the paper chronicles
Almost from the moment that E. Frances Paper made its National Stationery Show (NSS) debut in 2013, it was a...
Several years ago I stumbled across Friendly Fire Paper at National Stationery Show, and was immediately smitten. As beautifully as...
Last week I wrote about 18 Million Thanks — which, at my last peek, has generated some 10,503 cards being sent to health care workers! Now, one of its members, Good Postage, just launched its Gratitude Collection, but it’s a little different than most you’ve seen. Let me back up a...
Greeting cards have been receiving a lot of well-deserved attention during the isolating circumstances of quarantine, but there’s another domain...
It’s too easy to feel hopeless these days, but for every negative, there’s a positive somewhere. Take 11-year-old Emerson Weber...
It’s no shocker that I’ve been focused on the Noted @ *Noted Product Awards for the last few weeks — there’s nothing like helping to repurpose an industry event to keep you busy — but in doing so, I’ve neglected a MAJOR announcement from Mohawk Fine Papers that dropped, fittingly, on April...
Good morning everyone, here is the last group of Noted @ *Noted finalists! UWP Luxe. As avid fans of salon...
Good morning everyone, I’m back for round 2. You all know the drill, so let’s get started! Girl w/Knife. What...
One of my highlights of last week (okay, of this entire month) was getting to judge 137 entries for the Noted @ *Noted Product Awards. I found the level of talent to be extremely high, and as such I found myself revisiting and rejudging categories frequently. I gave out a...
Lately I’ve often found myself recalling the words of Fred Rogers: in times of crisis, we should look to the...
One of the few perks of being housebound for long periods of time is that you get far more excited...
Trying to spread love & encourage social connection during this time of social distancing, Yeppie Paper has sprung into action these past few difficult weeks with several fun promotions. First up are their marvelous and mysterious Surprise Packs. Surprise Packs consist of random selections from Yeppie’s less-than-perfect but still-wonderful stash...
