Mail Club Cycle 3

I’m writing this on the sofa right now with my mini goldendoodle Harley curled up next to me. She’s 9, still acts like a puppy, but I call her a grandma because she’s getting so old. Time has been moving fast lately. Three days ago my boyfriend and I celebrated 11 years together and I keep having this feeling like I need everything to slow down just a little.

Cycle 3 of Mail Club is out into the world and I still don’t fully know how to process that.

What started as an idea has turned into something real. Not just something I’m making and sending out, but something people are actually holding, opening, and using in their own lives. That part means everything to me.

I love creating things for creative people. I love that this isn’t just something that sits on a shelf. It gets used. It gets cut up, glued down, written on, layered into pages that tell someone’s story.

That’s what Mail Club has become and what makes it feel alive to me.

What Cycle 3 looks like

This month was a little different.

I don’t usually show myself in my content, so creating a self portrait for the postcard felt unexpected. It pushed me in a direction I don’t normally go, and that’s something Mail Club has been giving me space to do more of.

To try things. To revisit parts of art I’ve always loved. To not overthink it.

Every envelope this month has a piece of that inside.

Journal prompts for Cycle 3

If you’re sitting down with your Mail Club this month, here are a few ways to use what’s inside:

Writing prompts

• write about something you’ve been overthinking and what it would feel like to let it go

• what is something in your life you wish would slow down

• document a moment from this week that you don’t want to forget

• write a letter to yourself one year from now

• what does “feeling present” look like for you right now

Collage prompts

• create a page using only pieces from this Mail Club

• layer textures without worrying about placement, let it feel a little messy

• build a page around a single word that stands out to you

• cut things up and rearrange them into something new

• make a spread that feels like “right now” in your life

There’s no right way to do any of it. That’s the point.

Why Mail Club exists

Mail Club exists because everything online moves fast.

This is the opposite of that.

It’s paper, ink, envelopes, time.

It’s something that shows up for you, not something you have to go find.

It’s something you can hold.

And the fact that there are now 500+ people choosing that every month is something I don’t take lightly.

Cycle 4 is open now

Cycle 4 is April, which also happens to be my birthday month, and I already know I want to make it something special.

If you’ve been thinking about joining Mail Club, now is the time.

You can join here: princeofmail.com

Limited spots are open right now and I would really love to have you in it.

Thank you for being here, whether you’re already part of Mail Club or just watching it grow.

This has turned into something I care about more than I expected.

Xoxo -Parker and Harley 💌

PRINCE OF MAIL: Update

We’re heading into Mail Club Cycle 3, and right now I’m in that strange in-between stage of waiting. Waiting for the postcards, waiting for the stickers, waiting for all the pieces that eventually come together into the package that lands in your mailbox.

Waiting is my least fav moment in the process. The designs are done, the ideas are there, and the envelopes in my studio are ready to be filled… but everything is still scattered across production timelines. It is set to start arriving tomorrow...but I am still feeling antsy!! lol

And honestly, I’m so excited for this month.

Not just because I love what’s coming in this cycle, but because something really unreal is happening behind the scenes.

We are about to hit 500 Mail Club subscribers.

I still can’t fully wrap my head around that number.

When I first started Mail Club, it was just an idea I thought a handful of people would be into. I never imagined that after only two months we would already be approaching five hundred people.

Five hundred mailboxes.

That honestly blows my mind you guys!!!!!!

Running Prince of California full time can sometimes feel like I’m just sitting at my desk making things and sending them out into the void. But every time I see someone using the stickers in their journal, sharing their spreads, or showing the Mail Club envelope arriving in their mailbox, it reminds me that these little things I’m making are actually becoming part of people’s creative lives.

Seeing the way you all use the goodies in your journals, and the way you support what I’m building here, means more to me than you probably realize.

This community is truly the best.

Right now I’m refreshing tracking numbers and waiting for deliveries so I can start assembling Cycle 3. Very soon the studio will be covered in stacks of paper, stamps, stickers, and envelopes before everything gets packed up and sent out into the world again.

If you’re already part of Mail Club, thank you for being here.

And if you’ve been thinking about joining, you can sign up at princeofmail.com. I usually keep signups open for the current month until the 15th, then pause them for a few days while I pack and ship orders. After everything goes out, signups reopen around the 20th for the following month.

Your mailbox deserves something fun.

— Parker

💌 Five Little Things Making Journaling More Fun Lately

I’ve been journaling a lot (for me) the past few weeks — usually from bed, surrounded by half-finished spreads, open windows, and the usual creative chaos. It’s been such a cozy little era. These are just a few things I’ve added into my routine recently that have been making the journaling process feel easier and breezier than usual.

✉️ Custom Name Stamp from Five Below

This might be my favorite $5 find ever. It’s a customizable name stamp, and the first one I made (obviously) said “PRINCE OF CALIFORNIA.” I’ve been having way too much fun with it — I even went back and bought a few more so I can make ones that say “TO:” and “FROM:” for custom gift tags during the holidays.

There’s just something satisfying about stamping things — it makes everything feel official and kind of vintage in the best way.

Five Below really popped off with this one.

you can customize it too! (i added rainbow star washi)

💕 Reusable Sticker Book from Trinket Party

Trinket Party sent me this reusable sticker book recently (which was so sweet of them 🥹) and I’ve been loving it. It’s a small thing but it’s changed how I keep track of stickers I collect or save from packaging.

Before this, I’d find random stickers in random places months later. Now some of my sticker collection lives in one little home that I can flip through when I’m working on spreads. It’s giving “organized chaos,” and it works for me.

some of mine (left) and Blnde.e's (right) stickers living side by side in my Trinket Party sticker book

🎀 Washi Tape Roll Dispenser from Daiso

This was a impulse buy at Daiso, but it’s been weirdly fun to use. It holds a single washi roll and cuts the tape with a cute little rigid edge instead of having a straight or torn edge. It just makes the whole process feel more like wrapping a gift. It’s the tiny details for me — even something as simple as how the tape rips can make journaling feel special. I've been eyeing this one on Amazon too.

i want to wrap presents using this tape this year so it might actually really come in handy

🖊️ MARK’STYLE Tous Les Jours Ballpoint Pen

This black ink pen has been my go-to lately. It’s bright pink on the outside and writes super skinny. It’s one of those pens that makes me want to write more because it makes my handwriting more bearable. I found it for $10 on this web shop.

i found this one at the Larchmont Village location of Shorthand in LA...(i'm pretty sure)

🎁 Pink Duct Tape

Okay, this one’s just a little nostalgic. I used to be so into duct tape crafts when I was like 14 — making wallets, bags and literally everything for all of my friends. A few weeks ago I found a roll of bright pink duct tape and had to grab it.

Now I use it in my journal sometimes when I'm not using washi or masking tapes. It feels like a tiny full-circle moment...there’s something really fun about bringing back the things that used to make you feel creative as a kid.

I guess all of these things have just been making my process more enjoyable again — not because they’re fancy, but because they make journaling feel a little lighter or more me. It’s been a fun reminder that inspiration doesn’t always come from huge ideas — sometimes it’s just a new stamp, a pink pen, or a roll of tape that makes everything click again. Fall in love with the process, and the results will follow.

xo,

Parker