Hooray! There’s finally snow on the ground! I know for some people that’s less of a blessing and more of a curse… but at least it looks and feels like December now. Though, lately my mind has still been filled with daydreams of camping in July. *sigh* We’ll folks, we’re in this together and there’s a LOT going on between now and camping season… let’s focus on that, shall we?

First of all, thanks so much to those of you that came by this Saturday for the Pitter-Patter of Little Printmakers event! We had a great turnout and some amazing prints were created by young and old alike! Here are a few photos of the day’s festivities:

You can check out other great photos on our Flickr page. What fun! We really need to have more little workshops like this. It’s such a great way for the local community to come in and play around with paper and projects that they might not get to explore otherwise. We’re looking for more ideas and suggestions for other similar workshops that you might be interested in. If you have any ideas please give us a shout! You can always e-mail us, or find us on Facebook or Twitter to give us your ideas an opinions. If you were lucky enough to join us on Saturday, what did you think of the activities? We’d love to hear from you!

We also have a lot of other ideas and projects under way. We’re expanding our stock line of plantable papers to include more fun, bright colors, We’ve even started talking about Valentine’s day already! There are some great ideas in the works for the 3rd annual Love on the Run. We’re really trying to get a jump on things this year. Each year this event has grown and grown. We’re anticipating this being the biggest Love on the Run yet! And we’ve got some great collaborative projects lined up to make it even better!

Some exciting things are shaping up for next year. I can’t wait to make it all happen! So much to do!!!

Hey there! Hopefully all of our wonderful readers had a fantastic holiday weekend! We sure did! And just like that… November has vanished. Funny how that happens. Oh well, time to really get into the Holiday swing! Christopher and Kim spent Friday and Saturday sprucing up the place and putting all of our fabulous holiday goodies on display. Stop by and check out the festive decor!

And clear your calendars for Saturday afternoon! We’re hosting our first ever Pitter-Patter of Little Printmakers event. We will be hosting a printmaking party for children.Bring them by and let them draw their design on printmaking foam and ink it up! Use some of our great handmade paper for great gift ideas! This workshop is free, though donations are welcome. Don’t miss it! We all know that kids make some of the best art! Be sure to tell friends and family that you think would appreciate the workshop! Space is limited so try to RSVP or call with questions. 742.5415

Don’t forget Wednesday either! We’re havig a little get-together to kickoff the holiday season in style. Stop in for our Holly Jolly Jinglebell Jubilee this Wednesday, December 2nd for home-made eggnog and cinnamon rolls. Get your holiday card and some gift shopping done and get 20% off your purchase! This will also be the last day to submit any orders for custom letterpress holiday cards. Check out the great design options below!

If you would like to be the first of your friends to know about our little events, make sure you’re signed up for our mailing list here. Can’t wait to see you there!

Holy Cow! The Holiday season is upon us! There’s much hustling and bustling around here decorating and breaking out the new Holiday cards! We’ve ordered some fantastic new cards this year from great companies including: Oddball Press, Hammerpress, Dee&Lala, Two Trick Pony, Fugu Fugu Press, Wiley Valentine, and Studio Olivine. Come in and take a look! There are gift tags, boxed sets, and tons of little gift ideas for that stationery junkie in your life!

Also this year we’re offering Personalized Letterpress Holiday Cards in sets of 25. We’re featuring six fabulous designs from Melanie over at  Lucky & Lovely. Just swing by the shop, choose your design, give us the names you’d like to have printed, then swing by between December 9th and the 11th to pick up your lovely letterpress cards! Each set of 25 cards will be $45 and will include a personalized card and coordinating envelope. All orders must be placed by December 2nd. Check out these great designs!

Clear your calendars for Wedensday December 2nd over your lunch our! Come One! Come All! Join us from 10am and 1pm as we kick off the Holiday season in style with home-made eggnog and handmade cinnamon rolls from Bread & Cup! Do some stationery shopping and save 20% on all retail items during the Jubilee. This will also be the last day to place your order for the Personalized Letterpress Holiday Cards in sets of 25. Treats are limited so get there early!

you know the holidays are coming when we have piles of paper in both the bindery and the print studio. sheets of handmade paper that have just been peeled. paper that is getting trimmed down. paper that is being printed. paper that is being die cut. boxes being shipped out day after day. yes the holidays are upon us. one more week of tight deadlines and then it is smooth sailing till the end of the year. that also means one more year that went by without us sending out a holiday card! we have thought about a january card but with our luck we might be better off with a may day card! i hope your holiday season is shaping up to be an enjoyable one. remember to take time for your self and remember the little things.

Now if you’re a fan of Blues Clues, you will have read that title in tune to the “mail time” song. If not, well, I’m sorry maybe I’ve watched too much Blues Clues. Regardless of how much children’s television programming you watch, it’s true! and it’s worth singing about!

We’re having a sale!

In case you haven’t read the Twitter or Facebook posts, Christopher just finished ordering a TON of great new stuff for the Holiday season! Dozens of cards, boxed sets, wall prints, journals, and the like are on their way to our little shop! The only problem is, shop space is limited so we’re trying to make room!!! This means that you can come in and buy yourself (or someone else) some fantastic paper paraphernalia and save 20% on all retail items in the store excluding custom invitations and announcements. Cards, notebooks, prints, paper! Its all fair game, so come and get it! This sale will last until our first box of Holiday goodies arrives, so shop while it lasts!

