For the love of Paper Source

Several years ago I was in Boston for a meeting. I had a few hours on my own one morning so I wandered through the area around my hotel. When what to my wondering eye should appear? A Paper Source store! I saw their beautifully decorated store window and before I knew it I had spent about 2 hours in the store—gazing at rubber stamps, fondling their satin ribbon, drooling over their Japanese paper. I. Was. In. Love. Unfortunately, I don’t have a Paper Source near me these days, so I get my fix by visiting their website—and visiting often. My heart skips a beat when I get an email from them saying that they’re having a sale. And it really went silly when I saw a recent email announcing that more than 500 of their delicious goodies are half off! It's a good thing that virtual shopping carts don’t have a limit to what you put in them. :)

Here are some of my favorites goodies from the Paper Source website:

I’m planning on getting some of these favor boxes to try out a few ideas I have with my letterpress.

Right now this paper really makes me want to sit on a beach in the Caribbean and sip a drink decorated with a tiny umbrella!

And I’m thinking of getting some of this paper to make an album for a friend’s baby.