books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
October is 31 Postcards in 31 Days Month! I love how autumn has been all about mail so far. The gist is simple: send 31 postcards in October. The best part is you don’t *have* to send them every day. You could, but if you’re a frazzled person like me, realistically you won’t. If you’re…
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…
Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Resource for Zines and Zine Cultures by Alex Wrekk is an essential resource on zines. I’ve written about it before and here I am writing about it again. Why? Because there’s currently a Kickstarter running to support the next printed edition. A resource like this must always be updated to keep up…
A little bit of cross-promotion here today. The zine that I run with some friends — Static Zine — has a call-out for pitches to our tenth issue! The theme is milestones, aka, important times in your life (not the restaurant, Canadians) and the deadline to just submit your ideas for the zine is this Friday….
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…
So it’s not the first day of September, whatever, but there are plenty of days left in the month to celebrate all things postal with my pal Winged Snail Mail‘s 30 Days of Mail challenge! And don’t forget to use #30Mail if you are posting on social media. Here are your tasks: 1 – Ready to hit send…