Today we started off the day at National Stationery Show with an interview with Andrea Grossman, THE Mrs. Grossman of the eponymous sticker company. She said she survived tough times with faith in God and lots of hard work. It was great to hear a manufacturer say "we love our customers" and really really mean it.

27 people joined us for our Understanding the Scrapbooker presentation.In fact, there seemed to be interest in scrapbooking across the board- quite a few vendors reported that they were pleased with feedback from the show so far. I am not sure if that was translating into actual orders but contacts were made.

Got a chance to walk a few aisles today. Saw lots of flocking on wrapping paper. Scads of letterpress and letterpress-like products. The overall palette was softer, not somber but definitely not as passionate as we've seen in years past we saw more greys, oatmeal, butter yellow and cream.

Notecard sizes were smaller, plenty of allover surface pattern,  two color print jobs- color and white or two monochromatic colors plus white.

I'm not seeing as much emphasis on baby products although they were there in full force. However the bridal trends seminar was packed.

We'll see what tomorrow brings... stay tuned.--Beth