It’s been a while since we last updated! In the middle of weddings, birthday celebrations, shipping out new product and new albums, markets, holidays and projects, blogging plans were set aside. But we’re trying to get back in the swing of things! So, what have we been doing? We planned the “forgotten” quarterly birthday celebration….
As you may have guessed, we love stationery. We love what it represents: the care and thought and planning put into ordering invitations, the personal touch and time taken to write a thank you note, the joy of sharing and receiving letters and cards and photographs during the holiday season. Who doesn’t love getting real…
During one of the few slow moments we had at the show, we managed to take some pictures of our new products as displayed in our booth: Following the pictures clockwise from the top left (which is like walking around our aisle-side table), you can see our coasters, our match boxes, our signature candle…
Well, it’s almost here: the National Stationery Show. It always surprises me how fast it comes around again every year, but I have to give props to the Whitney English/Hicks Paper Goods team: this year, we are prepared. Friday morning, five of us will get on a plane to head to New York City to…
Last spring, Whitney attended the Country Living’s Women Entrepreneurs 2008 Event and had a blast! This event provides a unique opportunity for women entrepreneurs to mingle, network, sit in on relevant and insightful seminars, and pitch their product or service to Country Living. Because we truly believe that this event is worth attending, we wanted…
We had our annual office Valentine’s Day party yesterday afternoon. Everyone decorated a brown paper bag which coordinated perfectly with each person’s personality. There were lots of hearts and flowers along with college teams, favorite celebs and even dinosaurs. We even brought valentines reminiscent of elementary school to put in the bags! After a long…
Every year, we start designing Christmas cards for the coming year right about now. And every year, we scrounge for inspiration. And every year, we email our family and friends asking for their favorite photos from that year to use for our samples. Well, this year, we’re going to shake things up a bit. The…
Of course, nothing replaces the handwritten note. But if you want to you want to join us on the net, you can find Whitney English and Hicks Paper Goods on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter here. We’ll admit that at times, the Internet can be a little addictive.
It has been a summer full of weddings for David and me, but it’s been so much fun. I’ve taken pictures at most of them, so I’ll try to post some of them later on! Katie’s wedding was so much fun. Katie had a precious wedding with a retro twist–her parents are florists and she…
