stationery blog
The overlap between stationery and textiles will never not fascinate me. After all, a great image is a great image,...
There was a time (and not very long ago) when committing to exhibit at a gift show also entailed planning...
If you haven’t yet discovered Furbish Studio — well, where have you been exactly? Carefully curated by style-maven Jamie Meares, the quirky voice behind the lifestyle blog I Suwannee, this range exemplifies daring colors, splashy patterns, and quirky pieces that provoke conversation. So while I absolutely adore the brand’s Matchbook Prints,...
Over the years, I’ve profiled a seemingly endless array of makers who enter the stationery game from other professions. But...
When Karla Ebrahimi of Sky of Blue Press + Papery launched LetterBox in fall 2015, she never suspected she wouldn’t...
My winter market travel days tend to be filled with rogue snowstorms and general chaos, while in summer I always seem to miss some big family event by attending one. Thus I truly, genuinely adore that the prime time for stationery shopping has traditionally been spring. There’s no better time...
It’s probably not so smart to write about loss while you yourself are actively grieving — but dealing with death...
While greeting cards are private communications for the most part, what is expressed within these innocuous folded sheets of paper...
Hand-written communications endure over time and space — but interestingly, the definition of what comprises a “handmade” card has definitely evolved over the years. When I first started covering the stationery market, this wholesale category typically consisted of cards embellished one by one, with say fabric or glitter, prior to their...
In Cleveland, we have a saying: If you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes. Thus in the past week...
One of the many reasons I love stationery so is all the magnificent illustration to be discovered here. And it...
In the wake of my walks through the winter markets, I have reached a conclusion: Many of us prefer plants to people. And why not? They literally bring life to any space as they clean the very air we breathe — and we measly humans have the power within us...
