Love is in the Air

Please check out this story we found on the web about Wedding places in Memphis, TN! http://www.ehow.com/how_8046995_order-invitations-memphis.html

And today, we signed on a new vendor, Pepperite. Pepperite has been in business of wedding invitations and social stationery for 70 years. We are thrilled to have a local printing company to assist us with making the unique invitations for our brides and grooms!

Did you know that three generations of brides have chosen their wedding papers? Not only will you be able to purchase wedding invitations but there are many save the dates, social stationery, napkins and much more. You will find their web site Elegant Wedding Invitations on our page www.maggiesstationery.com  and it will be near the top of the page next to our wedding invitations of our other vendors like Julia D. Azar, Doc Milo, San Lori Designs and more!

Congratulations to all the newly engaged and young married couples! May you have many, many years of happiness and joy being married!

Christmas Newsletter

Dear Fans, Followers and Customers,

We've recently sent out our annual Christmas newsletter and wanted to share it with you. We all know how e-mails work at times where it can land up in the dreaded spam box or domains may not allow all e-mails but somehow, always allow the junk, letters saying, you've won millions but send your money first and the not so, desired e-mails.

We hope you enjoy this newsletter(link not working but check back soon it is posted on facebook) and if you like what you see check out our web site of www.maggiesstationery and our face book page of www.facebook.com/maggiesstation that you could win 50 Free Christmas cards!

Wishing all of you a safe and joyous holiday season!

The Creative Team

Autism Speaks... Are You Listening?

Most of y'all know that I'm in a sorority, which is one of the reasons I got involved here at Maggie's Station. Besides keeping things fresh and hip, as I like to call it, I use all of the fab products that I can to make my sorority the best around. Every sorority or fraternity nationally pairs with an organization or a cause in order to perform philanthropic work. My sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, works with Autism Speaks, an organization created to help educate and combat this new social disorder.
A couple of weekends ago, we joined up with Autism Speaks as they hosted their large fundraising event, WalkNow, in Memphis for the first time. Seeing all of the people who came together in order to work with for this cause inspired this blog post.

Many people don't know much about Autism, at least, I sure didn't before I joined the sorority. Here are some basic facts that we know:





- one in every 110 children is diagnosed with autism
- it is more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined
- in the United States alone, one out of 70 boys is diagnosed with autism
- 1.5 million individuals in the U.S. and tens of millions worldwide are affected by autism



With all of this evidence on how prevalent it is, how could we not help? Autism is the fastest-growing social disorder in the world. You can help today, just simply by educating yourself! Here is the link to the Autism Speaks website: http://www.autismspeaks.org/. Autism speaks, and this is how we listen.


xoxo,
Maggie

Labor Day Cookouts & Folk's Folly Steak House!

Blue Ribbon Bar-be-cue - Julia D. Azar   

This week, brought us Labor Day and what a special day to celebrate with family and friends. These are tough times around the country for those who are out of work but it doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate their past accomplishments and friendships.   

Normally, in our household, I would go shopping and buy items to prepare for our cookout but not this year. It was a time to support a local business that offered a fantastic deal for us to entertain our company. Our son, brought to our attention that Folk’s Folly Memphis Original Prime Steak House had a Casual Cookout Collection from the Prime Cut Shoppe. We purchased 12 half- pound prime burgers, buns, kettle chips, traditional coleslaw, and Key Lime Pie all for only $39.95. It saved me time and energy from running to a crowded grocery store and not buying more items than I needed. 

We loved serving our guests the delicious food and making our lives simpler. Next time, a holiday comes around look up your local restaurants to see what specials they might have!

Check out some of these invitations that go great for a Labor Day celebration!

Wiggly Pig - Paper So Pretty

BBQ - Paper So Pretty

Yesterday in History....

Yesterday we remembered Hurricane Katrina, a devastating storm with tremendous effects that are still present today. The countless families who lost loved ones, homes, and personal belongings still feel the impact as if it happened yesterday. Throughout that fateful storm six years ago, 1,836 people died. The total property damage estimated at $81 billion. At the pinnacle of the storm, some three million people went without electricity. Hurricane Katrina was the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded and the third strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the U.S. An estimated 80% of New Orleans was under water, up to 20 feet deep in places. This travesty affected so many, and all that we could do was pray and attempt to support them. Today I ask that you still pray for these people, especially the ones who will never see their loved ones, homes, and personal belongings ever again. August 29th is a day that will truly live in our hearts forever. Maggie's Station was founded in April 2006 after the death of our loved one, whose namesake we use for our company. The debris and toxins in the air from Katrina inhibited the ability of our beloved Maggie and the other elderly around to breathe properly.

