Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Dec 4, 2009, 11:16 am
A quick post to say hello! It's been a busy week at work and home with Christmas parties and interesting happenings. Tonight is the Botanical PaperWorks holiday party and I'm looking forward t...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Dec 1, 2009, 6:00 am
Welcome December 2009! It's the last month of the year - a month of fun and festivities, sugar and spice. There are a number of fun things happening this week, including: Tiber River blog - Miche...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 30, 2009, 6:00 am
It's the last day of November and the first week of Advent around here, and what better way to get ready for the busyness of December than to steal away for the weekend. My extended Reimer family ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 27, 2009, 6:00 am
Thanks to Style At Home for featuring Botanical PaperWorks' plantable holiday cards in the December issue. It's a gorgeous issue chock full of decorating and shopping ideas, just in time for t...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 26, 2009, 11:00 am
Save 20% on all eco-plantable stationery products and gifts in the 2009 Green Gift Guide. This offer is valid for just 5 more days!!  
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 26, 2009, 6:00 am
To all of our American friends celebrating today, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. May you take the time to appreciate and give thanks for the many blessings in your life. From all of us at Bota...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 25, 2009, 6:00 am
Thank you to the editors of Chatelaine magazine for selecting Botanical PaperWorks' eco-savvy plantable Think & Write & Grow journals for the Holiday Gift Guide in this month's December 2009 ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 24, 2009, 6:00 am
Woo hoo....20% off all items in the 2009 Green Gift Guide! We're talking about plantable, eco-friendly gifts and holiday cards, gift tags and journals, ALL made with post-consumer waste and embedd...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 24, 2009, 3:45 am
Thank you to the National Post online - The Ampersand "Wish List: Greet 'em with a green card they can plant" featuring plantable holiday cards from Botanical PaperWorks.
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 23, 2009, 6:00 am
Enjoy this video from me (Heidi) and Toni as we highlight a few of our favorite stationery products from the 2009 Green Gift Guide. And check back tomorrow for a special discount coupon on ALL product...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 20, 2009, 6:00 am
Customer Care Manager Toni and I had a hoot yesterday shooting a video for the 2009 Green Gift Guide. We had a LOT of laughs and a many moments of fun - customers coming into the shop (always happy to...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 19, 2009, 6:00 am
We love the new eco-friendly holiday gift-giving guide from Slice.ca. How great to have 10 fantastic ideas for holiday shopping - all green and eco-friendly! Go check out the list and you'...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 18, 2009, 10:16 am
... with them each month. If you're fortunate enough to live in Winnipeg, you MUST COME to Kal's art show on Dec 2 called I Found Wings. Click here for all the details on ... art, the ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 13, 2009, 7:54 am
Our thanks to GardenWise magazine for featuring Botanical PaperWorks' Plantable Holiday Party Favors in their very festive Winter 2009 issue. Speaking of holiday party favors, my husband and I ar...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 12, 2009, 6:00 am
In addition to remembering yesterday, we did a lot of Christmas baking at our house. Gingerbread men and women, butter tart square, soda bread and chocolate cake to be made into a chocolate trifle, ap...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 11, 2009, 9:50 am
We attended a Remembrance Day service yesterday where my youngest daughter had the privilege of closing out the service by singing Let There Be Peace On Earth. I found this background piece on the son...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 5, 2009, 12:19 pm
As you're buying holiday and Christmas gifts this year, you have an amazing and exciting chance to make choices that HELP, not harm, our Earth. Every time you spend your money on junk, you're ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 4, 2009, 6:00 am
Thank you to the editors of Best Health magazine for this feature in the November/December 2009 issue. Shown below are our Plantable Christmas Cards (red and brown), Plantable Holiday Cards (blue and ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Nov 2, 2009, 4:21 pm
November is here and what a delicious feast of sites and smells. From the luscious red leaves to my favorite Pumpkin Spice Lattes, there is delight every which way I turn. Thanks for your nice commen...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 30, 2009, 9:33 am
I received the contact sheet from Ruth last night and the photos are awesome. We've selected six to send to the Toronto Star and a few others to use as head shots. Here's a peek at one of the ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 28, 2009, 2:04 pm
We're just finishing up the photo shoot for the Toronto Star piece and I'm loving what I see so far. It's such a grey day out there that we delayed the start by 45 minutes hoping that the ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 27, 2009, 10:26 am
I'm delighted that Ruth Bonneville (remember her from my late-summer photo shoot?) is coming to my home tomorrow to take photos for an upcoming feature in the Toronto Star. After hearing the great...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 26, 2009, 6:00 am
Good Monday morning to you! This week promises to be an exciting-interesting-adventurous week with a little bit of everything. Designing. Interviewing. Planning. Teeth cleaning. Nothing like going to ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 23, 2009, 12:03 pm
We did a cool plantable gift tag job for Soia & Kyo, an eco-friendly fashion line that showed at Montreal Fashion Week October 13-15, 2009. The tags were attached to the show gift bags. Check out the...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 20, 2009, 10:38 am
Hello! We prepared this "Welcome" video last week. Enjoy!
