Paper Magnolia » BLOG http://papermagnolia.com purveyors of exquisite high quality stationery from around the world Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:18:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Gorgeous Invites – Easy! http://papermagnolia.com/2010/06/gorgeous-invites-easy/ http://papermagnolia.com/2010/06/gorgeous-invites-easy/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:01:39 +0000 Nancy Georges http://papermagnolia.com/?p=941

 It is always an honour being asked to create a dear friend’s invite!

    

The Brief – Simple

The Style – Elegant!

The Paper – Henna Pink 176 gsm board (on sale http://bit.ly/bEl0zQ)

The Method:

1. cut the a4 paper in half so that each piece is 21 x 14.8 cm

2. to print: – set you paper size 14.8 cm wide x 21 cm high
                       - set the bottom margin to 2 cm and all others to 1cm
                       – set your text & add a feature line on the bottom of the page 
                       – test print on a plain piece of paper
                       - print on the blank side

3. when you have printed the sheet – cut 1cm off the bottom
                          (so it fits into the envelope)

4. short fold so you can see the feature text on the bottom
  You’re done!!

 

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Adding your own personal touch is super easy with SoHo products.  They are covered in paper so sticking labels, shapes, fabric, paper cut outs is easy and l will last! 

Last week I added a Social Media Women logo to A4 and A5 notebooks for my co-founder Catriona Pollard     and had such a great reaction from our online community I thought I would share some more things I have done: 

The Address Books needed a little something something – so i cut out some retro flowers and layered them and stuck them down.  This is a really gorgeous idea for a gift, you can choose themes and colours that the receiver loves! 

There are Corporate applications too! Once upon a time not so long ago, you had to order a lot of one item to have your logo or name on it – not any more!! You can customise one item. 

Adding a project title or business name to a folder and notebook is as easy as grabbing some good double sided tape.  

 

For Social Media Women, I created a folder, a photobox (for business cards and tickets for our lucky door prize) and the notebooks: 

 

  

   

 

Chocolate is such a luscious colour, and I wanted to give it some olde worlde charm so created these torn-edge labels for the notebook and rounded spine folder. 

 

 

  

You can find more information on our SOHO range here.

]]> http://papermagnolia.com/2010/06/personalising-is-easy/feed/ 0 SAVE TIME WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE INTENTION!! http://papermagnolia.com/2010/05/save-time-without-sacrificing-the-intention/ http://papermagnolia.com/2010/05/save-time-without-sacrificing-the-intention/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 03:17:44 +0000 Nancy Georges http://papermagnolia.com/?p=807

SEND THE LOVE TIP!

In the same way that we will send an SMS when we think of something someone would like to know or take a pic on our phone and post it immediately online, it is nice to send a little note or long letter to the people we love and cherish when they pop into our thoughts, at that very moment.

If the thought of going to ‘all the trouble’ of getting an envelope, looking up their address and writing it out is all too overwhelming (c’mon, it is for some!) then we have a great TIP that will help you!! 

Pre-prepare your envelopes with names & addresses in bulk.

Ok so you still think this is a bit of a ‘chore’?
We have thought of that too!!
We love using mail merge to print off our envelopes.  Don’t forget to put your address in the top left hand corner of the front then you only need to print one side and you are ready to go!!

Then when you get the urge to share a thought or send some ?, you are ready to go!!

LAST TIP for the road:
Buy a pack of cards/envelopes all the same size and then you can pick the card to match the message when you get the urge, too easy!!

Remember:

Sending a little note that says as little as ”Hello, sending you some sunshine, Love Me ? x ? x” is all someone needs to put a smile on their face and a glow in their heart!!

Write the World!!

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Regular visitors to our blog know that I am the BIGGEST advocate of the handwritten note!

With notes and hand-written letters increasing in popularity, we were very happy to showcase our ranges when John Mangila called looking for products for a stationery feature in Home Beautiful.

Our Scallopped flat cards and BlueChoc border flat cards in Chocolate Folio were selected to be included:

John collected a beautiful assortment of products and prices. Grab this month’s Home Beautiful and discover other great features and stories in this gorgeous magazine!
 
 

Write the World and Share Your Love!!
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Need to make a special something to decorate the front of our trestle @ the PYD Design Markets this weekend.

Paper & Flowers being amongst my favourite things I thought I would combine them!

Pretty non?

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@ #nscm, I was so happy to see that the tech savvy Kristin Rohan @kristinrohan and my WordPress master Tony Cosentino @justbecos actually use a notebook and pen as well as their funky little gadgets!!

That’s Tony’s moleskin in the background!

There’s nothing like bits of appers and intersting info re-discovered as you flick thru your book!!

Long live Paper!!

