Take Note!

Paper lovers rejoice!  

The Stationery Show is taking place in NYC this week and it's filled to the brim with lovelies.... One paper salon that is a real treat is Mr. Boddington.   While others have imitated their designs, they really started a new look for wedding stationery and now, baby.  

Check out the envelope liners... Who wants to send a boring white envelope out when you can send one of these?

Here's one of their custom baby announcements...

Here's an example from their  ready-to-print line.  The animal liner sealed it for me. 

And for the guys, check this out....

So pick up a pen and write a note.... and do it with style. 

Live large, 

Frances 

Return to Sender

Last week, an envelope caught my eye when sorting through the mail.  My clever friend, Allison Dewine, a magazine food editor friend turned Whole Foods recipe developer, had sent me a card with an adorable return address label on it.  Newly married, she was letting her Christmas card recipients know her new address, having moved after the wedding this summer. Normally, I tend to glaze over return labels as a bit too cutesy for me but this was more clever than cute.  Her label got me thinking about other alternatives to make the labels as cool as the card.


Check out this chic rubber stamp as an alternative to illegible script.   Primele Studio on Etsy that run $64 each.

And another one, Paper Finger, who offers 8 different calligraphy styles to choose from at $65 a pop.  I spotted this a few days ago at Gap's Cool Hunting Shop on Fifth Avenue when hitting the Amy Sedaris book signing for her latest (hilarious) book.

One of my favorite stationery shops is Rock Paper Scissors based in lovely Franklin, Tn.  They sell a great rubber stamp for only $28.   Check'em out

And they come in a cool modern font like this...

I had one of these made when I moved a few years ago from Kate's Paperie.    One word of advise from a gal who messed up one too many envelopes, practice using your stamp and use a well inked pad.  You just need a few dry runs to make a pretty stamp.



Live large,
Frances

ps. Thanks, Dewine, for the inspiration!

Tag it!

Still suffering from "ohh I wanna go travel-a-virus", I'm on the prowl for things inspired by wanderlust.  These hang tags are my pick of the day.  These 4 x 9 cards come with a 100% recycled envelope and 9 design options.  They are $4 per card. 

Aren't they great??  Here are my five favorite ways to use these:

1.  As note cards (duh, I know) but they are charming and would fun on your recipient's refrigerator.

2.  As a gift tag... got a friend moving to Paris? How cute would this be on a bottle of champagne

3.  As an invitation... OK, so they are a bit pricey to do for a crowd but for a small dinner party, they immediately set the tone. 

4.  As a luggage tag on the ubiquitous black roller suitcase.  An improvement over the homemade pompoms made by grandmothers all over.  

5.  As wall art... collect a bunch and hang them strategically on a wall. 

Live large,

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