Maybe it was the long, snowy winter we had here in New England, but boy, spring couldn't come fast enough! I love spring -opening all the windows, baby leaves sprouting on trees and the flurry of exciting announcements landing in my mailbox.
Spring is the time of celebration - first communion, grad
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Crane's the word for stationery, don'tcha know? I have realized this as I research wedding invitations and stationery. It's not just the name (although the name does speak for itself) - it's the quality. Have you ever received a Crane's card? If you have, you know the difference - the way it feels,
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Here's a great April Fool's Day gift: Toasted Notes! It looks like a slice of toast with butter on your desk...or your boss's desk, but it's really post-it notes!Better than filling the sugar bowl with salt or the salt shaker with sugar ;)
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Pretty! Pretty! Pretty! Enjoy playing dress up? Feeling feminine? Are you a girlie-girl? If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions....Have I found a shop for you!Hairpins, hair combs, hair clips, rings, earrings, and so much more! Mi Bazaar Latino is
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Email has obviously taken over handwritten communications sent via "snail mail." We want our communications sent instantly. But in doing so we miss a bit of that personal touch. We miss out on that joy that comes when I personal note is waiting for you in the mailbox, seeing the handwriting o
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If you're like me, you're not much of a library goer. I like to have my own books. This way, if I love them, I can pick them up anytime and curl up with them on rainy afternoons. Or, if I hate them, I can throw them across the room, or perhaps even burn them, without worrying about having to accou
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You know sometimes people piss me off so bad that I can't even get the words out (either that, or it's just not worth my breath!). During times like these I just grab my Things You Do That Piss Me Off pad and go to town.
Of course, as I'm searching the choices for the specific act that pisses me of
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Tired of boring, polite notecards? Take a peep at these brilliant cards reflecting The Life And Times Of Some Chickens. Taken from the book of the same name, the note cards show the fluffy chickens in four dioramas, commenting on modern feathered life ("Maude was peeved. Her 3:30 yoga class was fu
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I am a sucker for office products...especially sticky-notes. The people at my work know this and often shower me with sticky-notes from their travels. I have flip-flop shaped stickies and hibiscus shaped stickies. I have stickies in the shapes of stars and hearts and flowers. I have sticky notes
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Next week I'll be back in school full-time for the first time in more than a decade. Besides the obvious draw of the learning and career opportunities and all of that good stuff, I have to admit why I'm really doing it.
I am addicted to school supplies.
I've always written, so it's no shock that I l
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