hugo guinness prints
A quick break in the paper love for shop love! John Derian‘s two shops were at the top of my “Saturday in Soho/Nolita” list. I’ve been wanting a Hugo Guinness print forever, but deciding by email didn’t work for me as I wanted to see my options in person. The photo above is from the John Derian booth at the Stationery Show, as I didn’t have a camera on Saturday. No matter. I got an excellent shot of my choices. Hmmmmm, eggs? or the tufted chair? or the safety pin? (Please click over to Flickr if you’d like to study the choices and weigh in.) Bonus: as Hugo’s prints are now available wholesale, soon they may pop up in a shop near you!
decoupage loveliness
Aren’t these trays lovely? (The colors on the shells are fab.)
swooning at the ferns
Love John Derian’s aesthetic (I could move into the “room” above) and was thrilled to meet him at his shop on Saturday. One word: charming. Oh, and p.s.: Housemartin pointed me toward his 1stdibs Style Compass feature. I think you’ll like it, too.
Back tomorrow with more. See you then!
coasters + holiday cards
I love Sesame Letterpress. There, I’ve said it. They had me at coasters and quirky animals. And I’m loving their new silhouette mini gift tags. (I saw some of the new tags at John Derian …. coming soon.) These photos are from the Motel Deluxe booth (which reps Sesame). Someday, I hope to meet Matt & Breck and see their cute studio.
tags
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ribbons, packaged
Ribbons, ribbons. I love my ribbons. Some of my favorites are the lovely Italian cotton ribbons sold by Angela Liguori at Carta. I went through oodles of the iron (gray) tight weave ribbon at Christmas last year and it was a dream to work with. I’ve heard so many good things about Angela, and so it was great to meet her and see her artful displays.
ribbons on spools
Sharing a booth was Shelley Barandes of Albertine Press (and her baby girl Sadie!) I’m quite the fan of her letterpress “bright ideas” notebooks, pictured below, as well as her duckling card series. (Makes me think of Boston.)
letterpress notebooks
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Loved the 2010 calendars (and display) at Linda & Harriett. This year, the bottom of the calendar turns into a postcard you can send out at month’s end. Cute idea.
There were new greeting cards, too, including some calligraphed by Jenna Hein. I so enjoyed visiting the Linda & Harriett booth. Liz just radiates energy. Seemed like everyone at L&H was having a great time. (Loved the banana bread!)
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After trading emails for awhile, I was so eager to finally meet Basak at Small Square Design. Her letterpressed drawings are so charming, from notecards to gift tags to notebooks, and now prints!. The best part? Basak is super sweet, too. (That’s the top of her head that I expertly cut off in this photo.)
Sharing the space with Basak was Diva at Linea Carta. I am in awe of her ultra-cool handwriting (love the look of her alphabet cards and calendar). New this year from Linea Carta is screen printed linen tea towels, which look gorgeous. Diva’s new website should launch soon, but while you wait, don’t miss her etsy shop.
Great to meet you, Basak + Diva!
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