A hand-written note has the power to change hearts, move minds, or trick hall monitors. Find a way out of chemistry class with today's deal: for $10, you get $20 worth of paper goods and eclectic gifts at Paper Umbrella, located in the Cathedral Village Community. Prairie Dog Magazine's choice for best unique gift store, Paper Umbrella offers a selection of handmade papers and refined accessories that will delight bibliophiles, diarists, and the otherwise literarily inclined. Impress a budding notary with a colourful set of sealing waxes ($18 for four sticks), or write artful shopping lists with a glass pen and inkwell ($38). Ideal stocking-stuffers for budding novelists and family members who have spilled juice on their keyboards, Paper Umbrella's winsome wares present the rare chance to give a gift that's equal parts thoughtful, useful, and memorable.

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Prairie Dog Magazine named Paper Umbrella the Best Unique Gift Store in 2010.