As the exhilarant chords of “The Final Countdown” echo through the mill, I couldn’t help but reflect on the last several months here. Sadly, today will be the last day for Katherine, one of our papermakers who has been on since the beginning of the Kraft adventure. She is just the first of a few [...]

once again the 2nd annual love on the run was a huge success! the lincoln journal star had a wonderful article in this mornings paper and a fantastic video clip. i would like to say thanks to everyone that helped out and came in to give a little love! we will see you next year! [...]

Finally it’s something other than just humidity and blender noises! Today was the first day for the 2nd annual Love on the Run and we had such an INCREDIBLE outcome! We filled 20 bottles in just 2 hours today! tons of tiny bottles! I must say, it is IMPOSSIBLE to be in a bad mood [...]

bottles done…check! notes printed and trimmed…check! buttons made…check! so with just days to go we are gearing up for the 2nd annual Love On The Run! Hope to see you there!

we are back for another round! porridge papers is hosting the 2nd annual love on the run from febuary 11th-13th! on the 11th and 12th come type your love a note on our antique typewriters from 4-6. or on friday the 13th come join us for an open house from 4-9 which will include great [...]

WE DID IT!!! After tons of hard work and quite a bit of stress we have finally reached the halfway point on our big order! Now it’s time to really push the envelope and see if we can make local handmade paper history! Only 7 weeks remain with just over 37,000 sheets to go. The [...]

on friday those of us that were here took a little break to wish samantha a happy workaversary! she has been with us for 6 years, and how she has climed up that ladder! she started out as a wee little coucher and started pulling her own sheets just months afer being hired. it was [...]

  Yes yes! We here at Porridge Papers would like to wish everyone a happy World Hoop Day! 8-8-8!   Most of you probably don’t know that I’ve had a recent obsession with hula hooping. I actually just got into the craze about a month or so ago and haven’t been able to stop! Tonight [...]

so this past saturday we held a paper sale. handmade paper for $0.25 up to $2.50 a sheet. the sheet sizes were 4×6 up to 19×25. it was crazy, and a lot of fun as well! thank you everybody for coming out. we will definitely be doing it again. we still have several thundered sheets [...]

on saturday we had so much fun with all the kids that came out for the easter egg run. we were offering free card making. we brought out some great spring colors of handmade paper as well as some plantable paper. what better way to start off spring then by giving a card that turns [...]