
<p>I first became enchanted with <a href="https://brittanypaige.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://brittanypaige.com/">Brittany Paige</a> earlier this year, in February of 2020, on the very first morning of the first day of <a href="https://nynow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://nynow.com/">NY NOW.</a> In fact, her tote was one of the first shots I snapped while judging Best New Product. Nodding along as I read it, I knew this was a booth I could not miss.</p>



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<p>Later, when I visited her booth, we chatted in between customers. I stood around laughing at her work for a while, taking snapshots. (I may have even texted an image of a card bearing male genitalia to my husband to wish him a good morning.) I was completely enamoured with her work, but somehow in the chaos of the ensuing year I never followed up. </p>



<p>Meanwhile, right after I got back from NYC, I received an interview request from <a href="https://rachelkramerbussel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://rachelkramerbussel.com/">Rachel Kramer Bussel</a>, who was freelancing an article for <a href="https://www.glamour.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.glamour.com/">Glamour</a> on stickers. When we chatted, I talked about the enormous resurgence I had just seen at market, and she told me about all the little communities springing up of hard-core sticker lovers and collectors. That was music to my ears, we had a nice chat — and when I hung up, I promptly forgot all about it, since a few weeks later we went into quarantine. </p>



<p>Then, months later, on December 2, I heard from Rachel again! &#8220;Hi Sarah,&#8221; she wrote, &#8220;I know it&#8217;s been almost a year since we spoke for my Glamour article on stickers. Well, good news, it&#8217;s finally running very soon, likely in the next two weeks. I&#8217;m wrapping up final edits and adding a little about how the pandemic has affected sticker collecting/interest in stickers, and wanted to see if you have any thoughts on that. If so, I can give you a call today or tomorrow.&#8221;</p>



<p>Of course I had thoughts, plenty of them, and soon enough we were chatting again and I was in full geek mode over all the sticker makers I could think of to illustrate what I saw happening in the category — <a href="https://littlegoatpaperco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://littlegoatpaperco.com/">Little Goat Paper</a>, <a href="https://kwohtations.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://kwohtations.com/">Kwohtations</a> &#8230; and Brittany Paige. </p>



<p>At any rate, Rachel visited Brittany&#8217;s site then and there, and lo and behold, it struck just the chord she was seeking. Before I knew it, <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/inside-the-new-world-of-sticker-enthusiasts?fbclid=IwAR2-hm9kkAcfS2RIPiVGKW_Xoy2gbip0XjV27FdRODPV3xpo2VNFagoRs08" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.glamour.com/story/inside-the-new-world-of-sticker-enthusiasts?fbclid=IwAR2-hm9kkAcfS2RIPiVGKW_Xoy2gbip0XjV27FdRODPV3xpo2VNFagoRs08">the article was out</a>, and Brittany&#8217;s work was front &; center for all the world to see!</p>



<p>If you haven&#8217;t read it yet, check it out! First off, Rachel is a <em>really</em> talented writer. Reading the article, I was reminded of the (very) old journalist saying, &#8220;She writes so well I need to stick my quill back in the goose.&#8221; </p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-31698" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-31698 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="31698" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-10013421 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-acrylic-clips tag-chip-clips tag-design tag-faire tag-ilootpaperie tag-sarah-schwartz tag-stationery-blog tag-stationery-design tag-stationery-designer tag-the-paper-fold-podcast tag-the-paper-nerd tag-top-shop" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/clipping-out-for-ilootpaperie/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?w=1200&;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=850%2C850&;ssl=1 850w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=770%2C770&;ssl=1 770w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=120%2C120&;ssl=1 120w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=275%2C275&;ssl=1 275w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=372%2C372&;ssl=1 372w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=567%2C567&;ssl=1 567w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=882%2C882&;ssl=1 882w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=752%2C752&;ssl=1 752w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=300%2C300&;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ILOOTPAPERIE-Clips-Envelope-Collage-2-S_PN.jpg?resize=50%2C50&;ssl=1 50w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/clipping-out-for-ilootpaperie/">Clipping out for ILOOTPAPERIE</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2023-06-06T18:17:53+00:00">June 6, 2023</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10013421"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



<p>At any rate, it really stinks that it took a pandemic for stationery to get some really thoughtful consumer press (as it has been getting here and elsewhere these days), but that&#8217;s where we are. I am so impressed with how Rachel worked my ramblings into her article: &#8220;The tonal shift from twee to woke is one Schwartz, who edits ;<em>Stationery Trends</em>, is embracing. &#8216;It really gives me hope,&#8217; she says. &#8216;To go from a puffy sticker of a butterfly to ‘100% That Bitch’ is quite a journey.'&#8221;</p>



<p>Speaking of which, the excitement over the article finally reconnected me with Brittany, who is unsurprisingly having a phenomenal holiday season. If you are on the prowl for last-minute gifts, you are going to find lots of somethings you can&#8217;t pass up here. Choose from pouches, enamel pins, cards, and oh! Did I mention stickers?</p>



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<p>Start your shop <a href="https://brittanypaige.com/collections/all" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="here">here</a>! </p>



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From Twee to Woke
