12.05.2011

Blog Tour: World's Smallest Post Service + A Giveaway

I'm so excited to be kicking off the official "blog tour" for Lea Redmond's genius World’s Smallest Post Service stationery kit...


The project, a collaboration between Lea and Chronicle Books, is artful, thoughtful and exceedingly clever. It feels like the ultimate reflection of Lea's childhood passion for creating whimsical things combined with her interest in "the ways that artifacts and words can catch our attention and invite us to have life-changing insights". I think ultimately what makes Lea's art so unique and special is her insatiable curiosity and her highly diverse background (among other endeavors, she's worked at Alice Water's The Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, California, served an AmeriCorps stint on the Oregon coast at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, and assisted a scent alchemist.

The kit is little box packed neatly with all the supplies you need to create insanely cute diminutive letters and gift boxes, including a fine-tipped micron writing pen, mini writing sheets + envelopes, seals, mini gift boxes, Kraft wrapper paper, a (brilliant) miniature "newspaper", twine, postage stamps and special delivery stickers.

It's sweet, small perfection.

To celebrate the blog tour, Chronicle books is giving away a kit to one of my readers. Just leave a comment on this post by Sunday, December 11th, and I'll announce a winner next Monday.

*For those of you who can't wait, you can buy the kit here...And be sure to take a peek at day two of the blog tour tomorrow on Refinery 29!

58 comments:

  1. HeatherDecember 5, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Gah, this is totally hitting my tiny-is-awesome button. Love it.

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  2. RAENOVATEDecember 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    i LOVE snail mail, obviously i love this.

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  3. lotus lovelyDecember 5, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Love this.

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  4. nicoleDecember 5, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    i met lea at a local shop a couple of years ago when she just started her postal service. so cool...actually all the fun projects she does are cool.

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  5. AmeliaDecember 5, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    This is adorable! I've loved going to the post office since I was a little kid. I've had a pen-pal in Finland for nearly 20 years, so I've spent my fair-share of time there :-)

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  6. AlyLiving SFDecember 5, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Absolutely love this kit! I hid mini letters and packages for my friend one time and it was such a sweet surprise!

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  7. alyDecember 5, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    This looks like such fun!

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  8. JulieDecember 5, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    very adorable!

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  9. West OaklandDecember 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    I want!

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  10. katie//salt+pineDecember 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    I have loved her idea since I first came across it a year or two ago. I don't know if I can wait to see if I win! I foresee some major teeny correspondence from me and my kiddos to far-flung family very soon...

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  11. Megan TaylorDecember 5, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    You're right: insanely cute!!! xo

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  12. Shooting Stars MagDecember 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    this is adorable. i love fun things like this.

    lauren51990 at aol dot com

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  13. KristenDecember 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    This is so cute! Thanks for the chance!

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  14. ZacharyDecember 5, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    I love this too...I actually made my own little letters without the kit, but the kit would have made it sooooo much easier! I love Lea's other projects too! She is so creative!

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  15. sydney85December 5, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Too adorable! I still mail a lot of letters so this would be fun to use.

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  16. Jessie B.December 5, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    So sweet!

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  17. s.December 5, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Aw it's so cute!

    siilentii27 at gmail dot com

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  18. Secondhand StellaDecember 5, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    So cute! I hope I win!

    brianneoneil@gmail.com

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  19. AnonymousDecember 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    i'd love one c:

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  20. KristaDecember 5, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    love it!

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  21. Justin and RacquelDecember 5, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    So cute and love your blog!

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  22. spooky_nineDecember 5, 2011 at 2:54 PM

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  23. LauriDecember 5, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    So cute!

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  24. spooky_nineDecember 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    So in love with everything she does. I've sent tiny letters and packages to friends and family, and they always love them.

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  25. orange sparrowDecember 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    this has been on my wishlist for a while! Oh, I love tiny things and I love mail (sending and receiving!!!)

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  26. kaDecember 5, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Love all of her work, especially this and her barter chips. Keep creating!

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  27. KateDecember 5, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    not only is she full of whimsical ideas, Lea's an exceptionally helpful and efficient person! she expedited my order the last time when my message got lost in the electronic ether so that I could receive my item on time! Tiny postal service with a BIG heart!

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  28. TamaraDecember 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    oh yes i've had my eye on this kit for ages. what a lovely giveaway! fingers crossed.

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  29. JennieDecember 5, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    So very cool!

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  30. AnonymousDecember 5, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    oh cool, i've seen this little kit around and loved it! thanks for the giveaway!

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  31. Carole_WDecember 6, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    How cute. I don't get it, but how cute.

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  32. kkendallDecember 6, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    How adorable! What fun my daughter will have delivering tiny pieces of mail to her neighbors!

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  33. twocreativesDecember 6, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    have had my eye on this....so so clever. thanks for the reminder and the loveliness of your blog.

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  34. SallyDecember 6, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Wow. oh Wow. Tiny perfection. Love it!

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  35. ale norrisDecember 6, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    that's adorable! cute idea.

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  36. welliewalksDecember 6, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    i love it! my daughter would think it perfect and loads of fun!!

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  37. AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Big fan of Lea's and would love to snatch one of those little parcels for my own!

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  38. Gina200December 6, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    So cute! I love mail! (just not bills!)

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  39. Lucy JonesDecember 6, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    save the post office!

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  40. EllenDecember 6, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Too cute!

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  41. kimiko26December 6, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    What a fun kit!! I can only imagine how cute it is in person.

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  42. SarahDecember 6, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Very sweet! Thank you!

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  43. RachaelDecember 6, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    I actually still write letters! I would love something sweet like this to aid me.

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  44. AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    so fun and soooo cute!

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  45. HannaDecember 7, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    nice!

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  46. NosideupDecember 7, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    I'm finding it hard to make sense right now because I'm suffering from an AWESOME ATTACK! This is brilliant!

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  47. AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    I've ordered her letters and they are magical!

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  48. mollyDecember 7, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    it is so small and perfect :)

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  49. kimDecember 8, 2011 at 5:06 AM

    I love the kit - such a fun way to encourage good old school communication!!

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  50. KatiaDecember 8, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    It's almost my birthday! Hooray for Sag's!

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  51. UlaDecember 8, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    I would love this! So cute :)

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  52. mariaDecember 9, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    So tiny and fun!

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  53. MegDecember 9, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Adorable!! Tiny things make me happy.

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  54. UnknownDecember 9, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    LOVE! Everything is so much cuter when it's tiny! :) Tiny things are squeal worthy!

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  55. cerebral eDecember 9, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    I have admired this from afar for a while...glad I can buy my own kit now!

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  56. MelanieDecember 9, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    The kit is awesome!

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  57. JessicaDecember 9, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    This kit is brilliant!

    jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com

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  58. UnknownOctober 5, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    I want one where can i get one

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