paperies

I have always had a love for excellent paperies. I seek them out shore, to shore and city to city. I have a long list of favorites, and am keen at finding them. Two more were added to my list this weekend when my family and I ventured down to one of America's last charming towns, Stillwater.

We have been going there, mostly to antique, since I can remember. It has changed over the years from charming, but middle of the road, to yuppy. There are now small gifts shops and coffee houses nestled in between the antique barns. It is evolving, but still lovely. It reminds me of the smaller towns right outside of New York City.

1) Rose Mille. They sell rolls of vintage wallpaper, glitter letters, a plethora of unique and rare ribbon, not to mention women's clothing and some hot jeans.
2) Pulp Fashion. Okay, it my dream home that's how I'd keep sheets of paper. Isn't that built-in fantastic? I had to take a picture, I think the clerk thought I was nuts. They have a lot of lovely stuff, especially wedding and baby items for creating your own invitations or thank-you notes.

Other favorite Paperies that I devour:
•Papersource. Quality products, especially for cardmaking.
•Kate's Paperie. Amazing. Their online store is pretty good, too. They have two Manhattan locations.
•Archivers. This is the scrapbooking mecca that is wonderful. It's a chain and mostly in the midwest, to my knowledge
•Collage. I worked here in high school. The owner is a doll and the products are lovely.

This summer I plan on going to:
•Dear Lizzie. Just the photos on their website make me want to go there and drink the hot coco! I know it's most of a gift/home shop, but still : D

Comments

[shan]

so fun! I love pretty papers to, but I often choke at the prices, so I just browse and touch.
*There's an Archivers at the University Mall in Orem. So you won't be without a good paper source this summer. Not to mention the 100 other scrapbook stores in the Utah Valley.
*And that Dear Lizzie store looks so cute. I love the Monogram necklace that Lisa Bearnson had on her blog a while back.

[teresa]

Man oh man talk about a fun time- antiquing and fun paper stores- when can we get together :} Pulp Fashion reminds me of some of the small shops we went into on a trip to Paris. Thanks for all the links.

[Shannon M.]

Now you've got me itchin' to shop!!! I *love* cute little stores like this. Wouldn't it be fun to have a huge craft room with built in's like that?! Wow. I'm really good at collecting pretty stuff, but finding the time to use it is where I struggle :)

Thanks for sharing.