Vinings Stationery

19th April 2010, 10:05 pm

The small details of a party are what really make your guests think you went above and beyond while planning the special affair. The invitations, the place cards and, most importantly, the personalized napkins are all examples of the small details that go a long way when it comes to decorating.
You can choose from colors that range in every color of the rainbow. Match your napkins to the color scheme of your choice and sit back while the tiny square pieces of paper pack a punch at your table settings and entrance ways. Personalized napkins are a great way to add a small but powerful personal touch to any event.
You can choose whatever design you wish, whether it is an elegant abstract design for a formal affair or fun and flirty designs for informal affairs. You can choose to have your name embossed in the napkins, or the date of the event. Or you can have the napkins foil stamped to add even more flare and pizzazz.

Whether you are planning an elegant wedding or a high school graduation, small details like personalized napkins is an inexpensive and simple way to make your guests believe that you went above and beyond with the decorating efforts. Commemorate a special event and keep the napkin as a keepsake – add it to any scrapbook or photo album for fond memories that will last a lifetime.
Keeping these napkins around your house for impromptu events is also a great idea. You never know when you will have company over at the last minute and setting out these napkins is a simple way to fool your guests into thinking you spent weeks planning the special occasion.

Or keep the napkins always out on your countertop. There are beautiful to look at and they add a unique customized touch to your home. Guests love observing the beautiful customized napkins and they will be asking you where you got such great house warmers always.

Remember that you can find the great deals on customized napkins online. There are wide selections of colors and designs and colors of foil stamps for you to choose from. You can choose different packs in different colors – mix and match and have a great time with it! People will never get bored with you customized items and you will have the most fun with them out of anyone.

11th April 2010, 03:01 pm

Personalized stationery can make a wonderful gift for anyone of any age. Whether the recipient is young or old, stationery is something practical they can use. If you buy someone the gift of stationery you are giving them a gift that will bring joy to the recipient of the gift and also to everyone that the person writes to.

A lot of people have a hard time buying gifts for their elderly relatives. Quite often people that are older have already accumulated quite a collection of things over the years and they appreciate gifts of a more practical nature. This is why personalized stationery will make the perfect gift for anyone that is a little older and that would rather have something that they could use.

They can keep in touch with their friends and send out personal thank you notes with the stationery. Elderly people typically prefer the good old fashioned ways of communication when it comes to correspondence and will appreciate the gift of personalized stationery any time that someone buys it for them.

Personalized stationery is also a great gift for anyone that is young of age too. You can teach your impressionable adolescent the importance of sending out personalized cards and notes by supplying them with their own stationery. Technology has taken over many of our means of communications. Nowadays people find that it is easier to send text messages and emails than it is to sit down and write out a letter. For some occasions, a quick form of communications is not appropriate which is why it is good to get our youth in the practice of writing out personalized notes at a young age.

And with all of the different options for stationery right now you can create something that is unique and exclusive to the person that you are ordering it for. Pick out styles and colors that suite their individual personality. You can make their stationery look sophisticated and elegant or fresh and young depending upon the stylistic selections that you make.

This stationery will make a great gift for anyone young or old. It is practical and it can be customized in order to reflect the individual personality of the recipient. If you are looking for the perfect gift to buy for someone have some stationery made with their name on it or their initials.

5th April 2010, 03:01 pm

Personalized notes will come in handy at the office; they make it easier to communicate with employees. Whether you need to write down a task that you need to have completed by a specific time or thank someone for doing a spectacular job completing a project, using your own personalized note cards will make it easy. And if you have your name monogrammed on the cards, the recipient will know that the message is coming directly from you.

Quite often you may find that you want to request that an employee perform a specific task but the employee isn’t at their desk or they are on an important phone call. This is a great opportunity for you to utilize your own personalized notes and simply leave a note on the employee’s desk. You won’t have to stand around waiting for them to end the call or keep passing by their desk to see if they have returned from their lunch break.

Jot down on your note card “Hey when you get some time can you pull up a file for me?” You won’t have to even sign your name if it is monogrammed onto the cards. Even if the employee becomes distracted after their phone call the visual reminder of the note will keep them on task. Sometimes just asking for something in a busy work environment won’t get it done. It is easy to forget one conversation when you go on to the next, but if your employee has a visual note to go off of odds are that they will perform the task as soon as they possibly can.

Sometimes it can be easy to forget good manners in the workplace environment. This is because it can be easier to tell someone “thank you” or to email them a message thanking them for something instead of giving them a formal thank you. With personalized notes on hand all you have to do is jot down a simple “Thanks for the great job completing that assignment” and your gratitude will be genuinely received.

It only takes a few seconds of your time to write something down on paper. And if you keep your personalized note cards in a handy spot it will be easy for you to just grab one and jot down your thoughts. Take the extra time to write things down on paper and you will have better communication with your employees.

