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My holiday out west

by Jessica // January 5, 2016 // Comments off

This post is a little off-topic but includes paper things 😉 Over the holiday break, I went to British Columbia — Victoria, Sooke and Vancouver to be specific — to meet my partner’s family and also just breathe that sweet,... Continue reading →

My Top 10 Books of 2015

by Jessica // December 17, 2015 // Comments off

It’s that time of year again! Time to look over the list of books I read this year on Goodreads and remember what I thought about them. Time to think ‘why did I read that???’ Time to think about what... Continue reading →

Book Review: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

by Jessica // December 15, 2015 // Comments off

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, via Penguin Random House, out now. [I received this book from Penguin Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.] Think of all the news... Continue reading →

Incoming and Outgoing: The Creative Exchange

by Jessica // December 8, 2015 // Comments off

I recently took part in another Creative Exchange, which is a swap of motivational creative materials run by crafty blogging queen Samantha Dunne. You’re to stalk your match on Instagram, see what they like and how they are creative, and... Continue reading →

The 2015 Notebook & Pen Swap: Incoming photos!

by Jessica // December 1, 2015 // Comments off

Seeing as it’s now December, I thought it was a good time to show off what people got from October’s Notebook & Pen Swap! 50 people from all over the world participated, which was so cool. A participant received information... Continue reading →

Zine Spotlight: Winged Snail Mail

by Jessica // November 24, 2015 // Comments off

One way to my heart is combining the things that I love, so, Winged Snail Mail, a zine about mail culture, just fluttered right in and set up camp! Winged Snail Mail is run by Sarah Hoffman, a Canadian academic nomad who... Continue reading →

Check this out: Write Back Soon is a book full of letter-writing prompts

by Jessica // November 17, 2015 // Comments off

I love finding books about mail out in the wild. So I did a double-take when I saw Write Back Soon! by Karen Benke sitting on a table in a paper store called Mixed Media I happened to visit while in Hamilton... Continue reading →

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