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I can’t be the only one absolutely thrilled that my favorite season is not just here calendar-wise, but in actuality...
Today I’m sharing the third article from Paper Nerd At Large + Extraordinaire Debra Skinner. Debra’s earlier coverage focused on the...
Paper Nerd readers know that nothing tickles my fancy like discovering a fresh new brand at Market — and then seeing it grow before my eyes, both online and at subsequent Markets. If I’m really lucky, the maker becomes a friend too over time. That’s definitely been the case with...
Several weeks back, I shared a post seeking donations of Mother’s Day cards and stamps for Nicole Juranek, a community...
Stationery-Core has officially taken hold, as I pointed out in my most recent Stationery Trends editor’s letter, but it is...
Every Spring Issue of Stationery Trends is extra-special to me, as each marks the publication’s anniversary. Yes, 17 years ago, in Spring 2008 — a time when one publication after another was closing — this colorful trade quarterly was born. While so much has changed since then, the excitement I feel...
Today is actually your lucky day. That’s because I’m sharing (and you’re reading) the second article in a series from...
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...
I have a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with my email in-box, but every once in a great while, I get...
The Winter markets I visited in January and February — Atlanta Market, Shoppe Object, and NY NOW — are officially over, and...
My niece, who just completed all her education and started her first “real” job — as a veterinarian! — recently moved into her first “real” apartment. When my daughter Veronica and I visited, I was suitably impressed and proud of course, but completely struck by her bare walls. “I’ll help you...
