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What: Hanji, a Korean handmade paper and gifts store Where: 619 Bloor Street West When: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hanji’s owners, married couple Hyun Suk Choi and Catherine Choi, met in Korea when Cat was teaching English. True love means bonding over paper goods, and the rest…
Part of my love of stationery goodies is finding cute things for friends. Usually I get lost in the euphoria of finding something good and forget to put as much effort into the wrapping. But I want to be better at that! Recently, I was inspired for a friend’s birthday gift after learning how easy…
What: General Tao, west-end gift shop Where: 853 Bloor Street West, Toronto When: Thurs-Sat 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Currently closed M-W due to construction. Still a youngin’, General Tao makes a great addition to the Bickford Park area of Bloor West, an area that is area is slowly…
This is an extended version of a guest post I did for the lovely Zie Darling! Here is a peek at my desk, aka, happy place. Welcome to the magical (cough, chaotic, cough) land of my desk! This is the first time it’s looked this clean in a while. Just for you guys! Let’s begin the crafter’s tour….
I haven’t been in school for four years, but that hasn’t stopped me from getting excited every year for back to school goodies. I am quite the huge stationery nerd (orly?) so it’s a holiday for me and my kind! Here are some of my recommendations for this great time of year. Pencil and ruler…
What: Kid Icarus is a paper & gifts store and screen-printing studio Where: 205 Augusta Avenue (Kensington Market) and soon-to-open second location in Parkdale / Toronto Hours: Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kid Icarus is a pride of Toronto’s creative community. It was first started by couple Michael Viglione…
I am so sorry for the delay in posts, guys! I went on vacation and my mind’s taken some time to catch up since. One of my highlights of my vacation to Vancouver, Seattle and Portland were all of the amazing stationery stores I got to go to (although it might not have been my…