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Personalized Invitations with Santana Row and “Home with Lisa Quinn”
paperOur Santana Row store manager, Linda Kaiser, did a wonderful job hosting the Live Well Network’s “Home with Lisa Quinn,” demonstrating three great party invitation ideas! Have a look at the simple projects she shared using our cards, rubber stamps, favor boxes, and table tents: …
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We’re making a list! Share your favorite expression of gratitude.
paperIn flipping through a back issue of Budget Travel, I read the article “50 Top Tips From the World’s Smartest Cruisers.” The tips were pretty good, running the gamut of planning scenarios, but one, in particular, stood out to me: #37- “Reward Good Service” Since I am all…
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Buyer’s favorite: Stocking stuffers for all ages
paper…Christmastime, both opening mine and shopping for them. And, here at Paper Source, we have tons of great items for stockings, from candy to toys to little coin purses. Even glitter or stamps make great stocking stuffers! The newest and coolest items... The post Buyer’s favorite: Stocking…
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Paper Source in the Holiday Press!
Meg KowieskiThis year Paper Source received great response to our products and thought we’d share with you what our friends in the media think is hot (a little hint, it’s the same things you all love too!). Better Homes and Gardens loves Paper Source and we certainly appreciate their support! In the December…
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How-to: Whimsical bow
paper…Source employee, my friends and family expect the gifts I give to be wrapped in a creative, interesting way. Here, I did just that, taking some great new holiday 12×12 to make this whimsical bow. The nice thing about 12×12 is that most of the sheets are double-sided (they are also very...…
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Get into the spirit at our Free Holiday Open House – Join us tomorrow!
paper…toy room at Paper Source, showing off what our proverbial “elves’” have been busy creating! This year is particularly exciting. Along with all the great gifts and kits in our stores this season, we also have... The post Get into the spirit at our Free Holiday Open House – Join us tomorrow!…
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How-to: Halloween treat bags
Meg Kowieski…Halloween shindig won’t be “grave” when your guests see these hauntingly fun treat bags! Our Tombstone Place Cards, which are great for marking the seats of your un-dead guests, also work boo-tifully tucked into our small cellophane bags filled with treats as Halloween party…
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How-to: customized cubbie
Meg Kowieski…that we created a coordinating cubbie to hold pens, notes and of course, our PS Swatchbook. Follow our steps to create a desk organizer of any size, and cover it in your favorite wrapping paper. A great back to school craft... The post How-to: customized cubbie appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
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Our first guest blogger! Introducing Andrea Boudewijn…
paperWe reached out to you recently for guest blogger submissions and received many great stories about how you use your favorite crafting essentials. We’re thrilled to introduce our first guest blogger, Andrea Boudewijn, whose creative inspiration is simply delicious! Here’s her story: Hi PS…
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New fave items for summer
paperLots of great new items for summer are here and I wanted to tell you about a couple of my favorites! First, I love our giant roll of 1,000 Admit One Tickets. They’re super fun for all kinds of summer shenanigans from family talent shows to movie nights around the tv. Hey kids, it’ll…
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Kool handmade booklets!
