Running Our First Stationery Event: A Retrospective on the "On The Paper Trail Live in Nashville" Weekend!

Kaleidocraft was kind enough to make charms for our event passes! Kaleidocraft was kind enough to make charms for our event passes! It’s time for a report on our On The Paper Trail Live in Nashville event, which took place this past weekend in my hometown of Franklin (outside of Nashville, for those not from the area). While event organization can be a nervewracking experience, it's also incredibly satisfying when things go right, and this past weekend turned out to be a success. We had ink and paper samples on the table for swatching throughout the weekend. We had ink and paper samples on the table for swatching throughout the weekend. So what was On The Paper Trail, Live in Nashville? This event wasn't intended as a "pen show" or a "stationery fest," but rather more of an extended weekend meetup, "mini-con", or even a conference. While we had five vendors - Vanness Pens, The Gentleman Stationer, Kaleidocraft Prints, Butler Stationery, The Well-Appointed Desk/Skylab Letterpress, and…