25th February 2010, 11:23 am

Monogrammed stationery gives that extra oomph of excellent taste and class. Your friends will know by your custom monogrammed stationery and matching envelopes that you have a certain poise and elegance about you. And that you do not do things half heartedly. When you do something, you go the full ten yards. They know that when you are supposed to make the cupcakes for the kids or make the reservations for seven at seven, you can be counted on. And your monogrammed stationery is just one example of the many ways that says you give your all and one hundred-ten percent into everything you do. In fact, when it comes to details, you have a well trained eye that knows how to play to the overall design of whatever project it happens to be dealing with at the time.

Monograms can come in all styles and colors. From red or pink swirls to leafy green vines with thorns. Whether you are planning a garden party or deciding on a wedding theme for your daughter in law and son, there is a monogram to fit every occasion. And they keep stationery fresh, professional and clean looking with consistency and relevance.

The monogram that you choose should accurately convey the point of your letter. If you are inviting people to a birthday party, a balloon or cake or party hat can be used. A sporting event, however, may call for the equipment used. Or a holiday party might have an indicating monogram on its invitation like a heart for Valentine’s Day, a ghost, witch or spooky dead tree for Halloween or simply a beer mug to imply drinking on Saint Patrick’s Day.

A monogram does not need to be specifically used for events and holidays. A monogram can be a personal thing that describes you to your friends and loved ones. Monograms can represent either your graduation, by using a special emblem, or can signify one of your favorite hobbies (like a tennis racket, ballet slippers or a paintbrush) or your career (a calculator, an apple, a computer or a spade). They add a personal touch of flair and fun to everything they are added to.

Once familiar with your signature monogram, people will know to look for your letters in the mail by that distinguishing mark. You will have made your mark on your friends and their letters.

2nd March 2010, 11:31 am

A woman recently told the story about how she sat down to write thank you cards after a series of job interviews… and she could barely write. She says she can’t even remember the last time she wrote something down on paper instead of shooting off in an email or typing it in a document. It’s insane how much of our time is spent online, but putting pen to paper is still very important. One reason you still need to write is to send notes of appreciation to interviewers for positions you have interviewed for.

It can be easy to get carried away on thank you cards for potential employers, but there is no reason to rewrite your resume on the card. Try to stick to a few points. The first point is that you are grateful they took the time to interview you. You are grateful! It is getting you that much closer to a job. Let them know you are happy you had the chance to talk and express your interest and suitability for the position.

The great thing about thank you cards for interviews is that you can take the opportunity to clarify or explain anything that you felt wasn’t laid out properly in an interview. Often, we remember something or regret a statement in an interview and want to be able to let the employer what you really meant. This is that chance. Don’t delve into details or apologize for anything that came off funny. Be simple, direct and clear. An employer will surely appreciate the extra information, but if you come off as desperate or you keep apologizing, that might leave a bad taste.

The more you can pull out from the interview and mention in the card, the better. Bring up a funny anecdote that the interviewer told or mention that you did look at that competitor’s website that they mentioned. It shows that you have a good memory and can help them remember your interview as well. Often companies will interview several people for a job, so making them remember you or recall you later is a great way to stick out.

Finally, scrap all of these rules if you have good intuition and feel like you understand the interviewer’s tastes and needs. If the interviewer likes details and plenty of information, then give him a longer card reiterating all of the skills you have and what you would do for the company. If the interviewer was lighthearted and looking for someone that fit the personality of the company, then let yours out in the card. Good luck!

27th January 2010, 10:48 am

Despite our technology-advanced world, some people still prefer the old fashioned ways of snail mail because it is more professional and formal than email. To send a letter through the mail system, for example, thanking job prospects for their time following an interview in a stamped and sealed envelope may merit more credibility than just some crummy basic email. But to send a letter on personalized stationary is to go that extra step and say “I care about my work as a professional individual.” Especially when in the midst of a job hunt, customized stationary can be that one key differing factor that makes you stand apart from everyone else, and that ultimately lands you the job over anyone else. Set your letter, and yourself, apart from others with matching designed stationary and envelopes. Personalize your stationary to achieve that high quality, business ready attitude.

Whether it is for career advancements or friendly correspondence, personalized stationary offers a personal detail of care and class that can not be attained by anything else. Reawaken lost friendships through letters by correspondence. Send holiday letters on the full size length of 8×11 paper instead of those basic holiday Hallmark cards. Your recipients will surely feel the love through your decision to start your own tradition through a thought-bearing letter on stationary with matching themes on the envelopes.

No matter what the occasion, your stationary will merit the most response. People will comment on the elegance and notice the professionalism and care you give to all aspects of your life. Why not say what you want not only with words but with a carefully selected theme for matching stationary and envelopes. Amaze your family, dazzle your boss and connect with your friends this holiday and all the more to come with stationary that is personal to you and captures the passion and uniqueness of your personality and quirks.

Stationary is good for anything where a card or phone call would work. It requires extra time to do, so the time is automatically seen in the arrival of a stamped and sent letter. If you are congratulating someone on the new birth of their baby or thanking someone for their thoughtful birthday gift, or just rehashing the good old days with a high school chum, you never have to gyp yourself on the quality that makes you proud to be you.

