2012 paper trends we love...

Not only is May that fabulous time of the year when everything is in bloom, the weather is almost perfect(most of the time), spring wedding invitations are in the mail and we're working on day-of goods to round out the paper suite for lots of brides, graduations are happening, and more... it's also every paper lover's opportunity to head to NYC and see what's going on in the world of paper and design... National Stationery Show. Planes, trains, automobiles, and lots of adventure later - here's some of our favorite trends to watch out for from this year's show...

Along with that, you'll continue to see vintage/rustic that we love OH so much... and we'll continue to add other ideas along the way! Other trends to note - we didn't see as many 'mean' cards this year - something that the Southern in us loves to see going away.

Paper Trends for 2009 - Part 1

We are catching our breath - after a wonderfully busy May. It's impossible to believe that it's June 1st tomorrow. Already. BUT, it's officially Summer at my house... I saw fireflies tonight for the first time :) After a fabulous weekend in NYC for National Stationery Trends, we wanted to give you highlights of the glorious rows and rows of paper goods!

Purple! We have already seen this trend in our invitations and other papers goods early in the fall last year - and it continues this year. Think deep and bold purples... not so much lilac/lavender. Paired with silver/gray, apple green, magenta, or just monochrome tones.

Lattice - A similar trend to last year's with repeating patterns... with a bit of modern trend... more structured repeating patterns as seen below.

Monograms are still hot... as seen in our samples above. Lots of single letter monograms on products this year... everywhere.

More to come in Part 2... and Welcome to June!

National Stationery Show, Here we come!!

We are off this weekend to the National Stationery Show and we can't wait!!! We are on a mission to find new trends, vendors, and options for all of our customers! We will be back for a full report next week!

Until then, have a great weekend and cross your fingers for some great weather in NYC!