Countdown to Father's Day: Idea #2

Inspired by the man behind the brand, the new Walt Disney Signature Executive Wood Grained Sheets and Cards will stimulate your Dad's imagination and inspire his sense of style. Produced on handsome Ecruwhite Kid Finish® sheets and luxurious heavyweight card stock with matching black-lined envelopes, each features a wood-grain styled border with a black edged accent and plenty of white space for Dad to pen his thoughts.

Ten cards and ten envelopes for $29. Twenty sheets and 20 envelopes for $29.


A crisp silver and black border sets a sophisticated tone for every piece of correspondence Dad will create on this Disney-inspired set. Borrowing the lines and aesthetics of Walt Disney’s studio, each of the cards and sheets produced on an Ecruwhite Kid Finish is paired with a sleek black-lined envelope. The overall impression is both refreshing and refined, just like Dad.

Ten cards and ten envelopes for $29. Twenty sheets and 20 envelopes for $29.

Disney Stationery Collection Brightens a Day

Let me set the scene for you. It's 41 degrees and pouring. There are still leaves on the trees and there's a Nor'easter on its way. I can't finish stacking the four cords of firewood because my back is killing me. I could go on, but you get the picture.

I'm cranky.

But Walt Disney makes me smile. Even today.

Crane is launching the new Walt Disney Signature Collection on its website today, and flipping among the designs is just a happy thing to do. It recalls the launch at the National Stationery Show and how well the collection was received by the media. It brings back fond childhood memories.

Walt Disney’s legacy has lasted more than 80 years, and his life inspired generations to be innovative and creative. The Walt Disney Signature Stationery Collection celebrates Walt and his creativity with three distinct and elegant lines including: The Executive Collection, Sleeping Beauty Collection, and Fantasia Collection. In order to authentically interpret Walt Disney’s brand essence, designers from Crane were provided special access to artwork from the Disney archives.

There's a lot to look at and admire in this collection, but I can't do justice here to the beauty and elegance of my personal favorite - Fantasia Fairies. The images on these cards and notes are stunning. In my opinion, they represent the height of the art of engraving. You'll understand when you see them in person.

Here's a look at some other highlights of the collection:

And though the new Mickey Mouse Initial Notes are not officially part of the collecton, I think they're pretty special and will be very popular this holiday season.

Oh, almost forgot. Check out the "Buy 75, Get 25" stationery sale.

And finally, Ms. Bliss (she's keeping her maiden blog persona) is back from her glorious honeymoon, nesting away in northern Vermont. On Friday, she posted a link to one of my favorite things I need to avoid: chocolate peanut butter cupcakes.........

Busy Day at the National Stationery Show

Both Ms. Bliss and I had such high expectations for being able to blog in real time from the National Stationery Show. Reality has interfered. Not that reality is a bad thing. We had no idea how busy we would be at the show.

One of our main jobs for Crane at the show is to invite and host members of the national media and introduce them to new products and trends that we have identified with stationery, etiquette, weddings and general correspondence. We were very pleased with the number of editors from these magazines who made scheduled appointments. We never expected to see so many of our editorial friends stop by. We had fully expected an hour here and an hour there to put together some information and photos for the blog.

But to give you an idea of how our time has been occupied, here's a list of the magazines and other media outlets we had visits with just today:

The Knot - Magazine and TV

Pen World

Lucky

Getting Married TV

Country Living

O, the Oprah Magazine

Real Simple

Bridal News Network

Elle

Stylus

All You

Modern Bride

Bride's Magazine

Bridal Guide

Vogue

Here are some scenes from the show:

Dragonflies join butterflies and ladybugs in Crane's extended hand-engraved bug collection.

The Search for the Cure pink ribbon stationery sets.

Gayle Driggers, product manager for personalized stationery, is interviewed by Kim Sunshine for a segment on The Knot TV.

Darcy Miller, left, Editorial Director of Martha Stewart Weddings, discuss new Crane stationery collections with Megan Kuntze, Crane's Brand Director.