Shinola & Woodchuck journals now available at The Windmill

We are SO excited to be sharing this news:  Shinola and Woodchuck journals are now in stock!

Shinola is a Detroit-based company with a commitment to beautiful design, quality craftsmanship, and American manufacturing.  They create a variety of American-made products, many of which are made at their factories in Detroit.  We're huge fans of their philosophy and ethics, and we're proud to be introducing Shinola's journals to Boca Raton.  We have both hard linen and soft linen journals in small, medium, and large, all in a variety of colors and interior pages.  They're made using all US-sourced materials from sustainably-managed forests.

Our must-have item from Shinola is The Runwell Planner - a thoughtfully designed weekly planner with a black hard linen cover and a lay-flat binding.

And now for Woodchuck!

Woodchuck is based in Minneapolis, and part of their mission is very similar to Shinola's - to bring jobs back to America, and to bring quality products back to consumers.  What sets their products apart is that they are made with beautiful, sustainably-sourced, FSC-certified real wood.  Each journal is created with wood from a single tree - we have Birch, Cedar, Walnut, Mahogany, and Rosewood (our favorite!), in both classic and pocket sizes.  Each wooden cover is individually selected for unique grain and quality.  The interior pages (which come blank or lined) are 100% recycled.

Woodchuck and Shinola are currently only available in-store, not in our online shop.  Stop in to see them - or give us a call and we're happy to ship them to you!

The Windmill featured on Downtown Boca!

We are so honored to be featured on Downtown Boca this week!  Here's a glimpse of the article:

Join the fight against bland, boring paper

Sarah Gluchacki is on a mission: to rid the world of cookie-cutter cards, notebooks and tacky giftwrap. Sound silly? There’s a serious side. At Gluchacki’s new Downtown Boca stationery shop, The Windmill Paper Boutique, she sources products only from small design and print shops and works hard to offer environmentally-friendly staples you wouldn’t normally find in chain card shops.

“I strive to support local vendors with eco-friendly practices,” says Gluchacki, who opened The Windmill after a stint as the lead graphic designer for a wedding invitation company. “I do my best to provide the freshest patterns, hues, and designs available – products that are not only useful, but beautiful as well.”

In her shop, every item is hand-crafted on natural papers made of materials like cotton and bamboo. Gluchacki specializes in custom invitations and stationery, but also carries a full stock of ready-to-buy paper goods like patterned notebooks, customized gift wrap and note cards.

“We’re all about utilizing bold patterns, bright colors, and classy, fun, cheeky designs from famous designers,” Gluchacki says. “These aren’t your typical convenience store cards.”

Read the rest here on Downtown Boca!

April is National Card & Letter Writing Month

It's National Card & Letter Writing Month, so we thought we'd share some of our favorite "just because" cards.

Who doesn't love receiving a hand-written card in the mail?  So stop in, say hello, and pick up a few to send to your favorite people.  And as always, keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates (like what's inside this package from our brand new line, Pink Orchid Press.  We don't even know yet!)

Brand new photos of The Windmill

So excited about these beautiful new photos of the store!  Here's a little montage of our favorites:

Stop in today to see our selection of letterpress note cards, foil stamping greeting cards, acrylic bar & bat mitzvah invitation samples, and more!

Elum cards, notebooks, and more

Elum designs are on the shelves here at The Windmill (although based on how fast they have been flying, they won't be here for long!).  Elum offers an assortment of letterpress greeting cards, but we are most excited about the alternative paper items like sticky note cubes, edge painted note bars, fabric-covered journals, and patterned gift bags.

We carry the Big Stack Note Bars in both metallic gold and bright blue.  These come in a set of 150 thick unprinted cards, each of which is edge painted.  These are great for a pop of color on your desk or phone table!

These Writer's Blocks are 700 sticky notes in a cube, with a hole in the corner to hold a pen or pencil.  These cubes are great for an office or desk, and 700 stickies go a long way!

These fabric-covered journals are our most popular item so far!  They are 100% wood-free and eco-friendly, and have 120 unprinted pages inside for notes or drawings.  They also have a gusseted pocket in the back to keep any loose notes, receipts, or anything else you may want to hold onto.

We absolutely love these gorgeous gift bags.  Sturdy and ultra-soft, they are like no other gift bag you have held before - you have to see them in person to believe it.  Stop in soon to see these amazing items and pick up your favorites before they're gone!

Smock "change the world" letterpress cards

Most of our products are sustainably produced with tree-free papers and materials, vegetable-based inks, and some are even created in wind-powered shops.  With our overall eco-friendly mindset, we are all for changing our world for the better.  This series of cards by Smock is the epitome of environmental thinking - 100% of Smock's profits on these cards are donated to a critical environmental issue.

Profits from the Rainforest card are donated to the Amazon Conservation Association to help stop deforestation.

Profits from the Fin card are donated to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch to promote sustainable fishing and fish farming. This card comes with a pocket guide for making informed seafood choices.

Profits from the Sunflower card are donated to the Pesticide Action Network to help save honey bees. This card comes with a packet of bee-friendly sunflower seeds.

So stop into the store, pick up a card or two, and do your part to change the world!

Ogami stone notebooks now available

Ogami notebooks arrived today!  These luxurious notebooks are made of limestone, so in addition to being tree-free, they're totally waterproof and incredibly soft.  Available in white, gray, black, and teal, the minimalist Italian design is perfect for the style-concious professional.

Introducing Smock cards, boxes, gift wrap, and more

Today we are so thrilled to introduce the latest everyday products available at The Windmill, from the ultra modern and fun line, Smock.  Smock designs and creates so many amazing products, from notepads and jotters to gift wrap, gift labels, and boxes - we had to have it all!  The best part?  They are a totally green shop - 100% wind powered, vegetable-based inks, bamboo and 100% recycled papers and materials, AND they donate 1% of their sales to environmental causes.

These jotters come as a two-pack, with two different coordinating patterns in each!

Love them?  Want them?  Stop in to our grand opening this Saturday - 20% off all in-stock items, one day only!  We can't wait to show you everything!