What: Paperchase, a UK-based paper store chain, opens first Toronto location Where: The Bay, 176 Yonge Street (at Queen), just steps from the subway Hours: M-F 10 – 9:30, Sat 9:30 – 9:30, Sun 10 – 7 The UK’s hottest stationery chain has landed in Canada! It came as a total surprise to me. I…
Tag: Favourite Stores
[Guest Post] A Hamilton Favourite: Quills
This guest post is the first in a series of stationery lovers’ favourite paper stores around the world. Want to contribute your favourite store? This post is by Jessica Rose of Not My Typewriter. What: Quills, a haven for letter writers, jewellery lovers, wedding planners, and crafters Where: 158 Locke Street South, Hamilton, Ontario When: Monday-Tuesday: By…
Call for guest posts – give a virtual tour of your favourite local stationery store
I’ve loved doing virtual tour posts of my favourite stationery stores in Toronto and a couple other cities. But I want to take it to the next level – I’d love to feature guest posts from you, my fellow stationery-lovers, about other amazing stationery-type stores around the world! Show us where you like to go…
A Toronto Favourite: the TCAF Pop-Up Shop
What: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has opened a shop dedicated to comics and graphic novels in the Toronto Reference Library Where: 789 Yonge Street (Yonge & Bloor) When: Monday – Friday 9 am- 9 pm, Saturday 9 am – 5 pm, Sunday 12pm – 5 pm TCAF has clearly established their home at the…
A Toronto Favourite: Bizzy B’s
What: Bizzy B’s Stamp and Scrap, a scrapbooking / crafters paradise Where: 2100 Bloor Street West (High Park neighbourhood) When: Monday 10-8, Tuesday 10-7, Wednesday – Friday 10-8, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5 I didn’t know about Bizzy B’s until this past summer. I don’t know how that happened, but it did. But that meant I…
A Toronto Favourite: The Paper Place
What: The Paper Place (pretty self-explanatory) Where: 887 Queen Street West, Toronto, Trinity Bellwoods When: Monday to Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday to Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Paper Place is one of my favourite places in the city….
A Toronto Favourite: Hanji
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…