Stationery Scoop

Friday visit

Carla came today for a tour of Botanical PaperWorks today. As one of our major suppliers of post-consumer waste, it was fun to show her around. We posed in front of stacks of PCW waiting to be made into plantable paper (yes, my eyes are shut but Carla looks cute so I'm using the pic!).

I visited this week with Melanie and her adorable triplets and look what she brought to share - cupcakes from Winnipeg's Cupcakery. The banana icing on chocolate cake is TO DIE FOR!

At this moment, Petra and I are anticipating the arrival of Suzanne from Notables in Edmonton. Suzanne stocks the store with the best and most lovely stationery you could imagine and our annual visit is our chance to catch up and show off Botanical PaperWorks' newest designs.

Have a great Friday!

In the press: Bridal Guide

Thanks so much to the editors of Bridal Guide for including Botanical PaperWorks' plantable Beginnings wedding invitation in the current issue.

For a full-size version of the page, go to our Press Page or click on the thumbnails at left.

Here's a close-up of the Beginnings plantable wedding invitation:

Summer giveaway!

Here's your chance to win some Botanical PaperWorks plantable cards. Just go to Peg City Momma and read Shannon's post. And check out the real-life photos of growing, blooming paper. Gorgeous blooms in pots and in gardens.

Comments from a local customer

Last week, I received this delightful email from local customer Shirley Tam. I asked if I could share her comments with you and Shirley said yes! Here's what she had to say.

It's not often that we get to meet our customers face-to-face since so much of our business is done by email and phone. I know that's why I appreciate Facebook and Twitter so much - it allows us to get personal with all of our customers and suppliers, no matter where in the world they are.

Recent adventures

Hey there!

It's Monday and I'm back at work after a whirlwind 8 days of camping and cottaging. If you were following my Twitter feed, you'll have seen the moment-by-moment images of the latter part of my holiday (at the cottage) but nothing from the camping portion. That's because my cell phone didn't work in the bush! Ha! I was as astonished as you are!

It was great to be totally disconnected for those four days and we enjoyed our time swimming, hiking, star-gazing and appreciating the Northern Lights.

Here are some photos taken on my iPhone, starting first with a view from the cottage:

The weather was fairly rainy and stormy, but my daughters enjoyed sailing their boats on the sea:

I had a good time driving the boat on the last day:

And here I am, back in the office with my tamed out locks and refined attire, very different from the crazy-haired Heidi of the last week!

Here's to holidays and spending time with family and the return of normal!

What up?

What's up around Botanical PaperWorks these days? We're making Yummy Cards, cards that grow herbs that include recipes to use the herbs in:

We're also filling orders for our new Plantable Winter Holiday Card Sets with a new blue and pewter color scheme and gorgeous pewter envelopes.

I'll be back Monday, so have a great weekend!

Ooh..pretty paper

Look at the pretty paper made by papermaking newbies Andrew and Karen on their papermaking intensive at Botanical PaperWorks. Orange and green may be a slightly strange combo, but they make for a vivid contrast.

Don't forget to join me on Twitter. Go to http://twitter.com/heidi_r for regular updates on what I'm up to and what's happening at Botanical PaperWorks.

Introductions

Since I will be adding to the blog occasionally, I wanted to take a minute and introduce myself. Hi! I’m Deanna, and I recently joined the Botanical PaperWorks team as Heidi’s assistant. Starting a new job is always exciting and challenging. I love meeting new people, especially the fabulous co-workers here and learning about how the paper is made.  Summer is a great time to start working at Botanical PaperWorks.  I’ve been inspired to pay more attention to my own garden.

Check out this picture of some of our wildflowers growing through the cracks in the sidewalk just outside the door!

And, we have another introduction to make. Just last week Kelly, from our printing department, had her first child – an adorable boy!  Laurie and I were able to meet Jackson-Cole when he was just barely 1 day old.  Congrats Kelly and Mike!

New - plantable herb favors

Two new plantable favors launched this month, and each of them gives your guests the gift of herbs to grow and use to flavor their favorite dishes. See Savor Every Moment plantable favor and Flavorful Memories Herb Favor. Here is the Flavorful Memories plantable favor with three pots. It grows dill, parley and basil.

And here I am with both plantable favors. The yellow one matched my shirt! 

See all of our plantable favors here. And follow me on Twitter here.

 

Sensational silver

You know how with fashion, what goes around, comes around? I'm thinking specifically of the return of 80's styles that we're currently seeing. My policy is to never wear something that I wore the first time that it was in style. So that means saying "no thanks" to neon, stirrup pants, Flashdance off-the-shoulder tops and jelly bracelets.

However, I didn't wear gladiator sandals in the 80's, so these silver ones from Browns at the Bay caught my eye and I indulged without having to break my policy. They are flashy, silvery and very comfortable. I'm in love! And I feel like Icarus; just give me some wings for my sandals and I'll be off. But not too close to the sun!