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Stationery with Substance, Part 2: Letters N through Z

Stocking your shelves has become trickier than ever — that is, if your customers are able to access your shelves at all! So as you begin to buy and present your all-important fourth quarter offerings, seek that which tugs on the heartstrings, allows us to connect with others, or helps make our private spaces as well as those of those we love that much more positive.

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Stock your shelves with offerings that tug on the heartstrings

Stocking your shelves has become trickier than ever — that is, if your customers are able to access your shelves at all! So as you begin to buy and present your all-important fourth quarter offerings, seek that which tugs on the heartstrings, allows us to connect with others, or helps make our private spaces as well as those of those we love that much more positive. As you’ll see, these can be accomplished in many ways, starting with our “a” for alcohol in Part 1, and here with our “n” for nesting.

N. Nesting.

With the home now the location for so much more business and pleasure, expect to see peaceful domestic scenes preserved on paper. UWP Luxe.

Pop-up Card from UWP Luxe

UWP Luxe

O. Office Organization.

With the portable office the rule rather than the exception, expect to see plenty of tools to make new working spaces feel both familiar and functional. Rifle Paper Co.

Desk Organizer from Rifle Paper Co.

Rifle Paper Co.

P. Prescriptive.

Strike a healing chord with cleanly presented personal care that targets our emotional and physical aches and pains. Pure Sol.

Bath Bomb Gift Set from Pure Sol

Pure Sol

Q. Quaint.

Stationery that feels as though it stepped out of a children’s book seems to include with it a peaceful serenity. Amy Heitman.

Stationery from Amy Heitman

Amy Heitman

R. Rainbow Foil.

This alluring metallic is fresh way to integrate these powerful symbols into merchandise mixes. Smitten on Paper.

Stationery from Smitten on Paper

Smitten on Paper

S. Stylish Sanitizers.

This is a new essential for us, so it may as well be presented enticingly. Distill Brand.

Sanitizer from Distill Brand

Distill Brand

T. Tacos.

Such is the popularity of these portable snacks that they turn up on unexpected spots, like bookmarks. Pineapple Sundays Design Studio.

Taco Bookmark from Pineapple Sundays Design Studio

Pineapple Sundays Design Studio

U. Unplugged.

Your customers will appreciate reminders of the value in occasionally powering down technology. Chronicle Books.

Goodbye Phone, Hello World Book from Chronicle Books

Chronicle Books

V. Very Posh Drinking Accessories.

If alcohol is a trend, so are all its trimmings! Designworks Ink.

Swizzle Sticks from Designworks Ink

Designworks Ink

W. Wholesome Ingredients.

No matter the size of the domestic space, nearly any corner can serve as an invigorating spot for culinary production. Urban Leaf.

Culinary Classics from Urban Leaf

Urban Leaf

X. Xtra Creative.

Doing it yourself has taken on new dimensions, as has open-ended creative product. Free Period Press.

Collage Kit from Free Period Press

Free Period Press

Y. Your Message Here.

Having the ability to customize stationery as well as domestic spaces enables customers to play up their personalities as they see fit. Letterfolk.

Tile Mat from Letterfolk

Letterfolk

Z. Zodiac, With a Twist.

With renewed interest in astrology, fresh attention is also given to birth months. Scripted Fragrance.

Candles from Scripted Fragrance

Scripted Fragrance