Katherine

Anliker, 25, of Fayetteville signed the lease on her

dream March 4. Two months and countless hours of

painting, ordering and organizing later, she opened the

doors of her very own stationery store called `By

Invitation Only...'

Located on

the corner of Glynn St. across from the historic Fayette

County Court House, Anliker's fledgling business carries

a full line of wedding stationery plus invitations,

upscale paper products and unique home accessories and

gifts.

"Business

has been great so far," she reported, after her

first month in operation. Anliker said she has always

wanted to run a stationery store. "It's something

I've wanted to do since I was a little girl."

She took a

temporary detour for several years, teaching at the

middle school level in south Forsyth County. But the urge

to create a little niche in the world of commerce, filled

with beautiful and unusual products finally came to

fruition this spring. "It's a combination of the

things I love... "Pretty paper, layout and

graphics," Anliker said.

She does

all printing on the premises, which speeds up production

to one or two days. The store has an enormous selection

of invitations ready to be printed with any personalized

message, Anliker said. "We also have several albums

featuring invitations customers can order from outside

vendors."

In addition

to specialized paper and invitations, Anliker carries

some hard-to-find items like sealing wax and brass seals.

Magnetic invitations, clever place card holders and a

delicate assortment of baby gifts round out the store's

inventory. Anliker has also been approached by some local

artists who wish to display their work.

She already

carries a stationery line by Sharpsburg artist Karen

Roadcup and some beautifully decorated gourds which are

fashioned into planters and wren houses.

`By

Invitation Only...' is at 119 South Glynn St. Phone (770)

719-9758 or FAX (770) 719-9759.

Email:[email protected]. Open Tuesday through

Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.