Dog n' Bird Artful Wedding

Tape tiny envelopes to a store bought album for an inexpensive way to collect personal messages from guests. Label pages with years, reveal notes as anniversaries pass. Book spotted on 99+ Forever via Martha Weddings.

Fold 1000 paper cranes to practice patience. String birds together, use as name cards or cake decoration. “I do” it yourself has a wonderful tutorial and found these paper pattern downloads. Pic: Giles Edsall.

A pretty spin on the chalkboard trend for your table. Visit Flights of Fancy for the easy how-to and a free card template download in sage, plum or paprika.

Chocolate with vanilla buttercream dressed in wood paneling. Get the look with with wood grain contact paper. Credit: Nelly Cakes via Cupcakes of the Day.

NSS runs May 16-19 in NYC showcasing the latest from the stationery industry.
- Official: Twitter | Facebook | Site | Printable Floor Plan (PDF)
- Directory: product catalog or find a booth number
- Live Twitter chatter: #stationeryshow and #NSS
- Flickr: raw feed of National Stationery Show uploads
- Fabulous stationery show finds from Amy Atlas
- A deep look at the stationery from Oh So Beautiful Paper
- See the goods: Poppytalk’s NSS recap | Aisle Dash
- ‘Best new products’ from My Mom Shops
- Trend spotting: ‘Animals’ from Design*Sponge
- Celeb spotting: Frank Bielec of TLC’s Trading Spaces in booth 3324
- Got a tip? Send to dognbird@gmail.com or tweet Dognbird

Elegant, budget offering from Weddingchicks. So easy – personalize with colors, names and dates, they email you the file. The hummingbirds fit us, but you can choose tandem bikes, a winged key, seahorses, vintage flowers and more.

Simple and cohesive – heart table numbers and personalized place mats. Made from a 1943 edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia, each mat was “wing-related” to tie-in the homemade butterflies throughout the wedding decor. Found on weddingwhims. Credit One Love Photo, originally from Green Wedding Shoes.

Personalized and hand crafted from paper. The bottom flowers count as something blue. See more paper toppers or buy this one for $80.

Fireflies use bioluminescence to communicate during courtship. We share words, touch and time. Mason jar via Mirth & Wonder, firefly invitation from Minted.

Simple and charming save the date spotted on Brooklyn Bride. Send via email to keep ‘em green.