Every holiday season the Short North comes alive with festive displays and trimmings. Each year, the Short North Business Association presents special awards to merchants for their holiday window displays, with categories including creativity, branding and holiday spirit.
Congratulations to Flower Child this year's winner...
Flower Child - Winner of the 2009 ZenGenius Award of Excellence for Best Display
Flower Child stole our crown this year- (last year On Paper won Best Overall
and Best use of Product), but I saw their windows last night in all of their Holiday Hop glory and if I do say so myself, and they were fantastic!!
This year, the competition was stiff and On Paper was awarded: Runner Up - Best Use of Product. It's nice to be in such great company- along with Collier West, Rowe, Big Rock Little Rooster, Substance and many others.
On Paper's Assistant Manager Michelle Porreca did an amazing job in her execution of the two displays- precise, witty and a strong point of vue. We spent all day last Sunday playing Santa's elves and we were both pleased with the final festive result. We tried to feature some of our expanded gift collection so it was nice to be recognized for our efforts.
To see all of the displays- visit the Short North
website for a neighborhood tour.
Remember - Green Paper Company papers can be purchased here - on the On Paper website...
Pieced silver and black leather... think Renaissance with a touch of bling! 
Pearlescent glass, flocked and micro beaded
More leather loveliness
Lookin' for a little somethin' to bring to a fab hostess? Or for a sweet office colleague? These confections are actually guest towels- creatively packaged to perfection.
Here it's combined with citrine another variety of quartz that actually often gets it's juicy color from heat treating amethyst. How it goes from deep purple to this incredible orange is nothing shy of amazing.
This necklace sets off the organic shapes of the stones in a super dramatic necklace that combines with multi colored chains for a really great look= perfect for holiday parties.
This pendant combines smokey quartz that is facet cut and integrated with intricately sculpted wire. One of my faves- a great contrast of elegant, arty and modern- all twisted into one great look.
1. It's not so much what you say or how you say it... it's sending the card that really matters.
6. While e-cards may be tempting- free postage, quick and easy- remember- the holidays come once a year. There is nothing more personal or meaningful than going to the mailbox and finding a handwritten envelope in your pile of bills, especially when it's from someone who really matters. Taking the time to write and send cards is a wonderful holiday tradition- so deck the halls with letters in abundance!!!
On Paper's Assistant Manager Michelle Porreca did an amazing job in her execution of the two displays- precise, witty and a strong point of vue. We spent all day last Sunday playing Santa's elves and we were both pleased with the final festive result. We tried to feature some of our expanded gift collection so it was nice to be recognized for our efforts.
To see all of the displays- visit the Short North website for a neighborhood tour.
Pick up a bunch- they look great packaged in a monarch envelope from Green Paper Company. Or, pick up a stack and surprise someone with random acts of profoundness-- leave it on an office chair, by the water cooler, in the ladies (or gents) room, on a pillow, in a lunch box- wherever!
