After receiving a St. Germain poster with different drink options, us ladies at Haute Papier took it upon ourselves to try them out! We decided to pick one drink to test a month! We decided to try “The Hummingbird” for the month of January, which is the signature cocktail of St. Germain – and now we know why – it’s delicious!
Cheers!
Magnificent Milestones is a spectacular store in Chicago, Illinois. Kara works hard to design invitations that fits the individual and their celebration. Kara made her dreams a reality in 2007 and has been growing ever since!! I just had to ask her more questions.
How many years have you been in business? Celebrating 5 years! Do you have a website, if so, what's the address? www.magnificentmilestones.com, and a new blog The Type (www.magnificentmilestones.com/blog) If you were to sell something other than stationery, what would it be? Furniture! I love decorating. Besides the obvious (stationery), what is your favorite thing to give as a hostess gift? Wine, and/or some chocolates (aka a few of my favorite things!) Here at Haute Papier, we love to eat! When in NYC for the National Stationery Show, where is your favorite place to grab dinner? So hard! But my all time favorite is Boom Cafe in Soho.
Thanks Kara! Congratulations on opening the new store!! See you at the Stationery Show.
Check out Gretel in action printing our new St. Patrick's Day inspired 'Lucky' coasters! Just in time for a holiday one definitely needs a coaster, or two!
We had a ton of fun yesterday making one of my favorite foods... homemade sushi! It's really not that hard and fun to do in a group - everyone fills their rolls with their favorite Japanese morsels and then you have bites of all different combos! The key is buying fresh fish and good nori. Here in Washington, DC, I love to get the seafood at BlackSalt and you can get fresh roasted nori at the H Mart groceries. More photos and steps after the jump... There are some great online sources (and videos) for step by step instructions and recipes for the rice... Here are a couple I would recommend:
How to make the rice: http://www.makemysushi.com/index.php/Sushi-Preparations/sushi-rice.html
How to roll the sushi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9EAqTBrNw&feature=relmfu
Happy Sushi Making!
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As many of you already know, stamp prices will rise by one cent – to 45 cents – starting January 22, 2012. Postcards will rise in cost from 29 cents to 32 cents. International letters, standard mail, and packages will also get hit with slightly higher costs as well.
Although this is frustrating for some, I think the extra penny is a small price to pay to keep mail flying through the air! Let’s not forget how much we love sending and receiving cards in the mail. And, look at the bright side – now we can go buy some wonderful new stamp designs!
Check out this great project I found! Jeshurun Webb, a graphic designer, initiated a postcard correspondence with her mailman by sending him mail to her address and leaving a pen in her mailbox so he could reply! Read about it and see images of the postcards she created here.
Viva snail mail!