Stationery Scoop

Seen around town

I was at McNally Robinson Booksellers this weekend and snapped this picture of Botanical PaperWorks' plantable card sets and Yummy Cards in the journal section of the Grant Park store.

Give and receive

Look what I received today in the mail - a plantable thank you card from Winnipeg company Pinnacle. We produced this seeded card for them about a month ago, and it's pretty cool to receive one back. Thanks Dean!

Cards on display

I dropped into McNally Robinson Booksellers this morning and took some pictures of our plantable cards on display. Here are our plantable Earth Day cards which I love and the one next to it caught my fancy so I bought it; I like to have an assortment of greeting cards on hand, some from our line and some from other designers.
Tomorrow is a holiday in Canada so our offices will be closed. However, you can place your orders online or give us a call today between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Central Time. Have a great day!

Eco journals everywhere

Our assembly team has been working overtime to prepare these gorgeous plantable eco-journals for a special client. Here's a snapshot of part of the order.

A few of the boxes ready for shipping:

Thanks BPW team for your diligent work!

Seedy Greetings

The Botanical PaperWorks holiday card this year had the message of "Seedy Greetings and a Blooming New Year", printed on one of our plantable Holiday Cards of course!

Here's a one-of-a-kind plantable holiday card from the creative and innovative Fusion Communications Group. The belly band is embedded with spruce tree seeds, the same paper used in our Plantable Holiday Gift Tags. We love that Fusion is making a donation on each recipient's behalf to World Vision's Agricultural Packs.

If you missed the CTV National News on Saturday night, here's the clip about Botanical PaperWorks:

DMA Plantable Seed Coasters

Were you at the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) conference this past weekend in Las Vegas? Did you pick up one of these fabulously eco plantable coasters? They were made by us at Botanical PaperWorks! We're excited to see more and more suppliers offering eco-minded promotional products, and these coasters are a very eco-friendly addition to the industry. Made with 100% post-consumer waste, the coasters will recycle into wildflowers when planted.

cool people we know

In our business, we have the privilege of interacting with many interesting people. Here are a three clients and friends who WOW us with their creativity and drive.

Couture Tees

In a post called Plantable hang tag? It's seed paper!, client Ciara Elend shows off her new plantable, seeded hang tags. Go to Ciara's website here and check out the pictures of celebrities wearing her couture tees and tanks. Another must-see: her election tees for the American election.

Drumming Papermaker

Ever wondered what a papermaker does after dark? Phoebe Man, papermaker extraordinaire at Botanical PaperWorks is also a taiko drummer. Recently, Phoebe got together with two other artists in a pre-arranged jam session and recorded this song Something Is Kind Of Amiss (click on "Week 15" to open the tab).

Cool Kid's Designer

A chance chat on the playground resulted in my meeting this talented entrepreneur and graphic designer, Holly Clarke. Her company, Small Potatoes, designs and produces baby clothes and accessories. One of my favorite quotes on her site is for a Nursing Cover - "Because baby's feeding time shouldn't be a peep show for Uncle Earl". Hah! How many women have felt like that before! You can stay up-to-date by reading Holly's blog.

At my desk

It's Monday afternoon and don't you love it that computers can take pictures? Thanks, iMac! Here's me with some recent client work.

Promote yourself

Do you ever find that your week [month, year] can be summed up in one thematic phrase? My week would best be characterized as Promote Yourself, a week where I've been reminded over and over of the value of putting yourself and what you stand for out there.

Here are some examples of what's happened:

• I had the pleasure of speaking with a new business contact from abroad to discuss potential business collaborations. The connection was made after I was featured on a B2B website.
• The printing department at Botanical PaperWorks gave me the above samples + more of innovative promotional campaigns by our customers, all using our 100% post-consumer waster, 100% plantable paper.
• Tomorrow, I'm getting my photo taken for print B2B magazine featuring Botanical PaperWorks and two other innovative Manitoba businesses.

and so much more! When my mother-in-law called me the other day and asked how things were going, all I could say was "Never a dull moment at Botanical PaperWorks!" and that's the truth. At the same time, it's hard to put yourself out there with a raging head cold, so my goal today is to finally HIT this sickness out of the ballpark. Yah. Gone.

Birthdays + hope

It's Sunday and I'm putting in a few hours at the office. I am reveling the quiet, dark stillness of the place, working on several projects and catching up on emails. Today marked the final day of the Roman Birthday Festival with breakfast in bed, a Reimer-Epp family tradition. And to round things out, we'll celebrate the birthday of nephew Daniel tonight by gathering with the extended Epp family.

Look at this absolutely lovely custom-designed plantable card that the team at Botanical PaperWorks made for me. Thanks Kelly for the beautiful design, and thanks everyone for your heartfelt birthday wishes!

I'll close with this picture of the plantable memento from yesterday's Winners Walk of Hope for ovarian cancer. It's exciting to think of the hundreds of people who will be planting their yellow paper ribbons and growing wildflowers - a long-lasting symbol of hope!