It’s been an age since I
blogged last. I’ve been super busy with work, getting my website started and
off on more holidays. On the plus side though this does mean that I now have
loads more to talk about. I’ll start with the trip
to Vancouver and my highlights, predominantly of course good stationery shops.
Staying in Kitsilano, we
wandered round West 4th and Broadway found the shop Step Back that had a nice selection of vintage bits and
bobs and some nice cards from, amoung others Smock Paper.
Granville Island is a
great place to visit and it’s worth spending some time round here if nothing
else than to eat your way around the People’s Market. PaperYa is within one of the many buildings (get a map when you arrive) and
have a great selection of cards, stationery, gifts and home wares. Here I
picked up the lastest copy of my favourite Uppercase
magazine (that was actually a stationery special – it’s as if they knew I was
coming!!).
As soon as I found out my
sister was going to Vancouver for a year I knew that I would pay her a visit
and head to the Regional Assembly of Text (on
Main Street). One of my first blog posts included a picture of a card that I
had had framed. This was a Regional Assembly of Text card I had picked up in
New York. I did attempt to plan my trip around the monthly letter writing club
they hold in store but unfortunately this wasn’t possible. The store did not
disappoint however and obviously I left with a bag of goodies.
Further along Main Street
(which is well worth checking out) we popped into the craft wonderland Urban
Source who seem to collect and sell all types of things saved from landfill (in a good way!)-
a foundation course dream!
Vancouver seemed to have
a small but growing design scene and by chance we were there the week that Made It came into town. Essentially a designers/makers
market, we weren’t sure what to expect. Not a huge amount stood out but there
was some really nice cards and notebooks from Think& Ink studio.
Other shops worth mentioning are The Cross (think Anthropology) and Berstein & Gold (nice interiors) in Yale Town. And finally on a food
note, do not leave Vancouver without going for some lunch or dinner and several
margaritas at Bandidas Taqueria that serves vegan Mexican food that’s a great
price. Head there early unless you’re happy to queue.
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