…and papercrafters ESPECIALLY love Paper Anthology gift cards! They’re hand stamped, available in ANY denomination, never expire, and can be used to purchase any combination of stamps, inks, dies, tools, papers, stickers, potions, powders, adhesives and more! To make a gift card even more special, you can put it in a Paper Anthology 5×7 Zippered Canvas Pouch, and have enough room leftover for a few Distress Mini Ink Pads, Stickles, a few pens, washi tape, maybe even a mini stamp set? And don’t forget to include your own beautiful handmade card, which is the thing your recipient will love most! Stop by the store to purchase gift cards or call us at (973) 927-1210.
Just a reminder that if you signed up for the 2023 Paper Anthology Holiday Card Swap, those cards are due this Saturday! That’s five holiday cards (all of the same design, or different) with appropriate envelopes, dropped off at Paper Anthology this Saturday, December 2nd. Your swap cards will be ready for you to pick up NEXT Saturday, December 9th. Participants who make a sixth card will have it displayed in the store for all to admire. While you’re in the store, why not stock up on last minute holiday items, extra adhesive, and maybe a gift card or two? We’re open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, and we’d love to see you!
If you’re feeling stumped by the Gift Bag or Box challenge in the WCD Online Crop we’ve been hosting on the Paper Anthology Facebook Page, or maybe you just happen to need a clever and appealing little gift box? Either way, Elisabeth’s video will help you create a fabulous little project using nothing but four (12×12) sheets of cardstock, one sheet of patterned paper, adhesive and a scoring tool! The measurements for every element you’ll need are below. When you’re ready to roll, click the “play” button and craft along with Elisabeth!
3-in-1 Gift Box
Cardstock Base:
8 1/4” x 6 5/8” – score all sides at 1 ¾”
Patterned paper for base:
· 4 pieces – 1 ½” x 4 ½”
· 4 pieces – 1 ½” x 2 7/8”
Cardstock Lid:
6 ¾” x 5 1/8” – Score all sides at 1” using a shim.
Don’t miss Paper Anthology’s Spring Cleaning Super Sale! This week only: Monday March 18th through Saturday March 23rd (nearly!*) EVERYTHING in the store is 25% off!!! In addition, we’ve covered the entire table surface in the classroom with Deep Discount Clearance Bins! What’s in those? You’ll have to come and see for yourself, there are overstocks, golden oldies, and some serendipitous surprises; we promise it’s worth a good look through those.
Even the Easter Bunny can’t compete with goodies like this so be sure to stop by this week for EGG-citing savings!
*In-stock merchandise only. Kits, classes and gift cards are not included in the sale. Deep discount clearance bins are sooooo deeply discounted that those items will not be further discounted. No punches will be bestowed during this special sale week.
Ok, no, sorry… we actually have NO idea! But if your friends are papercrafters, we’re entirely confident that they’ll LOVE getting a Paper Anthology Gift Card! Paper Anthology Gift Cards are hand stamped, available in ANY denomination, never expire, and can be used to purchase any combination of stamps, inks, dies, tools, papers, stickers, potions, powders, adhesives and more!
To make a gift card even more special, you can put it in a Paper Anthology 5×7 Zippered Canvas Pouch, and have enough room leftover for a few Distress Mini Ink Pads, Stickles, colorful pens, adorable washi tape, maybe even a mini stamp set? And don’t forget to include your own beautiful handmade card, which is obviously the thing your crafty recipient will love most! Stop by the store to purchase gift cards or call us at (973) 927-1210.
PS: If YOU are the Crafty One who’d love to get a Paper Anthology giftcard for Hanukkah or Christmas, feel free to forward this to your friends and family and we’ll be happy to hook them up! ;)
SAVE THE DATE: The Paper Anthology Papercrafters’ Garage Sale will take place on September 30, 2023. If you’d like to be a vendor, please carefully read the rest of this post! Then, email elisabeth@paperanthology.com to reserve a spot and obtain your unique vendor number.
