The Back Yard Snail Mail Club

The Back Yard, a home goods shop and hangout, sends a monthly envelope with an art print of one of the owner's original paintings, a vinyl sticker made for the club and a letter with reflections on art, life and building something in a small town. June's edition paired purple coneflowers with a bicycle sticker.

The club is USD 8 a month in the US and USD 11 for international members, mailed with stamps and no tracking. The sign-up cutoff is the 10th; later sign-ups start with the next month, and mail goes out around mid-month. Prepaid 6 and 12 month gift options exist too.

For people who like painterly florals and a friendly, personal note.