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Heidi Reimer-Epp
Stationery expert, author and owner of Botanical PaperWorks, the eco-friendly paper company that makes greeting cards and promo products that grow flowers when the paper is planted
Interests: paper, stationery, organizing, strategizing, wedding invitations
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I have two dear friends named Laurel and Laurel. They are kind enough to include me in our regular dinners even though my name isn't Laurel! A couple of weeks ago, the three of us got together. We usually pick... Continue reading
Last week I had a phone call with a friend who's buying a small business. She asked me a question: "Heidi, I know that you've purposely kept your family out of social media. Why is that?". It's true. About eight... Continue reading
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I'm so happy about the collection of Seal and Send Wedding Invitations that my company has created this year. It's funny how it goes with a new product idea. We'd been wanting to create this style of invitation for a... Continue reading
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Happy April! This month, we'll be celebrating Earth Day on April 22 and Earth Week April 17-24. To help you celebrate, here are a few fun and simple things to do: Decorate your desktop with free downloadable Earth Day wallpaper... Continue reading
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Mar 28, 2013
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How are those new year's resolutions going? If your situation is less than what you had hoped for back in December, here are two great tools that you can use to get to know yourself better. TypeCoach Verifier is a... Continue reading
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I've been using Pinterest a lot lately, to save, sort and organize the free printables that I find on the web. There are a lot of great freebies available to celebrate New Years Even 2013, and you can see them... Continue reading
I can personally vouch for this recipe, very yummy. I used vegan margarine and sprinkled green crystal sugar on top for extra pizzazz.
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From Michaela at Hey Look, here's an easy and fun DIY Advent Calendar project: Go to DIY Printable Advent Calendar to print out the templates. From the Botanical PaperWorks blog, here's a new (and free) printable 2013 monthly calendar. I... Continue reading
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Before I Die is a global public art project that invites people to reflect on their lives and share their personal aspirations in public space. Originally created on an abandoned house in Candy’s neighborhood in New Orleans after losing someone... Continue reading
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Ever get the urge to clean-up and dress-up your computer desktop? That's what happened to me today. So after googling "modern desktop wallpaper", I found these and more at Hermanmiller.com: Check out all of the designs and download your favorite... Continue reading
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We've been preparing this for some time now, and I can't believe it's finally here! The 12 Weeks of Christmas starts today over at the Botanical PaperWorks blog. Here's all the info, please join us! Continue reading
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In grade 6, Mr. Blake went to Japan for Christmas holidays. On the first day back, he gave each of us girls in Room 6B a package of Japanese paper cuts (in case you're wondering, he wasn't sexist - I... Continue reading
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We celebrated a major birthday milestone this week. 70 years. It's hard to wrap my head around what that means for someone. That's a lot of years of highs and lows, heres and theres, aheads and backs. Made me think... Continue reading
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I am very excited about the launch of these new Seal and Send Wedding invitations over at Botanical PaperWorks. It's a new format that combines an invitation + respond card into one. By folding up into a neat package, there's... Continue reading
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Hi there, I've taken some time away from blogging to get a new and improved blog launched over at my company Botanical PaperWorks. What started out as a small project ended up being more of a medium-sized project. It was... Continue reading
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photo credit: The Paper Place Calling all paper crafters and bookbinders - these one-of-a-kind paper craft tools are now available at the Paper Place in Toronto. The awls and bone folders are carefully handmade, cork cap included. The tools are... Continue reading
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How cool is this? Botanical PaperWorks has just launched THREE new product lines that grow edible herbs when the paper is planted. The paper is embedded with seeds of parsley, oregano and basil (called the Fresh Herb blend) that germinate... Continue reading
It's pretty cool, and from their Facebook page, it looks like they get good book donations that keep the library fresh.
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I posted a while back about the awesome Little Little Libraries movement, where individuals and community groups set up a free take-a-book, leave-a-book library. The pint-sized libraries are located across Canada and the US and they encourage reading by both... Continue reading
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Happy August 1st! I'm in an organizing mood right now, updating my office at work and at home. I found some useful free August downloads and wanted to share them with you. Here's a list of my favorites, all dated... Continue reading
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It's almost grape jam-making time in our house and I was looking for an easy way to dress up the jars that we'll be giving away as gifts. Happily, Botanical PaperWorks designed these free printable jam jar labels and posted... Continue reading
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Here's a cute idea for making your own kite invitations from Dotcoms for Moms. The project uses origami paper, felt (for the kite string) and a free printable download for the "let's go fly a kite" invitation card. Check out... Continue reading
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Look at this! Thanks to How About Orange, I learned that Digitprop has designed a printable, 3D alphabet that is completely free! Just download the file, print on cardstock, trim with fine scissors like a pair of Cutter Bees and... Continue reading