A little over a month ago Kansas City welcomed a new stationery store, May Day Paper and Post! While we do have a pen store and the ubiquitous Paper Source, this is an indie stationery store, one that I’m delighted to support. May Day bills itself as a place for all things snail mail. This…
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Black Owned Planner and Stationery Companies
Just before the new year I stumbled on a great Twitter thread compiling black owned planner and stationery companies. I browsed a number of them, and bought from a few. But I thought I’d share a few on the list today with you! Greer Chicago – Ana gave this one a thumbs up as she…
A little old… a little new.
If you’re like me you’re finding re-entry to the yearly hamster wheel a little tough this week. So I thought I’d ease the transition and share a bit of a high note from the end of 2021, and a little peek at how I’m starting 2022. At the end of the year Ana and I…
What’s Up With “A” sizing?
In the stationery world, there are two types of “A” sizing: the European paper-based “A” designation and the US system based on envelope sizes, specifically envelopes referred to as “A” size or Announcement envelopes. The A-sized envelopes are frequently used for greeting cards, invitations and personal stationery. The envelope sizes specifically correlate to the size…
Stationery Overview: LA Paper Lover Snail Mail Kits
La Paper Lover is an Etsy shop that produces a line of Snail Mail Kits as well as a variety of other paper products. The Snail Mail Kits all feature foil stamping and/or screenprinting for vibrant looks. There are three designs available: Pansies, Air Mail and Telegram. Each style comes in a variety of color…
Inky Ears: Stationery Podcast Roundup
These days there are so many stationery-themed podcasts we can hardly keep track so we decided to put together a list of all the ones we know about. If I missed you, I apologize – please leave me a note in the comments and I will update the post to add you! Otherwise grab a…
Eye Candy: Princeton Architectural Press Little Notes
When Princeton Architectural Press sent me their newest Little Notes in African Batik and Katazome (30 sheets and envelopes $16.95) a couple weeks ago, I thought to myself, “Well, these are cute but will people get much use out of them?” Then, the Covid-19 lockdowns started and I realized that these little notes are more…