October 31, 2022


Ghoulish Celebrations

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Time to unearth all the things that go bump in the night and invite them over to howl at the moon or dance around the fire. It’s time to pull out the cult classics and tie off bags of candy. Perhaps it is time to make popcorn balls, dip caramel apples, and find out just how many eyeball candies are too many on top of a cake. Let's make it an event!
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Happy Halloween!


Keeping in Touch

 

Cooler weather means finding new comfortable ways to connect with loved ones. Instead of pool parties and beach days, there are haunting tales around a campfire, carving jack-o-lanterns, and picking apples for pie. Perhaps we can channel those experiences into a letter.

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Write Your Best Letter!

April is National Letter Writing Month which offered the perfect opportunity to call Karen Fullerton who has studied the art of letter writing and leads courses on the topic. Last year she gave a love letter writing workshop for a small (but lucky) at The Paper Mouse. It was eye-opening to see how the attendees came to understand the components of a great letter after Karen read different examples aloud. Many of the participants exclaimed that they wrote the best letter they had ever written that day! 

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30 Days of Gratitude - A thank you note challenge

April is National Letter Writing Month. It prompts us to make time to slow down and write a note or letter. It's a gift really. We came up with the idea of using the month to pen notes of gratitude. Here's why...

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Best-Ever Blueberry Sorbet... with Vodka!

I still remember my first sorbet experience. It was in Paris many years ago, and that explosion of fruit flavor was a taste revelation. When we were recently invited to a friend’s farm a little over an hour away, we knew that (one of) the happy outcomes would be freshly made blueberry sorbet. The orchard of 50 blueberry bushes was laden with billions of blueberries. We were in blueberry nirvana. Here's what blueberry nirvana looks like...

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Host and Hostess Gifts that Get You Invited Back!

 

Oval Paperweight

Summer is the time for visits with friends and family often to wonderful getaways by the beach, lake, and mountains. Bringing or sending a host & hostess gift for that bungalow stay is a way of expressing gratitude that lasts beyond your stay and reminds your hosts of the good times you shared together.  See our 5 great gift suggestions.

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Felix Doolittle is going BIG!

After a lifetime of drawing tiny, the artist behind Felix Doolittle changes scale and goes big with 16x20 Art Prints! Read on about how Felix began drawing and his decision to go BIG! 

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Let's Color!

 

Did you love coloring, and the mesmerizing, meditational place it transported you to when you were a child? Whether you're a newcomer to the pleasures of coloring, or if you're returning to the happy memories of the past, you're going to love this collection of 3 downloadable illustrations by Felix that just beg to be colored! I've also asked Felix for his coloring tips. It's almost like having a coloring lesson with Felix sitting next to you. Almost. For that, you'll have to visit our visit store, The Paper Mouse, for one of our coloring events! 

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The Paper Mouse

We didn't have a plan to open a shop for Felix Doolittle, but there we were on a sweltering day in August signing a lease on a place that needed a lot of love. We called it The Paper Mouse after Jenny who is born in the Year of the Mouse.... 
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New Autumn & Winter Wedding Invitations | Paperless Post x Felix Doolittle

Autumn Boughs
Getting married in Autumn or Winter and looking for just the right Felix Doolittle wedding invitation suite? Take a look at our collection of cool weather invitations that we created with Paperless Post. 
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