My heart is literally racing as I write this because I cannot WAIT to tell you about my latest…read morediscovery! Atelier Lejeusne is a totally hidden artisan paper shop located on a side street off the Canal St Martin. I'd passed in front of it a dozen times but never went inside, until today, and it totally blew my mind to bits. They sell the most adorable cards and memo pads with raised ink stamps that are produced by hand in the atelier in the back of the shop. As I was freaking out about the selection of cards featuring baby elephants, black kitty cats, owls, clovers, ladybugs, etc, the adorable owner even offered to show me the studio where the cards were made. I had to take a rain check since I was in a rush, but how cool is that? According to their awesome website, the Atelier is the only one of its kind in Paris to use a hand stamp press. In their video montage you can see the way the artisan printer hand paints each stamp before pressing them onto paper to produce a raised embossed effect. In a subtle, not-so-subtle sequence you see the types of work they've done for various clients, including Francis and Sophia Coppola! Can't think of a better celebrity endorsement!

Surprisingly, major printing shop chains were closed on a Saturday. I arrived from the U.S…read more expecting printed proposals to be delivered to my hotel. They weren't. Luckily, Papeterie Réaux, a small, but well-equipped print shop was open and the printer was very professional, friendly, and spoke English. He got the job done on his sophisticated equipment in a half-hour and the new proposals looked terrific.