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PALM SPRINGS IN AN ENVELOPE April 30, 2008

Jetting into Heathrow this morning, Jane was depressed to see the grey skies of London after spending a decadent weekend in sun-splashed Palm Springs, California where lemon yellow was THE color. The perfect inspiration for her next stationery range.

The uber-fashionable Viceroy Hotel provided the perfect backdrop for this three day birthday party hosted by a bi-coastal bachelor with a Facebook friendlist in excess of 1,000. Interior designer Kelly Weartsler transformed this 1930s resort hotel into an ode to Hollywood Regency style with super glamourous black, yellow, slate grey and white combinations. Flocked wallpaper combined with black and white checkered furniture and grass green coloured tiles made the space fresh, elegant and utterly stylish. Real lemon trees studded the grounds and bright yellow zinnia bouquets floated in the pools. Ahh, California!

Viceroy Hotel Suite

Of course, Jane didn’t have time to shop for a party dress before leaving London so top LA designer Trina Turk had a selection of frocks delivered to the hotel. The vivid yellow, grey and white theme continued in Trina’s a-line dresses and miniskirts . The bright California prints were perfect for the party’s sixties theme and putting them on made Jane feel like a TOTAL beach girl.

Trina Turk 2008 Spring Trina does stripes

The host followed the color theme throughout the party by using chunky yellow bracelets as napkin rings and elaborate black candelabra centre pieces. It wasn’t long before dinner turned into a lemon caipirinha  fueled dance frenzy in a foam-filled garden where all you could see was the occasional flash of yellow napkin ring (the foam thing is a story for another time). Jane ended up rinsing off in the hot tub with fellow revelers before retiring in a cozy white bathrobe to her spacious villa to gossip with the gals about the weekends events.

palm springs

The party is over, the plane has landed and Jane has to get home to apply her Talika eye mask and get to work on her Palm Springs Stationery collection. Who wouldn’t love to receive a bright yellow ray of sunshine in the mail?

Palm Springs Ralnge, notecards and calling card stationery suite

Palm Springs Collection - back side Grey stripes and Yellow flock - Palm Springs Collection

 

This collection consists of two different sized notecards, 12 cm x 9 cm and 15 cm x 10.5 cm and matching calling cards, 8.5 cm x 5 cm. They are flat printed on 300 gsm paper. There are a range of 10 different patterns and numerous colourways from which to choose.  The notecards can be printed with your return mailing address on the back or you can choose from a selection of cheeky quips if you want to make a statement. The calling cards are printed on both sides and are fantastic for casual use.

Jane Press offers traditional stationery with modern designs. Our range consists of personalized engraved, letterpress and flat printed note cards, calling cards, adult and children party invitations, announcements and holiday cards. If you would like to order a set of this stationery or see more of the stationery range from Jane Press please contact Jane@JanePress.com Click here or call: 078 79 423 666. 

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THANK YOU GOES A LONG WAY. April 29, 2008

Jane doesn’t talk to her friend Kate anymore. On numerous occasions Jane has hosted Kate and boring husband for dinner; Kate’s screaming children have joined her for family holidays in Maui and never has Jane received a thank you note. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when Kate left her screaming, hyperactive son Nigel with Jane for the weekend whilst Kate and boring husband went away for a dirty weekend, leaving Jane’s pristine house and her nerves an utter mess. Not even a txt message thank you!

Thank you - two little words that have a whole lot of power. It is the definition of good manners; painfully noticeable when its absent and genuinely appreciated when its expressed. While the phrase seems pretty straightforward, sometimes it can be anything but. Fear not, Jane is here to help! First, the basics:

  • Do it. If you are in doubt over whether a gift, gesture or act deserves a thank you, DO IT. This is one thing you can never do often enough.
  • Be quick. The easiest way to impress people is to send a thank-you note within 24 hours. Face it is a simple thing to do and you’ll win more admirers than you ever thought possible. That said, if time has passed and you are afraid that its now too late to send do it anyway. Its better late than never. Honest.
  • Be brief. The most effective thank you is heartfelt, direct, and honest three things that can easily be expressed in two lines. Thats all you need.

Next, the extras:

  • Its always nice to refer to the gift or gesture that motivated the thank you in the first place. If you aren’t sure [was it Aunt Bess who bought me the necklace or was it Cousin Jane?], make your thank you a bit more generic but send it anyway! Do not let that hold you back.
  • Demonstrate how you have been using the gift or took advantage of the gesture.

I really love the beautiful tea set you sent. I’ve already invited my neighbors over for tea and received many compliments on it!

a few other examples:

I can’t thank you enough for the spa gift voucher. I used it for a manicure and a pedicure, and felt like a new woman.

Thank you for looking after Chloe and Fox yesterday, it meant more to me than you know! I was finally able to run the errands I’ve been putting off for weeks.

Thank you so much for looking after our precious puppy Fluffy while we were on holiday. You know how precious I am about her well-being, and knowing you were taking care of her made me relax and able to truly enjoy myself. I look forward to returning the favour.

Remember, that’s all you need. You don’t need to write anything else, or belabour the point. The key thing is to make writing a thank you note an automatic part of your day/week. The easiest way to do this is to keep a supply of beautiful notes on hand and within easy reach and keep some stamps with them to make it even easier.  Do you have a question about how to write a note for a specific circumstance? Please call 0207 209 1765 or email Jane@JanePress.com  Click here

colourful simple A6 notecard - Jane Press

(click on images above to get enlarged version)

Information about the stationery images: The top two cards were produced by renowned letter press designers, egg press studio, based in portland, oregon in the usa.  Both of these are available in packs of six from Jane Press for £15.50. Great to have on hand, and great to give as a gift. The correspondence cards above are from the Plain Jane engraved collection. Offered in 10 paper colors and infinite type color choices these cards are 350 gsm 100% cotton paper and engraved from a copperplate by an artisan printer in Winchester. Minimum order is 100 and can be ordered in mixed color paper for more variety in your paper writing.  A very smart and tasteful choice for a quick thank you note! 

Jane Press offers traditional stationery with modern designs. Our range consists of personalized engraved, letterpress and flat printed note cards, calling cards, adult and children party invitations, announcements and holiday cards. If you would like to order a set of this stationery or see more of the stationery range from Jane Press please contact Jane@JanePress.com Click here or call: 078 79 423 666. 

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