I recently had the distinct pleasure of connecting with On Paper patron and all round excellent human being, Michael, to discuss a practice near and dear to our hearts: letter writing. We love it. We do it. We love talking about doing it. And while you’ll find a devoted group of letter writers aboard the good ship On Paper, none of us are doing what Michael is—sending 365 pieces of handwritten notes, cards, and letters in one year. Envelopes ripe for the stuffin' When he first mentioned his project several weeks ago, I played it decidedly uncool. Partly because of my role as store manager-blogger-Instagrammer, but also out of genuine personal interest I wanted to sit down and talk shop,...
April is National Letter Writing Month. It is also National Poetry, Donate Life Awareness, Canine Fitness, and Fresh Celery Month, so it’s a busy time! Please forgive the tardiness of this post apropos of one of our most cherished activities, letter writing. We’re treating this as a library on/for/about letter writing to encourage our lovely readers to put pen to paper, stamp to envelope, and send away. Behold: Our Five Noteworthy National Letter Writing Month Sites! Refer to them early and often, and make National Letter Writing Month last all year long. Sometimes that blank sheet of stationery is intimidating, so if you’re looking for a prompt, peruse the helpful list at Write_On. A few of our favorites from their...
Introducing... (drum roll please) Emily's Posts! We're enthused that our newest On Paper-ette, Emily Halnon will be signing on with a weekly column titled "Emily's Posts".
With subject matter ranging from what's new in the shop to correspondence and social changes in communication style, we can't wait to share Emily's insight.A twenty something, who is quite new to Columbus, Emily is no stranger to...
Just arrived in the mail today: a much appreciated thank you note from Kara Wheeler, one of the producers for Extreme Makeover Home Edition. The December 16th episode featured a Columbus family and a truly extreme makeover. Michelle volunteered at the building site and On Paper donated papery goods...
Watch a re-cap of the show here. Best of luck in the future to the Rhodes family, and thank you to...
We were honored to be invited to participate in the January 2012 issue of Capital Style and were featured in the cover story Elegant Glamour!The concept for the photo shoot was styled by fellow Short North Wedding Collective member Kasey Skobel-Conyers, founder of Bliss Events.
The invitation: Hand calligraphed in white ink on Ash die cut card stock. Designed and produced in-house at On Paper by On...