Happy Halloween!

Just a few spooky treats I whipped up!

lovelovelove

This was possibly one of the best things that happened to me last week... Ok, it was definitely the best. On the suggestion of a good friend, I designed some custom stationery for America's sweetheart of style, Tory Burch... and received this personal note from Ms. Burch as a thank-you! So cool that she likes her paper, and even cooler that she still knows the value of a hand-written note! Style and class... what more can you ask for?

LA Confidential

These ladies are definitely not wallflowers. Bridgett Cochran and Kelly Porter of Porter Teleo create the most interesting handpainted and printed wall paper. I spent a summer interning for them, and got to work on several pieces for famed L.A. based designer Kelly Wearstler’s house. Peep the pics of this ultra-glam paper in Wearstler’s new book HUE.

Custom Collection

Designing new packaging! Look at our Custom Collection pics (past posts) to see what gets wrapped up!

Spill It

My staples:
raybans. post-its. grey nailpolish. credit card. studio keys. iphone (jonathon adler case) trident. ipod. butterfly clips (essential). earbuds. jump drive. lv keychain. tape measurer. preston paper pens.

Sharyn Blond Linens

Another local design ingénue, Sharyn Blond, maven of style and linen. Her designs are classic (originally Constance Leighter Linens), and now include some of my work as well! Shop it here: www.sharynblondlinens.com

Our Version of Country Club Roadies!

This is a ploy to get my styro-obsessed friend Elizabeth to come visit Kansas City. No, just kidding, this was an effort to combine the two coolest things on the planet: Preston Paper and personalized Styrofoam cups.

this is where we got them...

We got them here.
Our fave boutique in Prairie Village. Caroline=Social Media and Marketing Queen of Preston Paper…and RSVP’s most frequent customer.

This Pantone World

I live in a Pantone world, and so our mugs must match. I have a set for my house and one for the studio. Now I just need to start drinking coffee.

TODAY SHOW. This was kind of a highlight of my day. My week. My life.

Thank you, Sara Haines! Big props to the The Plaid Pig for sending in Preston Paper to Kathy Lee and Hoda!

Oh, and also...

P.S. Our next door neighbor is a recording studio and they work with Taylor Swift. I used to think they were just grungy musicians. Now I dress up for work.

The NEW STUDIO!

While it was a bittersweet goodbye leaving Dallas, I am so excited to be back in Kansas City. Our new studio space is just off the Plaza in a fabulous little community of galleries and antique shops. Here are some before, and (almost) after shots of our new space! When we are fully-finished setting up shop... I'll have full-grown children and a mortgage. Just kidding. I’ll post the photos.

Preston Paper is now carried across the nation-- stay tuned for an updated list of our stores!

National Stationery Show- NYC!

New York, New York! The National Stationery Show (our first!) We met so many incredible people, and major achievers! Whew! Loved chatting with the wedding crowd: Darcy Miller from Martha Stewart Weddings and Stacie Francombe from Get Married (whose posse was tres stylish---I’m a sucker for seersucker!) and getting to meet so many great store owners! From The Buttercup in Charlotte, North Carolina, to The Paper Tulip in Shreveport, we loved getting to know each and every visitor! (*And you can buy Preston Paper at those stores!) Tampa boutique KT Jane’s owner visited Preston Paper, and on a whim we ask whether she knows some friends of ours from Tampa… Know them? One of the family members was in New York with her the day before to celebrate her birthday! Love a good small world story!

Kansas City Trunkshow

So nice to be back in Kansas City. My mother graciously opened her house to Preston Paper for a trunk show… our first hometown tour! Check out the pics below.

Wise Words

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or know to be beautiful.” -William Morris

Miss Manners

Your mother and Emily Post always told you…

Stationery Trends

Always feels good to get some lovin’ from the industry experts!

Gladney

Ever wonder where all our extra paper goes? Well, so do we. Honestly, about 10 times a day, SOMEONE in the studio is frantically shoveling through their desk trying to find something to write on. I tend to use my hand as my memopad. I can’t lose it, and, added bonus, it makes people I’m super young (because, seriously, who writes on their hand?!) I digress.

Sometimes we purposefully lose our paper, and this summer we donated a hefty amount of cards to The Gladney Center for Adoption in Fort Worth, TX. Lots of ladies under one roof? Sounded like a perfect spot for Preston Paper!

Custom Collection #9

Oh, where to begin. This BEAUTIFUL bride found her Prince Charming. It all started before I came into the picture. But that's not fun for me, or this blog, so it all REALLY started when my dipsh*t godbrother (and my first, my oldest friend- thank you for being born before I was, Brian) forgot his golf clubs in Kansas City and asked me if I would bring them down to Texas with me on my way back to school. Being the amazing, gracious, and stunningly perfect god-sister I am, I said I would. Ok, I'm kind of bragging now. So, I drove his "precious" (read: 10 handicap) clubs over to Fort Worth, and he sweet talked me into staying and meeting his girlfriend. I met her over a Chipotle burrito (which she brought, so those of you who know me personally know-- this is where TRUE love begins). I could not have been more blessed.

Skip forward a few years, and arrive in Fort Worth, Texas to be greeted with a fab welcome-gift-basket at their wedding! This design was put onto boxes of chocolates, and added a very personal touch to the guests rooms! (I also did the water bottle labels. And drank the wine. But I didn’t charge for that.)

Pictures of their adorable house to follow. (Preview: Arley [holding up a hideous needlepointed framed extravaganza]: "Sarah, what do you think of this?" Me: "Um, I think that would look SO great in the laundry room!" Arley: "Our laundry room is a closet, we have a stackable washer/dryer unit and the only wall space is LITERALLY on the sides of the machines, so you can't even see it." Me: "Yes.") Stay tuned for pics--she's a quick study and their house is looking FAB!