If there were stickers around when I was a kid, I never knew about them. In my early 20s, I was into rubber stamps. Not like people are today, with embossing powders and doing gorgeous cards and scrapbooking. I just liked to stamp my letters (and envelopes) to friends. (And I used to write a LOT of letters. Now I do e-mails.)
Back in the summer, I came across some little cat stickers that Hubby had put in my Christmas stocking some years before. I'd never used them, but decided -- why not? And I have a reason to use them now: my Booktown series features a cat. Little Miss Marple is a scene stealer, and many of my readers are cat lovers. So when I send out a bookplate or a bookmark, I always put a cat sticker on the envelope.
Of course, the stickers Hubby gave me all those years ago are running low. The next thing I know, I'm in Michaels and pawing through the nine gazillion stickers looking for cats. I had hoped to find something similiar to what I'd been using. No such luck, but I did find some nice cat stickers.
It was difficult to stop at just one package of stickers--so I stopped at two. The second set? Wonderful china teacups, saucers and teapots. Whoa! They are so majorly cute it makes you want to puke! Luckily, I had a coupon for 40% off, so I could get the EXPENSIVE one ($1.99) for almost half price.
Now I'm looking for more excuses to use these stickers. I mean, really, I don't write about a tea shop (doesn't Laura Childs have that series sewn up?), so where am I going to use them?
I have no idea. But even if I don't, I can look at them. And if they bring me a smile, they were well worth the investment.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it. (But if you have any ideas on where I should use them--speak up!)
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