Thursday, May 31, 2012

National Stationery Show: Be Still, My Heart

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the National Stationery Show in New York.  I trekked across town to the Javits Center, checked in behind reps from Vanity Fair and Real Simple Magazine (OMG), and headed into the show.

It was pretty much my idea of heaven and within a few seconds, I was skipping down the aisles, talking to stationers, and fawning over cards & gift wrap & various other paper products.  Row after row of booths, all full of dreamy stationery.  There were the big players (Crane, American Greetings, Paper Source, etc), which were fun to pop into and peruse, but I really loved talking with the owners of the smaller paper shops.

Here are a few that I loved seeing:

OneCanoeTwo, with a funky cabin-y booth, had all sorts of awesome letterpress products.  I was immediately taken with these state prints...


...and, predictably, I want this now:


Coasters & banners & cards...


...plus cute little notepads which I think would make awesome gifts...


A few aisles down, I was thrilled to bump into our friend Barbara from Double Bravo Designs.  In a funky orange booth, I checked out her stationery for kids & adults...



... and cards that document milestones for kids such as Halloween costumes & mispronounced words...


Another shop that I was pretty excited about was Bloomin.  Their paper is plantable and made with seeds.  Check out this plantable confetti...


Cards with herb seeds in the paper...


...and even plantable ornaments.  I LOVE this idea.  It's something I've considered trying to make at home, but I'm not sure why I'd bother at this point, given that the guys at Bloomin have got it down pat...


More to come... I have a ton of pictures & artists that I love AND I didn't even see everything at the show!  Thanks to the NSS for having me!

1 comment:

  1. Oh wow, that looks like so much fun! I love the seeds in paper idea, very clever.

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