NSS Perspectives, Part 2

May 25, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

images from My Mom Shops

My Mom Shops showcases baby and kid themed paper goods from the National Stationery Show in her features. Shown above, letterpress “baby progress” cards by Elum, Alphabet and Numbers prints by Sycamore Street Press, eco friendly journals from Ecojot, and cool “Dress Me Up” coloring placemats by 9 Spot Monk:

National Stationery Show : Part One
National Stationery Show : Part Two
National Stationery Show : Smock Paper

National Stationery Show Perideau Designs

images from Perideau Designs

Bridgett from Perideau Designs spent a day walking the floor of the stationery show, and she’s featured many pictures of the fabulous signage and booth displays. Included are Fugu Fugu Press (shown above), Gilah Press, Loop, Twig & Fig, and Sycamore Street Press.

National Stationery Show Three Wheels Turning

images from three wheels turning

Vicki from Three Wheels Turning Design + Paper may not have been in attendance at the show this year, but she also took note of the images of beautiful booth displays at the show, including Whitney English (top), Rag & Bone Bindery (bottom), and more.

NSS Perspectives, Part 1

May 25, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Another National Stationery Show has come and gone, with so many paper lovelies launched and on display that I can barely keep myself contained. This year, thanks to Twitter and the many paper loving Twitterers, I almost felt as if I were at the show. I was so grateful for the almost instantly uploaded pictures and tweets live from the show floor, and I felt everyone’s excitement for the experience.

This series of posts is my attempt to link to many of the bloggers who have provided us with so much gorgeous eye candy over the past week. Oh, and there are also lots of great images from the show over on Flickr, so be sure to check those out, too!

I know that I can’t possibly get every blog post that was made, so if you’ve been blogging the NSS and don’t see yourself listed in these posts, please feel free to either contact me or comment and drop your link.

And now, without further ado, here we go!

images from design*sponge

Design*Sponge always has an amazing round up from the show, and this year was no exception. Grace covered so many shops and has a motherlode of wonderful images.

Posts:

NSS 2009 : Best in Show (kamal)
NSS 2009 : Old School Stationers and Sycamore Street Press
NSS 2009 : 5 More Favorites
NSS 2009 : Enormous Champion and Burlington Guide
NSS 2009 : Twig & Fig and Fugu Fugu
NSS 2009 : 8 More for the Day
NSS 2009 : Hello Lucky, Yellow Owl, Eieio
NSS 2009 : Ilee, Albertine, Pie Bird, Linea Carta
NSS 2009 : Dutch Door, Maginating, and More…
NSS 2009 : Last Three Posts (1 of 3)
NSS 2009 : Last Three Posts (2 of 3)
NSS 2009 : The Final Post (3 of 3)

images from Treehugger

Treehugger gives us a slide show of 16 featured eco friendly paper shops from the stationery show this year. There’s plenty of eye candy, including selections from Vert by Yoko Chapman (top), Screech Owl Design, and Fugu Fugu Press (bottom).

images from bluepoolroad blog

Peggy Wong from bluepoolroad offers her take on the stationery show, including lots of pretty visual collages of her favorite exhibitors, including (shown above) pikku, chewing the cud, and flybird press.

Crafty Stickers Book

May 22, 2009 // kristen // 2 replies

I was an avid sticker collector back in the day (hello, scratch and sniff!), and I still have a real weakness for cool stickers. So, when I spotted The Small Object’s post about Crafty Stickers, published by Chronicle Books, I had to check it out.

The book is filled with 240 peel and stick labels and stickers made specifically for crafters. You can use the stickers to personalize gifts and projects, to perk up stationery and correspondence, and to organize around the home. The Small Object has done some awesome things using the stickers, including making an organizational system for her wholesale invoices and orders and creating custom bookmarks and bag tags. See everything that she’s made over here.

image from Chronicle Books

This is Origami

May 22, 2009 // kristen // 3 replies

This creative product concept, designed by Magdalena Czarnecki and featured the other day over at the incredibly addictive Dieline blog, is so inspiring. I’m fascinated with the idea of packaging as the product itself, and this is a stellar example.

The “This is Origami” project features empty paper bags containing step by step instructions that show you how to fold the bag into an origami animal. The reverse side of the bags feature corresponding patterns (bird cages for the whooping crane, etc.), and the bags transform into sustainable paper toys. The cost of the bag is directed to the World Wildlife Federation to help save the corresponding endangered animal. Pretty neat, huh?

images from The Dieline / Magdalena Czarnecki

Father’s Day 2009, Part 2

May 21, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

So many great Father’s Day cards this year that a part two of the roundup was definitely necessary. Here are more paper pretties, uh, I mean manly manlies, for Father’s Day:

Egg Press has a great selection of letterpress Father’s Day greeetings