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HIP STATIONERY
05.02.10
Chic and hip stationery awaits you at The Paper House in Costa Mesa. Owner Andrea Young’s modern and stylish boutique is the place where discerning customers find high-end custom invitations, stationery and gifts. The Paper House offers upscale paper lines including cute and racy O Plus D greeting cards, a colorful array of Les Papiers Jean Rouget of Paris, Elum letterpress cards, Snow & Graham of Chicago, Clover Press and Allie Munroe. The leather bound Mom Agenda is a best seller, as well as the luxurious Voluspa fragrances, and local Indigo Trade Bags.
Whether you’re looking for just the right gift, dreaming up a beautiful wedding invitation, or choosing incredible birth announcements, The Paper House has you covered. And they offer expert custom wrap—just drop off your gifts and have them impeccably and (effortlessly) wrapped.
Open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
485 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa. 949.706.5566
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One Busy OC Weekend!
04.30.10
You can’t complain that there is nothing to do this weekend in OC. There’s more than enough:Taste of Ladera, (Sat. and Sun.); OC Marathon (Sun.); and in Lake Forest at the Heritage Hill Historical Park, an annual Rancho Days Fiesta from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The event features live entertainment, great food and activities for the whole family. Performances by Native American dancers, Ballet Folklorico, mariachi music, roving sea shanty singers and even dancing horses. Learn the crafts of rope making, flint-knapping and basket weaving through interactive demonstrations. Refreshments and lunch will be available for a small charge. Admission is $3 per child (3-12 years) and $4 per adult.
Heritage Hill Historical Park. 25151 Serrano Road, in Lake Forest.
949.923.2230
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