Gift & Grow™ Purse Gift Card Holders – New Product Finalist at 2013 National Stationery Show

Purse Gift Card Holders

Just in time for Mother’s Day and throughout the entire year: a fun, functional and fashionable way to present a gift card that is sure to impress! Green Field Paper Company’s new plantable purse gift card holders will enhance gift card gifting, making it a more thoughtful gesture. Made from 100% recycled handmade paper embedded with wildflower seeds, the entire purse can be planted in the ground and will grow wildflowers that will bloom long after the gift card has been redeemed.
Each Gift & Grow™ gift card holder has an allocated writing area for that special message and includes an A2 sized complimenting envelope. The top flap closes the purse creating an actual gift package. Five stylish designs are available to choose from with growing instructions printed on the back along with an area for the card value. These plantable purse gift card holders are perfect for Mother’s Day, birthdays, graduation or just because, making every special occasion even more special.
Green Field Paper just received notification that Gift & Grow™ plantable purse gift card holders were chosen as a finalist to compete in the Eco Chic Best New Product Category at the 2013 National Stationery Show in New York. This is just one version of a brand new line of plantable gift card holders that will premiere at the show. Green Field Paper Company’s objective is to revolutionize the way gift cards are given by offering this eco-friendly, innovative solution to make the process more meaningful.

 

Delta Air Lines and Team JFK on Earth Day

Delta Air Lines and Team JFK on Earth Day.

 

Delta Air Lines and Team JFK on Earth Day

Delta is ranked as one of the world’s “greenest airlines” by the environmental website Greenopia.com. To celebrate Earth Day 2013, Delta Team JFK is giving away 11,000 plantable airplanes made of 100% recycled handmade paper that is embedded with wildflower seeds. Green Field Paper Company produced these die cut airplanes for Delta. The back of the airplanes are printed with planting instructions so that Delta passengers can transform their paper airplanes into beautiful wildflowers at home or wherever their final destination may be.

 

 

 

And the winner is…

Our Grow A Note® seed paper was used by two of the three finalist in the HBA Global International Packaging Design Awards which will be announced June 19th in New York.  They are also in the People Choice Contest and you can go to our facebook page to get the link to vote for them http://www.facebook.com/GreenFieldpaperCompany .

 

 

We have had the distinct pleasure of meeting both of our customers/finalists in the recent weeks.

 

 

 

 

Black Rock Mud Pot We traveled first to Reno and then to the Black Rock Desert near the town of Gerlach. There we met Shelly, Summer and their family. We headed to the desert and were treated to this spectacular site.

A geyser in the middle of the desert…

We then went to the property where Mud Pot is harvested. It is a property with geothermal activity and a natural clay bubbling up from the earth.

MudPot honors the sacred, ancient tradition of using natural clay to purify and heal the skin. MudPot comes from deep within the earth the way nature intended… buttery, odorless, pure…truly a rare gift from Mother Nature. This mineral rich illite clay contains over 50 naturally occurring trace elements that are beneficial and promote healthy skin, including: Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, and Zinc.

Because Black Rock Mud Company respects Mother Nature, their packaging has been carefully designed for the Earth. We support American companies that employ eco-friendly practices, and every component of our packaging is made in the USA. http://www.blackrockmud.com/

Biao Skincare This past weekend Ebonie, the founder of  Biao Skincare, paid us a visit at our facility in San Diego. We found her an apron and Darren, our head paper craftsman, gave her a lesson in pulling paper.

She was a natural papermaker mastering couching on nearly her first sheet.

Ebonie is a United States Army veteran and licensed Aesthetician who is delighted to pass down her grandmother’s cherished tradition of naturally-derived skin care formulations. A burn victim and survivor who has used her own line to virtually eliminate physical scars from her face and body, she understands the emotional challenges women face every day. She formulated her safe and effective beauty and skincare line to meet her own stringent standards and to address the unique complexion needs of women of all ages and races. Biao Skincare is dedicated to searching through historic natural resources in order to develop innovative products that make you feel and look beautiful inside and out.

http://www.biaoskincare.com/

We wish both Black Rock Mud Pot and Biao Skincare tremendous success in the packaging awards and in the launching of their great new natural products.

 

one.org carrot seed postcard

Green Field Paper Company is proud to join forces with One.org as the supplier of the 20+ thousand carrot seed postcards that are headed to the White House!  ONE launched  Thrive: Campaigners Across the World Will Sow the Seeds of Change on April 19th as their wake-up call to the G8 to end global hunger and malnutrition through investments in smart agriculture programs. Our Paper Craftsmen started making the custom carrot seed paper just before Easter and celebrated by wearing bunny ears and bunny aprons during production. The Thrive postcards are being distributed nationwide and people are being encouraged to send the recycled plantable carrot seed postcards to the White House urging the President to support effective, sustainable programs that save lives.  More information about the ONE.org Thrive campaign can be found at http://one.org/us/actnow/thrive_splash.html.

 

Look What’s Hoppining at Green Field Paper

Aren’t they cute?  Our skiiled paper Artisan’s donned their bunny ears and aprons as they made over 3000 sheets of carrot seed paper for an order that will ship this week.  These dedicated silly wabbits worked all weekend to ensure that we could print 20,000 postcards first thing Monday morning.   They will continue making this new carrot seed paper for a day or so longer and it will  be available for purchase this week in time for Easter.

 

An evening with Mimi, her Kindle and Chia seeds

The other evening, while surfing through Pulse on my Kindle Fire, I came across an article from the Food Network about chia seeds and thought it would be a great idea to share it with all of our FB/Twitter/blog community. Why you might ask? Because it was an informative article that shared some interesting facts about chia seeds and how nutritious they are, and for those of you that might not know, we offer a chia seed embedded paper! The article mentions how chia seeds has “gobs of fiber and a fair amount of protein”, which has turned them into “the darling of the fitness world”. All you fitness buffs out there, why not purchase some chia seed paper to send notes to your friends and family, and they in turn can grow their own chia seeds and reap on those nutritional benefits. 

Our chia seed paper can be purchased by the parent sheet (13″ x 19″) or as 8.5″ x 11″ sheets. We can even cut the paper down to your desired size. If you are interested in getting a custom printed card, we offer printing services as well and can print business cards, Thank You cards, bookmarks, coasters…we can even make packaging out of our chia seed paper. Also, the paper comes in 3 colors: Natural White, Chai Tea and Pretty Pink. During the holiday season, you can choose from a variety of darling designs that are sure to please your loved ones. 

 Ch-ch-ch-chia seeds are no longer used just for chia pets, but for fun ways to promote a healthy lifestyle and to put a smile on someone’s face. 

 Take a look at the Pulse.me article here and get a great recipe for pudding with chia seeds: http://pulse.me/s/6Nxqy

Just think, you can grow your own chia seeds and incorporate it in some of your favorite baked goods and smoothies! Enjoy!

Mimi

Sales and Customer Service