"WE ARE THE EASTER PEOPLE, AND ALLELUIA IS OUR SONG!" St. Augustine, 4th century

The beautiful empty cross has long been a symbol that stirs many a pilgrims' heart, thriving throughout the ages and even cultures, across communities and continents.  

Presented below:

an exquisite handmade one-of-a-kind necklace made of ivory colored rosary beads, with a vintage Ethiopian cross and quartz stone drop at the toggle closure.  May be worn as a long single strand, or doubled as a shorter 2 strand necklace. 

Necklace created by Bittersweet Designs.  Special order requests welcomed. Prices on request.

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies" to

keep or send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com

HAPPY EASTERTIDE!

"NO MATTER HOW WELL YOU PLAN YOUR DREAM TRIP, IN THE END, IT IS WHAT HAPPENS ALONG THE WAY THAT TRULY CREATES THE ADVENTURE." j. slezak, patagonia

Lovely, Lovely Spring! 
Time to join the wanderlust! 

   



So, what about that "perfect bag", the one that makes the journey a pleasant one? 
Selections from JON HART DESIGNS, available from LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE:

Pretty in purple, the "Tyler Tote" in coated canvas,  is a great weekend or "carry on" bag, with a zippered closure. It features two open interior pockets and an additional zippered one. 
$249, plus $8 monogram

In burnt orange coated canvas, who wouldn't smile traveling with these companions! 
"Carry On Wheels". $429, plus $8 monogram
"Medium Square Duffle". $219, plus $8 monogram
"Large Holiday Tote". $179, plus $8 monogram

And what better time to take your favorite Christmas gift on vacation! 
The "Burleson Bag", in kelly green, makes the perfect companion for those long weekend getaways! It has inside and outside zippered pockets too. $289, plus $8 monogram 

What a "treat"!  The "Penny Bag", also in coated canvas, is perfect to hold change for the bus, subway or parking meter!
It also stashes a few credit cards, dollar bills and your hotel room key! Perfect accessory and a great gift too! $18, plus $8 monogram

JON HART comes in many shapes, sizes and colors for every travel need. Email us for more options and a full selection of choices.

Shown here, the "Clear Grande" with turquoise leather trim, the perfect make-up bag...or to hold sunscreen in your bag at the pool, lake or beach. 

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies" to

keep or to send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com

"All who wander are not lost."

j.r.r. tolkien

"GIVE ALL TO LOVE; OBEY THY HEART..." ralph waldo emerson

   WISHING YOU...

A DAY FULL OF LOVE!  

Shown above, another of our handmade valentines... with vintage fabric, hand tied silk bow, antique lace, paper doily and hand-stamped embellishments.

Handmade cards for all occasions. Prices will vary.

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies" to

keep or to send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com

"Listen to the song in your heart...

and dance!"

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

from

LOVE LETTERS!

XOXOXO

"I DO LOVE NOTHING IN THE WORLD AS I DO YOU". Shakespeare

AHHHH...the month to celebrate "LOVE and ROMANCE"!

Handmade Valentines and keepsake invitations designed from the "heart" of LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE.

A rich, textural Valentine with a moody French aesthetic...with hand-pulled fiber backdrop, a rhinestone-studded heart set upon a hand-sewn vintage lace heart, feathers and glittered embellishments, all orchestrated on beautiful pure white heavy art paper.

Custom designs for all occasions. Prices will vary.

Our one-of-a-kind collage art and monogrammed details can send the perfect message...for a romantic remembrance, a sweet sentiment or to mark a special occasion in the lives of those we love...

Each piece is made using handmade and fine papers...and embellished with found and vintage objects, imported and antique laces, hand-stamped glittered details, and can be monogrammed to create a truly heirloom quality in the piece.

Blissfully romantic, this handmade monogrammed invitation on felt, with hand-tied, imported organdy ribbon and glittered stamped embellishment, becomes the most special of keepsakes for the recipient, as well as the guests of honor.

Special requests welcomed in our studio.  Prices will vary.

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies" to

keep or to send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com

"YOU HOLD THE KEY TO MY HEART, VALENTINE"!

   

"WHAT LIES BEHIND US, AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US, ARE TINY MATTERS COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WITHIN US." ralph waldo emerson

I once read that..."January is a stretch of peace when one lives in the moment, forced by weather or whim, to sit still and do some accounting...
It is telling that this is a month named for a Roman god who looked both forward and backward...
If you can't go out, perhaps you can find yourself within."

It can be a quiet time to listen to the whispers of one's HEART... 

...a time to pause, to dream, to reflect,

to photograph the beauty of a single moment... 

And, it can be a time to add extravagant simplicity and graceful elegance to the ordinary of our lives...

