New momAgendas are here!

Our new momAgendas and myAgendas have arrived!  These fantastic planners run from August 2009 through December 2010.  Think of how organized you will be when all of your activities and the activities of your kids are written down in one easily referenced location.  For those of you who are not parents, the myAgenda features all of this organization that you can customize in up to 4 categories each week.   This year,  the myAgenda is also offered in a larger desktop size.  {The myAgenda makes a fabulous gift for graduates going off to college or off to their first “real job.”}

My family and I live by my momAgenda, which resides on the kitchen counter and serves as the master schedule for all of our appointments and activities, covering six family members, one dog, and three carpools.  Yes, my husband and I have the nearly necessary Blackberrys/iPhones to keep track of things, but the momAgenda is our family’s one central “Keeper of The Schedule” that everyone can access at any time.  My favorite this year is the Spring Green Croc Desktop.  What’s your favorite?

{If you want to give the momAgenda or myAgenda system a test run before committing, you can now buy the ’08-’09 versions, which run through December 2009, at 75% off!}

William Arthur wedding promotion extended

Great news for brides!  William Arthur has extended its Buy 75/Get 25 wedding promotion through June 30th. Order 75 or more pieces of wedding stationery {invitation, response card, informal note, etc.} and receive an additional 25 free.

The promotion applies to wedding invitations featured in the William Arthur, Vera Wang, and Rita Renning lines.  Call or email us now to book your appointment and take advantage of big savings!

Crane Buy 75/Get 25 Promotion Extended

Crane & Co. has extended their popular Buy 75/Get 25 Free promotion through June 30th.  Purchase 75 or more pieces of Crane’s personalized (engraved, letterpressed, thermographed, flat printed or embossed) products to receive an extra 25 free. This promotion applies to Crane and Kate Spade wedding invitations, birth announcements, and personalized stationery.

Father’s Day is June 21st ~ you still have time to surprise Dad if you hurry!

Paper on Parade

My jaw dropped open when I came across this blog post featuring 100 Extraordinary Examples of Paper Art.  The word “extraordinary” simply does not do justice to this collection . . . “outrageously and ridiculously talented” might begin to come close to describing these artists.  They make the paper-clad dress forms in our shops look like shabbily-dressed waifs!

Are there any paperophiles out there who find  themselves humbled by these masterpieces?

Soiree All Day ~ 20-75% off!

Shop ’til you drop all day at our Spring shopping event!  The merchants, restaurants, spas and salons of Ballantyne Village are offering fabulous one-day only discounts and promotions during our annual Soirée All Day event.  If you are in the Charlotte area on Saturday, join us at Ballantyne Village to lunch, shop, pamper yourself, dine, watch a movie, and listen to live outdoor music (starting at 6:30 p.m.).  Click here to read more about the Ballantyne Village event and for a ticket to enter the Grand Prize drawing.

Even if you are not in the Charlotte area, you can still enjoy Salutations’ Soirée All Day discounts.  For one day only, shop in Charlotte, Chapel Hill or online and receive 20% off all in-stock, regularly priced merchandise and 40-75% off clearance items.  {When shopping online, use coupon code SOIREE.  In Chapel Hill, mention this Soirée All Day promotion.}

Don’t miss this chance for last-minute Mother’s Day gifts, graduation gifts, or gifts for yourself!

Build a Nation and Win a $50 Salutations Gift Certificate

We believe strongly in building a community of fabulous people like you on Facebook {we refer to it unofficially as the Salutations Nation}.  Through this community, we hope you will exchange ideas with each other and give us feedback on how we’re doing, as well as ideas for new products or services you’d like to see.  Having a larger community of fans will help facilitate this communication and exchange of ideas.

During the month of May, for every person who becomes a fan of the Salutations page on Facebook, and writes on our Wall that you referred them, you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate.  The winner will be announced during the first week of June.

Ready to start racking up those entries?  Just update your status with this message (or feel free to revise any way you wish):

Help me win a $50 gift certificate! Become a Fan of Salutations Fine Stationery’s page on Facebook and tell them I referred you.  Every person who does this increases my chances of winning!

Then click on “Link” below the status box and past this link:  http://facebook.salutations.com

It’s that easy!  Have fun, good luck, and thanks for helping us build the nation!

