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If you can’t already tell, I found my Summer New York market experience to be more than a little magical....
There is something a bit magical about first translating a time of year into stationery, and then packing it all...
I’ve been totally in love with New York City since age 6; I still remember the moment I fell. It was 1976, the bicentennial, a very big deal. My father had taken the entire brood — my step-mother and four collective children, me being the baby — for what then...
The more distant NY NOW gets in my mental rear view mirror, the more I’m dreaming of February ’23, when...
Thanks to everyone who reached out to me after I posted part #1 – I’m so thrilled to have so many...
Running a small brand alongside the chaos of everyday life is certainly not for everyone, but for some, it is literally the American dream come to life. While I have been really entranced by the sister power of Tiny and Snail and ilootpaperie lately, I am also in awe of...
I used to say that greeting cards are the billboard of the American psyche, but lately I’ve been starting to...
I write almost endlessly about new makers entering the stationery community — and I admire the vim & verve of every...
Serendipity has always been one of my favorite words. After all, what’s not to like? It is the type of pleasingly long and consonant-rich word that rolls off the tongue, plus you can be impressed with yourself for knowing its definition (“an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident,” according...
Stationery is full of great maker stories, but sit back and get comfortable, because that of Tiny and Snail is...
Back at the turn of this century, houses of letterpress completely dominated the entire market. Inspired by Martha Stewart, would-be...
I was so glad a few weeks back to get acquainted with Vicky Barone and receive a first-hand introduction to her wonderfully cheery world. Most likely you have already seen dazzling designs from this Raleigh, North Carolina, artist, but just not known who created them. For the past two decades...




