Vintage silver tray and vintage ivory damask napkins from Czechoslavakia, offered from LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE(prices on request).
Monogram to create an elegant heirloom. $7 per napkin
(a strand of silver Sacred Hearts, shown from Rachel Ashwell's The Prairie, Round Top, Texas)

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE,
offering a hand-selected collection of vintage silver, all with beautiful patina...
(prices and selections will vary; email to request description of present collection)

Making the "ordinary extraordinary" with vintage silver...

and, with an elegant personalized monogram on a length of silk...
GRACEFUL SIMPLICITY!(large monogram on silk for a one-of-kind heirloom pillow, $14)

Another touch of extraordinary in the ordinary...a set of new or vintage damask napkins with a simple, single monogram...(prices and selection of napkins in our collection will vary;
single initial monogram, $7)

Extraordinary elegance for the boudoir...
a pair of new polished cotton pillowcases with heirloom monogram, $52 pair.

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies" to

keep or send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com 

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think..."

                  L. Hansberry

"THE HEART OF THE GIVER MAKES THE GIFT DEAR AND PRECIOUS." Martin Luther

A lovely, lovely precious parcel of handmade vintage and antique laces makes a "dear and precious" gift!  What a treasure of GRACE and BEAUTY to discover within, spinning thoughts of who made such delicate, intricate elegance...and on what special occasions did one wear such lovelies?  Such a gift arrived to LOVE LETTERS...what a treasure, indeed!  Such treasure is becoming so scarce!   

           
      

Lovely, handmade  antique lace to grace a handmade Eastertide greeting.  This one made from a vintage postcard, embellished with glass glitter, on handmade imported paper of the palest seashell pink...

  ...another handmade greeting created with antique lace, vintage Victorian postcard and hand stamped image, with glittered details.  Handmade cards may be commissioned from LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE for any occasion.  Each is a unique work of art, created on handmade and elegant papers, to become a future heirloom.

Antique crocheted lace creates a lovely textured backdrop for the vintage postcard on this handmade card for Eastertide.  All of our cards are created using vintage images, found objects, handmade papers and embellishments, imagined to become a treasured "gift" to those who receive them.  A gift of grace!

Contact our studio to discuss creating a keepsake for a special occasion for someone you love.

A perfect "pairing"...an antique ruffle embellishment adorns this handmade vintage oriental toile pillow.  A single script monogram adds elegance to create a special keepsake. 

                                                      

Lovely "gifts"  appear each day outside our studio to inspire beautiful heirlooms for tomorrow;

the creamy detail of this delicate bridal wreath...thoughtful visions of a special newlyweds' monogram...   

                

What more lovely companion for lace than beautiful linen! This vintage European runner could also be used as a generous guest towel in a pretty powder room. Indulge your guest or yourself...one example of new and vintage linen pieces offered at LOVE LETTERS, hand selected to bring a touch of grace to the "daily".  Vintage selections offered will vary.  Contact us to see what is "on hand" for a special wedding, anniversary or baby.

Queen Anne's Lace is flourishing everywhere in our beautiful early Spring.  It inspired a lacy creation of a different kind!  This chic lacy toile in oilcloth is a smart choice  in, always popular, black and white.  Our own LOVE KNOT TOTE is also lined in oilcloth and can be custom ordered in a variety of colors and patterns.  Perfect for new babies, new moms and birthday "treats" for "little ladies" going to the pool and beach this summer!  $35 with monogram.  (Take a look at the pretty pink polka dot and brown toile on our first post.)

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies" to keep or send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com

HAPPY EASTERTIDE!

"MORE THAN KISSES LETTERS MINGLE SOULS..." john donne, 17th century

When is the last time you sent a "love letter" to someone....a friend, a parent, a spouse, a child? TIME is all it takes...."TIME"-what a fleeting thought in this universal space we call the "present".  We  seem on an endless journey in search of this valuable "treasure" called TIME, only to find it's elusive ability to disappear, just as we reach to embrace it...
Sound familiar? 

Give YOURSELF a gift...Brew a cup of tea (always to be sipped leisurely and with thoughtfulness)...Take a few minutes to really BREATHE (when is the last time you allowed time for that?)...and indulge in reading your own "love letter". Enjoy the natural passage of life's smallest moments...

..The timeless grace of a handwritten letter...

The beauty of text created by the stroke of a pen...

The touch of a piece of handmade paper...

The expression of the writer, as a gift in time, as a gift of the heart...           

...to the fortunate one who receives such a "note of grace".

HANDMADE VALENTINES WITH A FRENCH AESTHETIC...

A SWEET REMEMBRANCE with a hand sewn felt heart...hand stamped lettering...a vintage crystal chandelier bauble...glittered embellishments...

"THE HEART CAN DO ANYTHING"
                     Moli'ere




Handmade valentine with vintage crochet doily,
French organdy ribbon,  and glittered details...
a lovely keepsake for YOU or someone you love.

A monogrammed "LOVE LETTER" for a sweet baby princess!

Little felt tote with pink felt polka dots and a pink French organdy bow...

And a pretty pink monogrammed oilcloth tote with a little "LOVE KNOT"...

Beautiful elegance for a "SWEET DREAMS" VALENTINE...

a pair of imported cotton pillowcases with a special monogrammed message...

LOVE LETTERS ON THE LAKE

...offering custom monogramming and handmade "lovelies"

to keep or send "SPECIAL DELIVERY" to someone you love!

lovelettersonthelake@gmail.com