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May, 2010

Thursday May 20th, 2010

design shows by Grace Bonney 12

national stationery show: florals

we’re diving back into trade shows again this morning with another post on trends from the national stationery show. amy’s got another post coming up tomorrow, but today i wanted to share some beautiful floral cards i saw popping up around the show. for the past few years it felt like designers were passing up…

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Wednesday May 19th, 2010

Tuesday May 18th, 2010

amy merrick, living in by amym 116

living in: pride and prejudice

Truth be told, I’ve never struggled over a living in post as much as I’ve struggled with this one. Every girl who holds a small but eternal burning flame in her heart for Mr. Darcy understand that Pride and Prejudice is not something to be taken lightly. I could have spent uninterrupted weeks on end…

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city, guides by Grace Bonney 56

orlando guide!

orlando guide!

today’s city guide comes to us from summer redwine of fields without fences, sara poindexter of twelve21 gallery, with photos by jennifer o’malley and a gorgeous illustration from anna bond of rifle paper co. summer, sara, jennifer and anna are celebrating orlando, florida today, taking us on a tour of fantastic shops, restaurants, events, and…

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biz ladies by Stephanie 15

biz ladies: tips for running a family business

biz ladies: tips for running a family business

i am happy to introduce our latest biz ladies contributor eva jorgensen of sycamore street press. eva and her husband kirk have been successfully running their custom letterpress and stationery shop for nearly three years now, and they have acquired an abundance of advice on how to make a family business run smoothly and effectively…

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design shows by Grace Bonney 15

national stationery show: animals

on sunday amy and i headed over to the javits center for the national stationery show. after aisle upon aisle of new cards and invites, we spotted a few trends at the show: animals, florals, nautical, food/homesteading, and calendars. all this week amy and i will be posting our favorites in each category, starting today…

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tech by Grace Bonney 6

d*s at my life scoop: escaping the home office

good morning! before we break into regular d*s content i wanted to take a second to share a post i wrote for another site. for the next few weeks i’m going to be guest blogging a few posts over at life scoop about technology. i’ve never considered myself a very techy person, despite spending about…

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