Host a Web Soiree and earn free merchandise

Host a Salutations Web SoireeTM and earn merchandise credit and discounts for your guests!  Think of the gifting occasions coming up ~ Mother’s Day, teachers’ gifts, graduation, Father’s Day, birthdays ~ the possibilities for savings are endless.

Here is how it works:  You send us an email to let us know that you’d like to host a Web Soiree and the date that you’d like the party to begin.  We will email to you a customized invitation and a soiree code that you can email to your guests.  {We don’t require you to submit your friends’ email addresses to us.  If they want to share their email with us, they can register for our Inspirations newsletter.}

Web Soirees last for 10 days, during which your guests can shop on Salutations’ website and receive 15% off of their purchases using the special soiree code.  At the end of the 10-day period, you will receive a merchandise credit worth 15% of the total of purchases made by your guests using their soiree code.

You can even include a theme for your Web Soiree (e.g., Pajama Party, Girls Night Online, etc.).

Get started compiling your list and send us an email today to let us know the date you’d like to reserve for your Web Soiree!  Know someone who might be interested?  Share this with them!

New postal rates in May


One year after the last increase, the United States Postal Service is increasing postage rates again ~ effective May 11, 2009. The rate for the first ounce is increasing from $0.42 to $0.44; the one-to-two ounce rate is going from $0.59 to $0.61; and the postcard rate is going from $0.27 to $0.28. The Forever (Liberty Bell) stamps will remain effective, so you may want to stock up prior to May 11th.

Brides especially will need to take note. Wedding invitations typically take the two-ounce stamp {although you should always have your local post office weigh a complete invitation set to be sure}. Reply cards will also need to be stamped with the new postage. The good news? The USPS is about to release a new set of wedding stamps, based on the photography of Washington, DC photographer Renee Comet (pictured above). These photo-based stamps are so much better than the current horror of a wedding set. {Seriously, is there anyone out there who actually liked these stamps?}

Of course, if you want to one-up the USPS, you can customize your own wedding stamps at Zazzle.com. Choose from their stock images or upload your own photo or graphic design. The other good news? For 100 wedding invitations and reply cards, we’re only talking an increase of $4. In the grand scheme of things, this one is not worth stressing over.

Winner of Invitation Give-away

We had so much fun with this give-away.  We gained many new fans on our Facebook page and loved the comments that several of you posted about your favorite birthday cake and invitation combo.  Without further adieu, the winner is . . .

Robin Williams of Charlotte, NC, who wrote “My favorite is the Lion Cake and Jungle Girl invitation.  So cute!”  Congratulations to Robin on winning the 20 Jungle Girl invitations printed by Salutations!  Here are her picks:

DIY Birthday Cakes & Invitation Give-Away


A recent post on the Hostess With the Mostess blog, Absolutely Amazing DIY Birthday Cakes, reminded me of my days in Northern California when my children were young and the excitement and anticipation that went into planning each of their birthday parties.  It would begin (giddily) with a trip to my favorite local stationery store, Out of the Envelope, to painstakingly select just the right invitation based on the theme of that year’s party.  I would then walk out of the stationery store, a sample invitation in hand, and walk directly to the fabulous bakery Icing on the Cake a block away and place my order for a birthday cake decorated to match the invitation.

Since I had more time for scrapbooking in those days, the party-day preparations necessarily included a photo shoot of the printed invitation propped near the decorated cake. The cake-invitation display remained in a prominent place throughout the party to elicit the “oohs” and “ahs” of the arriving guests. Imagine if I could have said “I made the cake myself.”  {Picture uber-mom tiara floating above my head.} The how-to tips and pics in the 31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs article on Parenting.com via HWTM, paired with a Salutations invitation, are all you’ll need to be the most admired (and envied) birthday-party-throwing-mom around.

To help you achieve this revered status, we are giving away a set of 20 birthday party invitations printed by Salutations. We’ll even print your return address on the envelope flaps if you’d like. {Since our Easy-Bake ovens are on the fritz, you’ll need to create the cake to match.}  Simply go to our Facebook page, become a fan (if you aren’t already), and click on Photos {Birthday Cakes & Invites album} to see these amazing cakes paired with our invitations.  Then write on our Wall to let us know your favorite invitation and cake combo. We will randomly select the winning entry from comments posted by our fans and announce the winner on Monday, April 20th.  Good luck!

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