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It’s been a decade since Emily McDowell shook up stationery with her Empathy Cards. One of the many fabulous things...
For a paper nerd like me, it’s always interesting to hone in on greeting card messaging — it often illuminates the...
I almost hate to say it, but I was working from home WAY before it was cool. I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to help found Stationery Trends magazine when my daughter Veronica was 18 months old, so for the past 15 years or so, I start most...
I received an email last week inquiring if trade shows are “over.” While I don’t have the authority to provide...
We’re just going into production with the winter issue of Stationery Trends, and I realized as I was reviewing copy...
Yesterday I was chatting with a maker and the subject of the perfect notebook came up. It turns out she had quite a few thoughts on what that ideal form must entail — and, listening to her, I realized I do as well. That means I love discovering new entries...
Running a small brand alongside the chaos of everyday life is certainly not for everyone, but for some, it is...
I love discovering new paper brands at trade shows, on Instagram … or best of all, sometimes they track me...
To me, a gift is not truly a present until is wrapped enticingly. Ideally, I like any gift I give to be admired in and of itself before the recipient even wonders what’s inside. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t feel guilty once the unwrapping is done, the gift has...
Recently I was describing a few stationery makers I’m rather fond of to a non-industry person. I found myself prefacing...
Back at the turn of this century, houses of letterpress completely dominated the entire market. Inspired by Martha Stewart, would-be...
If you have seen our Winter 2021 issue of Stationery Trends, hopefully you saw a new favorite maker of mine, Kathryn Carr of Go Carr Go. All her imagery derives from her hand-cut paper art, and I think you’ll agree hers is a most enchanting world! Kathryn’s work is influenced...
