While your presence may be all they’ve ever wanted, bringing along a host or hostess gift is always appreciated and house stationery might just be your new go-to.

House stationery can be found in lake, mountain, or beach homes and it may be used by any resident of the house or by any guest during their stay. It’s typically personalized with the name or address of the house, but can also be designed to fit the mood of the location or the personalities of its residents. If you’re short on time a set of boxed cards featuring a graphic of a sun, palm tree, or dragonfly are all nice ways to convey the feeling of a warm weather retreat.

They can use these cards to send along a quick hello to their summertime neighbors or, after pressing the reset button with your weekend away, you can use them to post a note of gratitude to your friends for hosting you. If luck would have it, they’ll invite you back next weekend.

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Of course, such a gift makes perfect sense. What better way to celebrate the purchase of a new home than with its address printed on an envelope flap? Kyle Haas shares some advice on pinpointing someone else’s personal style and the importance of leaving a lasting impression—one handwritten note at a time.

What do you love most about giving personalized stationery as a gift to your clients?
When a client purchases a new home, there is no more perfect gift than personalized stationery with their new return address on the envelope. The clients are always appreciative and I, from a business standpoint, know that they’ll think of me each time they use it. That’s so much better than sending a generic postcard or email to keep in touch.

How do you go about choosing a design that best fits your clients’ style?
One of the other great things about giving personalized stationery is that it’s, well, personalized. I can take cues from my clients’ décor or personalities to help me decide which fonts, colors and styles to choose. If I’m not sure of design choices, the Crane Concierge has been very helpful.

What is normally the reaction from clients to this gift?
My clients are always very appreciative. They all remark about how perfect the gift is and seem taken by the thoughtfulness. I really can think of no better way to leave a lasting impression after my clients close on their new home.

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“I have adored Crane stationery forever,” said Mrs. Hicks. “Their gold engraving hits the top of my list.”

We’d love to feature your Crane stationery in our Personalized Profile series! Please email submissions@crane.com for consideration.

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“I must say, it’s truly incredible to be moved by the beauty of engraving and fine papers,” long-time client Elizabeth told Alexa of her daughter’s new stationery. “I was speechless by the elegance and finery of Allison’s Royal Elephant. Your design represents her first impression as she embarks her next stage in life as a student at the University of Alabama. I am genuinely and sincerely in awe. A million thanks!”

We’ve always said personalized stationery makes the perfect graduation gift, and this custom design certainly takes the cake. Or, in this case, the crimson.

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What was the inspiration behind this design?
My dad works for the New York Racing Association and my mom is a horse lover through and through. They spend the summer in Saratoga, NY, going out almost every night of the week at someone’s home for cocktails or dinner. I thought these flat cards would be perfect for sending thank you notes to their hosts.

Nothing says classic to me like gold engraved stationery. I loved the idea of a simple equestrian motif. Given their involvement in racing, this horse was a perfect choice. I used my parents’ informal names and chose a striped envelope liner to add a little playfulness to the design.

What do you love most about giving personalized stationery as a gift?
I am an avid letter writer and think everyone should have his or her own stationery wardrobe. Paper is a utilitarian gift (you’ll always find a reason to pen a note), but it’s also beautiful and can be personalized especially for the recipient—a winning combo in my book.

It’s been a while since my parents owned joint stationery (they each have their own personalized set for correspondence), so I was eager to gift them something they could use as a couple. In full disclosure, I blame my recent wedding. My husband and I have joint stationery and I use it all the time.

When designing personalized stationery, what are the important details to think about?
No matter the gift, I always try and find something representative of the recipient’s style. My parents are classic and fairly formal, so gold engraving was the perfect choice for their stationery. Maybe going with something more modern or a colorful liner for one of my single girlfriends, for example.

I also try and think of how the giftee will use the paper—practicality counts! I have a friend who recently moved and was desperate to make new friends. She would meet women with similarly aged children at the local playground, but always found herself without a pen or paper to get their information. I gifted her a set of calling cards with her son’s name so she could easily swap phone numbers for future playdates. Much more useful than a new address stamp!

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Check out what’s inside the MTV VMA celebrity gift bag here.

Order the same stationery that the celebrities received at the VMAs–Alicia Keys, Heidi Klum, Kanye West, Rihanna, Drake, Ariana Grande and more!

Engraved Aviators Correspondence Card

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Engraved Hashtag Thank You Correspondence Card

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