Hi, I’m Jill McDonald. Together with my husband, Thom, we own Urban Paper – a hip and trendy scrapbooking and paper crafting store!
Urban Paper is located in The Dalles, Oregon. It is in the beautiful Columbia Gorge, 80 miles East of Portland, Oregon. Ladies travel from Oregon and Washington to attend classes and shop in our store. Our grand opening was in October, 2010. The store had been here for eleven years prior, known as The Picture Patch.
I have been teaching classes and working at the store for most of those eleven years. My ladies are my world! I have such a special group of women who have been with me through all of life’s joys and challenges. Our workshop is currently set up for 18, but can accommodate larger groups as well. One of our most popular classes is our Cookbook Club. Each month, I make a recipe and bring the food. We sample the food , and then make a recipe page. This class runs for one year, and has a theme each year. Our current theme is Cakes and Candies. I also teach a monthly card making class, and a project class (typically a mini album or home décor).
I especially enjoy events at Urban Paper. My most popular event is Super Scrap Sunday. This is held on Super Bowl Sunday… for the ladies who really don’t enjoy watching football, but would rather scrapbook. Of course, I AM a football fan, so I nicely force them to answer football trivia questions to get prizes! Food, Fun, Scrapbooking and Chocolate… does it get any better than that?
We feature many lines from My Mind's Eye. Lost and Found continues to be a favorite, as well as Fine and Dandy and Alphabet Soup. We are looking forward to making projects and using Lush 2 and Good Day Sunshine in upcoming classes... they will be so fun to work with! We also enjoy the holiday lines - you will find Blackbird and Haunted as well as Merry and Bright and Holly Jolly in stock, ready for the perfect photographs.
Our store hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. We are closed Sunday and Monday – although you can usually find me here on Monday as well! We are located at: 212 Washington Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058. Our phone number is (541)298-2767. Stop by on your next trip through the area.