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 19, 2009, 12:09 pm
We ate up the last of the garden tomatoes this weekend. Doesn't the photo above capture the juiciness of home-grown produce? I grabbed my camera and snapped this pic and then made the most delicio...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 16, 2009, 2:36 pm
We celebrated Bring Your Teddy To Work Day today at Botanical PaperWorks. And while we were enjoying our Teddybear Picnic lunch, we left the Teddies in charge! If you called Botanical PaperWorks a...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 15, 2009, 1:09 pm
I checked the calendar today and counted 71 days until Christmas. Not bad - that leaves plenty of time to organize a gift list, write Christmas cards and get the orders into Amazon and Toys R Us. Spe...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 14, 2009, 6:00 am
Out for a walk on the weekend, we took this picture. It was lovely to spend time together, enjoying being with each other. The air was crisp and cool but not uncomfortable. The conversation was pleasa...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 7, 2009, 2:30 pm
Shown above: Give Thanks seed card from the plantable Inspirational Greeting Card Set and the As We Give Thanks individual plantable seed card. Just a few more days until Canadian Thanksgiving and we...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 5, 2009, 10:10 am
My Mom Mary and I had the privilege of participating in the CIBC Run for the Cure yesterday. What an event it was, with $26.5 million raised across Canada for breast cancer research and support. ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 2, 2009, 1:51 pm
On the first Friday of the month, everyone at Botanical PaperWorks gathers for pizza and a company update. We celebrate birthdays, work anniversaries, promotions and anything else happening in lives o...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Oct 1, 2009, 6:00 am
... about who I'll be gifting the 2010 Plantable Eco Calendar to this Christmas. Other things on deck for October: Finish watching the TV miniseries Moll Flanders, based on the classic Br...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 29, 2009, 6:00 am
Check it out - I met up with some of the girls from the class of '89 at SMA last Friday night. While I didn't get to see any of the ladies from Friday's post, it was GREAT to see Melissa, ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 28, 2009, 6:00 am
We're loving these new plantable seed cards - one for graduation and one for wishing a loved one happy anniversary. Both cards are made with Botanical PaperWorks' signature blend of wildflower...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 25, 2009, 12:11 pm
Card: Designed by my Mom Mary Reimer using my Grade 7 school picture It's time for that rite of passage - my high school reunion. Wine and cheese in the school cafeteria this evening. I'll go...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 24, 2009, 10:49 am
It continues to be lovely and hot in these parts of Canada, but yesterday, I definitely sensed Fall in the air. The warm breeze blowing through the warehouse windows at Botanical PaperWorks had that d...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 22, 2009, 1:40 pm
This is an actual scene from my family's cottage; I took it with my Nikon digital SLR camera just as the sun was setting and our neighbours were catching some late-summer fish. Isn't the sunse...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 18, 2009, 6:00 am
Last Sunday, my girls were at the kitchen table drawing and crafting. They invited me to join them. Actually, they pretty much begged me. I resisted at first, then thought "Oh lump it - if I can't...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 15, 2009, 8:23 am
Happy sunny Tuesday! I'm working from Starbucks this morning before heading out for a day of appointments. And #1 on my list is sharing this press mention from Canadian Living. We're thrilled...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 14, 2009, 6:00 am
Thank you to one of our international customers for sending us these lovely comments. We appreciate you too, Tracy! Tracy is a reseller of Botanical PaperWorks' plantable wedding favors and pl...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 11, 2009, 6:00 am
In my post yesterday, I mentioned the DIY Pillow Box project that is available on the Botanical PaperWorks website. There is a downloadable project sheet with template and instructions, and in the abo...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 10, 2009, 6:01 am
I fell in love with the game of dominoes this past weekend and played game after game with my parents, my sister-in-law Toni and my kids. I LOVE these colorful tiles; makes the game more fun. And inte...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 8, 2009, 9:12 am
It was a happy birthday weekend for me, relaxing at the cottage with most of my immediate family. Busy as well, in a way that can only happen with a couple of small kids and a cottage full of people. ...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 4, 2009, 6:00 am
At Botanical PaperWorks on Thursday, four of us came to work wearing turquoise without making any prior plan. I absolutely love it when a color shows up as a spontaneous theme at work, and especially...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 3, 2009, 8:12 am
I've spent a lot of energy over the years trying to increase and improve the amount of sleep that I get. Easier said than done with two small children, a business and an overactive mind. So I have...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Sep 1, 2009, 6:00 am
This summer, I prepared a short checklist of priorities for the month of July. It was a great reminder for me of things that I FOR SURE wanted to do, so since today is the first day of September, I...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Aug 31, 2009, 4:35 pm
Wow, does it ever make our day when we hear from customers who were pleased with their Botanical PaperWorks experience. Here's an email that we received from Carey Dobson. Thank you Carey for tak...
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Heidi R. posted an article on Stationery Scoop - Aug 28, 2009, 6:00 am
The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes fortitude as "Strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage".This flower, growing against all odds in our r...
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