2022 Craft and Color Trends

With the rollercoaster years of 2020 and 2021, this year, 2022, the trends cover a range of emotions, but most come back to the notions of personal well-being, individualism and being “extra” with everything you do. There are too many trends to cover in this blog, so we will share just a few of the ones we found to be interesting.

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Art of Paper Design – Interview with Amy Genser

In this edition of Art of Paper Design, we interviewed Connecticut-based fine artist, Amy Genser. Having begun her paper-art journey over 20 years ago, Amy creates captivating artwork that has been commissioned in residences, businesses, and institutions across the country. Her work is constructed by layering, rolling, and cutting paper – combining it with various other materials to create large expansive pieces inspired by the environment around her.

DIY Save the Dates & Wedding Invites

2022 is estimated to have the highest number of weddings on record since 1984, and the modern bride is looking to have the wedding of their dreams without breaking the bank. A great way to cut on costs without compromising on style is to create your own DIY save the dates & wedding invites! Printing these pieces at home not only cuts costs, but also allows brides to be as creative and unique as they want to be, with any level of design experience.

Looking to print your own invitations and save the dates? Read our tips below to get started!

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Interview with RightbrainArt

Our latest interview features a talented cardmaker and crafter who goes by RightbrainArt. After practicing art therapy as a method of recovery from a traumatic brain injury, she fell in love with the form of cardmaking and all of the creative freedom that it has to offer. She found art to be a fundamental part of her healing process, and in turn, has joined a part of a number of crafting design teams, and found a true sense community in the process!

Read on for more DIY projects, crafting resources and inspiration from RightbrainArt.

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Interview with Blue Room Bride

Our latest interview features DIY Wedding crafter, Jalonna Kearney-Rodgers. After creating lots of DIY projects for her own wedding, Jalonna found that it saved her time, energy, and reduced the stress of becoming engaged during a pandemic. A full-time high school educator, she now uses her free time to develop both her business and online community in hopes of fostering a space where other soon-to-be brides can learn and thrive.

Read on for more DIY projects, crafting resources and inspiration from BlueRoomBride.

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Employee Spotlight: Berdj Mazmanian, Senior Product Manager, Weego

It’s Employee Spotlight time at Paris! We have an amazing team of talented and dedicated people working for you – our partners, our suppliers, our customers. Their commitment to quality, service, and innovation helps Paris fulfill its promise to always Make it Better!

To help you get to know the people behind the scenes at Paris, we asked our employees some fun questions about themselves! Here is our Senior Product Manager for Weego, Berdj Mazmanian.

Influencer Year in Review 2021

2021 was a fun year for PrintWorks because we got to partner with so many talented individuals – including crafters, artists, teachers, party planners, photographers, scrapbookers and more. To celebrate this year in paper, we created a Year in Review lookbook that features some of the artists who have used our products in their work!