stickers
Happy National Stationery Week, all! To celebrate, I wanted to take a closer look at the ever-evolving sticker category. These...
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 up beautifully to arrive on your doorstep. And when the time of year in question is Fall and the maker is Sky of Blue Cards, you know it’s going to...
I’ve been totally in love with New York City since age 6; I still remember the moment I fell. It...
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 friends walking with me in spirit. Here’s my second batch of finds fresh off the famed NY NOW gift + stationery floor! Embued Photophiles There is something magical about this...
Running a small brand alongside the chaos of everyday life is certainly not for everyone, but for some, it is...
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 last one. But I write far less about makers deciding to move on, possibly because like the mob, our community tends to have enticements you can’t refuse. But that isn’t...
Serendipity has always been one of my favorite words. After all, what’s not to like? It is the type of...
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 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...
