<p>So, you couldn&#8217;t make it to <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Stationery Show</a>. Or maybe you did, but all that eye candy has become a blur. Well, I&#8217;m here today to share a peek at what sold best in 15 of my favorite booths, according to the makers themselves! So sit back and enjoy this trek with me through exquisite stationery design.</p>
<p>First up, we have the lovely <a href="http://www.dahliapress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dahlia Press</a> out of Seattle — and its equally lovely creator, Stephanie Clarke. Her letterpressed women-centric releases, in shade of black, white, blush, peach and red performed very well, she told me, but she was pretty sure that her <a href="https://www.dahliapress.com/love-friendship/youre-the-tits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">You&#8217;re The Tits</a> card was in every order she wrote! <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18835" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dahlia.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /><a href="https://amyheitman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amy Heitman</a> is sweet charm personified, in both her work and as a person, and here she is in front of her show-stopping <a href="https://amyheitman.com/collections/gift-wrap" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">gift wraps</a>. The waves up top is my favorite! <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18833" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/amy-heitman.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /></p>
<p>I love that <a href="https://foxandfallow.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox &; Fallow</a> makes the jaunt from Australia each year to share its work stateside — it&#8217;s always a treat to see. Here&#8217;s their best-seller, still only available for pre-order online, though I&#8217;m sure it will arrive soon. The gorgeous <a href="https://foxandfallow.com.au/search?q=egyptian+rose+planner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Egyptian Rose Planner</a> features a cover that is rose-foil stamped with waterproof coating, so it survives all your 2018 adventures looking pristine!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18836" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fox__fallow.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" />I&#8217;ve been enamored with the <a href="https://www.frankieandclaude.com/collections/matchstick-jars" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fancy Matches</a> from first-time exhibitor <a href="https://www.frankieandclaude.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frankie &; Claude</a> since Sam first sent me images in early 2017 — but these palm-sized creations are even more adorable in life! I dare you to only pick one color. Not too surprisingly, several are sold out — so maybe they&#8217;re <a href="https://www.frankieandclaude.com/pages/retailers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stocked nearby</a>? <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18837" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/frankieclaude.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" />Ginametrical did the coolest currency design for our <a href="https://thepaperchronicles.com/showusthemoney-at-nss2017-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Legion Currency Project</a>, so I was so excited to meet Gina and see her wares in person. Her best-seller? These fabulous throw pillows! They are not currently in her Etsy shop, but if you contact her you never know! <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18838" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ginametrical.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /><a href="https://www.goodjujuink.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Good Juju Ink</a> brought its lively illustration and clever sentiment from San Francisco, and didn&#8217;t disappoint. Here Juliana holds their show bestseller. This gold-foiled, hand-illustrated design invites the lucky birthday recipient to get slothed! <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18839" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/goodjujuink.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" />Right across the aisle from Good Juju was Julie Ann Art — her work is so funny because it&#8217;s true and completely authentic to her (not to mention the rest of us). Julie didn&#8217;t have one bestseller, so I just got a shot of her in front of her entire amazing range. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18842" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/julieannart.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /></p>
<p><a href="https://heartell-press.myshopify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heartell Press</a> is a favorite of mine because the work is unmistakably Rachel&#8217;s — each carefully rendered design comes from hand-carved wood blocks. This blueberry letterpressed design, her show bestseller, to me evokes a 1940s textile while feeling completely of the moment. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18840" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/heartell_press.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.inklingspaperie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inklings Paperie</a> booth was a party in itself, replete with lots of candy and even a Starbucks bottled ice coffee for yours truly! Thanks Lindsay, I really needed that!! Her upbeat, ebullient offerings in a range of cool colors assure you that not only have you arrived at the party, but that this is the best and most exclusive party ever. Her pop-up greetings (peruse them<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/inklingspaperie" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> here</a>) enhance that vibe — and look, some of them pop up inside!<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18841" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/inklings_paperie.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /></p>
<p><a href="https://lilyandval.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lily &; Val</a> snagged <a href="https://thepaperchronicles.com/a-peek-at-the-stationery-designers-behind-the-nss-best-new-products/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">two Best New Product Awards for its Chalk Lettering Tool Kit</a>, but it was <a href="https://lilyandval.com/products/the-keepsake-kitchen-diary" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Keepsake Kitchen Diary</a> that was the show best-seller. Not only does it hold your favorite recipes, but the memories they evoke. Brilliant! Here creator Valerie McKeehan strikes a pose with this pretty product.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18843" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lilyval.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" />I really enjoy the illustrations from Little Ideas Studio — Marci&#8217;s world is part kitsch, part retro, part textiles, but completely fabulous! She was thrilled that her new work for the completely underserved African-American market was included in nearly every order she wrote.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18844" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/little_ideas_studio.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" />I am such a fool for Valley Cruise Press since I first saw them in the <a href="http://danrichgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Richards Atlanta showroom</a> this past January — but it&#8217;s always a treat to meet the maker in their full booth! Here Jenny strikes a pose in front of the company&#8217;s flair-filled enamel pins. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18846" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/valleycruisepress.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" />I always love catching up with Rebekah at <a href="https://www.wildinkpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wild Ink Press</a> and seeing what she&#8217;s been up to — this year, she was all about <a href="https://www.wildinkpress.com/collections/new/products/hbd-lovely" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fun cards with real mirrors, in this case surrounded by a posh rose gold foiled frame.</a> Wow — no big surprise they were her best-sellers!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18847" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/wild-ink-press.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" />Here&#8217;s a fun fact: Everyone at <a href="https://sugarpaper.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sugar Paper</a> matches their booth, each and every day. This past year it was a sea of cool neutrals with a heady infusion of a sun-kissed peachy blush. I am over the moon for their Essential Tailored Journals, fabric covered and meticulously crafted, with elastic closure and signature double ribbon bookmarks! 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<p>In this vast sea of creative women who comprise this post, I&#8217;m so thrilled to close it with a brilliant male mind in stationery — yes, I&#8217;m talking about the one and only <a href="http://www.ashkahn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ashkahn</a>. He is just as charming and smart in life as his tongue-in-cheek work alludes. You can kind of tell in this picture how the Birthday Babe letters are letterpressed embossed foil— love the fluorescent pink envelope and rectangular shape. A sexy babe indeed (this one on cotton paper)! <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18834" src="https://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ashkahn.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1067" /></p>
<p>That&#8217;s all I have on my tour today — and if you&#8217;re finding yourself missing the fun and pageantry that is <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Stationery Show</a>, fear not! My favorite cavalcade of paper design rolls back into Manhattan May 20-23, 2018! And, a special thanks to all the designers who let me geek out in their booths :)</p>