So if you haven’t heard, Maureen and I were invited to attend a few events in Southampton last weekend.\u00a0 Lara Shriftman from Harrison & Shriftman<\/a> contacted us to design invitations and coordinating printables for two parties: A book launch party for the talented Gigi Grazer<\/a>\u00a0 hosted by Chris Burch, and a clothing line launch party for gold-medalist, Venus William<\/a>s hosted by Rita Schrager.<\/p>\n

As we began to prepare for our trip, I asked Maureen the dreaded question:\u00a0 What do we take for hostess gifts???\u00a0 I struggle with this constantly when going to someone’s home for the first time.\u00a0 I’m a gift-giver by nature, so you would think that this would be an easy task for me figure out… however, after tossing around several ideas, Maureen & I decided to design personalized stationery for each host\/hostess and honoree.<\/p>\n

We did a little research to see what the latest trends were (we researched what colors were HOT in the Hamptons for stationery, we looked at C. Wonder <\/a>(Chris Burch’s newest store) for inspiration since he was one of the hosts and also had a store located in Southampton, and we made sure to incorporate fashion patterns used from\u00a0 C. Wonder<\/a> and Venus’ clothing line so we could create the perfect stationery set for everyone.<\/p>\n

Once we narrowed it down – we knew we had to incorporate ikat and stripes along with\u00a0EleVen<\/a>‘s chain link pattern, as well as bold colors such as green, orange and pink.<\/p>\n

****Helpful hint – when attending a party at someone’s home for the first time, get personal…..\u00a0 you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a lasting impression!\u00a0 Talk to friends or spend minimal effort researching online to figure out what the host or hostess might like.\u00a0 Are they into fashion?\u00a0 Do they collect wine?\u00a0 Are they a dog-lover???\u00a0 Do they love vintage books? \u00a0 When you do a little digging up-front, the end result is typically well received!<\/p>\n

Our stationery creations:<\/p>\n

<\/a>For Venus, we used a pattern from her latest EleVen<\/a> collection – for everyone else, we used ikat and stripes,<\/p>\n

which are the hottest patterns on trend in the Hamptons right now (especially at C. Wonder<\/a> located in Southampton).<\/p>\n

<\/a>We purposely picked colors from C. Wonder <\/a>for Chris Burch’s set (green & navy)<\/p>\n

****Helpful hint – If you are attending a party, and can’t use on-line resources, pick up your phone and call a friend who knows the host or hostess a little more.<\/p>\n

\u00a0It really only takes a few minutes to find out someone’s favorite colors or what kind of look they lean towards….\u00a0 are they modern, vintage – are they athletic or preppy?<\/p>\n

Just a little bit of investigation on your end helps so much!<\/p>\n

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For Venus – we chose patterns and colors used in her latest EleVen<\/a> collection<\/p>\n

<\/a>Once we figured out the stationery sets for each person, we created coordinating favor tags to wrap around each package.<\/p>\n

We typed their names in hand-written fonts, because it just gives that little extra professional touch that hand-writing can’t always achieve.<\/p>\n

(Although, there is nothing wrong with a hand-written note!!!)<\/p>\n

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We packaged the stationery in clear cello bags from Nashville Wraps<\/a>, then added the favor tag with twine from The Twinery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Even with today’s technology, you would be surprised by how many people still like to send a note in the mail or pass to a teacher\/co-worker a hand-written message.<\/p>\n

We loved creating the perfect stationery as a thank you for those we met on our Hampton’s trip, and want to encourage you to remember how simple, yet thoughtful host\/ hostess gifts can be!<\/p>\n

If you are interested in this stationery set please contact us at: sales@andersruff.com (we can create printable pdf versions or you can purchase professional printing as well).<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more fun details about our Hampton’s trip… photos of the event are coming soon!<\/p>\n

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