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I first got acquainted with gry mattr a few years back, and I pretty much fell in love with every last...
Currently in its 16th season, Shark Tank is an American reality show institution. According to USTVDB, it’s the 10th most...
One of the my favorite things about covering stationery is that every day is truly new. One week I will be at a market geeking out on cutting-edge card design, the next I’ll be cooling my heels on a Zoom call for the Greeting Card Association’s Public Affairs Committee, hearing...
My niece, who just completed all her education and started her first “real” job — as a veterinarian! — recently moved...
I haven’t walked the winter markets yet, so this is something of a hunch, but if I had to pick...
Happy New Year, nerds! For me, a fresh new year means fresh new brands to discover and enjoy — and it’s my distinct pleasure to introduce one of the brightest new stars under the stationery sun, literally coming into the world today. Meet Barone & Co.! This all-American, woman-owned house...
With a new year comes a new awards season. I certainly can’t speak for anyone else, but I for one...
Roughly a year or so back, Biely & Shoaf Co. began sponsoring my Card Wall. That felt like an immense...
Before I started working my first annual Stationery Trends gift guide last summer, my colleague Carly McFadden pointed out that technically, every issue of Stationery Trends and Gift Shop Plus (and really, any gift trade) is already a gift guide. Thus, my first official Paper Nerd Gift Guide needed boundaries....
Well nerds, I was planning to release the First annual Paper Nerd Gift Guide today, but life intervened in the...
I think probably the only thing all Americans can agree on this week is that America has no shortage of...
You’ve doubtless heard of the famed September issue (of Vogue). Why is it traditionally so important? Well, as the seasons shift, so too does our wardrobe — and the well-heeled need to know what to wear. However, if you are a dyed-in-the-wool paper nerd, perhaps you pass up Vogue in favor...
