NSS Perspectives, Part 4

May 26, 2009 // kristen // 4 replies

National Stationery Show Tracie Stier Johnson

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Photographer Tracie Stier-Johnson, who is also the former owner of paper boutique, Broadway Paper, has so much eye candy in her coverage of the National Stationery Show. The three part series covers a few booths that I haven’t seen elsewhere, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her unique take on this year’s show.

tsj posts:

National Stationery Show {Day One}
National Stationery Show {Day Two}
National Stationery Show {Day Three}

National Stationery Show Letters Journals

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Jackie Flaherty, paper enthusiast and founder of the forthcoming quarterly publication, Letters & Journals (help her out by taking a survey!), covers the NSS from the perspective of a paper lover who is trying to maintain a “modicum of self discipline” in the face of a seemingly endless supply of lovely paper products. I can imagine how she feels!

Letters & Journals posts:

Day 1 at the National Stationery Show
Day 2 at the National Stationery Show
Day 3 at the National Stationery Show
Day 4 at the National Stationery Show

National Stationery Show Gifts & Decorative Accessories

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Caroline Kennedy covers the NSS for the Gifts & Decorative Accessories blog. Their coverage takes a look at the show from the business side of things and includes several exhibitors’ takes, as well as notable company news and product standouts.

National Stationery Show Hen and Barley Press

images from Hen and Barley Press

Hen and Barley Press showcases their new Initial Magnets (shown above), which were a big hit at the show, in their first post about this years NSS. Stay tuned to their blog, give.invite.gather, for more show highlights.

Tomorrow, I’ll have the final two posts from the “NSS Perspectives” series!

NSS Perspectives, Part 3

May 26, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

National Stationery Show Crow and Canary

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Carina from Crow and Canary not only tweeted live from the National Stationery Show, but she also has fantastic coverage over at her blog. I love that she did thematic spotlight posts on newcomers to the show and colorful paper goods.

Crow and Canary posts:

{2009 National Stationery Show} Debut: Junky Heirloom
{2009 National Stationery Show} New from Gilah Press
{2009 National Stationery Show} Day One
{2009 National Stationery Show} Day Two
{2009 National Stationery Show} Spotlight on: Newcomers
{2009 National Stationery Show} Spotlight on: Color

National Stationery Show Stationery Trends

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Stationery Trends has great coverage of the show, including all of the best new product winners and many booths that I haven’t seen elsewhere.

Stationery Trends posts:

Passionate Paper People
A Few Views from Sunday
Monday Mentions
A Few More Show Floor Photos
Best New Product Winners
A Few More Shots to Share

National Stationery Show River Dog Prints

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River Dog Prints spent one inspiring day at the show and features Jacki Paper, who won one of the “Best New Product” awards in the Think Green category for their new Wishmaker cards. Congrats to Jacki Paper! River Dog Prints’ two part feature also includes Hello! Lucky, Rag & Bone, and Smock, all of whom seem to be favorites, if the photos I’m seeing on the blogs are any indication.

River Dog Prints posts:

National Stationery Show 2009 – Part One
National Stationery Show 2009 – Part Two

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

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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

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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