books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
I love seeing how people can both make a niche for themselves in the arts and crafts industry and find a way to do what they love and make it work. That’s exactly what Corinna vanGerwen has done with her new gift wrapping subscription service, Gift Horse & Co. Corinna hand-picks the latest and cutest…
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff, published by Knopf Canada. This is the kind of book that made me forget to underline the lines I liked. When looking back on the three pages I dog-eared, I see that one was about a girl eating a pound of spaghetti, one was just because I thought a remark…
I am a washi tape addict. I have moved my collection from box to box to box as its grown. Friends and family look at me in horror as I throw stars, stripes, polka dots and flowers into the mix. A lot of my collection comes from Ontario webseller Omiyage. I’ll order a bunch at…
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman, published by Doubleday Canada The ability to laugh when a joke was not funny had unexpected value; it produced a different life. 1988, 1999, 2011. These are the years of Tooly Zylberberg’s life we have access to. Back and forth they travel through the book, telling…
What: Mr. Pen is a store for kawaii stationery & home goodies Where: 683 Bloor Street West (Korea Town; Between Manning and Clinton) / Toronto Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mr. Pen is just over a year old! I recently visited to reap the benefits of their 15%-off sale (goes until June 20!) in…
And perhaps my last. I like what I got, but the items weren’t exactly what I perceived from the website, it’s double the price for me in Canada (hoooraaay) AND I was hit with $25 in taxes once it made its way over the border. It’s too bad, there are a few more items I’d…
It’s been a long time since I’ve participated in a chain letter. So I want to do one again, but make it more interesting. I want to have a letter not only get all over the world to amazing different writers/snail mailers, but I want to be able to get it back in order to show off…