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On Paper featured on @shortnorthartsdistrict Instagram takeover series

Hey! Shout out to Short North Arts District (@shortnorthartsdistrict) #shortnorth who relentlessly advocates for the Short North Arts District and small businesses in it. Did you know that 76% of our neighbors employ 20 people or less? 91% are locally owned or headquartered and 40% are female owned. On Paper was featured this week in their weekly Instagram takeover series. Here are the posts and videos in case you missed them. Our team is pretty proud of what we do.  On Paper was launched in 1997 by Joan Schnee (@papergirlonhigh). It was forged out of a dream to combine her retail career in visual merchandising and store design with her love for paper-making. After 23 years in the business, she chose to...

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Live from VGH, Last Edition

Did you get how everything in our spring collection has Mom or the garden in mind? These little novelties are not only adorable but totally functional and earth friendly. Ceramic and concrete plant holders (hint, add a gorgeous pen to the mix), seed storage bags, vintage brass watering cans. We can hardly handle it. Thanks for spending your Saturday night with us. We sound like a broken record, we know it, but we can't wait to see you back in our shop. Stay safe and take care, friends.

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Live from VGH, Edition 5

Soooo, about these flower vases. They're inspired by iconic Mediterranean ceramics but handcrafted out of special waterproof PAPER!  They're perforated with hundreds of small die-cut shapes and curves and sewn by hand with gold stamping. It's hard to put flowers to shame but these vases might. Can you picture a few on your dining room table or Mom's desk? We can. See you at 7 for the next addition of Live from VGH. 

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20% Off Staff Favorites - Small Business Saturday

Our team has carefully curated a list of everything we love and we’re excited to offer it all to you for 20% off!Cassie, Visual Merchandising & Buying Manager - Life Bank Paper“The Life Bank Paper offers a luxurious writing experience for all pens, but fountain pens in particular. If you’re a fan of specialty inks, this paper rivals Tomoe River in showing off sheen, shading, and color shifts - but with a thicker weight and a very pleasant tooth. The texture also makes it great for sketching and its durability stands up to repeated erasing - preserving the surface quality through a multitude of mistakes!”Connor, Sales Associate - Wax Melting Desktop Set“I received this for my birthday last year and I cannot...

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Introducing… Ferris Wheel Press

NEW! We’re very excited for this one. In efforts to expand our premium pen and ink collection, we’ve brought in the Canadian company Ferris Wheel Press. Included in this launch are five main products.1. The Brush Fountain PenElegance is subtle. It doesn’t try to be something it’s not. It does what it pleases and as much as it pleases. The signature Brush fountain pen by Ferris Wheel Press is elegance. We’re in love with its striking gold plated nib. Removing the cap reveals art and engineering perfectly balanced. Its integrated converter cries out for ink that can assist it in becoming your tool for a lifetime. 2. The Scribe Ballpoint PenThe 1920s have roared their way back into the digital age. Art-deco is...

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