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Just a friendly reminder that our Halloween is fully loaded and on-point for your parties! We are dying over all of the adorable Paper Source designs. Come grab yours and start planning those costume parties!
Meet Meiken (pronounced "MY-KIN")- she is our go-to gal for all the *what's happenin's* in the store. She keeps us all on track and is pretty much solely responsible for any part of us that can be considered "organized." The answer to almost any question can be: "Ask Meiken"
We love you girl!! Thanks for being a rockstar.
Tell us a little bit about you and your background: I grew up in Boise, then went to Utah State University were I studied interior design. I have worked as an Interior Designer for 10 years and enjoy making spaces beautiful.
What is your favorite part about working at Paperie + Pen? I love meeting new people!
When your are not working, what do you enjoy doing in your free time? Spending time with family! Traveling, reading and spend time with friends.
What are 4 superficial things you can’t live without? 1. my phone, 2. the internet, 3. an ice maker 4. hairdryer
Favorite P+P vendor and why: Rifle. I like the colors, retro feel and flora motifs.
Favorite Restaurant in the Boise Area: Texas Roadhouse (love the rolls)
Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth)
Favorite Song/Singer/Band: I have a lot of favorites....Hmmm song - Find a way to my heart (Phil Collins), singer - Michael Buble...Band - Maroon 5
Favorite Thing(s) to order from Starbucks: I don't really go there often...iced lemon pound cake and a strawberry and cream frappuccino
Favorite TV Shows: Castle, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Psych
Favorite Celebrity Crush: Chris Pine, Jensen Ackles, Chris Evans
What is your best on-hand joke? What did the fish say when it swam into a wall? Dam...what did the dam say back? Dumb bass.
Sum yourself up in a hashtag: #alittlenerdy
This year, I was pregnant with my first child. For anyone who has been pregnant before, you know that basically- it is 9 months of torture, which makes you obsessive. For some, they are obsessed with the nursery. Some are obsessed with naming the child. Some are obsessed with obtaining every possible gadget and doo-dad for the little one.
I, was obsessed with ALL of it!
With my obsession came documentation. I wanted to document every piece of this experience, the pregnancy, the birth, the baby. Being a wedding photographer, documentation is so important to me- really, it is everything I stand for. So choosing the perfect baby book was imperative.
On my search for this "perfect" baby book- I found cute options that weren't practical, or worse- practical options that weren't cute. Most baby books are stitch-bound, so it is impossible to add to them or customize them much.
WELL- weeks after finding a baby book that would 'work for us', Emily Ley did it again...(if you have ever owned a Simplied Planner, you know what I am talking about) she released a baby book that really had everything I was looking for!
- Visually appealing: beautiful, clean design, gold foil on the front and back cover as well as the color coded page tabs, modern but timeless, unisex- so can be bought as a baby gift, or before the gender is determined-- and of course it matches the chair in my nursery PERFECTLY.
-Practical: the format is a standard size 3-ring binder, so the pages can be rearranged. I love this, because most baby books' order isn't always the way that things happen for your baby. Such as- first haircut page is usually around a year, my baby's first haircut happened at 9 weeks... with this format, you can put everything in the exact order it happened for your little one. You can also add more pages and it is SIMPLE since you can use a 3-hole punch to add whatever you'd like. So practical. I love keeping everything for my son, but I am a busy mama...so the 3- ring simplifies everything so you can add it to your book right away.
- High Quality: I guess this can also double dip into the visual appeal- but the pages are thick but not cumbersome and the printing and gold foil is perfection. It is lightweight- yet durable. And the cover has a lamination that can be easily wiped... just in case tiny, sticky fingers might find their way on their heirloom.
When it comes down to it, no child is alike and I think mama EL knows that as much as the rest of us! Her design has so much personality, but so much room to add your own personality and the personality of your little one! The pages included go up to YEAR 5! But with the 3-ring format, you can pack that puppy full of all sorts of "firsts" and photos.
Bravo again Emily Ley. Bravo.
written by Nichole Schoener
Emily Ley Baby Book and other EL Products available at Paperie + Pen in-store and in our online shop while supplies last. SHOP NOW
Meet Whitney---she is the crazy ball of energy that is bound to brighten your day! I know what you are thinking, there is no way one person legitimately has this much energy---we assure you, it is legit. Miss Whit is a bloggin, instagrammin, mama of all trades! Just seeing her cuteness in the mornings just makes me NEED to go shopping!
Tell us a little bit about you and your background: BSU grad. Lived in California for 6 years. Recently moved back with my husband and 18 month old son, Stetson. Love to laugh, have fun, and talk girl talk.
What is your favorite part about working at Paperie + Pen? My favorite thing is being up close and personal with so much talent and beautiful stationery.
When your are not working, what do you enjoy doing in your free time? What free time? It's Stetsons world and I'm just living in it. But I do like to stay busy, crafty, bake, read, and I am a huge SUN worshiper.
What are 4 superficial things you can’t live without? My phone/ for snapping memories. Straws. Hats
Favorite P+P vendor and why: Moglea. I LOVE the abstract colors and prints they have. I'm huge fan of letterpress and anything made in the USA! #teamamerica
Favorite Restaurant in the Boise Area: I love juniper downtown. Local ingredients and super creative menu. Their kale salad is killer!
Favorite Movie: the Philadelphia story. Huge fan of classic movies and Cary Grant and James Stewart are my favorite of all time.
Favorite Music: Ellie Golding and Taylor Swift. Girl power and I'm not even sorry about it!
Favorite Thing(s) to order from Starbucks: unsweetened iced green tea with one stevia (that I carry in my purse...)
Favorite TV Shows: Nashville, American Horror Story and Meet the Goldbergs.
Favorite Celebrity Crush: David Beckham
What is your best on-hand joke? your mom
Sum yourself up in a hashtag: #EW!