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Laryngitis and other weekend wonders

The bad thing about this weekend - I came down with laryngitis.

The good thing about this weekend - I had lots of time for reading, snuggling with kids and cleaning out my home in-box. I read a bit of this and a lot of this. I was as quiet as I could be, which is tricky with an active family.

Today, I'll croak my way through a radio interview for the Manitoba Cool Companies Initiative. I'm looking forward to meeting the other CEO's and engaging in some lively dialogue.

Also, I mentioned recently that Botanical PaperWorks' plantable cards and journals are featured in the AARP's 2008 Gift Guide. The AARP sent us this scan from the actual magazine. Check out our Think & Write & Grow Journals at left and the "Seek peace" card from our Plantable Greeting Card Set. Thanks AARP!

 

New blog to enjoy

Here's a new blog that I'm enjoying - Everyday Celebrating. I crossed paths with creator and writer Michelle Stepp recently when corresponding about a press opportunity (thanks Michelle!) and she was good enough to feature Botanical PaperWorks in her blog this week. Read the posting here or click below. I just love finding a terrific new blog to follow and I think you'll enjoy it too.

Thumbs up from Canadian Living

I've been reading Canadian Living magazine for as long as I can remember. My mom is a long-time subscriber and even as a kid, I loved looking at the pictures and doing the crafts. So what a thrill to be recommended by the Green Living CanadianLiving.com blog. In a post called Get a Card, Plant a Seed, author Daniela Payne reviews our plantable Christmas Cards, the 2009 Plantable Eco Calendar and more. Click below to read the entire piece.

Pics from today

Photos from today's taping of CBC's Living Winnipeg. Hope to see the show air in about four weeks.

First, me with host Mary McCown demoing papermaking.

Then, my mom/co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks Mary Reimer, doing a recycled paper craft.

Thanks for a great morning!

As seen in AARP

Botanical PaperWorks has been featured in the November/December 2008 issue of AARP! This is a pretty cool magazine especially for people 50 years and over. Check out the online version of their 2008 Gift Guide called "Feel Good Gifts".

Here's a clip from the feature showing our 2009 Plantable Greeting Card Set and the Think & Write & Grow journals.

We have a winner

Good morning to you! And the winner of yesterday's 500th post give-away is Lindsey - congratulations!! Lindsey - please email me your particulars and I'll send out the gifts for you to enjoy.

Have you seen the latest issue of Wish? We're so thrilled to be featured with our plantable Yummy Cards. Check out the pics:

Read this - musegreen.com

Thanks to Meredith of Musegreen.com for blogging about our plantable invitations recently in a post called Wildflower Power. It was good to read of her experience shopping for and working with plantable paper, and to read that Botanical PaperWorks stands tall within the industry. We listen closely to our clients and appreciate when we receive feedback - it encourages us, and helps us serve you better!

 

Check out the new

Check out our new Press Page, a soon-to-be complete history of the great press that we get over here at Botanical PaperWorks. I'll be adding to the list all next week. One thing's for sure...people are talking!

thanks + peace

It's great day at Botanical PaperWorks! This morning, I had my picture taken for an upcoming issue of Manitoba Focus magazine published by the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce. My daughters asked me this morning "Will you be on the cover Mom?" and to that I can happily reply "Yes!". Thanks to Dan and the folks at the Chamber. It's a thrill to be featured with two other innovative entrepreneurs from our province.

After the photo shoot, I had a series of meetings with my marketing and PR team members. Our thanks goes to Real Simple for the recent feature of the plantable Butterfly in Flight favors. The article is called Do Me a Favor. Click the image below to read the entire piece.

Our Assembly Team achieved a significant performance goal last week so we celebrated as a company with a pizza party. Here are Helen, Theresa and Raquel posing for the celebration. Way to go!

Here's the little ceramic bunny that shares desk space with me. With the gentle eyes, it's my reminder to take it easy and be peaceful. Or as I sometimes say, "peace-filled". Have a great weekend, and peace out.

From Bride and Bloom

Thanks to Bride and Bloom for featuring our plantable journals in a recent issue. Click to enlarge this photo.