Christopher Hoffman

7th January 2010, 11:32 am

Customized stationery is great at the office. You’ll find dozens of different uses for your stationery. No matter what your position may be you will find useful applications for personalized stationery and a selection of different types of custom correspondence that you can have on your desk ready to use.

Do you need to send a quick note off to another employee? By using your own personalized stationery not only can you guarantee that your note will stand out amidst a pile of papers on their desk but it will also look more professional. Even if the note itself is about something mundane, you can be sure that it will be read.

Having your own stationary on hand also comes in handy when it is time to remember important information for yourself. If your desk is piled up with a mass of papers your stationary will stand out always garnering your attention and directing you towards whatever it is that you wrote down upon it.

And for office workers there are a number of different options available to you when selecting the appropriate stationary for your desk top. You can choose to purchase personalized 3.5″ square little notes for all of your little reminders. These are great little sticky notes that will work well to serve as reminders for you and your coworkers.

There are also personalized cards that you can choose to have monogrammed. These cards are great to use as thank you’s when a coworker does you a favor or excels in a task that you requested of them. You can simply jot down a little note on the inside of the card, place it in an envelope and then leave it on their desk. These types of note cards are great for any type of correspondence that you want to be concealed.

You can also purchase 1/3 sheet of paper note packs with a personalized message on them for larger correspondence needs. By having your name monogrammed on the bottom and a note such as: “From the desk of…” at the top your notes, they will stand out and it will always be clear as to where the directive is coming from.

While personalized stationary is always great to have on hand in the home it can also be extremely useful in the workplace. You can select the type of paper products that you think will come in handy the most, or purchase them all so that you will always have the perfect paper on hand to fulfill your needs.

Christopher Hoffman

13th January 2010, 11:36 am

Jane grew up in the Midwest and lived a traditional lifestyle – a mom, dad and two brothers, a dog in the backyard and kids playing in the front. Every day she’d take a packed lunchbox to school, and tucked within would be personalized notes from her mother. She’d save the notes, but not out of sentimentality. Jane would come home, empty the lunchbox and set the notes aside in a side drawer.

After eating lunchbox food for nine years, Jane entered high school and left the lunchbox and personalized notes behind. The notes lingered in a drawer, eventually navigating up to her cedar chest along with old valentines and saved corsages from school dances. She left for college, moved out west and started her own life. When it came time to settle in her new house with her own family, she brought the cedar chest with her and started to review its contents.

Those personalized notes from her mother came as a shock to Jane. She finally sat down to reread them all – nine years’ worth. Many of the notes were simple – an “I love you,” or a reminder to enjoy the day. But some of them were insights in to her life growing up. One note told her how proud her mom was of her performance at a piano recital. Another told a story about her mom watching from a distance as Jane took care of a younger nerdy neighborhood girl. Memories from her childhood that she didn’t know existed came flooding back.
What really struck Jane was that her mom took the time to write a note every single day, even though Jane can never remember remarking on them. Day in and day out, her mom reminded her of her love, and day in and day out Jane failed to realize this as a kid. The most remarkable thing is that those daily notes, meant to be tossed aside in order to get to the sandwich and pudding, were inexplicably saved, a physical reminder of her mother’s love.

Jane framed many of the little notes, placing them throughout her new child’s nursery. She said it would be a perfect reminder of her own mother’s presence the child’s life. It was also a reminder to herself that even when you think your child is not paying attention, all those displays of motherly love do make a difference some day.

Christopher Hoffman

13th December 2009, 03:02 pm

Has someone gone out of their way to show you unexpected kindness? Have you received an extremely thoughtful and caring gift from someone? Perhaps while you were feeling under the weather, a neighbor picked some groceries up for you and brought them to your apartment?

If this has happened to you, it’s important for you to send out proper thank you cards to show your appreciation. The sender who brightened your day will know that you truly feel honored and special because they took time out of their schedule to improve your life.

When you’re picking out your thank you cards, you can decide what style and design you think might be the most appropriate.

If you think you’re going to mostly send them out to business associates, you might want to opt for a more formal choice. Try cards that have an elegant script or are printed on a heavy card stock in a more subtle color.

If you think you’re going to be giving them to your friends, you can have more fun with the font and choose one of your favorite colors. You can even add some fun designs that suit your personality.

You also might want to consider sending out trendy Eco-friendly cards. They are great for the environment, definitely in style and they make a unique impression.

Eco-friendly cards come in an excellent assortment of colors and designs, so don’t fall into the common misconception that they have to be boring, brown and dull.

Regardless of the kind of thank you cards you choose to send, they are a very important way for you to let people know you care.

It’s easy to just write a quick e-mail to convey your message, but taking the time to sit down and write a letter is much more personal and intimate.

Plus, when you pre-order thank you notes and have them on hand for occasions such as this, then writing your thank you notes by hand can easily become as simple as e-mail.

One thing is always for sure: you will make your recipient feel just as special as you felt when you received their thoughtful gift.