And while you’re in, don’t forget to ask us if we have any more of the truffle boxes for sale, we still have a handful left over from the party and they’re going fast so get your hands on some of these delectable delights for only $5!

See you soon, Porridgians!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! Getting feedback and hearing kind words from our fans and clients is one of the BIGGEST reasons that we love doing what we do. We recently got a very sweet letter from one of our mailing list recipients that was able to come to our anniversary party. Here’s some of what she had to say:

“I especially want to thank you for extending an invitation to your Sweet 16 party to a few extra people like myself.  You and your associates are so tremendously creative, that it was an honor to be there.  Loved all your black and pink decor…. your cake of cakes…. what a terrific event.

Jeanne”

Jeanne has since come back in to pick up some more chocolates to give out as gifts. What a lovely gesture! I’m so glad that our goodies are really being appreciated by our followers! Thanks, Jeanne! And thanks to the rest of our fabulous fans!

Speaking of fabulous, it’s time to announce the winners of our Schwag Bag giveaway!! We posted to our blog, and to our Facebook page to see what people were willing to do for our goody bag and the most creative answers won!

Deb responded to the Facebook quote and offered to come dance on one of the presses in heels…  while that may not be the safest thing, we certainly have a tabletop or two that would do the trick! I can’t wait for her to come in and we can post some pictures!

Lea was the winner from the blog post. She’s offered to take her bag with her everywhere and essentially become a walking advertisement for her favorite local papermill! We’ll have get a couple of shots snapped of Lea out and about in Porridgian style!

Congrats guys! How fun!

here is a new piece we just finished! it was a long time in the making but i think it was well worth the wait. what better way to promote your company or event that you are going green then to use plantable paper for your packaging! this bamboo plate was wrapped with our handmade paper embedded with lettuce and tomato seeds. the paper was printed on our 100 year old letterpress in 3 colors.

We’re getting ready to do some holiday shopping so you can do your holiday shopping! Is there something you’ve always wanted to see at Porridge Papers, but haven’t yet? Now’s your chance!

We’re asking YOU what you’d like to see more of in our store for the coming holiday season. So what is it?! More humorous cards? Boxed sets? Gift tags? Bags? Imported paper for crafts or wrapping? or maybe something else entirely?

We’re going to be placing our orders with or vendors by the end of this week, so let us know quick!

Also, if you’ve heard anything about the fantastic truffles that went into our Shwag Bag for our party… let your mouth water no longer! You can come by and pick up a box of 4 glorious handmade truffles for only $5! The box is letterpressed on our plantable handmade paper and contains 1 Cayenne Pepper, 1 Irish Cream, 1 Salted Caramel, and 1 Raspberry Rose truffle. They’re going quick so come and get them soon! We’ve got them in the fridge to keep them fresh so just ask one of us to grab a box or two for you!

That’s not all! You can also find a selection of the individual pieces found in our Schwag Bag for sale individually here in the store. Stop by and check them out. We had some amazing talent to work with when producing these pieces and they were all produced in a limited run for the party so get them while you can!

See you soon, Paper People!

Attention paper lovers! You know that bag we gave away at our party a couple of weeks ago? The one that’s filled with amazing letterpressed and handmade goodies? We know that you were sitting around wishing you had been here to get your hands on one of these sweet little prizes. Well… it’s your lucky day!

We’re going to be giving away two of our awesome goody bags, one through the blog and one through our Facebook page. The only question is: What is it worth to you? I don’t mean how much are you willing to spend… but, rather, what are you willing to do? Bake us cookies? Send New Mexican food? Burst in the door with song and dance? Send us one of your handmade greeting cards? Tell us a joke? You name it- and be creative! The most creative answers will win a bag!

If you’d like to see photos of the individual pieces in the bag visit our Flickr page. Remember, you must comment on *this* blog post to enter through the blog, and comment on our Facebook page to enter there. No duplicate entries, please.

We’ll select the winners on November 9th. Aaaaaaaand GO!

We’re not the only one’s giving them away, either! Check out what Richelle Albrecht over at Girl Metro in Chicago is saying on her Blog. She made the trip all the way from Chicago to celebrate with us, so we just had to make sure she could share with her fans too! (even if she didn’t want to part with the extra bag)

Thanks Richelle!

I’m sure some of you have been to our sister site, www.plantableseedpaper.com. After doing the huge makeover on our main site, we just didn’t feel right leaving plantableseedpaper the way it was. Not that there was anything wrong with it… but, well… it just wasn’t as shnazzy. so here you have it!

Hooray!

And since we put on our Sweet 16 party we’ve had a number of people tell us that we should go into the event planning business. Apparently, we put on a kickin’ shindig! It was so fun that our friends over at Nebraska Wedding Day just had to share! You can see their post here.

Okay folks! That’s about all from me right now! I’m still working on getting you the highly anticipated photos from our birthday bash. I’ll post them as soon as I can, promise! Have a great Halloween weekend! See you in November!