Paper Parasol strives to bring you quality handmade greeting cards. We are based out of Chicago, Illinois and San Mateo, California.

At Paper Parasol, we use paper and envelops that are 30-100% post consumer recycled and that use renewable energy sources – such as electricity generated by windmills. What we look for in our paper: Chlorine free, alternative energy sources, wind powered, hydro-power, and 30-100%PCW.

We are also big advocates of reusing our packaging materials as much as possible and like to salvage our paper scraps and make pretty collages with birds and trees.

Here at Paper Parasol, we feel old fashioned acts of writing make for the best correspondence. Now go write your little heart out!

My name is Tina Rodas and I am the creator of Hi Tree. I make adorable textiles and handmade toys using sustainable materials. I do all design and production myself out of my magical mountain home in the city of Los Angeles. Hi Tree was created quite by accident in 2007 while I was a stay at home mom looking for a way use my creative abilities. During that time I would stay up late testing the limits of my sewing machine and experimenting with fabrics until I came up with the first of my tree designs, the Cypress Tree. When I’m not working I love to treasure hunt at the thrift store, work on fun projects with my daughter Hazel and spend time with those dearest to me. I am very happy to have managed to make a business doing what I love most, creating.

Pichoniza dolls really have their own personality, which can make a strong connection with people in a big range of cultures and ages. Each element in the toy is vital in order to reach this connection, and really, they have opened their own way in this world.

I am working to do this my full time job. In 2015 I hired my first Pichoniza employee. Together, we do almost everything in this little independent mexican label, from choosing materials to final packaging and shipping.

Now, we really want to grow and expand our market. We believe that our toys have a great value because they are very well made. We focus on quality rather than quantity. Each item is consciously made, supervised and packed. We want to keep doing our dolls with love and joy, as it has been so far. We have been working in order to have the ability to respond to large scale wholesale customers, if this opportunity gets to us.

But all this is possible only with you, our customers, who help us to maintain this dream, because Pichoniza is the big dream of my life. So please, join us too in this incredible dream purchasing our very well made dolls. We really believe it is going to be a remarkable product on your shelves, and you will see with your own eyes how people just love them.

I started sewing a few years back and one day made a zipper pouch. I kept sewing more and more bags because I enjoyed the process of designing the bag, creating the pattern and eventually cutting the fabric and sewing the bag. I ended up with a lot of bags that I could not possibly use all by myself and I had the need to make more and more. That’s when I started Else and Rita.

Horse and Hare are husband and wife, super duo artist team, Neil and Kerry Stavely. Specializing in linocut and woodcut printmaking, their images run the gamut from tarot, nature themes to pop culture icons to fantastical creatures.

In 2008, Horse and Hare opened with just a dream and a couple of prints. Since then they have expanded greatly, now carrying numerous prints, pillows, buttons, cards and journals. H & H plan to expand their product line further with more tote bags, apparel and home goods in the near future!