meet the blogger.

Hello!

My name is Ellen Gehring and I am the girl behind Postmarked with Love. I started this blog back in 2011 just for a fun way to share my love for all things mail related. Sometimes I am bad about making posts, but my heart is always in it!

I am 33 and live in Virginia with my husband and our three crazy cats Elliott, Tony and Sparkie. My husband and I are expecting our first baby GIRL in december and we are so very excited!!

Some things I love:
Cats
Sweet Tea
Candy
Anything Pumpkin
Fall Weather
Homemade Sugar Cookies
Homemade Icecream
Washi Tape
My Filofax
Sending and Receiving Mail

For more things I love, read the about me section of my blog!

#DOMOREINOCTOBER

stamps: a charlie brown christmas

Image from: mymerrychristmas.com

On the evening of December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas, aired on CBS. Over the years, watching the beautifully understated ode to the holiday season has become an annual holiday tradition. The program now airs every year on ABC. 

The stamp booklet will contain 20 stamps featuring 10 still images (two of each design) from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

A Charlie Brown Christmas stamps will be issued in booklet format as Forever® stamps.

You can read more about A Charlie Brown Christmas stamps here.

#domoreinoctober

Image from: snailmaillove.com

I was reading the Snail Mail Love blog the other day and saw this #DOMOREINOCTOBER challenge and I thought it would be a great one for me to participate in.

I think it will be a good way to let my readers know more about me in a fun way. I make all sorts of postal related posts, but hardly ever any personal posts. I will make a post every Monday, Thursday and Saturday! Below is a schedule that I will follow thanks to Snail Mail Love on posts that I will be making.

Oct. 1st: Meet the blogger (A few or a lot of things about you)
Oct. 3rd: Your inspiration (fave blogs, IG accounts, etc.)
Oct. 5th: Something you love at the moment
Oct. 8th: Favorite books
Oct. 10th: Your playlist of the month
Oct. 12th: One of your favorite quotes (illustrate, make a poster, etc.)
Oct. 15th: Your winter bucket list
Oct. 17th: Your wish list
Oct. 19th: Teach us something! (A tutorial, A DIY, a recipe, etc.)
Oct. 22nd: A day in the life (Share a day in your life through pictures, drawings, etc.)
Oct. 24th: Desk tour
Oct. 26th: Something you collect
Oct. 29th: Your pets
Oct. 31st: Free day, write/share about anything you want!

If you think you might give the #DOMOREINOCTOBER challenge a try, let me know!

potato parcel.

Have you guys seen or head about this? potatoparcel.com!

Image from: potatoparcel.com

For the low price of $9.99 you can send an anonymous potato message to anyone in the U.S! 

stamps: united states coast guard

Image from: uspsstamps.com

This stamp honors the United States Coast Guard for its role in protecting the security of the nation and advancing its vital maritime interests. 

An oil painting on masonite, renowned aviation artist William S. Phillips depicts two icons of the Coast Guard: the cutter Eagle, a three-masted sailing ship known as "America's Tall Ship," and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the standard rescue aircraft of the Coast Guard.

The United States Coast Guard stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp.

You can read more about the United States Coast Guard stamp here.

send a ball.

I don't know about you guys, but I love the show "Shark Tank"! They had two ladies come on to present their idea and I thought it was a very neat concept and just had to share.

Send a Ball!

Image from: sendaball.com

Send a Ball is a family owned business based out of chicago that ships bouncy balls to anyone you wish. Just select a theme off their website and they take care of the shipping for you. 

They ship the ball fully inflated, so the person on the other end will have a bouncy surprise waiting for them in their mailbox! 

stamps: summer harvest

Image from: uspsstamps.com

Every summer, some of America's favorite foods are in season. The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates a few of those favorites with four new stamps. Vintage produce advertising, including 19th-and early20th- century crate labels, seed packets and catalogs inspired these stamp designs. 

After America's railroads linked the East and West Coasts in the 1870's growers in agricultural areas could ship their products to locations across the country. To distinguish their wares from other producers, growers commissioned special crate labels from printing houses that employed some of the day's best graphic artists. The artists created designs that featured clever slogans and unusual styles, though the art did not necessarily relate to the produce inside.

Summer Harvest will be issued in a booklet format as Forever® stamps.

You can read more about the Summer Harvest stamps here.