Holiday Kick-Off Sale

It's finally beginning to feel like the holiday season. The weather here in Cincinnati is cooling off, stores have their decorations up, and the official start of the holiday season is upon us.

Avoid the crowded malls and shop our store in O'Bryonville this Friday & Saturday when we'll take 30% off all of our exclusive product lines.

That means 30% off our popular U*Pick line, which includes Clipboards in two sizes and matching Notecards;


30% off our Sweet Silhouettes line, which includes Notecards, Halfnotes, Enclosure Cards, Address Stickers, and Labels;

30% off our m:Studio line, which includes chic Notecards in five color/design schemes;

and 30% off our Decorative Decals, which includes removable vinyl decals for walls, laptops, cell phones, and just about anything else you can think to stick them on.

Store hours Friday are 10-6 and Saturday 10-5. Come in and stock up on these--and many more--gifts this weekend!

Two Events this Week!

Join us tonight at Margot Madison Stationery in O'Bryonville for the annual Holiday Wine Walk!

In addition to wine and snacks, we'll offer 20% off our U*Pick Clipboards this evening, including our two new exclusive designs--Mod Peace and Mod Hearts. Clipboards make great gifts for teachers, kids, moms, and anyone who needs to be organized. Specials run 5 to 8 p.m. today only!

This Saturday, November 21st, join us for BuyCincy's Cincinnati Unchained. Break the habit of shopping at chain stores on Saturday and only shop at local, independent Cincinnati businesses. We'll offer 20% off our custom digitally-printed holiday cards when you mention "Unchained." Sale runs Saturday only, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cincinnati Unchained 2009

We're happy to announce that Margot Madison Stationery will participate in this year's Cincinnati Unchained!

From BuyCincy:

Every dollar you spend at a locally-owned business generates approximately three times more economic activity than a dollar spent at the typical "big-box." By choosing to shop locally-owned for just one day, we can help to improve Cincinnati's economy.

Join us next Saturday, November 21, for a sale on our digital holiday cards, and support Cincinnati businesses by shopping locally!

'Swept Away' Wedding Suite

This is one of our favorite recent projects: an entire coordinating wedding suite, in red, chocolate brown, and natural white. (Click on the photo to enlarge the image.)

Lindsay designed the "Swept Away" wedding suite, which contains the following elements:

• Save-the-Date: Complete with an engagement photo of the couple, printed directly on the announcement, which saves on assembly and photo printing costs.
• Invitation: Printed on natural white cardstock and layered on a red metallic card. The invitation includes a double-sided Directions & Accommodations card with a perforated Reply postcard, and a return address label for coordinating envelopes.
  
• Wedding Program: A tri-fold printed on both sides, this program provides plenty of space for large wedding parties or special messages and dedications from the couple.
  
• Menu card: We set up this file for the bride and she printed it and layered it on red metallic cardstock that matches the invitation.
  
• CD favor: We printed a custom cd label for the musical wedding favor created by the couple.
  
• Thank You cards: A simple folded card printed with the couples' married names.
  

A wedding suite gives your wedding stationery a cohesive and sophisticated look. Available only through the Margot Madison Stationery retail location, though we can take your orders over the phone if you are not in the Cincinnati area.

Matroyshka Family Photo Card

Another one of our digital cards, the Matroyshka Family Photo Card, is available for sale on Etsy!

This is a fun card that you can customize in a number of ways--making the dolls look like your family, including a photo, and personalizing your message.

The card measures 5 x 7" and is printed on thick, coated cardstock. It comes with coordinating envelopes and optional return address stickers.

Same Ol' Holiday Card

While we're still super excited about our Birch Trees Save-the-Date Holiday card being a featured Etsy Find for November, we'd like to highlight a card today for those of us who might not have such big news this holiday season.

It's been a tough year for a lot of folks, and sometimes just making it through the year without any upheaval is reason enough to celebrate.

The text of the card reads "Same job...same location...same car...same lifestyle...things could not be better," with your personal closing signature. The card measures 5 x 7" and is printed on high quality, coated cardstock. Matching envelopes and optional return address stickers are part of the package. Click on the image above for the Etsy listing, and be sure to browse the rest of our online shop.

Don't be shy if your year hasn't yielded exciting news...celebrate the fact with your family and friends this holiday season!

Featured on Etsy Finds!

Our favorite employee of years past, Rachel Schaengold sent me an email from etsy that featured our Birch Trees Holiday Card that we blogged about yesterday.

Click here to see the other great products listed in this collection of hand crafted items from etsy.

And thanks for the update Rachel!

Holiday Save-the-Date

Have some big news to share this holiday season?

We love dual-purpose greetings, and here is one of our favorite new designs.

Getting married in the coming months? Send the news this year with your holiday card. Save-the-dates are often sent 6-12 months before the big day, especially for destination weddings or international travel, or 3-6 months for a wedding near your home and family. These announcements typically include the couples' names, wedding date, location, website and/or travel & accommodations information.

Click on the photo above to check out our Etsy listing for the Birch Trees Holiday Save-the-Date Card.

St. Theresa Textile Trove CLOSING!

Margot just blogged about St. Theresa Textile Trove this past summer, and we heard word that the store in College Hill is closing for good in January 2010. Such sad news!

From their website, here is the discount schedule:

• Now through Nov 14: 30% off

• Nov 17 - Dec 15: 40% off

• Dec 16 - Dec 23 (closed Dec 24 and 25): 50% off

• Dec 26- Jan 31 (closed Dec 31 and Jan 1): 60% off

Their new store hours are 11am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Be sure to visit the store before all of the lovely fabrics, beads, and buttons are gone forever.