One of the best parts of the National Stationery Show is getting to meet the other exhibitors and seeing what’s new. I already had my list of must-visit booths (which I shared over here on The Paper Chronicles), and I was not disappointed. Here’s a roundup of my favorites! RICHIE...
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National Stationery Show Recap: Part 2
Now onto the good stuff: the show! SUNDAY, MAY 15 We felt great entering the booth on Day 1—even better after Eric gave Deb the thumbs up that the Starbucks line had finally dwindled down. With the lights on and the aisles cleared, it’s amazing how the Javits seemed to...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: May
THE GOOD. The National Stationery Show was great fun (see Part 1 of my recap here), and we got a whole bunch of orders! Now, we're busy little bees printing cards and stocking up on envelopes and packaging materials so we can fill orders and get them out the door in a...
National Stationery Show Recap: Part 1
Holy cow! The whirlwind that is the National Stationery Show has officially come to a close. We've been meeting weekly since January in preparation—that’s 20 weeks of planning for just 3 ½ days! Clearly there are a lot of paper nerds out there because I get a lot questions about...
The Big News
HI THERE! MY NAME IS APRIL MAY + I'VE GOT SOME BIG NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU! Some of you may have already noticed my name on recent posts I've written for the blog. Well, that's because we have big news here over at Smudge Ink. After 14 amazing years of...