stationery blog
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...
I have a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with my email in-box, but every once in a great while, I get something that reminds me of the medium’s value. That occured in early January, when a paper nerd by the name of Debra Skinner reached out. Debra wrote that she’s been...
So often the simplest of nature’s offerings hold the most promise. So while we’ve all looked at — and most likely...
My niece, who just completed all her education and started her first “real” job — as a veterinarian! — recently moved...
I haven’t walked the winter markets yet, so this is something of a hunch, but if I had to pick a forward-looking word to describe the stationery, boutique gifts and home décor category in 2025, it would be heirloom. But I’m not talking about Grandma’s silver or that century-old Grandfather...
Happy New Year, nerds! For me, a fresh new year means fresh new brands to discover and enjoy — and...
With a new year comes a new awards season. I certainly can’t speak for anyone else, but I for one...
Roughly a year or so back, Biely & Shoaf Co. began sponsoring my Card Wall. That felt like an immense stationery seal of approval — so it took me a while to realize that the partnership also gave me a heady peek behind the glorious design curtain of this esteemed Seattle...
Before I started working my first annual Stationery Trends gift guide last summer, my colleague Carly McFadden pointed out that...
Well nerds, I was planning to release the First annual Paper Nerd Gift Guide today, but life intervened in the...
I think probably the only thing all Americans can agree on this week is that America has no shortage of problems. This includes an epidemic of loneliness that I would argue has reached pandemic proportions. According to the NPR article I’ve linked, one of the cures is “creating a culture of...
