05/18/2009

NSS – Day One… Part Three

{chewing the cud}

{pancake + franks}

{publique living}

{tallu-lah}

{lilywillow paper + press}

{La Familia Green – love the stationery vs. "stationary" cards!}

{Wiley Valentine}

Just a few more photos from day #1 for you – stay tuned for lots more photos from day #2 tomorrow!

{all photos by me}

05/18/2009

NSS – Day One… Part Two

{Sycamore Street Press}

I've got tons more yet to come – so don't forget to check back soon! Do you have any favorites from the exhibitors featured thus far?

{photos by me}

05/18/2009

NSS – Day One… Part One

{linda + harriett}

{paper + cup}

{smock}

{dutch door press – love the colors in those invitations!}

So National Stationery Show day one = me very very tired, but very very happy from all the stationery goodness. I hope you'll forgive a couple of image-heavy posts. Check back today for more from Day #1 at the NSS – full recaps will follow soon! And don't forget, you can follow my progress through the NSS via twitter right here.

{all photos by me}

05/15/2009

DIY Ceremony Programs and Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

Before I run off to get ready to head up to New York tomorrow for the NSS, I thought I'd leave you with Ellie's gorgeous wedding programs and rehearsal dinner invitations for your perusal over the weekend.

First up, Ellie's lovely ceremony programs – which incorporated a silhouette design and four unique cover designs, and were tied together with a coordinating ribbon:

Next up, the gorgeous gocco'd rehearsal dinner invitations:

Head on over to (mint) for additional background on the designs and production process – and to the (mint) flickr stream for more lovely photos! And if you missed them earlier this week, you can also see Ellie's beautiful wedding invitations right here and here.

For all of next week, I'll be blogging on both the NSS and ICFF from New York – posting might be a bit less regular than normal, but please do check in since I'll be posting photos of favorite booths and new stationery products and collections! For those of you on twitter, you can also follow my tweets right here – I'll be tweeting throughout the day directly from the NSS!

{images via the (mint) flickr stream}

05/13/2009

NSS Bound – Robin Beth Designs

I'm starting to get really excited about heading up to the NSS this weekend – I can't wait to see all the new products from so many of my favorite designers!

I'm also looking forward to seeing the work of several designers in person for the first time. Stationery, and particularly letterpress, has such a tactile nature that I find that I need to be able to see it in person to really appreciate the craftsmanship behind each design. One such designer is Robin Beth Designs, who will be at the NSS (booth #3113) with a bunch of new wedding invitations and letterpress goodies:

I'll be reporting back with more photos from the NSS next week, but in the meantime, you can check out Robin's portfolio here, as well as photos from her New Classic Wedding Collection on her flickr page right here.

{images via Robin Beth Designs}