books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
It’s Curi-oh-sa, not Curio-sah! Get ready, friends. The store of our dreams has suddenly materialized in Toronto and it is epic. What: Curiosa, “Purveyors of Extraordinary Things” Where: 1273 Queen Street West (Parkdale) Hours: It literally just opened, so TBD! On the web: Facebook page / Instagram page / Website It’s hard to write about this…
Ever since the enamel pin craze started a year or two ago, I’ve always understood their appeal, but never did I feel obsessed with having them until now. Realistically, I don’t have great places to put them on my clothing but somehow I just have to have them. I will make it work. I felt…
Book Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli, out now. I blush and swoon and am essentially the heroine of a romance novel. Except with 100 percent less kissing. Whenever I think about Becky Albertalli’s The Upside of Unrequited, I just want to shmoosh my cheeks together and make a loud screeching noise. (Great…
One of my favourite sets of paper products is the Flow Book for Paper Lovers. The editors of Flow magazine bring together some of the most gorgeous art from their magazines or new work done by their favourite artists, resulting in a gorgeous mish-mash of perforated pages filled with all kinds of cool things like…
I’ve been lovin’ on my We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board a lot lately – making bunting for a bridal shower and gifts for people and talking party decorations with people at work – and I realized, I haven’t actually really shown you guys the board yet! I showed you why the Envelope Punch…
I love how meta stationery can be. A good example is Thoughtful Types, a new British stationer, which creates stationery exclusively for the paper lover. The designs feature your favourite tools: pens, washi tape, clips, etc. How could any stationery addict resist? I am so interested in how the stationery business has taken off because…
Happy birthday to The Paper Trail Diary! It’s been two years since I’ve been writing about books, zines, snail mail and paper crafts, and I’ve loved every minute of it. I so enjoy being able to review books and write about mail projects. I’ve met so many amazing people through blog and social media connections too, which has…