Next up on my list of local stationery and specialty good stores to visit here in Dallas was Archer Paper Goods. “Inspired by the sport of archery, Archer Paper Goods is a stationery and gift retailer specializing in greeting cards, desk supplies, pencils, art prints, and gift wrap.” The first location opened in the fall of 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia and was soon followed by three other locations located in Athens, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and last but not least Dallas, Texas in 2018.
I headed to check out the store on a Sunday afternoon when I had some free time and felt I could take photos and shop comfortably without struggling to maintain social distancing. Just like All Good Things stationery store, Archer Paper is located in a bustling part of Dallas. This area is Deep Ellum and it’s known for its busy day and night life. So, finding parking, especially free parking was a battle I gave up trying to win after about 15 minutes of circling the blocks. Luckily, I found a $5 spot less than a block away and easily located the store which has a very spacious and inviting storefront that made spotting it easy.
Once inside, I was immediately pleased with the ambiance and selection. The first thing I noticed was the nice natural light coming in from outside and this selection of astrology journals, pens, napkins, cups and more from Sapling Press (click on all photos for enlarged versions).
Immediately to my left was a large selection of Rifle Paper Co. products, which always make for a nice and impressive display.
Like any good stationery store, they also had a decent size and diverse collection of greeting cards to choose from as you can see below.
For gift buyers and preparers, they also had a nice assortment of wrapping and tissue papers, as well as other goods like candles, bags and thank you cards. I obviously wasn’t there to check out this area specifically, but I found myself so tempted to buy one of the tissue paper prints. It was a vintage eye chart that I could easily see on one of my office walls…. but I have a
framed glass eye chart in my office already, so I resisted the temptation.
Now in the back of the store was where the best of the best was located (based on my personal likes)! I have on my office supplies to-do list to visit
CW Pencil Enterprise in New York one day soon- post COVID, and the setup of the pencil table here really reminded me of that store. I haven’t seen any local store with such a large selection of pencils and displayed so prominently.
There was also a nice selection of leather goods. Another temptation was this cute red purse (down center below) from
Estella Bartlett. I was surprised by how affordable it was and I would have sooo purchased it, but I am a self-confessed and unashamed packrat when it comes to my purses, so I require handbags the size of carry-on luggage. LOL In fairness though, they did also have backpacks from the same designer which were larger and also pretty and affordably priced.
I did however purchase the large leather pouch (see below). I loved the phrase and can you ever really have too many pouches?!
Below are a few more photos. How cute are those thank you cards and The System of Colors set from
Cavallini Papers? If you’d like to check out Archer Paper Goods here in Dallas or at another one of their locations, visit
Archer Paper Goods. I’m pretty sure that you can see from the pics that you can surely find an ideal gift yourself or someone else!