Picture taken on October 31, 2005 by Owner, Margaret Kelly

I found this prayer while researching Hurricane Katrina, and with the recent news of the Hurricane Irene, I thought it best to post as well. 

In this time of darkness, let us serve as the light
That brings comfort and strength, hope and redemption.

It is our hands that move stones
And our hearts that move mountains
Sowing the seeds
Of unbroken tomorrows.

If you offer your compassion to the hungry
And satisfy the famished creature
Then shall your light
Shine in darkness
And your gloom
Shall be like noonday

Isaiah 58:10

Xoxo,

Maggie

Maggie's 90th Birthday!

August 11 is my Mother, Maggie’s Birthday! She would have been 90 and in her words the “happy Leo”! Maggie is the inspiration and the reason why; we are going on our sixth year in the stationery business. For such a petite woman, she brought so many together thru her wonderful penmanship. I wasn’t that fortunate with my penmanship but still write notes just the same. Below you will find a short note I would have written to her.

Dear Mama,

You would have been turning 90 today! How great that would have been to celebrate with you another milestone. But that wasn’t meant to be. You are in heaven and I’m still here missing you. 

Happy Birthday to a wonderful Mom, my best friend, and hero!

Love your daughter,
Peggy

There is nothing more fulfilling than writing to love ones. If yours are still around sit for a few minutes and write them a short note. It goes a long way and is always remembered. I still have all the correspondence Maggie sent me through out my adult years living away from New Orleans. (I’d buy her stationery and she would say, “It’s to pretty to use.” Then I would say, I will buy you more.)   I can’t have Maggie back in my life (physically) but she still makes me smile rereading her notes. She would often write a small paragraph to my husband, her first grandson, and me. 

I especially loved getting Birthday notes and cards from her. She would date the card and share with me exactly how old I was in two ways. In spelling it out and then writing a check for the amount of my age. I thought it was silly at the time but wish, I could get reminded again.

Not only would Maggie keep in touch with her two children who lived out of town but also she would write to her sisters, friends, and in-laws. She was amazing and her dream was always to have a “secretary desk” but always would use the kitchen table to write her heartfelt notes.   

Writing is a lost art these days due to e-mails, face book, twitter, and Skype but it doesn’t have to be. Here at Maggie’s Station we have note cards, note paper and even lined stationery. We decided between now and Christmas that those who purchase $90.00 or more will get $9.00 off. Just use the COUPON CODE OF MAGGIE. Just think you can have a one box of Christmas cards - free!

Below are some of the examples of note cards and lined stationery we have on hand from Kris-10 Creations and Julia D. Azar.  I would have loved to have given Maggie(she loved the color orange) either one of these for her birthday but probably more so the lined stationery! 

Don't forget to write to that special person in your life it only takes a few minutes but it is worth a life time!

There's a New Maggie in this Station...

To all y’all readers out there, I’d just like to introduce myself. My name is Maggie and I’m the new blogging girl for Maggie’s Station! It’s quite ironic that I got this job, especially with my name, but I think it adds a bit of flair, don’t you? Speaking of flair, one of the reasons I got involved was because of all the cute things that Maggie’s Station offers. I’m 20 and attend a private university in Memphis, and my sorority is always looking for cute little things to make us stand out. Some “extra flair”, if you will. 

Not only that, but Maggie’s Station has some of the BEST items for tailgating at those football games. We may not be an SEC team here in Memphis, but we sure do tailgate like it! I recently made this video promoting all of our tailgating items, so you really should check it out! http://bit.ly/od4O2r.

Also, if you're looking to get ahead for the holidays, we have some of the best gifts in town! Check out our new travel mugs, napkins, plates, foam and frost-flex cups, coaster, invites, baby announcement and Christmas cards at http://www.maggiesstationery.com/ 

Until next time!

Xoxo Maggie