Posts Tagged ‘stationery’
Mailbox Notecards
I was recently visiting The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis when I came across this set of Mailbox Notecards published by Chronicle Books. The package was wrapped, so I couldn’t see the cards, however, there was a picture of the cards on the back (see below). I had already made my purchase and was on…
Read MorePlanner Con 2018 in San Francisco
I attended the 2nd Annual Planner Con event at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco in early March. This event had all kinds of heavenly planner goodness- planners, journals, stickers, stamps, cutouts, bands, charms, pens, markers and so much more! I had not heard of Planner Con before and only happened upon it through some…
Read MoreShow Me Your Stationery
Like many of my fellow stationery addicts, I collect stationery wherever I go. Stores, garage sales, letterhead from old jobs, and, of course, hotels. My favorite is the Forman Implement Company. I only have one sheet of this so I protect it and copy it on nice resume paper when I want to use it…
Read MoreWinner Announced for February Stationery Giveaway
The winner for all of the February Stationery basket was number 248. The holder of that lucky number? Mary Johnson from MN. Mary was notified and now has a package of stationery wonderment en route to her home. You can see the full list of prizes here. The March giveaway is underway, plus we will…
Read MoreLetter Writing Super Hero
Letters are powerful things. Possibly this is because we don’t hold high expectations for them and so anything they offer is pure bonus. When you find a handwritten letter in your mailbox, you don’t care about spelling or punctuation or the type of pen or paper used. You are just glad to hold it in…
Read MoreNovember Stationery Giveaway Winner
Elizabeth G (who signed up on 11/27/10) is the winner! She wins 2 sets of cards (Haley’s Handmades and Archelaus),a Crane journal, an Ecojot notebook, a perpetual calendar (Rock Scissor Paper), Flying Wish Paper and a pen. Prizes in the December Stationery Giveaway will be announced by Dec 7. Stay tuned. There are two ways…
Read MoreLetters & Journals Magazine Update
The launch of the print version of Letters & Journals is scheduled for 2011. It’s been a long time in research and planning and the challenge in 2010 has been to build a following of potential subscribers. To date we have a list of 2,300 names of possible subscribers/buyers. Our goal is to get 5,000…
Read MoreDay 1 at the National Stationery Show
Today was the Day 1 of the National Stationery Show. I visited lots of booths and met some wonderful creators, vendors, sellers of all things stationery. Highlights of the day included meeting Peter Hopkins at Crane Paper. Peter was kind of enough to help me out a couple years ago by answering some questions for…
Read MoreNational Card and Letter Writing Month (April)
April is National Card and Letter Writing Month! Let the fun begin! Well, actually, I’ve already begun when I picked up this new stationery last Saturday at a local stationery store called Paper Patisserie. The store is located in a lovely St. Paul neighborhood that also houses Garrison Keillor’s Common Good Books and Nina’s Coffee…
Read MoreLetters & Journals Magazine
Letters & Journals magazine will be a quarterly print magazine containing features and departments related to the art and appreciation of letter writing and journal keeping. The magazine will be perfect bound (meaning it has a spine) and have slightly heavier stock paper than the normal monthly magazines. All of the ads in the magazine…
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