I went to Minnesota for the long weekend and was more than happy to recuperate from the National Stationery Show at the Mall of America. My feet were just about healed (blisters, the NSS is huge!), so walking the 4.2 million square feet of the MoA wasn't too bad.. well, OK, I didn't walk the whole thing, but I could have!

They are planning a major expansion, and I'll be talking about that and some of the great things I saw later in the week.

But for now, back to the Stationery Show. Three more products worth checking out:

1. Up With Paper… They introduced a new line of really great pop-up books (Halloween and Christmas). I loved the illustrations and the pop-ups are fun.

2. Wellspring… Bottle Bookettes are gift tags with a detachable recipe book. Four different books available—cheese, chocolate, hors d'oeuvres and pasta. Instead of giving a gift tag that people will throw out, why not add something fun? The point-of-sale display is very attractive and should surely help these cute tags fly off your store shelf.

3. My Little Shoebox… I fell in love with this card! The flower in the middle has a spot for a photo and the recipient can keep the card on display, or remove the flower and use it as a bookmark or magnet.