02/01/2013

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! We had a wonderful week in New York, but I’m definitely happy to be back home in DC. Sophie had such a great time on our little trip â€“ she rode Amtrak for the first time, visited the Museum of Modern Art (she loved Mondrian and Pollock), and explored the city with her papa during the day. She even got to visit NYIGF and absolutely loved it; I think she enjoyed all the bright lights and colors around the show. As for me, I really just need to nap for about 36 hours to recover from so many long days at the Javits Center. I’ll be wrapping up my NYIGF coverage with a couple of final posts next week! But in the meantime…

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Photos by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

Birthday gifts you can send in an envelope
Jenny’s post is such perfect timing. I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot lately…
Starting today

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Classic Southern wedding invitations
Quick pick: IOU Letterpress
More awesome Valentine’s Day cards!
Beautiful calligraphy by la Happy
NYIGF Winter 2013: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5

That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

01/30/2013

NYIGF Winter 2013, Part 3

Today is the final day of the NYIGF Winter 2013 market, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it is impossible to see everything in the entire show during the five-day run. Impossible! I’m still going through photos taken over the last few days, but I have a few more stationer booths to share with you today! First up, the colorful gift wrap and stationery at Smudge Ink; that hot pink zebra pattern is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites!

Smudge Ink

Kathryn from Blackbird Letterpress and Rachael from Pistachio Press shared a booth this year, which meant tons of pretty paper eye candy in one space. I love Kathryn’s die cut animal cards and her new typewriter collection â€“ too cute! Rachael’s side of the booth was full of fun color, from greeting cards to notebooks to letterpress prints.

Blackbird Letterpress

Pistachio Press

Next up, the shared booth of Shelley from Albertine Press, Kelly of May Day Studio, and Angela of Carta, Inc. Angela added some lovely new ribbon and twine colors to her collection along with a beautiful measuring tape, while Kelly debuted a new gift wrap pattern in two additional colors (teal and indigo) along with some fun coasters. Shelley added some new cities to her letterpress city card libraries (along with a nautical pattern!) and notebook collections.

Carta, Inc.

May Day Studio

Albertine Press

I love the clean modern style at Poketo, reflected in everything from pens to iPhone cases to tea towels. I think my favorite this year were the sweet gold foil planner notebooks, with an open date system to give flexibility when planning your goals for the year!

Poketo

I’ll be back with more from NYIGF Winter 2013 tomorrow!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

01/30/2013

Seasonal Stationery: Valentine’s Day Cards, Part 4

Before we jump back into coverage from NYIGF, I quickly want to share a few more Valentine’s Day cards from this year’s round up! From hearts to kisses to donuts, any one of these cards will help you send a little extra love to someone special this year. You can also check out some of my earlier favorites here, and the full round up right here!

1. Snow and Graham; 2. Bailey Doesn’t Bark; 3. Paper Society Co.; 4. Bubby and Bean Art; 5. Smock; 6. Richie Designs

7. Wishbone Letterpress; 8.Â The Social Type;Â 9.Â Lindsay Letters; 10.Â Fugu Fugu Press; 11.Â One Canoe Two; 12. Pei Design

Check out the fullÂ Valentineâ€™s Day and love card round up right here!

{images via their respective sources}

01/29/2013

NYIGF Winter 2013, Part 2

There were a bunch of familiar faces from the National Stationery Show exhibiting at NYIGF this year, which I love since it means I get to see some of my favorite stationers more than just once a year. Joel and Lauren from Old Tom Foolery made their NYIGF debut back in August, but they were back again for this show with their hilarious greeting cards.

Old Tom Foolery

Joining Old Tom Foolery in the snarky stationery category, the ladies of 9SpotMonk had some fun new goodies in their booth, including neon letterpress coasters, reminder note sheets, and fill-in party invitations.

Love these little reminder note sheets!

9SpotMonk

With their beautiful large prints, gift wrap, and temporary tattoos, Banquet Atelier and Workshop is such a great addition to NYIGF! They also just released a new collection of greeting cards with animal motifs. So cute!

Banquet Atelier and Workshop

The team at One Canoe Two has also been super busy these last few months, dreaming up everything from a brand new line of offset printed cards based on hand painted designs to helpful weekly meal planning calendars (something I desperately need in my home). They also created an heirloom wood recipe box to hold and organize their recipe cards. Fun!

One Canoe Two

I’ll be back tomorrow with more from the Winter 2013 NYIGF!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

01/23/2013

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Animal Motifs

We all see different animals take their turn in the spotlight. Think owls and, as of late, foxes. But there’s something quite sweet and whimsical about incorporating animal motifs into your wedding day, even if they aren’t the trending animal of the moment! You may have seen a little animal stamp on your place card at past weddings, indicating your dinner of choice, but these ideas take it to the next level, bringing animal silhouettes, fancied up plastic animals, and origami varieties to your big day! â€” Kelly