Customized Note Pad, $32
Personalized stationary for the rest of us.

from LindaandHarriett.com

Christmas Postcards, $10 for a pack of 10
Save an envelope and send Christmas postcards instead! These sweet illustrations from the Rifle Paper Co. are wonderful. (Their regular Christmas card illustrations are dreamy, too.)

Night Owl Paper Goods is a stationary company based in Birmingham “Owlbama” (their pun, not mine… I love puns!) They use the phrase “modern yet folksy” to describe their company, and I’ll add “sustainable” to that list, too. They make two kinds of greeting cards: paper and wood. The paper letterpress designs are printed on “100% reclaimed & recycled cotton from the garment industry” which have a luxurious feeling to them that you normally associate with fancy but eco-UNfriendly paper.

Their unique wood cards are printed on thinly sliced, sustainability harvested yellow birch. The birch slices are also turned into business cards, journal covers and custom wedding invitations. They’re pretty cool!  My favorite product was the wood postcards which you can buy with one of their cute designs or blank so you can DIY.  They go right in the mail with a postcard stamp, and are just as easy to write on as paper.

I met Jennifer and Alan at the National Stationary Show this year, and they were kind enough to give a Night Owl Paper Goods discount code to The Amber Show readers good now until June 30, 2009. So go shopping! (The wood cars are especially rad for Father’s Day!) Use the discount code Amber* to receive 20% off.

*(dude. How cool am I? )

To help with our post-wedding thank you notes, I went to Staples and had a very basic Helvetica font rubber stamp made instead of getting return labels.  I was so proud to be newly married and a home owner, and that rather un-exciting self-inking stamp had me over the moon.

For even less money than a boring stamp from Staples, you can buy a beautiful one from Paperwink ($18).  They’re a boutique stationary company run by two happy-looking ladies in Los Angeles, CA. They also make great mailing labels and other stationary products. Check ‘em out! In this economy we should all be supporting small businesses.