It’s spring again, and that means things are changing. We are cleaning up the warehouse, rearranging the office and getting everything ready for a fresh start. While some of our old favorite patterns are disappearing into retirement, we are elated and excited about our new release. We’ve been working on it for months and have…
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…
Late last week, we received an email from the lovely Lissa Lowe, congratulating us on our recent appearance in “Stationery Trends” (thank you, we are very honored and excited!) and passing along a wealth of information about herself and her desk. We quickly read her email, moved on to her blog… and boy are we…
This week’s featured desk is that of Beth Stellato, author of Just My Cup of Tea, a blog devoted to fashion trends, fabulous finds, and other various passions (such as bunnies). A while back, Beth shared with us about her home office: The Desk: IKEA, but found on Craig’s List from some kid who was…
We’ve been very busy around here preparing for the National Stationery Show, and we can hardly believe that late next week we will be heading off to New York. There are still little details to wrap up, and bags to pack, and so many new products to share at the show… it’s all a little…
This week’s featured desk is that of interior designer Vané, who happens to be the mastermind behind the wedding-themed BrooklynBride blog. The blog features “up and coming vendors in all fields such as photography, calligraphy, invitations, fashion, and gifts, along with coverage of bridal shows, shop reviews and everything in between”. The photographs and information…
Hello, Friends. Whitney here. I heard of a fun little Blog Hunt over at Design Crush, courtesy of Marta Writes, and thought it would be fun to pay forward some link love. Here are a few of my personal favorites. has an online shop: Fab*Blog by InvitationConsultants.com takes fantastic photographs: Erin Conrad / Shannon Ho…
Well, maybe not Avon. But we would be willing to do almost anything (even sell Avon door-to-door) to use our calling cards. Fortunately for us, though, it’s easy to find ways to use them. They can be used as: business cards, adding color and personality to the traditionally plain card (a great gift for college…
This week’s featured desk is that of Kelly Beall, an art director and designer from Oklahoma City who is the mastermind behind DesignCrush (a blog that we regularly visit for inspiration, ideas, and plain old fun). Kelly’s blog, in her own words, is “all about what I’m into, what I’m inspired by and what I’m…
