paper and stuffies

   

hi friends.  today was a typical quito day - overcast in the morning, sunny and HOT mid-day, hail and heavy rain in the afternoon, dry and cool in the evening.  people always say that in quito you can experience every season in one day, and with the exception of snow, this is often the case.

anyway, today i wanted to share with you two of my favorite stores we found in buenos aires.  both have great websites that i hope you'll enjoy.

the first is papelera palermo.  my definition of heaven might be a perfect paper store. (well, maybe a perfect paper store that offers free massages and hot bibimbop.)  almost all of the products sold at papelera palermo are made at their studio a few blocks away.  we stopped by and they offered us a tour.  their facililties are amazing and one day i'd love to take a class there.

 

the second is sopa de principe.  we walked by this store when it was closed and i made jordan go back with me later. it was well worth the second trip.  there were sooooo many cute stuffies it was very difficult to decide. 

i chose a stuffed version of maradona, the famous argentian soccer player.  he doesn't actually look like maradona, but more like the little monsters above only with a blue & white jersey with the number 10 on the back.

   

Comments

[shari]

hi risa.
we had a misty, foggy morning followed by a very warm afternoon. :) these stores look like SO much fun. wish i could have been there browsing with you. xo

[cruststation]

I think the weather in UK can be as you described, it's so changeable! I love the look of that paper store, absolute gorgeous papers. You can take classes to make your own paper? I love that so many things are handmade and crafted over there by artisans-the softies are so much fun, I would find it very hard to decide which to purchase :)

[Anastasia]

we've got gray gloom today
Love paper stores...wish there was one close to me...dont they know people everwhere are obsessed with paper goods?

[Sonya]

I had to look up what bibimbop was, Korean and fine paper - I am with you on your vision of utopia. When you make that trip to SF, we can meet up at Flax.

[Uschi]

Paper: great!!
A paper store: better!!
Handmade paper: THE BEST!!
Try do do some watercolours out in the rain!
You only have to add the colour and move the paper;))

[louise]

Great choice on the stuffie, and what wonderful shops!

[julie]

oohhh lots and lots of lovely paper...did you buy in there too?

[gracia]

Little stuffies all on a line and a paper store too... yes, I can see why you were transported to heaven.
take care, g xo
(Hey, and they say the very same thing about Melbourne too...)

[amisha]

what wonderful shops!! my idea of heaven is a paper shop too... can't wait to experience all the papery goodness in nyc! there is a handmade stationery shop in bombay that i love sooo much. and the stuffies are really cute too :)
xo

[Dees]

You lucky girl you.That stuffie dolls place is amazing.I would be visiting them allll the time if I lived over there.xoxo

[Vanessa V]

I adore paper stores!!! Just adore them!!!xxo,V

[Veronica TM]

i love, love papelera palermo but i hadn't seen sopa de principe, this next trip for sure.
and i love the idea of a softie store, another dream of mine.

[Julia MacRobbie]

Oh, those stuffies look awesome!!

[Maditi]

sopa de principe looks cool - love how the stuffies are presented :)

[simple me]

I love papeleras. I cannot go in one and come out empty handed.

[Pa[u]]

Qué lindo!!! descubri Sopa de Principe saltando de blog en blog hace unos dias y me encantan esos muniequitos!!! Te has traido alguno???

[jenny]

papelera palermo is one of my favorite shops too! :D