eclectic, artistic monograms. All of our monograms are deeply embossed and showcase your initials in delicate detail. Whether you personalize a foldover note or a flat-panel card with your personal initials, you will appreciate the fine quality and exceptional beauty of our monograms.

Classic and refined. The Classic Frame Note has the perfect embossed monogram!

Choose from a prominent 2 ½” size monogram or a traditional 1 ½” monogram, embossed borders and frames, and multiple paper colors. Our paper is smooth and thick – a pleasure to write on. You will truly enjoy corresponding with these luxurious papers!

Need help choosing? Here’s a little Monogram Etiquette 101:

• Couples – The monogram will be the bride’s first initial, the couple’s last name, and the groom’s first initial, in that order. For example, Mary and John Smith would be M S J.

• Women – A woman’s monogram is traditionally presented as first, last and middle initial. So Mary Elizabeth Jones would be M J E. It is always appropriate to use a woman’s initials in this way, even if married; however, it’s more common to use her first, maiden and married surname if she does marry. For example, Mary Elizabeth Jones Smith would then be M S J.

• Men – A gentleman’s monogram is often done in first, middle and last initial order. John Andrew Smith would be JAS. In this instance, the initials are all the same size. You may also choose to put the gentleman’s surname in the middle, as J S A, with the center initial larger in size.

• Children – A child’s monogram follows the traditional first, last, middle initial order.

As with any monogrammed gift, you will want to consider the age and tastes of the recipient – traditional, modern or whimsical.

The sculptured look of embossing has a timeless appeal. It’s a classic that never fails to impress. Browse our selection at Giftsin24.com today and find the perfect gift for every occasion.

Here at Giftsin24, we’re always working to offer you the most exciting stationery designs. That’s why our graphic artists strive to create beautiful monograms and one-of-a-kind  lettering styles. In fact, this month we’re so pleased to offer four new monogram notes in raised ink – Whitlock, Elise, Paris and Firenze Monogram. Each is a work of art. Intricate swirls and eclectic letters combine to create stunning monograms.

Victorian inspired and regally impressive: Whitlock Note in raised ink.

Victorian typography inspired the royal and impressive  Whitlock Monogram.

Dream of the sunny Mediterranean and correspond with the Firenze Monogram note, where Italian flair meets American ingenuity.

Or showcase your joie de vivre with the graceful Paris Monogram note.

Our New Monogram Notes Make Beautiful Gifts

A new monogram note is the perfect gift for the writer on your list. We offer each set of notes on smooth, luxurious paper in a choice of 10 glossy raised ink colors. We include 50 matching envelopes. To add even more luxury, we wrap your order in tissue and nestled it in a champagne colored gift box. The presentation is as beautiful as the stationery itself.

Giftsin24 is the leading manufacturer of social stationery in the country. Combined with our exceptional quality and manufacturing, we produce the very finest in personalized writing papers. Furthermore, we offer you amazing stationery at affordable prices. In addition, you can take advantage of our fast production and free FedEx ground shipping for all your gift-giving needs.

Find other people who love to write letters through letter writing blogs.

We love reading about writing! Do you? Two months ago we listed some of our favorite letter writing websites. Here are a few more; these are blogs that explore the not-so-lost art of letter-writing.

Check out these letter writing blogs

Letter Writers Alliance Their mission is to be an “An Alliance for those who enjoy letter writing and postal adventures.” Recent posts have been about pens, the US Postal Service’s consumer commission and carbon paper (remember that?).  Learn about letter writing events near you and much more. For just $5, you can become a lifetime member and receive a badge.

Mrs. Murphy’s Mailbox Magic   This website has a clean look and short, engaging articles that are fun to read. Recent posts have been about Flat Stanley, round robin letter writing groups and more.

Letters of Note  If you enjoy the historical aspects of letter writing, you’ll enjoy this blog, an “attempt to gather and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos.” Famous events and people are examined through the lens of the pen.

Red Letter Day  This San Francisco-based blog has a modern edge and focuses on mail art and other related topics, including ink stamps, stamps and postcards–all beautifully curated and described.

By writing letters, we connect with friends and family in ways that are sometimes difficult to do in person.

On the 20th anniversary of the popular Friends television series, and shortly after Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts: An Intimate History wrapped on PBS in Chicago, we’re thinking about how we connect to our friends and family, and how we sometimes do that through letter-writing.

Friends celebrated the close-knit relationships of young people living away from their families in New York City during the 90s.  Do you remember the episode in Season 4 when Rachel writes a letter to Ross; he needs to read it for them to reunite. But he falls asleep and then “fakes it” when Rachel wants to discuss it, with funny consequences.

The Power of the Pen

Teddy Roosevelt, FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt depended on letter writing to formulate and share ideas, express their love and keep in touch, just as we still do today. The Roosevelts maintained long distance friendships through letter writing when they were called away from home by their duties as public leaders.

In the Roosevelt’s time, letter writing was more common and almost necessary. But today, as Friends demonstrates, we use letter-writing to convey our most intense thoughts with people important in our lives. Sometimes it’s easier to deliver our messages on paper, rather than verbally, especially, as in Rachel and Ross’ case, emotions are high.  Love letters. Condolence letters. Letters of apology. And even congratulatory letters. These are all cases when letters are beautifully appropriate and perfect.