Cheers to 12 years!
The story goes, like so many, we've truly had a blast designing cards and invitations and selecting all the things that we love for our shop in Wallingford! BUT, as things change over 12 years, such as two kids with all their activities, traffic in Seattle, thoughts of retirement (for one of us), and rent increases, there comes a time to weigh the pros and cons. This involved a long period of soul-searching, hand-wringing and number-crunching. We can't deny the fond feelings we have for our first shop and all the customers that we have come to regard as friends. Saying goodbye to all of this has involved a bit of a mourning period. This is the sad part of the story.
The happy part is the thought of throwing off the burden of long and often frustrating commutes. We had been timing our hours in Wallingford with Seattle's traffic patterns. This meant leaving in a rush, feeling bad about all the unfinished errands and spending far too little time in the shop. Our new commute clocks in around 4 minutes regardless of time of day or day of the week :).
We love the space that was created for us on the corner of 9th and 152nd in Olde Burien! It's a vibrant neighborhood with some great shops (The Shoppe, Amoire Chocolates, Olde Burien Wine Shoppe, Lucky You) and restaurants and bars (the 909 Coffee and Wine, Classic Eats, The Tin Room and the 913). There's even a cool little theater in the Tin Room where you can have drinks delivered to your seat! All of these are owned by locals like us!
To further entice you to venture out to our Burien shop, mention this email for a 20% discount on your purchase before the end of January, 2020!
Grand Opening in Olde Burien!
This has been a bit of a long road (in spite of the actual few-block move) but, happily we are about to celebrate the opening of our new shop!! Please join us in the heart of Olde Burien at 901 SW 152nd Street on Friday, November 23. We will start the day at 10 am with mimosas and donuts! We'll have a lovely little gift with purchase (limited quantity so for heaven's sake don't be late)! In the afternoon the party goes on with bubbly and Dan the Sausage Man sausage tasting. You can buy all the wonderful Dan the Sausage Man products right here! Among the new delights, we are happy to be offering beautiful, big balloons; round ones, confetti-filled, stunning colors and metallics, with tassels and ribbons, adorned with calligraphy and much more! If we can master the helium tank, it will a great asset for all your celebrations (and ours). We will be decked out for the holidays, shelves loaded with cards, candles, candies, books, ribbons and wrappings, trimmings and trappings...and we hope this will give you a festive beginning to your holiday season! Can't wait to see you!
Happy to be in Burien!
We love our new shop! Close to home and crammed full of all of our favorite things! Our amazing husbands made it all happen and fast! New walls, new floors, new lights, planters, signs, shelves, desks, benches...They even helped us move in all the goodies.
Here is a peek down the hall at our beautiful back room. It's the perfect place for classes and custom printing consultations. Stay tuned for winter Calligraphy Class schedule. We hope you'll get a chance to drop in and see the newest Paper Delight's style! We're open Tues - Sat 11 - 5:00 - All year long! 15215 21st Ave. SW, Burien, WA 98166