More NYSS Fabulousness

These little tags are just dahhh-ling!
*mmmwah!*

Find Drink Me Tags here.

Cool Stuff From NYSS

Ben's Garden makes these amazing decoupaged trays - and he'll make one with a picture of anything you like!
He also has frames and pillows, so poke around the site and see what you can find!


XOXO
FM

Stationery Show Friends

One of the best parts about the Stationery Show was getting to see some of the vendors and retailers we call friends.

Of course, all of our lovely retailers would like to meet you! How easy is it to find one? Easy Peasy! Just click here!

Know what else you can do with the click of a mouse? Get email reminders about birthdays and anniversaries! FM's lookin' out for ya! (find reminders here.)
And if you're super-smart kind + thoughtful, you can sign someone else up to remember your birthday!

Aaaannnnd... We're Back!

We made it safely back to T-ville after the Stationery Show - but what fun we had in the City! It was so great to meet so many of our super-fab retailers. And, of course, we ate lots of great food and went to the Highline and MOMA.

Now, I know you really wanna know about the Show! More to come, I promise! 


XOXOX


FM

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The stationery show is going great!! We are having a blast meeting retailers and seeing all of our industry friends.

Shout outs to:

Jen & Chris at Hen and Barley and a Fresh Bunch
Carolyn and Emily from Papers and Presents in Wellesly
Mark, Scott and Jack at Print HQ

If you're here, drop by - we'd love to meet you!!
Booths 2806 - 2810

Leavin' on a Jet Plane!

We're en route to NYSS - but here's the last batch of speakers for our in-booth Labs. Be sure to drop by and check them out!


And for those of you who couldn't make it this year, I'll see if Haile-pie will let me borrow her ipad so I can keep you updated on the show!


Carolyn M. – Transitioning from Paper to Personalized

Papers & Presents owner, Carolyn McCoy, started her stationery business in 1988 while living in Beacon Hill and working full-time in downtown Boston. Initially she carried albums in the trunk of her car and pulled them out at every opportunity to sell stationery, invitations, and birth announcements. Today, almost 19 years later, she is the owner of a very successful store in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Raised in southern Virginia, Carolyn's inspiration for the business came from an adorable stationery store in her hometown of Martinsville, Virginia (thank you, Janice). The staples of the business are the wonderful paper products - the personalized stationery, the irresistible invitations and the adorable birth announcements. The "Presents" part of Papers & Presents, however, is comprised of very unique custom gifts. Find Paper + Presents here.

Bunny B. – Blog All About it

With a degree in Magazine journalism and a background in fine art, Bunny Byrne is a creative freelancer and consultant with a broad spectrum of services that include blogging, copywriting, photography, design, and marketing. She is also the creator of The Townie, a website that enhances the local living movement by connecting people to the local fabulousness of their town and the places they visit. For more information about The Townie, or to get a Townie in your town, please visit www.yourtownie.com or email yourtownie@gmail.com. 

More Speakers!

Here's another mini-dose of the fun + fabulousness that awaits you at our retailer learning Labs next week!


Jack Tanowitz – Built by Association: Direct Mail + Retailer Groups

After graduating from UCLA in 1975, Jack was a Department Store Buyer for 2 years before opening his first custom stationery store at age 25. Within a year, he opened one of the first alternative Greeting card stores and proceeded to open and operate 6 stores through 1985. Jack currently works for Progressive Solutions, a digital printer, where he has designed a line of invitations called JaxInvites.com. They’re for retailers only and they come in fab little 6 inch mailing tubes with an envelope alternative. Drop by the debut next week at booth 2552!

Jackie Ellis – Top 10 Tips on Windows + Merchandising

  Jackie Ellis of Oso Artworks moved to DC to work for Hechts + Neiman Marcus immediately after receiving her degree in Apparel Design + Merchandising. After a serving as Creative Director for Capitol + Poole Shop in Charlotte, NC, she started her own business a year and a half ago and has been helping stores, restaurants, + businesses redefine themselves with visual marketing. Visit her website at www.OsoArtworks.com. 

There's a Lab For That!

Meet some of the lovelies that will be leading our little learning Labs at the Stationery Show next week! What a couple of cuties!

Jennifer Morgan is leading 2 Labs:

You’ve Got Mail! Email Marketing

Selling More with Print in Store

About Jen:

Jenny Morgan is the founder + president of hen and barley press and the industry group A Fresh Bunch.  Both companies are dedicated to delivering stylish stationery + gifts using BIG IDEAS--collaboration, technology and cutting edge printing and delivery methods.

Sherri-Aynn Collins is leading the Lab:

All About Trunk Shows

About Sherri-Aynn:

After jumping off of the corporate ladder + into the carpool line,  Sherri-Aynn Collins  combined her illustration, copy and design skills to create Darling Mummy, a spunky line of apparel, gifts and paper for the stylish mommy.  Originally intending to distribute her products only through home shows and her website, she soon had both small and large retail buyers selling Darling Mummy across the country.   In a few short years, Darling Mummy has become a recognized lifestyle brand and continues to grow through web sales, wholesale markets, and licensing partnerships.

In 2009, Sherri-Aynn spun off Darling Mummy Studios to help retailers and manufacturers utilize web design, e-mail marketing and SEO (search engine optimization) to increase web traffic and revenue. Her unique set of skills and experience as a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer and e-commerce consultant have proven invaluable to her clients and partners.

Getcher Retailer Labs Right Here!!

Here's the schedule for our in-booth labs at the Stationery Show! Come see us at booths #2806-2810 - we'd love to meet you and, um, we'll have cookies. Everyone loves cookies!

Sunday

10 – Selling More with Print in Store - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

11 – Top 10 Tips on Windows + Merchandising - Jackie Ellis of Oso Artworks

1 – Blog All About it - Bunny Byrne from Fontaine Maury and The Townie

3 – Selling More with Print in Store - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

Monday

10 – Selling More with Print in Store - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

11 – All About Trunk Shows - Sherri-Aynn Collins of Darling Mummy

1 – You’ve Got Mail! Email Marketing - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

3 – Selling More with Print in Store - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

Tuesday

10 – Selling More with Print in Store - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

11 – Built by Association: Direct Mail + Retailer Groups - Jack Tanowitz of JaxInvites.com

1 – Transitioning from Paper to Personalized - Carolyn McCoy of Papers + Presents in Wellesley, MA

3 – Selling More with Print in Store - Jen Morgan from Hen + Barley

We Love Summer Tunics

Yay! Summer is almost here, and we can pull out those fabu tunics. Light, airy, comfortable and oh-so-chic.

Here are a few from Elle Magazine:

And I just got one similar to this one from Anthropologie (in red pinstripe!) for our trip to the New York Stationery Show! Thinking of pairing it with white or navy.

We Love The Golden Isles

No, the Golden Isles are not in the Caribbean, they're the sublime barrier islands of coastal Georgia. Simple and understated (for the most part), there's a reason why millionaires and celebrities have frequented these isles for eons. 

Haile's fave is Tybee:

 (original painting by artist & author Roger Bansemer)

And my fave is Cumberland:

(find your way to the Greyfield Inn here)