This week begins the Week of Hope....On Paper has joined a national grassroots effort to reinvigorate America with HOPE- one card at a time. During the week of September 1 -7 On Paper will participate in A campaign created by HOPE IS IN THE CARDS. All this week On Paper will offer free postage and mailing to every customer that purchases any greeting card or note card during the week.The recession...
As our twelfth anniversary month draws to a close I am struck by how much our world, and my world has changed in the twelve years since I opened On Paper....
12 Things That Have Dramatically Changed in 12 years(in no particular order, except #1)1. E commerce retail sales rose from 8 billion in 1998 to 166 billion in 2007. That's in just 10 years....completely changing the face of brick and mortar...
I recently had the distinct pleasure of attend not one but two inspirational performances by Anna Deavere Smith while at Chautauqua. She is a masterful story teller, master of words and master at the art of speaking and listening. Much of her work uses the actual text of others and is the result of hours and hours of taped interviews. But how she assembles, collages and pieces together thoughts of...
Almost everyday I wear this necklace (purchased at the lovely Short North fave- Collier West) as a reminder, a mantra - if you will- that there are three things to be cognisant of everyday:1. Be conscious of my actions2. Be grateful for having forged out on my own to open On Paper3. Be grateful for having the opportunity to start Green Paper CompanyThese three things are near and dear to my heart...
