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So this year Chic+Nawdie is missing National Stationery Show, for the same reason many of us (including me) have in...
I wholeheartedly agree with Whitney Houston that children are indeed the future — and when it comes to stationery, our...
With their latest release, The Comfort Collection, dropping last Friday, I have decided that Tiny and Snail are more than a little psychic. After all, comfort is *exactly* what the world needs most right now — and as Grace (AKA Snail) and Leah (AKA Tiny) sagely point out, providing comfort is...
A few years back, I made the difficult decision to stop generating trend reports for Gift Shop Plus and delve...
There’s been some noise lately in our community about makers “stealing” the images and messaging of other makers and repurposing...
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...
In my last post, I asked makers to let me share promotions they’ve unveiled in the last week or so...
Portland has given America so much in the past several years — Portlandia, moustaches, bicycles — not to mention lots...
What better way to kick off 2020 than with a really exquisite collaboration? Hartland Brooklyn is the brainchild of Emily Johnson, while Helen Dealtry has been designing textiles for the worldwide market for over a decade. The two met years ago, by chance. After earning her B.A. in the UK,...
One thing that became crystal clear to me while at NY NOW is that there is no one way of...
For a paper nerd like me, it’s always interesting to hone in on greeting card messaging — it often illuminates the...
Happy October! These adorable new releases from Driscoll Design are definitely putting me in the Halloween mood. The first one below is from the company’s Aquarelle collection and features an original watercolor illustration and a “Happy Halloween!” message inside. The rest are in the brand’s classic, distinctive style and are...