Stationery Scoop: the blog by paper company CEO Heidi Reimer-Epp

New Seal and Send Wedding Invitations

I am very excited about the launch of these new Seal and Send Wedding invitations over at Botanical PaperWorks. It's a new format that combines an invitation + respond card into one. By folding up into a neat package, there's no envelope needed. And because it's printed on seed paper, there's no waste. Simply plant the invite and wildflowers grow.

The tree design is definitely my favorite. Our design team is quite amazing, and they've chosen five color combinations that suit all four seasons - Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer.

Go ahead and check them out now!

10 New Styles: plantable wedding invitations

I'm pleased to announce 10 new styles of plantable wedding invitations. Each fresh design is printed on plantable seed paper so that when the lucky recipient plants the invitation, it will grow a bouquet of flowers.

Orchids, tandem bicycles and chevron are just three examples of the many new styles. I'm really proud of these designs and the creativity of our design team. Please check them out and let me know which one is your favorite!

Plantable wedding invitations for Fall and Winter

If you're getting married later this year, it's time to order your wedding invitations! And just in time for Fall and Winter weddings comes these gorgeous new collections from my company, Botanical PaperWorks.

The first one that I want to introduce you to are the Pinecone Plantable Wedding Invitations. The invitation is printed on seed paper, and is die-cut into this gorgeous shape. I particularly love the invitation printed on cream paper as shown, but it also looks great in white.

The coordinating Pinecone Plantable Reply Card:

The Pinecone Plantable Menu Cards are printed on carrot seed paper, so when the guests plant their menu card, they'll grow a nice pot of carrots!

The Pinecone Plantable Place Cards are next:

And the Pinecone Plantable Favor Tags:

The last component in the Pinecone collection are the Pinecone Plantable Thank You Cards. We've purposely left the cards unpersonalized so that you can use any thank you cards leftover for future use.

The next designs that fit the Fall/Winter season perfectly are the Birch Plantable Wedding Invitations and related products. The invitation is available in seven different color combinations and is printed on plantable paper, that special eco-friendly paper that grows flowers when it's planted.

The Birch Plantable Reply Card comes in the same seven different color choices:

Here are the Birch Plantable Menu Cards which are embedded with carrot seeds so when the men cards are planted by your guests, they will grow carrots.

For the reception table, we have these Birch Plantable Place Cards:

And for tying onto a guest favor, here are coordinating Birch Plantable Favor Tags:

Finally, the Birch Plantable Thank You Cards for shower thank you's, wedding thank you's and future thanking as a married couple.

Tomorrow, I'll be posting about the two other new collections, which I know you'll love!

Summer Scene

With summer coming to a close (at least in this hemisphere!) it's nice to take a minute and reflect about all the wonderful things that happened over the warmer months. While many of our staff enjoyed vacations, BBQ staff days, and travel adventures, we were also hard at work all summer long preparing a whole slew of new products. And Botanical PaperWorks was featured in a few places as well.

We were happy to be featured as the very first blog post for Eco Design, a new blog by our design enthusiast friend from Montreal, Tracey Mackenzie. Tracey's first post features our 2011 eco calendar on plantable seed paper.

On Homemakers.com, Jessica Ross and her Eco Logic column picked up the plantable thank you card set from Botanical PaperWorks as a feature in an August editorial. And anyone who posted a comment was entered to win $20 worth of plantable seed paper products from us! The contest is now closed, but we'll keep you informed of other upcoming contests.

And last but not least, we're tickled pink to have our plantable seed paper wedding favors featured in the August edition of MontrealHOME. 

All the best,

For days worth celebrating

Confetti: It's a love-hate relationship.

Love: I love the many options available in confetti styles, from shapes cut out like wedding dresses to party hats, in a rainbow of colors, from sparkly to shiny to everything in-between. I love how such a simple concept can bring so much color to table decor and how a handful of confetti can bring so much joy to little guests at the event.

Hate: I hate how wasteful confetti can be! Typically made from plastic, most confetti types are not recyclable and simply end up in landfills. And who wants to clean up all those tiny confetti pieces afterward? Many event venues are banning confetti altogether, or issuing a separate clean-up charge for picking up the remains.

So what to do? Even when throwing confetti outside, rice is no longer a good option since it can be harmful to birds and other small animals that might ingest it.

Botanical PaperWorks has a solution: Throw 'n Grow plantable seed paper confetti.

Throw 'n Grow confetti is made from plantable seed paper strips. That means that what you throw can potentially grow into flowers. And because Throw 'n Grow confetti is made from post-consumer waste, it helps reduce waste instead of contributing to it. The strips are larger in size than most plastic confetti options, making them easier to vacuum up at the end of the event. It's practically the guilt-free party favor!

So the next time you're planning a wedding, anniversary, birthday party, or New Year's celebration that could use a little eco-confetti to mix things up, try Throw 'n Grow confetti. It's a great way to scatter love and flowers, not waste.

All the best,