gallery night :: georgia lloyd

Tonight is Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward's Gallery Night and we are happy to be exhibiting photography by Milwaukee's very own Georgia Lloyd!

Lloyd is a digitally based photographer living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, she came to this city to attend the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, which she graduated from in 2011 with a BFA in Photography.

The exhibit will show works of art from two different bodies of work. The first series shown, “Beaching,” focuses on tension within narrative and stagnancy despite transitory environments. The second series, “Freaks and Geeks,” is centered on the allure of artificiality. Please join us tonight from 5pm until 9pm and tomorrow, Saturday from 10am until 5pm.

happy fallidays!

We are loving this crisp entrance into October. The colors are reaching their peak here in Milwaukee and are absolutely inspiring. Just in time for the autumn change-over, we've set up a brilliant display of “Falliday” and Halloween themed counter cards, cocktail napkins, and party invitations from fabulous companies such as Hello Lucky, Mr. Boddington’s Studio, Dee & Lala and The Found all of which you can find here and here on our webstore. They’re fun, festive and a little freaky, so visit us in the shop and pick some up for your next All Hollow’s Eve fete.

Though we adore this time of year, we’re already thinking ahead…Custom holiday card promotions are available now! Stop in to check out new designs from Kramer Drive and Designers Fine Press, as well as classic favorites such as Crane & Co. and William Arthur.  You can find all of our custom holiday card promotions here. Enjoy!

We wish you all a pleasant, autumn week!

Mollie and Kate

introducing a new blog series!

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Good Morning Readers! 

We here at Broadway Paper are excited announce a new schedule for our blog, one that is sure to inspire and inform. Every week, beginning October 1st,  you'll find a new post brimming with the latest updates on store events, our newest products, featured designers, creative craft how-to's, and weekly Historic Third Ward happenings. We also invite you to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest for daily updates and inspiring ideas for all of your paper projects, as well as photos of our own creations.

Another new and exciting feature of the Broadway Paper website is our Staff Profile Page. Here you'll find everything you ever wanted to know about our creative crew, including our top product picks! 

This is also where you'll be introduced to me, Mollie, bwp's new in-house Blogger. Although I'm a Milwaukee native and UW-M Alumni, I've spent the last few years living in New York City. During my time in the Big Apple, my writing and editing work appeared in various publications, including Martha Stewart Living, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Chicago Magazine and Gotham. I'm back in Milwaukee now, and although I continue to freelance, I've given my writing new purpose. I'm inspired daily by the beautiful products Broadway Paper offers its customers, and am thrilled to be apart of Milwaukee's vibrant small business scene. So check back often, read our posts, leave comments, offer suggestions...I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you!

From Kate, Mollie and the rest of the team, thank you for your readership and patronage. We hope to see you in the shop soon!

gallery night : jeff trendel

Please join us this weekend for the Historic Third Ward's Gallery Night. This year marks the 25th year of Gallery Night and this weekend is the 100th Gallery Night. We are thrilled and honored to announce that we are featuring the fabulous work of Jeff Trendel. Jeff is a local eco-artist (and also a long-time family friend of mine). Jeff makes the most beautiful wood bowls and vessels that you'll ever see. 

 Jeff's work is simply magnificent and truly amazing. If you are in the neighborhood (and you should be), be sure to stop by. We hope to see you this weekend!

new! farewell paperie

Welcome Fare·well Paperie to Broadway Paper! These lovely letterpress cards are a treat for everyone with great sayings for all ages. The Wisconsin postcard was an added bonus to add this card line to our store.  

This line started with two advertising creatives who spent more time talking about stationery then anything else. They use extra thick Crane Lettra paper for their letterpress cards. Sending anyone of these cards will guarantee a smile.

 

All of the cards from Farewell Paperie are available on our webstore.

milwaukee's magnifcent bride

Please join us this Sunday at Milwaukee's Magnificent Bride. This is Milwaukee's premiere wedding show and we've been planning our booth for weeks. We will have lots of current samples, fun DIY ideas, and beautiful decor ideas at the show. Other premiere wedding vendors will also be at the bridal show.

{even the tickets to the show are beautiful}

The show is this Sunday, February 26th from 11am until 4pm at The beautiful Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. Please join us!

holiday cards!

