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5 Favorite Paper Plus Customer DIYs

Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
DIY fan card by a Paper Plus customer

DIY fan card by a Paper Plus customer

Working at Paper Plus, we see dozens of amazing crafts, designs and DIY projects every day. We are consistently amazed by the vision, resourcefulness and technical abilities of artists in the Berkeley area. Some craftspeople have started full-blown card businesses, while others are motivated to make beautiful cards, crafts and decorations simply for the love of creating (plus they love making their friends and family smile). Here are our 5 favorite DIY customer crafts from Paper Plus.

 

Intricate Handmade Cards

One of our regulars is a master card maker. Her designs range from bold cuts with two colors to soft designs using five or more paper colors. Her most impressive designs involve intricate folds, color blocks and thoughtfully designed layers of fabric, doilies, cardstock, and ribbon to jump off the page–some even have 3D elements. Many of her cards are so elaborate; a card truly becomes a beloved gift in and of itself.

DIY folding card closed

Handmade DIY folding card – closed

DIY folding card closed

Handmade DIY folding card – open

DIY heart card by a Paper Plus customer

DIY heart card by a Paper Plus customer

Beautiful Banners

Sometimes simplicity is just as lovely as an elaborate design. We’ve had a few customers use fishing wire to hang cards that their kids made and strung it across the room as decoration. We’ve had others do spin-offs of this idea with photographs and clothespins or art prints.

 

Clever Cards

DIY clothing card by Paper Plus Customer

DIY card by a Paper Plus customer

We could never forget when one guy came in and showed us his moon cards. He repurposed the aluminum peel top from a pill bottle to make a silver moon on all these cards for Groundhog Day. (FYI Groundhog Day has astronomical meaning–it comes between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox).

 

Astonishing Centerpieces

When it comes to centerpieces, the possibilities run as wide and deep as your imagination. We have seen downright mesmerizing centerpieces that started as a bundle of scraps and recyclables. We’ve recently seen quite a lot of jars and vases being repurposed for centerpieces. From string lights and succulents to polished rocks and glowing water, we’ve seen it all! One of our favorites was a jar filled with lights that were positioned in such a way that they resembled a jar of flowers. Don’t ask us how they did it, it looked like pure magic!

 

Another woman hosted her husband’s retirement party and themed each table with a different centerpiece. She made little tiny suitcases out of gift boxes for one table; another had an Eiffel tower constructed out of paper. The dedication, the detail and the love that she poured into these centerpieces was enough to make you tear up a little. Gorgeous!

 

Downright Delightful Decor

We had one customer who transformed a roll of old wallpaper into a holiday wreath. Now that’s resourceful! She cut the wallpaper the way she needed it and she spruced it up with a tarnished look. That might have been one of the most ingenious wreaths we’ve ever seen!

Thank you to all the inspiring artists and craftspeople who share their designs with us here at Paper Plus. Your work inspires us to do what we do, and we love seeing what our products become once you get ahold of them!

If you’d like to share your work with us, send us an email at schurman5@aol.com or share it on our Facebook page! We’d love to feature you and your work.

6 Ideas for Spectacular Gift-Giving this Christmas

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

6 Ideas for Spectacular Gift-Giving this ChristmasIt is never too early to start thinking about the presentation of your Christmas gifts, and at Paper Plus, we are stocked full of awesome ideas to make your presents especially memorable.

1. Half-off Christmas Gift Wrap, Ribbon and More!

You will love our selection of Christmas gift wrap, ribbon (from curling to satin to printed to totally unique), hundreds of styles of gift tags to suit every occasion, fifty colors of tissue, and mylar sheeting for that lovely metallic sheen. Whether you’re wrapping two gifts or two hundred, Paper Plus’ friendly discount prices allow for great gifts and lovely wrapping.

2. Giving an irregular-sized or delicate gift? We have a box for that!

With the advent of online shipping, many goods no longer come with their appropriate gift boxes. Don’t give your sweetheart jewelry from a drawstring bag — find a box! Paper Plus has boxes for jewelry, folding boxes of all shapes and sizes, apparel boxes, cake boxes for baked goods, craft boxes to personalize, and shipping boxes.

We also carry bubble wrap, mailers, tape and other essential post office goods.

3. Make ornaments together!

We love crafting. This year, get the kids involved (or don’t) for Christmas tree ornament making. These are special crafts that reappear every year when you (or whoever you’ve given them to) decorate the tree — a truly meaningful way to live the Christmas spirit.

Our shelves are stocked with ready-to-decorate ornaments, wire hangers, tinsel, beads, stickers, beautiful decorative papers, felt, glue, tape and so much more. We also carry a line of antique wooden Christmas ornaments for just 25 cents apiece.

4. Add to your Christmas card list and check it twice!

Paper Plus is the affordable Christmas card seller in the Bay area. We carry single and boxes Christmas cards in a huge variety:

  • silly Christmas cards
  • animals Christmas cards
  • Japanese print Christmas cards
  • religious Christmas cards
  • secular Seasons’ Greetings / Happy Holidays cards
  • New Years’ cards (these boxed cards are HALF price!)
  • Make your own cards with handmade paper, envelopes in different colors and sheens, stickers and more

5. Make it the Office Holiday Party to remember!

Office managers, we carry all the party goods you’ll need to make your company’s holiday party stylish and festive! You’ll find table rolls, placemats, “sturdy style” colored plates and matching cups and utensils (or mix and match colors), plus decorations to fit any holiday or office situation.

6. Festive odds and ends make the season bright.

At Paper Plus, you’ll find perfect party goods you didn’t even know you wanted, like a set of patterned poinsettia or snowflake plates to complete your Christmas table setting, or some mylar Christmas balloons to brighten up a party setting. Speaking of keeping things bright, did you know we have Christmas lights and candles at a discount? Look for our candles, pillar candles, LED candles and colorful Christmas candles.

Whew, that’s a lot of Christmas spirit! Paper Plus is ready to help you find what you need (or what you just want) this Christmas season. Call us at (510) 525-1799 to ask if we carry something specific, or visit our North Berkeley store before December 25th!

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