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If you grew up in the 1970s, 1980s or 1990s, you probably remember Acrylic Clips. And no, I don’t mean...
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 more prescient product categories stationery and gift ranges can and should tackle. It’s also an incredibly quick and easy way to assess the lifestyle trend winds. So, lately I have...
I almost hate to say it, but I was working from home WAY before it was cool. I was fortunate...
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 that with this issue, I’m pretty much retracing my footsteps through NY NOW and Shoppe Object. I can’t wait for all the exquisite discoveries filling that issue — including several...
Yesterday I was chatting with a maker and the subject of the perfect notebook came up. It turns out she...
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 down to say hi! I also find them in Stationery Trends ads, as believe it or not, sometimes makers take out an ad without submitting editorial. And that, my friends...
To me, a gift is not truly a present until is wrapped enticingly. Ideally, I like any gift I give...
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 stationers rescued and resurrected behemoth presses that had been gathering dust for decades. As a result, the nearly forgotten printing method — which had its first 15 minutes of fame...