We received some pretty special holiday cards here at Broadway Paper...

Thought you might like to see. I still can't get myself to take them down... I love them all too much. Hope everyone else received some really great cards this past season too!

happy holidays!

From the staff of Broadway Paper:
Thank you to all of our wonderful customers for another amazing holiday!

snow & graham love

I got a wonderful surprise in the mail the other day and I thought I'd share it with you. Our very good friend, Ebony from Snow & Graham, sent us a little care package in the mail. Enclosed was a limited edition notepad with an adorable Snow & Graham pen. I'll be writing in style for the next month!

Thanks Ebony... you're too sweet!

paperwink stamps : 10% off

We've got the perfect personalized gift idea for you! Order a personalized Paperwink stamp and this week only, take 10% off your order.



You can browse our Paperwink selection online or stop in the shop to place your order.

holiday open house : 20% off

Join us this Saturday, November 12th from 10am until 5pm for our annual Holiday Open House. This is my favorite event of the year! We will have paper demonstrations, giveaways, festive food, and a photo booth courtesy of Shutterbox Photo Booth Milwaukee.
Oh and last but not least... during our Holiday Open House we are offering 20% off all holiday product!

gallery night : sylke vonk

Tonight is the Historic Third Ward's Gallery Night and we're so excited to welcome back photographer Sylke Vonk! Sylke was a Gallery Night guest last Spring in 2010, you can see a little bit more about her past exhibition here. Please join us this evening... we're open late until 9pm!

A little sneak peek... love how these photographs are hanging with our wrap behind them. So pretty!


Here is a little more information about Sylke's exhibit...

Please join us this evening from 5pm - 9pm and tomorrow 10am - 5pm!

holiday debut

It's official... Broadway Paper has gone holiday! After much preparation and anticipation, the majority of our holiday product is out and ready for you to purchase! Here is a little peek...





We're carrying lots and lots of holiday products including items from our favorite designers a. favorite design, Cavallini,Crane, Driscoll Design, Elum Designs, Flying Wish Paper, Hello! Lucky, Kate Spade, Smudge Ink, Snow & Graham, the FOUND, Wiley Valentine.

cream city ribbon tour

I recently went on a tour of Milwaukee's very own Cream City Ribbon and I am more than anxious to share my experience!

Broadway Paper and Cream City Ribbon have a very intimate connection. The owner of Cream City Ribbon, Lorette Russenberger, bought her business in 1988 and was located at 181 N. Broadway, just a few doors down the street from Broadway Paper's current location.

Lorette decided to open Broadway Paper as an outlet to sell her ribbon in a retail environment. Her original intention was to open as a seasonal store during Christmas of 1988, but the response was so great, she kept it open year-round. It was only the second retail store located in the Third Ward and they developed a loyal following of customers.

In 1996, Linda sold the store and moved her production facility to a larger historic cream brick building close to Milwaukee's downtown. The rest is pretty much history... onto my tour!

Spools of cotton yarn are used to make Cream City ribbon. Each ½” wide ribbon is composed of approximately 52 strands of cotton yarn running parallel to one another.

The yarn is then put into the glue tank and the glue is used to bond the yarn together. This gives it it's curling and shredding capability.

The ribbon drying.

Cream City ribbon is produced from renewable, biodegradable cotton fiber, grown and processed responsibly in the USA with water based dyes and without chlorine bleaches. All of the inks that is used are soy based and non-toxic.


Cream City Ribbon is currently the only U.S. manufacturer of this unique product. Trademarked in 1995, Cream City Ribbon is the only environmentally friendly, American made ribbon on the market today.

Broadway Paper and Cream City Ribbon have lost touch a little bit over the recent years, but believe you me... the connection has been rekindled and I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing a lot more of their ribbon around here soon.

new! avie designs

I am so happy to announce that Broadway Paper now carries Avie Designs. Avie Designs is a small stationery company out of Decatur, Georgia and I first spotted them at The National Stationery Show. They have the most beautiful sheet wrap, paper bows, and even a 2012 desk calendar.



Their beautiful products hit our shelves yesterday and soon they will be up on the webstore (we are knee deep in prepping the webstore for holiday). Soon, very soon you will be able to have some of your very own Avie Designs!