Question:
Hi Gabrielle. I was wondering if you know of any places to buy self inking address stamps that are a little more original than the typical ones you buy at office supply stores. I’ve seen some great rubber stamps on etsy but would prefer self inking so that I don’t have to mess with an ink pad every time I use it. Thanks for any suggestions! — Alicia
Answer:
Oh. I love self-inking stamps, Alicia. They are so satisfying to use. I only own one. But I love it. It’s made by Three Designing Women and the customization options they offer are nearly limitless — which means you can get exactly what you’re looking for. What about you, Dear Friends? Do you use self-inking stamps? What’s your source?
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I have a custom stamp from the same company & I love it!!
I've never seen any around that I like as much as theirs. They have so many choices!
I have several of theirs. An address one, one that says “Love, The Brill Family”, one that says “From the Library of Stacey Brill”, etc. I love them all. I got mine from a good friend at http://www.whitneycarolinedesigns.com
I’d like to get some tongue-in-cheek stamps. Like, if my roommate leaves his stuff around, I can stamp “Clean Up” all over his things.
What do you think?
oh, J Fan, kind of funny from this perspective but probably not your roomate’s…it seems a bit passive aggressive.
I have been coveting a stamp from this etsy seller:
lettergirl.etsy.com–I love the whimsy!
I found mine at http://www.expressionery.com/ — once in awhile they have 40% off sales. And, you can choose from several ink colors in addition to many, many designs. I went with a monogram.
I have a great stamp that I ordered from etsy by Dreamland Designs…. looks like pretty, funky handwriting.
I have used Room Service.com before. Fun collection!
I love Expressionary.com! I got all the women in my family custom stamps from there for Christmas last year. I just got an email today with a 40% off code through May 12: MOM40.
Oh- I just went on letter girl.etsy.com- SO FUN and way less expensive than roomservice.com which I have used and suggested.
Thanks to mydezine for the suggestion. I love supporting etsy work so I will be ordering from them from now on!!!!
I won a Lettergirl stamp from Petit Elephant and I love it!! I highly suggest her!
I do use a stamp, right now it is stamping Chocolate Brown. It is from the online shop The Stationery Studio
there are a few sellers on ETSY that make lovely custom stamps–self inking and otherwise. I like those offered by sweet paperie on etsy. I had one custom made for my husband for his personal library–in lieu of a bookplate.
Gabby: the two source links on your answer paragraph are bad. I get a Server Object Error, whatever that is.
I love here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5180519&section_id=5139491
and here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5046022
stamp-connection.com does custom self-inking stamps for, I think, a very reasonable price.
There’s a post about the ordering process on the small object at http://thesmallobject.com/stenopad/wordpress/?m=200810
I have been wanting one of these stamps for a few years now. I never think about it when my family says – “what would you like for your birthday?!” I’ll have to check out all of these sources. You all are great!
If you are comfortable designing your own, you can use http://www.iprint.com and upload your own design. Stamps are 50% off right now!
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I got a family address stamp from stampoutonline.com (found her on etsy). The woman gave me a number of options based on what I said I like and then tweaked the one I chose to my specifications. I’m really happy with it.
There are great options on Etsy. just search “self-inking stamps.”
Grace over at Design*Sponge mentioned these not so long ago http://thepaperwink.com/products/categories/stamps
though they aren’t self inking, you have to use a pad. they are still ridiculously fun designs and you could change colors often!
I posted about this very thing awhile back. I love the idea of a self-inking stamp and these are the prettiest I could find!
http://www.stephmodo.com/2008/05/custom-address-stamps.html
I love using my self inking address stamp too! I’ve purchased mine from simply stamps – http://www.simplystamps.com/Address_Stamps-list.aspx