This place is awesome. It's a surprisingly large store with every type of paper, rubber stamp, note card, photo album and scrap booking accessory you can imagine. It's overwhelming really.

I went here for the first time recently in hopes to find some really cute bachelorette party invitation for my friend Lindsey who's getting married in August. The maid of honor and I were blown away by all the different options. They didn't really have anything already made up that we could just fill the who, what, where, when and why into, but they had lots of beautiful blank cards that we could easily make into invitations with some pretty rubber stamps.

So, that's what we ended up doing. They had everything we needed to make 20 homemade bachelorette party invites, and I think that they turned out even better than we had hoped because we spent a little extra time and made them ourselves. I'm sure the bride will be touched and very impressed. The Paper Source was a great place, with tons of selection to get everything we needed. It's definitely worth the trip in, and you won't leave empty handed.

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Annette A.

Brighton, MA
4/13/2008

Three rooms filled with all you could ever want in a creative paper store. Everything from kits to the raw materials, stamps, inks, ribbon, fancy paper, scrapbooking bits, etc. It's hard to leave here uninspired. They also have idea boards available for you to browse through if you have no idea what to do with yourself.

The service is always friendly too. They'll help you with anything, from finding a product to teaching you how to use an embossing tool.

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Lys W.

Somerville, MA
1/17/2008

Wooooweeee! Is this place pricey, or what? I bought two small, very plain birthday cards and it came to $11.50.

However, I LOVE paper source. They do special bindings and they totally play up to my kinky paper-fetish. I have a love of all things paper: notebooks, sheet paper, note paper, letters, vellum, cotton, recycled... You name it! This store delivers.

I just wish I could afford to shop there!

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Emily M.

Boston, MA
5/13/2006

Great paper.
Great cards.
Great ideas.
Great people.

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Cara P.

Cambridge, MA
10/15/2007

Although I love this store...it is overwhelming.
They have plenty of quirky cards, neat paper, crafts....books on paper and books on crafts.........They also have classes that you can take i.e make your own invitations, save the dates etc......
I would think if you were having a do it your self wedding, this place would be ideal........they have a HUGE section dedicated on wedding ideas.......They also have some cute and unique stuffed animals, pens, and stamps. And a TON of useless gifts that still find their way into stores, because people just keep on buying them. Note to self...do not buy the Kitty head pot holder.

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Shannon S.

Somerville, MA
12/14/2006

I am utterly convinced that I'm the luckiest person ever because I live 2 doors down from the Paper Source in Brookline. This store is HUGE. Love the variety of paper goods inside the store, LOVE the gift section and the card section. You have no idea how many times these cards and gifts have been a livesaver when I need a cute quirky book + card for a friends birthday. Plus! I can use the paper in the store to wrap gifts.

I love the wide selection of specialty paper, it can get a little pricey, but the paper is quality--beautiful made--reminiscent of the refined art of Japanese paper making.

Get creative! I often have come to Paper Source to get paper to make ornaments, ribbon to put around napkins at Thanksgiving. (they have TONS of ribbon.) I also have come here when I need fancy-smancy cards to send out while on the job hunt. Try to experiment with the many labels, variety of colors and the stickers to keep the envelopes closed. This is the place you go when presentation matters.

Also, the girls who work here are creative, intelligent and helpful. At least, that's the experience I've had. If you're stumped--let them know what your current project is and they generally have some insight on how to make the craft work for you.

Also, they take good care wrapping up the paper when it's time to check out--it may take awhile if the line is long, but they do such a good job keeping it perfect so that you can get home and keep your goods wrinkle-tear free and safe from harm.

Also, try to utilize their wedding stationary and specialty classes that can really teach you how to best use their stores products. I hear that they're fantastic!

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Milee S.

Brookline, MA
1/12/2007

Stationary stores have always been my downfall (well, next to record stores),so I am so happy that I live in Brookline, not far from Paper Source! They have the cutest things--the best types of cards and stock, as well as that final touch you need. I bought two buttons for two brides-to-be that were so cute, they loved them!

