Paper Tales

The Best Stapler Ever...

...and we finally have it!I've had one for years and it is fabulous! Never jams and has tiny staples.They are made in Italy :)New Kaisercraft collections: Magnolia Grove, Timeless and embellishments from Rock Pool.We are making up ephemera packs...these are vintage 1930's Children's Dictionary pages.We made up a map/heart sample to have in the store. They are a quick and fun craft to make for yourself or a gift.

Celebrate National Scrapbook Day!

May 5, SaturdayWe will have a complimentary make & take, (it's perfect for your Project Like or used on a card!), a special treat, coffee, lemonade and 15% off on your entire purchase!

Get Crafty with Amy Tangerine!

May 19, Saturday 10 am-1 pm $65
Get crafty with Amy!!! You'll make a simple stitched mini album and 2 layouts!Create a fun mini album using Amy Tangerine's newest line, Sketchbook and a simple sewing technique. You'll use the materials to put together a "Smile" mini book with fabric paper. Amy will have a big selection of fun washi tapes to help you embellish this fun little mini book.

You'll also create 2 brand new (never before seen) colorful layouts. You'll love using Amy Tangerine's newest line, Sketchbook.*The first layout uses two 4"x6" photos - 1 is a vertical orientation, the other is horizontal. *The second layout uses 2 small photos and has the title "She's Crafty". Use this info as a guide to inspire the photos you bring, but feel free to bring a bunch to choose from or add photos at home later.

Please bring your basic kit along with a paper piercer, healing mat and black ink for stamping. Feel free to bring photos that make you happy to fill the book.

This class is packed with fun techniques and a bit of stitching. Amy's kits ALWAYS come with plenty of supplies for other projects!

New Today

New from My Little Shoebox; Happy Go Lucky collection. Unbelievably charming and sweet...and French!We're excited to have Suzi Blu's book "Mixed Media Girls". It even includes a DVD with video teaching from Suzi! Remember: all books and magazines are 10% off everyday! We carry Suzi's stamps as well:)

Is it Kind? Is it True? Is it Useful?

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Speak Your Mind. 

By Amy Bloom (this is an excerpt: read the entire article here)

The arches (Is it Kind? Is it True? Is it Useful?) now save me a lot of time, and they make some sentences completely impossible. I have also decided, in the interest of continuing to be who I am and to have a life, to allow myself to shoot for two out of three. Even this helps. The merely true ("If you and I were the last man and woman on earth, the human race would die out") can't even get to first base. It means I have to take a look at the kind, to make sure that it's useful or true, too, and that I'm not just lobbing a big gumdrop ("Oh, I had no idea you were so gentle and modest, Mr. Trump!") to suck up or make myself look good. I have to keep in mind that manipulation is not a necessity, unless you choose to live your life like you're a reality-TV contestant, in which case, what the hell do you care for kind or true? Even useful turns out to require some real thought. (Useful to whom?)

Mark Twain wrote in "On the Decay of the Art of Lying": "An injurious truth has no merit over an injurious lie. Neither should ever be uttered." Let us have less of Kant, more of Twain, and put absolutely useful first, kindness second, and let truth show a respectable third.

Downton Abbey

I watched Season 1 in two days and am TOTALLY obsessed! (no surprise!)I found this on a blog and thought it was funny! Now...off to watch Season 2!

Great Cake Stand

What a great idea!From the Mollie Makes blog.

Prima Flowers, Paper & More

Peeks at just a couple of today's Prima deliveries!The Yuki collection is fresh and fun!

Mollie Makes

We are so excited to carry "Mollie Makes" at Paper Tales!We have *loved* this magazine since it's first issue! We have this issue (number 13) at the store.We also just received these wood cupcake and cake stands. The cupcake stands are sold in sets of two. They will be lots of fun to paint, glimmer, paper or ?!?

Point Loma Garden Walk

The Point Loma Garden Walk (Saturday, April 28, 2012) features self-guided tours of private residential gardens, and a fantastic garden boutique as part of the event. Sponsored by local businesses (including Paper Tales!) and private donations they are proud to showcase homes in the historically rich neighborhoods of Point Loma.Garden Walk ticket sales from this volunteer-managed annual fundraiser provide continued support for the Craniofacial Services at Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego.