Monday, June 29, 2009

Dear Friends,

It is with a heavy heart that I am letting you know that I am closing M & Co. Papery. I am having difficulty even trying to convey what that means to me. I have absolutely LOVED having M & Co. There is not one moment that I regret the hard work and struggles of owning my own business.

It is with great fondness that I look back at all of the memories from the beginning to the end. I have enjoyed getting to know each and everyone of you through the years. I have been so fortunate to follow customers through their weddings invitations, birth announcements, and then birthday parties. Some of the kids are eight years old now!

Stacie, Alex, Lisa, and all of my wonderful employees, thank you for your hard work, loyalty and friendship. God really blessed me with each of you. You guys have taught me so much about myself and life. Mostly patience! Just kidding! I could not have maintained my sanity without having you guys to fall back on.

Kristin, I cannot find the words to thank you for all that you have done for me and M & Co. I remember walking into your just opened store, Domestic Bliss, and thinking how great it would be to realize my childhood dream of having a store of my own. It is through your encouragement that I went out on a limb and opened M & Co. in the back of your shop. Those were the days! We had no idea what we were doing but we sure had fun! Your friendship and support during very hard retail times has been invaluable.

And of course my family and friends who have given me lots of free labor, thank you! Dorie, with her amazing decorating skills who came in countless times to whip the store into shape, Michele, who gave me business advice and made up all of my postcards and advertising for free! Paul and LeAnna who worked so hard with me in July with no air conditioning to get the current space ready to move into. You guys are the greatest!

So, in order to wrap things up at M & Co, we are having a HUGE sale starting Monday, July 6th and continuing throughout the entire month! And, the best part is that Domestic Bliss is going to bring in a ton of their sale stuff to add to the sale frenzy! I am so excited about the sale and even though it is the end of M & Co, I can’t wait to see what life will bring next!

I would love to see all of you and get the chance to say goodbye and thank you so please drop in! We will be open Monday through Saturday and closing for good on Friday, July 31st.

-M.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Just look at this fab new bag we just got in! This Anna Griffin Laptop Office Tote features 100% laminated cotton exterior, adjustable handles, a padded laptop compartment and pockets for a cell phone, PDA and writing instruments. I love the contrasting fabric interior! And, if you're like me and not cool enough to have a Laptop that needs toting, you can use it for your traveling necessities like magazines, books, etc. Of course I'm probably just going to use it as my purse since I just love the orange and red print for summer!

Let me know if you would like to pick up one of these totes at the store or we can order one in for you. There are several patterns to choose from!

-M.

p.s. How is the letter writing coming along? Hopefully you are all getting writer's cramp by now!

Monday, June 1, 2009

It's Monday again and I have a great goal for the week! How about writing someone you know and love a thank you note or just a thinking of you letter? I think there is no better time than now to brighten some one's day by sending them a note the good old fashioned way... through the mail!

Don't think too hard about it or you will never do it. Just grab whatever stationery you have handy and put some words down on paper. Or stop by the store where we are happy to help you pick out some stationery or order your own personalized!

Make someone happy this week. And who knows, it just may be you receiving a letter in the mail!

-M.