Dear Everyone ~
My ninth anniversary of shopkeeping and teaching on Lincoln Avenue flew by on June 26. Three weeks later, it’s high time to present this year’s little present-with-purchase to celebrate the occasion. Ruby & I have assembled an abundance of Mezzo-Bundlissimi: the scrap-happiest of samplers with the dazzling diversity of our big Bundlissimi, in a smaller size range (business card-ish up to 5 x 7). Splendid for jotting, listing, enclosing, collaging, and experimenting. Until the end of July, every order of $81 or more (excluding shipping or tax) will include a bonus Mezzo-Bundlissimo, beribboned of course.
In related papery pleasures, our midsummer merch report highlights a lovely handful of new notecards from the U.K., a delicate new brush pen, and the triumphal return of the much loved Coccoina mini-glue sticks (10g).
James Winrow has added two new birds to his aviary notecard collection: a Purple Sandpiper and a British Robin. We’ve expanded our original set of four notecards & envelopes to become a sextet. The new cards are printed on the same glorious cardstock, fancy but not flighty.
Cambridge Imprint has gotten in the swim with a new pattern called Sea Urchin, which has debuted with a splash. The two colour combos are Sky & Cocoa and Neon.
We’re delighted to report that our repertoire of Mary Feddon notecard portfolios has been restocked and two new sets added. My apologies to all the feline fans wondering where the Two Cats & Cats and Compass set has wandered off to. They will be back in a few weeks, and we will broadca’t their arrival immediately.
My heart went pitter-patter when I spied this notecard duo from British artist & printmaker Sarah Battle. Her whimsical birds ’n’ blooms inhabit a free-flowing domesticity. (A certain muse of mine has gone gaga for the plaid pitcher.) They are sure to swoon your recipients!
Moving northward to Helsinki: We’ve stocked Réka Király’s Herbarium notecards in the shop for many moons, and have finally added them to our online shop, singly and as a set. Black-and-white bearers of delight!
We’ve also added a very fine Japanese brush pen to our writing implement repertory. This brush & its bristles are beautifully slender. The ink is water-based, highly pigmented, and waterproof. It flows smoothly and consistently on a multitude of paper finishes, from Rivoli to Hahnemühle and beyond.
James Winrow
Mary Feddon
Sarah Battle
Réka Király
Lush-ious brush pens
Nary a moment without stationery, Bari
PS:
Mark your calendars! The third annual international Stationery Store Day (SSD) is Saturday, August 3—less than three weeks from today! The official SSD swag has arrived and is under protective wraps. We can reveal that there will be washi tape, pads of paper, postcards, stickers, and as always, SSD tote bags! And of course we are making a BZSSSD giftie too. Details forthcoming fast.