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As F. Scott Fitzgerald said, 

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the Fall.” 

So, let's take his advice: read on for a fresh happy start!

ONE.

Splurge on some fancy new pens.

I confess a weakness for German designs, and my new faves are the elegant 

gel ink pens from Leuchtturm1917. They have a lovely fine flow, and come in such a beautiful range of Autumn colors. 
(It seems I've developed a bit of an addiction – these four above are all from my personal collection.)

A smooth, new pen will make everyday tasks a bit more special.

TWO.

Stock up on new notepads, or a fresh little notebook. 

Because whatever your to-do’s happen to be, it’s always much more calming writing them down, than tapping them into your phone.

(We just happen to have a bunch of options to browse right here.)

FIVE.

Send a card. 

Ok, ok — of course I would say that. But, to me, sending a card is a kind of double-joy. The first pleasure in selecting just the right card, choosing a few words, and stamping it out into the world. And, the second, knowing that in a week or so, a little buzz of happiness will be delivered to the receiver.

Wishing you a lovely Autumn ahead!

We have a selection of cards for graduates (browse them here), which, like all our cards, are blank inside for your own message.  Having trouble finding the right words to congratulate grads?

Why not leave it to the "experts": here are ten of our fave quotes to inspire that new generation about to embark on the world.

Maya Angelou is always a fave (see above), and here are nine more.

"What lives behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." — Albert Einstein

"Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work.  The second is only part of the first." — Anna Quindlen

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." — Confucius

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." — Shakespeare

"Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead." — Nora Ephron

"The only thing you can do in this life is pursue your passions, celebrate your bloopers, and never stop following your fear." — Grace Helbig

And, for the maverick, "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." — Mark Twain

Finally, to conclude with a personal favorite:

"Kid, you'll move mountains." — Dr. Seuss

We'd love to hear some of your favorite quotes!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!  The first issue of our new minimag is here!  Especially for our wholesale partners, but also for any paper lover who likes to know the latest market trends and tidbits.

As a regular at the tradeshows in the US and Europe, I see a lot of trends firsthand, so I thought it'd be fun to share them!  We hope you enjoy what you read — we really want this to be news you can use.  So let us know what you think!

It's a question we're often asked: how do you get all your ideas?  There is no secret technique.  It's actually simple and complicated at the same time: we keep our eyes open and look, really look, at as many things as we can.

Those things might be exhibitions, or wonderful shops — street style fashion in cities (when people used to walk around!) — magazines, especially those in print — but when it gets to our summer collection, we're lucky.  In Palm Beach, we just have to look around our neighborhood.

The colors of summer are right here in this little town all year round. Bright blue skies, emerald palms, hot pink bougainvillea.

Palm Beach is renowned for its rich green gardens, and the hedges are often sculpted into marvelous decoration.  The hedge pictured (top right) is a favorite of ours from a little street in town; just look at the detail where the hedge is cut out for the post box.  We're channeling that gorgeous green into our new Trellis pattern thank you card.

Naturally, Palm Beach has no shortages of palm trees — and they are a regular motif for our cards.  But we like to keep it fresh as we can.  So this season, we have a new color wave, inspired by the gorgeous pinks of a Florida sunset (see above).

You can shop all our new thank you cards here.  And we hope you find sunny inspiration in our designs, too!

Yes, that's right - this winter it's all about mys.  Pronounced "mees", the home trend hails from Sweden, and if there's one thing the Swedes know how to deal with, it's a long dark winter season. 

Wait, you ask, what about hygge (pronounced "HOO-gah"), that Danish trend of crackling fireplaces and the warming comforts of friends and good food?  Apparently, that's so last year.  Now it's all about mys.

To a non-Scandinavian (like me!), the differences may seem slight ... but the essence of mys is warmth and coziness, and especially candle light as the days darken.  The more twinkling, the better your spirits.  And that's one philosophy we can happily subscribe to for the holiday season.

Since we started designing matchboxes, in conjunction with our UK partner Archivist, we discovered the joy of a long match that strikes nicely, and looks just as festive on your mantelpiece (see some of our designs above).

We feature a selection of matchboxes at our online store here, and if you're overseas in the UK, shop Archivist for an even wider range of designs.

May your holidays ahead be full of warmth — and mys!

Yes, it's that ho ho ho time of year again.  Procrastinators among us (ok, me!) might be wondering when is the last day they can mail their holiday cards, and still have them arrive by that magic day of 25th December.

The US Postal Office tells us we should circle Tuesday, December 15th this year as our deadline for mailing Christmas cards, and gifts.  You can still squeeze out another few days for priority mail, for which the deadline is December 19th.

For your fabulous friends across the Atlantic in Europe, or just up North in Canada ... here you'll want to get over the post office by December 7th.

But here's the silver lining of this crazy year — you can be sure whenever your loved ones ultimately receive their cards, any dose of holiday cheer will be extra welcome this season!

And, stationery addicts, if you're ordering from our website, remember we include a stamp and a lovely gold seal with every purchase so you can get mailing right away (above, left).

(Need more stamps?  Order stamps online from the USPS, click here.  They have all sorts of wonderful limited edition stamps, too, just for the holidays!)