If you need to indulge your creative side, this is the place to go. They also have demonstrations on a fairly regular basis, so you can always learn something new. In addtion, they stock a big selection of pop culture items and books.

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Lala L.

Brookline Village, MA
5/24/2006

LOVE this place. So many colors, textures and shapes. I can spend all day in here. Hmmm...why am I not working there part-time? hahahaa.

Awesome selection of paper, envelopes and cards. Everything you'll need to customize invitations.

They offer classes where you can learn how to make different kinds of albums. Great customized gifts for your friends.

The staff is also very friendly and resourceful.

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Exa v.

Jamaica Plain, MA
5/26/2007

Oh oh oh I love this store. I love pretty pretty paper to make boxes and wallets and cards and picture frames with. And ribbons, and stamps, and gah.
If only I had the money and time to buy and use everything I want.
The employees are seriously helpful and nice too.
The stuff is great quality, so it really is worth the price.

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Lauren D.

Brookline, MA
4/13/2008

I love the paper source!

Everyone that works there is very helpful and i believe that they really love it there. I love making my our cards and books. Lately, I've gotten into making magnets! Paper source has all of the supplies.

It is a little pricey though, so watch out!

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Nicole M.

Boston, MA
4/6/2007

This was the first Paper Source I had ever set foot in. This was also a good 4-5 years ago before the others popped up in Porter Square and on Boylston.

While I now go to the Boylston location, I'm basing my review on my first few experiences.

1) Crafty things everywhere, oh my!
2) SO MANY different kinds of paper and projects to play around with.
3) The displays/ideas are like the Pottery Barn/C&B displays for crafts.
4) The staff have always been very friendly and helpful.

Oh, did I mention that I'm the least crafty person I know? Yeah.. so I tend to need a lot of help once I figure out exactly what I want to do, and I've always felt very comfortable asking for help and I've always left feeling like I got everything I needed.

I've shopped at PS many, many times and even when I don't need anything I like to pop in to check out the pretty paper and fun accessories for crafty crafts.

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Theresa H.

Salem, MA
5/24/2007

This is a crafty girl's DREAM! Walls of pretty colors and patterns. A child-sized squirrel at the door. Enough projects and imagery to fully spark your imagination and get those creative juices flowing.

Now, if only I had wads of cash to spend on pretty paper.

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Julia F.

Cambridge, MA
6/17/2007

I like Paper Source a lot, though I couldn't ever talk myself into buying anything here - WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.

I have asked for many a gift from here though. I seem to think I could use, or must need one of everything in the store when I walk in. I especially love the photo albums they have and blank books too, I have an amazing journal from here.

As for the staff - please be nice to them. My little sister works here, she's really nice and most of the patrons treat her like shit - though I doubt the upperclass matrons of B'line are on Yelp.. I'm just sayin' they are mostly a really nice group of kids working there.

Also they don't yell at you if you decide to park yourself near the book section and read the books for over an hour - I don't suggest wasting your time like this, I was just surprised my sister didn't kick me out for my loud obnoxious behavior.

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Alexis K.

Boston, MA
8/11/2007

Lots of gorgeous, exotic papers to use for all sorts of things. It's very nice store to go into, even if you have no intention of buying anything.

I went in looking for stickers. They have a surprisingly dismal selection, which is why I'm docking this store a single star. If this is supposed to be a source for all your paper crafting needs, I personally think stickers are imperative for things like scrapbooks.

However, they have a huge supply of stamps, stamp pads, Sakura pens (my true love of pens), and all sorts of other supplies. Nothing seemed unreasonably priced; specialty, non-chain stores that deal with crafts are typically not priced at Wal-Mart prices, because the stock is so unusual. After really perusing the store, I wish I would've gotten around to creating a scrapbook while I was here. Oh well.