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French design brand, Le The Des Ecrivains are renowned for their flair and focus on the aesthetic aspect of a product.
Le The is now moving into large installation pieces, however, we have the last of their gorgeous journal and accessory range.

One of my favourite products is the ‘Attaches’ = clips!

They can be used for a variety of things, including a paper clip or paper embellishment:


or linked together to create a gorgeous hanging chain:

The clips are all brass and are available in a variety of shapes; circle, square, triangle, hexagon.
An organza bag holds 50 clips and is packaged in a matching box with gold/silver ink or foil…divine!

and they are on SALE!!
regular price $9.95 per box
now $2.00 (blog readers quote this when ordering)
 
 
 
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Get Creative Magazine is a great magazine for craft-lovers who want to create elegant, stylish clothes, accessories, gifts, invites etc.

The magazine is packed with fun and practical projects, information and features passionate creatives – like us!!

Nancy and Paper Magnolia are featured in this month’s 5th Birthday issue ( October 2009). We nominated one of our customers Melita from Invitations by Melita in Fyshwick ACT who is also featured.

Shots of our own Coco Flamingo range of invitation papers, are featured on the pages…Melita got creative too!!

The article…

Great projects inside include – boxes, hats and hair accessories, halloween decorations, jewellery, albums, eyelets, cards & other craft projects!

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Thank You Country Home Ideas for featuring our own Be Social Stationery sets!
The wonderful magazine’s support is very appreciated.

Stationery is no longer a luxury! In this day and age, we are finding that most people (yes, men AND women) have stationery on hand. People are seeking personal contact and valuing the time and effort in writing and sending a letter or note. Yes, the hand written note is back!

I recently tweeted that the only thing nicer than getting a hand written note is sending one and I had a great repsonse from Tweeters who agreed! interesting non? Considering this is an online community of professionals!

These sets are perfect gifts too! Share the joy of writing!
 
Be Social is our own brand, designed by us and Made in Australia.

 The Be Social Desk Sets featured in Country Home Ideas are flat cards and coloured envelopes in a gorgeous box that is perfect on your desk or on a shelf. 30 cards & envelopes $42.00

colours (left to right): Ocean, Oxford, Carnivale (white and cream not shown)

 

The Desk Sets also come in a writing set; a combination of A5 paper and card, available in teh same colours as above. 10 sheets, 10 cards & 20 envelopes $32.95

 

The Folios are a favourite of mine! Open they can stand on a table, closed they can slide into a bag ready to go anywhere! 10 cards & envelopes are $29.95

 
Choose from the following designs, cordinated with matching coloured envelope:
 
swirls:

Thank You
 
Country Home Ideas is a wonderful magazine that covers everything their readers enjoy and are interested in. We know this because we have spoken to readers who wanted to buy the featured products, all lovely paper & stationery lovers!

Country Home are currently offering subscribers to their newsletters wonderful offers, including something from Paper Magnolia!
Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.countryhomeideas.com.au/
 
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Our favourite wedding magazine, Real Weddings has featured the Kolo Vineyard and Matchbook albums. These paper albums are a great guest gift or part of a table setting so guests can leave personalised messages and polaroids!

The Kolo Vineyard is now available in two sizes: the original 5″ x 7″ and the new 7″ x 8″. Crafted of fine, pebble grain paper, with a ribbon bound spine that adds a refined look to this Kolo classic. Other enhancements include debossing around the cover window and a new color palette.

The new Kolo Matchbook album epitomizes the adage “less is more.” This 4″ x 6″ pebble grain paper album has a minimal design that features a fold-over matchbook cover and a ribbon-bound spine. A handy scrapbook page leads off (ideal as a title sheet), followed by five sheets with removable, protective sleeves (holds 10 photos). The signature Kolo cover window lets you personalize the Matchbook with a photo or artwork.
 

Both albums are perfect for non-wedding events too! Be creative: personalise your own wedding favours, birth announcements, greeting cards or mini artist (of any age!) portfolios. They are lightweight and flat enough to mail inexpensively, making it a cinch to share photos with friends and family. They are both sized to fit nicely in the medium Havana Box, for safe storage.

priced @ $17.95 each, they are available in 6 divine colours!

Explore the Kolo collection http://www.kolo.com/
Real Weddings has ALWAYS been my favourite wedding magazine and has been nationally and internationally awarded. Kirsten and her team create a a magazine with integrity. Only a select group of amazing suppliers have been selected to be included in the magazine, each with a creative stylish edge. You will find information on EVERYTHING you need for a wedding – not just the dress, ring, flowers and cake!!

Each issue has a theme running through the entire magazine. The annual Style Issue is a must-have. It has incredible attention to detail, to help you create the wedding that is a true reflection of you as a couple.

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