Do You Think I Have a Problem?

I think I may. Have a problem, that is.  I LOVE alphabets. 

I've used rubber stamps for decades; used to have them made for me before there were so many available. I've gotten rid of a lot of them, but I have about 3,000 still.

But alphabets?  Won't give those away. 

Can. Not. Get. Enough.  Big ones..here's one of my first.

Little ones. From Graven Images - my favorite and ones I use all the time. The company is no longer around sadly.

New ones. Kinokuniya.  Comes in it's own box, very handy. They have lots of sets of different sizes; numbers, too.

Old ones.  Found a whole set at the flea in a falling apart cardboard box.  Yes, Chris, I am still looking to find one for you!

Silly ones.  Each letter has a design that starts with that letter.

See?  The "O" is olives and the "I" is...well...an eye, of course

And, I have a few treasures.  I came upon a huge wooden case at the flea market a few years ago. Well-worn and with pretty clasps.

Nothing missing - lots of punctuation and special characters - heaven!  The seller indicated he was a friend of Frank Zappa and that Frank liked to make signs with this set. Who knows, but it's an interesting story.

Of course, it's too big to carry around for journaling.  So, I have a ziplock bag with this pile of not quite so large letters.

I found this very handy little set from Corey Amaro. 

It would be great if I had the entire alphabet in this form, but I'm still looking. I do carry around the numbers, though.  

There are so many ways to put words down on paper and these rubber stamps are just one of them.  Obsessed?  I should say so.

Comments

[tyn]

love it. Don't see any problem here. Not at all!

[Ginnyballou]

Lovin' this post from A to Z :)

[Elissa]

Oh man, I sooo love alphabet stamps! I have around 45 sets. Most of them are by Studio G - you can get sets at Walmart for about $1.00. You can also get them on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=all&search_query=studio+g+alphabet+stamp+sets&ref=addon

[kelly]

Can I be totally jealous? I am also an alphabet and number stamp set nut. While I have a lot of the ones you show, I do not nor have I ever seen the rotary French ones. Amy idea what they are called?