Name: The history of the wax seal and how to use them today!
Start: 2024-10-12T20:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-10-12T22:00:00.000Z
Location: Idea Chíc

While our personality and creative expression is most important in our letter writing, it's also important to follow letter writing etiquette to ensure credibiltiy. We will cover how to format social and business letters properly, like addressing the recepient, block formatting, date placement, contact information and signature.

What better venue than a small and intimate stationery store with a working 1930's letterpress. We hope our creative space can be an inspiration to start a new tradition!

What to expect at our monthly Meetups:

* Typewriter station to type your nametag.
* Letter writing inspiration. Who to write. What to write.
* We will provide pens, markers, stamps, washi tape, etc. for your use.
* Water and light snacks provided.
* You may bring your own stationery and accessories. Our greeting cards, stationery, writing paper and pens will be 20% off for guests.

Denver Stationery Society

David Sandusky

Julie Sandusky 

Kelly Pearce

Personal and Business Letter Writing Etiquette

Idea Chíc

Learn and experience a step by step demonstration of a real 1930's Chandler and Price letterpress in action - we call her "Miss Hazel". You will learn the start to finish process of how a project is printed.

What better venue than a small and intimate stationery store with a working 1930's letterpress. We hope our creative space can be an inspiration to start a new tradition!

What to expect at our monthly Meetups:

* Typewriter station to type your nametag.
* Letter writing inspiration. Who to write. What to write.
* We will provide pens, markers, stamps, washi tape, etc. for your use.
* Water and light snacks provided.
* You may bring your own stationery and accessories. Our greeting cards, stationery, writing paper and pens will be 20% off for guests.

Meghan McCann

History of Letterpress Printing and See a Live Working Letterpress!

The picture postcard was the first souvenir postcard sent from Vienna, Austria in 1871. The fascinating history of postcards dates back even further. Let's have a fun discussion about postcards, old and new. Bring your postcards and stories if you have them!

What better venue than a small and intimate stationery store with a working 1930's letterpress. We hope our creative space can be an inspiration to start a new tradition!

What to expect at our monthly Meetups:

* Typewriter station to type your nametag.
* Letter writing inspiration. Who to write. What to write.
* We will provide pens, markers, stamps, washi tape, etc. for your use.
* Water and light snacks provided.
* You may bring your own stationery and accessories. Our greeting cards, stationery, writing paper and pens will be 20% off for guests.

Photo by [Becky Phan](https://unsplash.com/@beckyphan?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-brown-house-photos-U_DJOoSDhNo?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash)

The Evolution of the Postcard

Letter writing was highly important and governed by strict etiquette in Victorian times. Exploring these emements and topics can improve our modern day letter writing skills while learning fascinating details.

What better venue than a small and intimate stationery store with a working 1930's letterpress. We hope our creative space can be an inspiration to start a new tradition!

What to expect at our monthly Meetups:

* Typewriter station to type your nametag.
* Letter writing inspiration. Who to write. What to write.
* We will provide pens, markers, stamps, washi tape, etc. for your use.
* Water and light snacks provided.
* You may bring your own stationery and accessories. Our greeting cards, stationery, writing paper and pens will be 20% off for guests.

How letters were written in the Victorian Era. What elements can we use today?

Wax seals have a fun history. In more recent times, we have seen our own examples of wax seals use. We will explore historic and modern ways to make wax seals right here at Idea Chic!

What better venue than a small and intimate stationery store with a working 1930's letterpress. We hope our creative space can be an inspiration to start a new tradition!

What to expect at our monthly Meetups:

* Typewriter station to type your nametag.
* Letter writing inspiration. Who to write. What to write.
* We will provide pens, markers, stamps, washi tape, etc. for your use.
* Water and light snacks provided.
* You may bring your own stationery and accessories. Our greeting cards, stationery, writing paper and pens will be 20% off for guests.

Photo by [Thalia Ruiz](https://unsplash.com/@thalia_s_ruiz?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/red-button-on-brown-envelope-ZuBaIwqbrbA?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash)

The history of the wax seal and how to use them today!

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