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Practical notes on gifts, parties and paper — everything we have learned dressing hundreds of celebrations in stationery.
Gift guide
Our foolproof formula: something to make, something to keep, something to eat. A sketchbook with a hand-lettered bookplate, a seed kit in a stamped pouch, shortbread tied with ribbon and a Sealwax gift tag.
Presentation matters as much as the present. Wrap in kraft, seal with wax, and write the card by hand — guests remember the envelope long after the toy is forgotten.
Planning
Work backwards from cake time. Send invitations three weeks out, confirm numbers five days before, and set the table the night before — morning-you will be grateful.
Our studio checklist fits on one card: guest list, timeline, menu, games, candles, camera batteries. Print it, pin it to the fridge, and assign every job a name. The host who delegates enjoys the party.
Menus
Keep it grabbable: mini sandwiches, fruit wands, cheese cubes, and one showpiece cake. Label everything with small menu cards — they double as table decor and save you answering the same question forty times.
Our Heirloom Floral Menu Cards were designed for exactly this table. Write the menu in your best hand, prop one card per platter, and watch the table photograph itself.
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