Vendor Information
1. Vendors need not be present at the sale, items from all sellers are displayed together, arranged roughly in categories, on tables inside and (weather permitting) outside Paper Anthology.
2. Each vendor will be given an individual number, which must be marked CLEARLY on all your items, along with the price you’ve set for that item.
3. Buyers will be able to pay for all their items in one transaction, and the amounts due to each vendor will be recorded at the register. At the end of the day, each vendor’s sales will be tallied and the total, less 5% vending fee, will be presented to you, the following week, in the form of a Paper Anthology Gift Card.
4. All sale items must be CLEARLY MARKED with your vendor number and your price. Yes, we already mentioned this in Points 1 & 2, but experience has taught us, it’s impossible to overstress the importance of clarity! If the cash register operator cannot decipher your price, they will have to GUESS. If they cannot decipher your vendor number, the sale will be recorded to Paper Anthology. We highly recommend un-smudge-able ink and nice sturdy stickers.
5. All prices must end in .25 cents, .50 cents, .75 cents or .00! If you have a bunch of items you’d like to price at .10 cents each, group them together in a little bag! (Grab bags and “collections” of miscellaneous paper or embellishments generally sell really well; we all love a “surprise” assortment, right?)
6. Sale items may be dropped off no earlier than the Saturday before the sale (9.23.23) and picked up no later than the Saturday after the sale (10.7.23).
Many thanks to EVERYONE who helped make Saturday’s Papercrafters’ Garage Sale our best ever! We were excited to see so many NEW faces (welcome to our newest blog readers!) as well as lots of our old friends. Even the weather cooperated fully to make the day perfect!
Shoppers, we appreciate your patience and good humor as you waited in line, and your help in sorting your items so we could ring them quickly; we hope you made some new friends and are thrilled with your bargains.
Vendors, you did an AWESOME job of labeling your items clearly with prices and vendor numbers; we are truly grateful for your clarity and conscientiousness. Gift cards should be ready for pick up on Thursday evening; we will send you an official email when they’re in the store.
Stay tuned for a “Save the Date” announcement about the Anniversary Party, which will be held at the beginning of November. Can’t wait to see you all again! In the meantime, you can shop the Paper Anthology Online Store 24/7; the brick and mortar store is open Mondays 10-2; Tuesdays 10-5; Thursday and Friday evenings from 5-9pm and Saturdays 10-5.
What are you doing on Saturday, September 24th? If you’re a bargain-loving papercrafter within driving distance of Morris County, New Jersey, we have a REALLY great suggestion!
WHAT: The famous Paper Anthology Papercrafters’ Garage Sale!
WHEN: Saturday, September 24, 2022 10am-5pm
WHERE: At Paper Anthology, 717 US Highway 46, Kenvil, NJ 07847 (<< click link for map!)
WHO: Thirty vendors… the most ever!
WHY: Because we all looooooooove bargains, right?!
BRING: Your own bag!!!
If you’ve never been to Paper Anthology, this once-a-year event is definitely worth the trip! In addition to our amazing selection of brand new stamps, dies, stencils, paper, embellishments, paint, ink, embossing powder and pretty much anything else your papercrafting heart desires; this sale offers a unique opportunity to purchase gently used items at bargain prices. What amazing goodies will our THIRTY (yes, 30!) vendors be bringing along? The only way to find out is to come to the sale! Wear comfy shoes (there’s LOTS to see!) and please bring your own reusable bags. Just a reminder that this is one of the few days in our year that we don’t award punches on loyalty cards.
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Reminder of Vendor Info
If you signed up in June to be a vendor, here’s a recap of the important points to remember. If you missed the sign-up phase, make sure to subscribe to the blog, so you’ll get the notice directly to your inbox next June, and you can be a vendor next year!
