Pentimento Love

| June 2, 2010

My love for stationery/gift stores knows no bounds. I could spend an entire afternoon peeking in and between shelves packed with notebooks and hand crafted ribbons. As I have shared in the past, books and pencils always stir up feelings of happiness for me. I’m not sure whether it’s a notion of childhood nostalgia remembering [...]

The Regional Assembly Of Text

| April 26, 2010

Doesn’t the name alone illustrate how awesome a place this could be? Last week I finally made my way to Main St, Vancouver to check out the stationery store with so much more, The Regional Assembly of Text. This amazing land of paper and stamps shot to the top spot of Amanda’s Adored Attractions the [...]

I won! Little Jane St Send Me Goodies

| March 2, 2010

What is better than finding a beautiful blog and stationery store to pore over? All that and winning goodies from said store! Yesterday a lovely package arrived for me from Australia from the lovely Alarna of stationery store, Little Jane St. Alarna is one very talented lady who runs a boutique stationery store out of [...]

Journaling My Ideas and Staying Organised

| February 22, 2010

How do you keep track of your thoughts and ideas? Ever since I was a little girl I have written notes in journals and diaries, kept lists and jotted down little pieces of prose on pretty papers. Being a stationery junkie, I have long hoarded notepads and sticky notes. I blame my forgetful mind for [...]

Rifle Paper Co. Holiday Cards

| December 15, 2009

Ever since Rifle Paper Co. opened it’s doors, I have been patiently awaiting my order of Holiday postcards. My package arrived this week and oh my, the work is stunning. Anna Bond’s illustrations are as beautiful as I had imagined and the postcards are so sweet that I don’t want to give any of them [...]

Rifle Paper Co Opens Its Doors

| November 23, 2009

No doubt, I am the bazillionth person to blog about Anna Bond today, but I can’t not share this with some of you who may not have heard about her work. RIFLE PAPER Co is the newest venture of the amazingly talented illustrator, Anna Bond. Known for her gorgeous wedding stationery, Anna has today opened [...]