paperWe love making these little versatile booklets – great for keeping track of projects, to give as gifts, even use as event programs. We love making them so much ourselves that we decided this would make a fantastic workshop. They’re so simple and can be made using a few different stitches…
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How-to: easter egg cups
Meg Kowieski…to your easter table or spring gathering. Nestle ready-to-eat hard cooked eggs inside or proudly display the dyed and decorated variety. Another great tip – use them as place card holders! Just make the grassy coil tighter, write guests’ names onto business cards, and tuck... The post…
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Paper Source Workshop: Wedding Suites
paperWe had such a great turn out for our Paper Wedding and Morning Tea events. What fun it was to show off our new wedding invitation collection, as well as to have the chance for our customers to experiment with wedding rubber stamps and assorted stamp pads at the demo and make & take tables....…
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Affordable wedding favor packaging
Meg Kowieski…some cute ideas for using our cellophane bags to package up wedding favors and gifts for your bridal party and guests. Clear cellophane bags work great because they’re both affordable and flexible, making them ideal for a wide range of stuffers… and you’ll have... The post Affordable wedding favor…
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How-to: button baby banner
Meg Kowieski…of our circle cards and labels. Further personalize by changing the message on the banner – use baby names or special greetings. Makes for great nursery décor too! –Annie PS colors: gravel & beet Latest fave:... The post How-to: button baby banner appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
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Paper Source Workshop: The Wedding Tea
paper…Tea workshop where we’ll give you a personal introduction to our brand new 2010 Wedding Invitation line (hot off the press!), hands-on projects to build your DIY skills, great raffles, and the bonus – a... The post Paper Source Workshop: The Wedding Tea appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
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Easy wedding table cards
paper…Look at this easy wedding table card idea she shared with me – just a table tent with a beautiful rubber stamp and an expression note attached with eyelets. We have expression notes printed with wonderful sayings,... The post Easy wedding table cards appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
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Congrats to our $100 gift card winner!
paperThank you ALL for coming to our “birthday party!” We were delighted to see all of the enthusiastic comments and wonderful suggestions for things we can bring to the blog. We are touched to know that Paper Source has been a part of so many memories from weddings and births to birthdays…
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Paper Source Family Fun Day – May 15
paperWe never tire of hearing the line “We love your store!” Now you might expect this from our many brides and our wonderful following of designers and bookbinders, but the crowd we are both surprised and delighted to hear this from are kids! Our store associates can’t help but smile…
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How-to: paper flower pins
Meg KowieskiWe’ve made plenty of paper flowers out of colored paper and old catalogs, but we recently found a new material that creates wonderfully frilly petals, perfect for these paper flower pins. Our new paper ribbon has a fun texture and comes in lovely colors. Layering fuchsia and pool, we created…
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How-to: recycled origami hearts
Meg Kowieski…recycled craft really says, “I heart the planet.” In just six simple steps you can fold old catalog and magazine pages, even shopping bags, into wonderful decorations. String a cluster of hearts from a tree... The post How-to: recycled origami hearts appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
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PS Real Weddings: Laurel
paperWe were so excited when our Atlanta store manager, Carol, shared this wonderful wedding invitation with us. Her customer, Laurel, a Graphic Designer from that area, put this clever, colorful invitation suite together for her wedding in Vegas! Here’s her real wedding story: When Brayden (a Las Vegas…
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Paper Wedding – February 20 & 21
paper…on the events’ inception we have to reflect upon the notion that “Good things come in small packages.” Indeed, it was our wonderful little store in Kansas City that provided the testing grounds for our first ever... The post Paper Wedding – February 20 & 21 appeared…
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Where Women Create featuring Paper Source CEO
paper…‘grow up’. Laugh. Never give up.” – Sally Pofcher These wise words of advice from our CEO, Sally Pofcher, are captured in a wonderful behind-the-scenes article about her role at Paper Source. Check out the 10-page spread in the spring 2010 issue of Where Women Create! —…
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Making handmade books
paperThis blog post has provided me with an opportunity to talk about two things I love: Our wonderful bindery department (yep, heard me right!) and the joy of learning to make handmade books. When I first came to Paper Source 7 1/2 years ago, our founder, Sue Lindstrom wanted to create our very own…
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How-to: sweet treat keepsake
Meg Kowieski…lunch or tea. With scallop icing trim and chocolate curls, they are lovely to decorate a place setting or stack them on a cake platter for a centerpiece. Also wonderful as bridal shower favors or decorations. Use our PDF... The post How-to: sweet treat keepsake appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
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A calendar to use, reuse and share!
Meg Kowieski…and compact all at the same time has deepened. New to our calendar lineup for 2011, the Paper Source Postcard Calendar truly is the best of both worlds, merging form and function, all in a fun little package! The... The post A calendar to use, reuse and share! appeared first on Paper Source Blog.
