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According to NBC News (not just me this time), texting is officially out — and handwritten notes are most certainly in....
For a paper nerd like me, it’s always interesting to hone in on greeting card messaging — it often illuminates the...
Serendipity has always been one of my favorite words. After all, what’s not to like? It is the type of pleasingly long and consonant-rich word that rolls off the tongue, plus you can be impressed with yourself for knowing its definition (“an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident,” according...
I have often said that there’s a million stories in the aisles of National Stationery Show — and for me,...
It’s been said that there’s a million stories in the big city, well, there are a million stories behind the...
One of many great finds this past National Stationery Show was this Brooklyn-based house of cards, named for one of my favorite elements of punctuation: Ümlaut Brooklyn.With the tagline “Aiding and Abetting Real Communication,” this retro-inspire line describes itself as sometimes irreverent, sometimes naughty, always nice. “We make cards that make people linger...
I’ve waxed eloquent about the British design invasion arriving stateside, well, not so surprisingly it’s also reached the streets of Paris. Roisin...
Amy Heitman sold her first painting in sixth grade — it still hangs on the stairwell of her middle school,...
It is hard not to be enchanted by Little Low Studio, an Austin studio with wares lovingly illustrated & calligraphed by Caitlin McClain. The range includes irresistible cards ($4.50) as well as prints ($12-$32) — and my personal favorite, canvases ($24-$54). I featured the “From the Garden” canvas a few...
Years ago, I seriously considered opening a gift store, and read up on several successful shop owners. “Never listen to...
