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The Perfect Hostess Gift! August 24, 2008

Raining in London this summer? Jane wouldn’t know.  With children, nanny and blackberry addict husband in tow Jane has been traveling to Eze, Martha’s Vineyard and Maui, visiting friends in their summer homes. Being the perfect guest Jane brought a stash of hostess gifts from her letterpress note caddy collection. 

Beach note caddy  Beach Note Caddy

Each woven padan caddy holds 40 cards with matching envelopes. Twenty of each letterpress design. The designs are classic and masterfully printed by a studio in Massachusetts, USA.  They are £36 (inc VAT, ex shipping) and just perfect as a hostess gift or to have sitting in your kitchen, home office or beach house to jot off a quick note. Email jane@janepress.com to order today!


Cooking Note Caddy       Potting Shed Notes Caddy  Cherry Blossom Notes Caddy

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A BABY IS COMING! June 26, 2008

 

Jane recently flew to New York City to have brunch with her good friend Sarah who lives right down the street from her in London. A long trip to meet her neighborhood girlfriend, but well worth it to be able to chat free from kids and enjoy a maniacal shopping spree.  Jane was about to order a bottle of champagne to go along with her $1000 omelette at Norma’s  when Sarah dropped the bomb: she is pregnant with child number three!  

With hopes of a boozy afternoon dashed, they wandered through Tribeca picking up colourful and hip (yet pregnancy friendly) clothes at Calypso, Sorelle Firenze and, Jane’s favorite, Steve Alan.  They also couldn’t resist dropping more than a few pounds on frocks for the future princess at Bu and the Duck and Babesta.  All of this shopping was interspersed with gabbing about the new household staff Sarah will need to manage three monsters.  

Calypso Dress - Orange 

Back in London Jane was frantically planning the baby shower, poring over Jane Press shower invitations and guest lists. Given how popular Sarah is with the school run crowd Jane decided it would be best to host two events.  Sarah’s craving for ice cream became the theme for the first shower. Fortnum & Mason’s scrumptious Parlour Restaurant was the obvious event venue. As a theme for gifts, Jane would ask the ladies to bring anything that would help Sarah lose her post preggo bulge! (Must remind ladies to put their low carb diets on hold for the afternoon!)

Ice Cream Mamma Baby Shower Invite

A Sip and See was the only option for event number two as there was no way Jane could get her act together to host two events before the new arrival! To be held a couple of weeks after the baby was born, this would give Sarah enough time to lose her baby weight, get a nip and tuck, dye those roots and tidy up the house.   Her baby would be looking just perfect for the oohing and aaahhing that is sure to ensue when all of the hens show up to view the new princess.

Sip and See Invitation

Frankly, through all of this Jane couldn’t help thinking to herself : Better her than me!  

Sage, Blue and Pink Invitation/Announcement

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The above baby shower invitations start at £1.40 per invite (inc. VAT) with a 10 quantity minimum.  They come custom printed with your event information and include matching envelopes. Some ranges also include matching thank you notes, perfect for writing thank you notes for the shower gifts. Orders are dispatched within 48 hours of order. Contact Jane@janepress.com to see our entire baby shower and baby announcement range. 

Jane Press offers traditional bespoke stationery with modern designs. Our range consists of personalized engraved, letterpress and flat printed note cards, calling cards,and writing paper. We have over 100 designs for adult and children party invitations and birth announcements. We also have a range of fashionable 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

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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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