Best Stationary

Yeah, it’s convenient to ask your besties over for a dinner party using Evite or invite everyone you know to your friend’s new band via Facebook, but some occasions deserve a more special announcement. BUMBLEBEE PRESS in Inman Park has been crafting gorgeous wedding invitations, baby announcements and personal stationary on their vintage letterpresses since 1993. And the mementos these paper-loving artists create are sure to stay out of your friends’ trash boxes. 1025 Edgewood Ave. 404-577-4540. www.bumblebeepress.com. less...

OfficeMax is fine for those who like to buy their notepads or ballpoint pens in bulk, but for those who prize quality over quantity, only ARTLITE will do. Possibly the city’s last surviving old-school office-supply store, Artlite carries full lines of French, Italian and Japanese notebooks, memo pads, tablets, and journals from such high-end stationers as Rhodia, Clairefontaine and Moleskine – in addition to all the binders, staplers and envelopes you’d expect to find. On the other side of the store is Atlanta’s best selection of fine pens: Montblanc, S.T. Dupont, Pelikan, Omas, Waterman and more. less...