Vendor Information
1. Each vendor was given an individual number, which must be marked CLEARLY on all your items. If you’re not absolutely sure what your number was, do take a minute to call the store (at 973- 927-1210) or email elisabeth@paperanthology to check. If the wrong number is on your items, your sales will be allocated to the person who has that number!!! The employees working the sale have NO way of detecting wrongly labelled items!
2. Sale items may be dropped off no earlier than the Saturday before the sale (9.17.22) and picked up no later than the Saturday after the sale (10.1.22).
3. All sale items must be CLEARLY MARKED with your vendor number and your price. Yes, we have mentioned this before, but experience has taught us that it’s impossible to overstress the importance of clarity! If the cash register operator cannot decipher your price, they will have to GUESS. If they cannot decipher your vendor number, the sale will be recorded to Paper Anthology. We highly recommend un-smudge-able ink and nice sturdy stickers.
4. Prices must end in .25 cents, .50 cents, .75 cents or .00! If you have a bunch of items you’d like to price at .10 cents each, group them together in a little bag! (Grab bags and “collections” of miscellaneous paper or embellies generally sell really well; we all love a “surprise” assortment, right?)
5. Buyers will be able to pay for all their items in one transaction, and the amounts due to each vendor will be recorded at the register. At the end of the day, each vendor’s sales will be tallied and the total, less 5% vending fee, will be presented to you, the following week, in the form of a Paper Anthology Gift Card.
6. If you drop off your items in bags, boxes or bins that you want back, please label them with your last name, so we can be sure to keep them straight. If you’re kind enough to lend tables, the same thing applies! (And thank you very much!)
Once again, If you have any questions at all, feel free to call the store (at 973- 927-1210) or email elisabeth@paperanthology to check; we want you to make LOTS of money while you clear out your older goodies!
SAVE THE DATE: The Paper Anthology Papercrafters’ Garage Sale will take place on September 24, 2022. If you’d like to be a vendor, please email elisabeth@paperanthology.com to reserve a spot and obtain your number. Then, please carefully read the rest of this post!
Vendor Information
1. Vendors need not be present at the sale, all items are displayed together, arranged roughly in categories, on tables inside and (weather permitting) outside Paper Anthology.
2. Each vendor will be given an individual number, which must be marked CLEARLY on all your items, along with the price you’ve set for that item.
3. Buyers will be able to pay for all their items in one transaction, and the amounts due to each vendor will be recorded at the register. At the end of the day, each vendor’s sales will be tallied and the total, less 5% vending fee, will be presented to you, the following week, in the form of a Paper Anthology Gift Card.
4. All sale items must be CLEARLY MARKED with your vendor number and your price. Yes, we already mentioned this in Point 1, but experience has taught us, we cannot possibly overstress the importance of clarity! If the cash register operator cannot decipher your price, they will have to GUESS. If they cannot decipher your vendor number, the sale will be recorded to Paper Anthology. We highly recommend un-smudge-able ink and nice sturdy stickers.
5. Prices must end in .25 cents, .50 cents, .75 cents or .00! If you have a bunch of items you’d like to price at .10 cents each, group them together in a little bag! (Grab bags and “collections” of miscellaneous paper or embellies generally sell really well; we all love a “surprise” assortment, right?)
6. Sale items may be dropped off no earlier than the Saturday before the sale (9.17.22) and picked up no later than the Saturday after the sale (10.1.22).
Participants in the 2021 Paper Anthology Holiday Card Swap can pick up their swap cards today (Saturday 12.11) or Tuesday from 10-5; or Thursday or Friday evening from 5-9pm. While you’re here, this would be a great time to finish shopping for your crafty friends! In addition to always-popular Paper Anthology Gift Cards (available in any amount!) we have a limited quantity of lovely Paper Anthology Mugs for sale, as well as our eco-friendly Paper Anthology “Bag Lady” Bags; and of course an abundance of beautiful stamps, dies, patterned paper, embellishments, adhesives and inks to help you finish up those last minute holiday projects!
