The stationery manufacturers are all scrambling to keep up with each other, and it’s clear that the latest trend is melamine plates in fantastic designs. Most are $25, and are dishwasher safe. What a great idea for Christmas, birthdays, or for your own kitchen.
Boatman Geller is the latest company to offer plates. My favorites include Flowers, Fairies, Madras and Airplane:
Flower Plate
Fairies Plate
Madras Plate
Airplane Plate
If you want a gift with an extra-special touch, check out the plates by Mayfly & Junebug. Your child will think THEY are on the actual plate, dressed as a ballerina or a pirate (and there are many, many more)….and there are matching placemats to coordinate.
Ballerina Plate
Pirate Plate
One of my favorite products is the MomAgenda. Not only will it help you keep on top of all of your activities, but you can also keep track of the busy schedules of your spouse, children and/or pets!
Outside view of MomAgenda Desktop
Inside view of MomAgenda Mini
If you want to try it for yourself, here’s a great printable! Mini printable
Even better, here are some great downloadable printables from MomAgenda to keep you organized during the Holiday Season! I like the “Holiday Gifts Received” one the best. Did I mention, they’re FREE?!
Holiday Card List
Gifts bought/to buy
Holiday Gifts Received
For people who like to get creative around the holidays, making your own Christmas Cards can be a really fun project. Envelopments has a great website, with “recipes” for how to make their featured designs. They have measured everything, chosen colors (which you can easily change), and laid out the plans for over 40 different designs. Here are two examples:
Envelopments - Thomas Holiday
Envelopments - Meade Holiday
If you want to make something like the “Meade Holiday” card shown above, you can visit Envelopments to view the recipe. Click here for all of the recipes.
Recipes look like this:
Meade Holiday Recipe
And, if you’d rather use different colors, or clip art, that’s not a problem! You can make it exactly the way YOU want it.
About a year ago, Rich and I created www.paperconcierge.com, the “online division” of Leap Frog Paper. Since then have been working hard to create a great website and a “live” sales tool for the Concierges. It was SO exciting when 7 UPS boxes arrived, containing our 50 custom designed easel display binders. And, the inside pages are full of hundreds of samples and images of our top-selling products. We will start shipping the binders to all of the Paper Concierges within a few days!
Easel Display Binder
Learn how you can become a Concierge, and how you can start your own business selling stationery and invitations by clicking here!
If you’re like me and like to get a head-start on holiday shopping before life gets too crazy, you’ll be happy to know there are a lot of easy, inexpensive and THOUGHTFUL gift ideas at Leap Frog Paper!
Notepads
Donovan Designs notepads are $25 per set, including the cello wrap and grosgrain ribbon. Choose from a zillion different sizes and patterns. If you need a gift for a mom with young children, the “from the mom of” pads are a hit!
Donovan Designs Notepad
Stationery
Stationery sets from Boatman Geller, Whitney English or Snow and Graham starts at just $14 per box! You can have them personalized (or do it yourself on your laser or ink-jet printer!). We have hundreds of patterns in-stock now.
Custom Stampers
You can either purchase these with the personalization, OR you can give a “stamper certificate” for the recipient to order on their own. Either way, they’re $40 each with black ink. Colored ink is available for an additional charge.
Clipboard Notesheet Sets
These were the #1 gift last year for teachers, co-workers, babysitters, grandparents, girlfriends and more. The notesheets start at $10. With personalization and the clipboard, they still stay under $25. And, they’re in-stock and can be ready within two days!
Engraved Jewelry and Embroidered Gifts
Sterling bracelets, ribbon pendants, monogrammed totebags….all ready within a week! Prices start at $18.
