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Meet us in West Palm Beach on January 25th

wpb-embassy-suites In need of save the dates, invitations, thank you cards, place cards, programs, menus, signs, napkins, coasters, or any other paper items?  Join us at the Embassy Suites in West Palm Beach for our first bridal show of the year!  We'd love to meet you and discuss how we can create the perfect designs for your event.  You'll have the opportunity to compare our printing methods, touch our paper, and view a selection of our designs.

If you can't make it to the showcase, or you'd prefer to meet with us in our Boca Raton studio, we invite you to schedule an appointment with us by clicking here.

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Holiday hours

In order to spend time with family, we'll be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 24th & 25th.  We'll be open by appointment only on Friday and Saturday, December 26th & 27th.  We'll also be closed on New Year's Day, January 1st. If you have an urgent question, email us at hello@windmillpaper.com, and we'll be in touch as soon as we can.  We'll be open regular hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 30th & 31st, and regular hours resume on Friday, January 2nd.

Happy holidays from our family to yours!

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Event Weekend: Patrick's Baptism invitations

Patrick's mother Carla came to us looking to print invitations and thank you cards for his baptism.  She brought in a beautiful pattern-based custom design, and chose navy ink on shimmer paper stock.  The set was completed with navy envelope liners, and printed for us by Page Stationery.  Happy baptism day, Patrick! IMG_5113-edit

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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!

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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.

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And now for Woodchuck!

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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.

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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!

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Amethyst & Gold foil business cards for Parisi Events

Robert Parisi of Parisi Events picked up his business cards less than 15 minutes ago, but we can't wait another second to share them!!  These ultra-thick cards feature gold foil stamping on amethyst paper, duplexed to white 100% cotton paper with amethyst and black letterpress inks - completed with metallic gold edge paint.  Rob chose a unique square shape for his business cards - and these will definitely leave an impression on everyone who receives one. Foil stamped duplexed purple gold square business cards

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Foil stamped duplexed purple gold square business cards

Parisi Events is a wedding, mitzvah, birthday, and party entertainment company from Jupiter.  We love them because of the care they put into every event, and their dedication to making each client's event special and unique.  If you're in need of a DJ, lighting, entertainment or planning services, definitely check them out at www.parisievents.com.

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Wedding Weekend: Charlette & Robert and Tracey & Justin

Happy wedding weekend to Charlette & Robert and Tracey & Justin! We created everything from save the dates to programs and favor tags for Charlette's wedding.  Their wedding stationery suite was totally custom designed by us here at The Windmill, and printed by Page Stationery.  Our favorite piece is their save the date, which includes a timeline of their relationship - we just adore this idea!

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Tracey and Justin had a destination wedding in Longboat Key, Florida, so they wanted to incorporate a beachside feel to their invitations while still keeping them very elegant.  They chose gold foil for their invitations and gold letterpress for the rest of the pieces, printed on cotton paper by Haute Papier.  We love how each piece of their invitation suite included a bit of their monogram in some way.

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Join us for Small Business Saturday tomorrow!

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Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday, a day founded by American Express to encourage shoppers to keep their spending within their community.  Shop with us on Saturday, November 29th and enjoy the fabulous festivities including:
  • Extended hours of 10am - 3pm
  • Homemade sweets & sparkling drinks
  • Buy 3 get 1 free on ALL single greeting cards (in-store only)
  • Schedule an appointment here  for custom printing (invitations, stationery, business cards, holiday cards, etc.) by 11:59pm on Saturday 11/29, and you'll receive free custom design services when you place your order (up to a $200 value)
  • Receive a free Shop Small reusable canvas tote with every purchase (while supplies last)
As a part of their Small Business Saturday initiative, American Express will also offer a $10 statement credit to any AMEX customer who spends $10 or more at a registered small business (this includes The Windmill!).  Find out more about the participating small businesses and AMEX Small Business Saturday details here.

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Shop Small & Shop Local

In the spirit of giving, we ask you all to please consider supporting small businesses when you do your holiday shopping this year.

Every dollar spent at a locally owned, independent business generates 2-3 times more economic activity in our communities than a dollar spent at a national chain.  When you shop small, you pay someone's rent, put gas in their car and encourage their dream.

We feel so very lucky to have such incredible customers all year round, but especially during the holidays. We hope you will continue to shop local and shop small - it truly does make a difference in our local economy and in the lives of countless artisans, designers and community members.


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Oh, hi there!  We're Sarah and Shawn Gluchacki, the owners of The Windmill Paper Boutique.  In celebration of Small Business Saturday tomorrow, we thought we'd share a little about ourselves.
Sarah has a BFA in graphic design and painting, and got her start working in a letterpress printing company in Syracuse, New York.  Shawn has a background in math and physics and (shockingly) has basic social skills.  We were our own first clients when we got married in August 2012, and then moved to Boca Raton to open up The Windmill.  We'll travel pretty far for craft beer and great meals, we're serious coffee snobs, and we are known among our friends to send the greatest cards for every occasion (go figure!).  We love paper, invitations, weddings, dogs, and a perfect beach day.

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Wedding Weekend: Monica & Guido and Christina & Nolan

Happy wedding weekend to Monica & Guido and Christina & Nolan! Monica and Guido came to us with an idea for their wedding invitations, and we created a custom text-based design for them.  It was foil stamped in Champagne on white cotton paper (with a reply card in Gold letterpress), printed by Haute Papier.

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Christina and Nolan had this amazing idea for ceremony programs that fold into paper airplanes, for their adventure-themed wedding.  We designed a compass-based wedding logo for their day-of pieces, along with matching table cards, a photo booth sign, and a seating chart.

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