Quarrelsome Yeti Weird and wonderful, creepy and cute, Geordan Moore’s whack wrap can make the most boring of gifts (not that you would) extraordinary. Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road; Halifax Crafters Winter Market, Dec 2-4 Dartmouth Clothing Company The witty Dartmouth lovers at Dartmouth Clothing Co. put an extra layer of nostalgia on […]
Duly Noted Stationery
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Card candy
Screen printed gift tag by The Quarrelsome Yeti Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road (Saturdays and Sundays) and Halifax Crafters’ Winter Show, Dec 4-6, Olympic Community Hall, 2304 Hunter Street Letterpress card by Inkwell Press Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique, 1658 Market Street Shimmery screenprinted card by Double Dare Print Kept, 127 Portland Street and Halifax […]
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SHOP THIS: Halifax-made valentines
Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress Studio 1658 Market Street, inkwellboutique.ca “The Be Mine card [designed and printed by Inkwell Press] struck a chord with me. Love and friendship are as much a theme of music as they are Valentine’s Day. Despite its impossible finger positions, this card is perfect for the musician in your […]
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SHOP THIS: The Seven Year Pen
Hi new students! In preparation for your impending scholarly activities, we’re going to give you a solid tip: put your phone down and take some notes, OK? Like real notes with a pen and paper. It’ll help. To ensure your ink will outlast your degree or diploma—even if you wind up take a victory lap—we’ll […]
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Give thanks
Clockwise from top: When a simple thank you is not enough by The Hungry Workshop, Inkwell Boutique, inkwellboutique.ca | Sarah Phelps helps you slather on the honey, sarahphelpscreative.com | Tie it up with ribbon by Papillon Press, Duly Noted Stationery, dulynoted.ca Clockwise from top: Show how much you heart them with a postcard hand drawn […]
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Greeting cards at the holidays
Dearest Coast readers, both holiday junkies and haters: In case you didn’t know, holiday greeting cards are still a thing. Despite our tendency to lean away from paper by sending mass emails, ecards, Facebook shoutouts and holly, jolly hashtags, the corporate card biz is still doing OK. The roots of handmade messages of good cheer […]
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Just your type
1 Canary yellow adorns Katie Tower’s letterpressed creation 2 & 5 Emily Davidson takes a cue from nature with these handmade invites 3 & 4 Duly Noted draws inspiration from letterpress-style typefaces with these custom invites 6 Don’t forget to say thanks with classy cards or personalized stationery for your wedding party from Inkwell Modern […]
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Jill Barber, Meaghan Smith and Rose Cousins return
A New Kind of Light, the Christmas CD released by Jill Barber, Meaghan Smith and Rose Cousins, is once again available at local merchants. With all proceeds going to Feed Nova Scotia, aside from a classy selection of seasonal songs, the cause is very good. You’ll find discs at Duly Noted Stationery(1459 Brenton Street, 446-5605) […]
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Duly Noted moves for good
As Shoptalk reported in late October 2009, Duly Noted (1459 Brenton Street, 407-5605) has moved comfortably into a larger space on Brenton, just down from Spring Garden. The Quinpool Road location that remained open is closing January 30, then the Brenton location will be the solo outlet. “We overlapped our old and new store so […]