Discounts? Yes, please!

I'm the first to admit that I'm a bargain shopper.  I love to shop a sale & get a great deal (& my friends will surely attest to that!)  So when I heard about MainelyMara, a local membership-only website (it's free to be a member!) that offers great deals to local boutiques & salons, I signed right up!  I've already taken advantage of a great 90 minute massage from our Free Street neighbor, Head Games as well as a mani/pedi at Cherry Pie, both of which were so deeply discounted I couldn't pass them up!  Why am I telling you all of this you ask?  Well, that's because if you haven't signed up yet, you will definitely want to because Papier Gourmet will be featured next week on November 4th.  You won't want to miss out on this great deal just in time for all your holiday shopping!  Sign up now & stay tuned...

Featured on Design*Sponge

Check out our friend Cate's Before & After feature on Design*Sponge this morning showcasing her super creative idea for the Sukie Alphabet Wrap that we currently have in the store.  Part of an afternoon spent cutting & laminating made for an easy project for mom & a fun (and educational!) game for her 4 year old. So simple, yet brilliant! Thanks for sharing Cate!  You can check out Cate's own blog, Life Comes Round here.  Enjoy!

Photos provided by Cate Wnek

2011 Wall & Art Calendars

We have a plethora of 2011 Wall & Art Calendars in stock right now perfect to brigthen up any home or office! They even make a fantastic Christmas gifts (I give beautiful wall calendars annually to several family members). Stop in soon to pick up yours before they are gone! Here are some of my favorites...


First up...
Linda & Harriet's Letterpressed Wall & Postcard Calendar, $30
and the best part is that each calendar page becomes a postcard after the month has passed by!

Snow & Graham's Art Wall Calendar, $27.50
one of personal fave's year after year

Annie Catherine's Poster Calendar, $29.95
beautiful painted New England scenes, also available in desk size 5"x7"

Pikku's Wooden 'Pods' Wall Calendar, $48.95
patterned beautifully printed onto wood background with letterpressed refillable calendar pages displaying 3 months at a time, also available in a red colorway

Waste Not Paper's Wall Art Calendar, $24.95
comes with templates on the reverse of each month to make file folders, pillow boxes, cards & gift tags!

Waste Not Paper's Postcard Desk Calendar, $14.95
same beautiful designs as the wall art calendar (above) but in a handy little desk size so you can bring a little beauty into your office

Night Owl Paper Goods Little Critters Desk Calendar, $24.95
Adorable little creatures beautifully printed on sustainably harvested wood sheets & comes with a handy acrylic holder for display

Snow & Graham's Write-On Wall Calendar, $24.95

All of the beautiful designs S&G are known for but in a grid format so you can use it for keeping track of monthly events.  Perfect for the kitchen to organize your family schedule!

SusyJack's Deluxe Wall Calendar, $34.95
Gorgeous designs certain to brighten any room.  Hang one month at a time or for a greater impact, 3 months at once!

And last but certainly not least...
Linnea Poster Calendar, $29.95
A true classic year after year...

Baby Shower feature on Bump Smitten!

Here is a link to a baby shower I helped plan for a former Papier employee & dear friend (along with two other former Papier employees) that was featured on Bump Smitten last Friday!  It was lots of fun to both plan as well as attend. So hard to believe that our friend's little guy is now almost 10 months old!  Wow, time really does fly!  I can't take credit for all the incredibly beautiful ideas shown in these pics (taken by our fabulously talented friend & co-host Kari Herer) but did enjoy printing the banner, picking up flowers & tasty treats, baking cupcakes, and spending an afternoon with Christina (of 2 Fresh Threads & third co-host) making some pretty adorable little pinwheels to decorate with.  I hope you enjoy!

Holiday Card & Photocard Promotions!

Even though we’ve been experiencing what seems like the never-ending summer here in Maine (I was wearing shorts on Wednesday!) it’s now the beginning of October, time to admit that summer is ending and getting ready for what’s next…holiday season! Yup, that’s right, it’s holiday card & invitation time! And the sooner you order, the more you save! With great deals from 10%-20% off your entire order to free return address printing offers running from now through mid-October (some through early November) on all your favorite lines including William Arthur, Checkerboard, Page, Vera Wang, Smudge Ink , Prentiss Douthit (and many more!) now is the time to dig through your summer pics and find the ‘ONE’ that will you’ll share with family & friends this holiday season. And of course, we also carry traditional (non-photo) personalized as well as corporate holiday cards as well.  Looking forward to seeing you soon! 

Here's just a few samples of the HUNDREDS (and I really do mean hundreds!) of choices!


Smudge Ink – 10% off through October 15th


Photo courtesy of Smudge Ink

William Arthur – 10% off through October 17th

Photo courtesy of William Arthur

Vera Wang – 10% off through October 17th

Photo courtesy of Vera Wang

Page Letterpress – 20% off through October 30th


Photo courtesy of Page Stationery

Checkerboard -- Free return address printing through November 1st

Photo courtesy of Checkerboard

Prentiss Douthit -- 10% off through October plus additional savings if you have a dog in your photo (another 5% off), a funny story about taking your kids' picture (another 5-10% off) or admit you hate an item of clothing someone in your photo wore (another 5% off!)

Photo courtesy of Prentiss Douthit

Stacy Claire Boyd – free return address printing OR free return address stickers through October 31st


Photo courtesy of Stacy Claire Boyd