Bookmarked: Beautiful Book Covers

FaceOut Books has a nice little interview with book designer Ben Wiseman on how he created the covers for these beautiful book covers. My personal favorite is Three Sisters. The color palette on that is both modern and referential. You can read the interview here.

Eatables: Takashimaya Tea Box

So yesterday was the last day of the stationery show, and I've definitely felt like a girl of all work these past couple of days! It was great seeing old friends and meeting new people, and we got fantastic response to our new products (these will be up on our site in about a month). After taking down the booth and packing all our stuff, we were exhausted! The only remedy was a trip down to Takashimaya, the upscale japanese department store that, unfortunately, is closing its doors for good in June. My sister treated me to afternoon tea there,where we sampled their sweet bento boxes and their sampling of sandwiches. It was perfect for perking us up and celebrating the end of a great showing here at New York!

Curiosities: Portland General Store Smelling Salts

What a fun (and useful) little find. I love the vintage look of the bottle, recalling the days when elegant (and swooning) women's eyelids fluttered open after inhaling these types of salts. These days, I can see this bottle being invaluable during stifling airplane trips and long car rides. It's also a fun little accessory to have on your vanity table. At $5 each, the price is right, too!

Eatables: Clinton St. Baking Company

Without fail, there's only one place where I must dine whenever I'm in New York, and that is Clinton St. Baking Company. It's not the most fancy place, but it's homey and when it's a weekend...look out! A crush of people jammed in the doorways and spilling out into the sidewalk. The draw? Their blueberry pancakes. They're definitely wait-worthy. I think my record was 1 1/2 hours. We (my mom and sis) even went down the street to get us a little snack to tide us over while we waited. I love the fresh blueberries they use and the pecan butter syrup. Yum! New York here I come :)

Spotlight: The National Stationery Show

Whew! It's been a grueling couple of weeks. I've been developing some serious arm muscles gearing up for the National Stationery Show. In case some of you guys don't know exactly what it is, think of it as a fashion show for stationery. A throng of buyers, manufacturers, vendors, and even press converge at the Javits Center in NYC, and before you know it, you'll see fall season's stationery at your local paper store.
Girl Of All Work will definitely be unveiling new products there, and they'll be up on our website once we catch our breath from the show. Sign up for our mailing list to get an early bird heads up. Have a great weekend!

Found Objects: Awesome Stamps

I was excited to find out that the United States Post Office was offering a series of stamps based on the work of Abstract Expressionists. Amazing to me, since it took a while for these artists to be accepted by the public, and now you can add them (Rothko, de Kooning, Pollock, and more) to a corner of your envelope!

Beautiful Bargains: Typography Glasses

How fun are these typography glasses? At just $2.95 per glass, they'd make a wonderful addition to your summer table settings. Available here.