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Last-minute gift ideas part 2

The countdown is on and while we should have had pretty much all our boxes by now – a nice little package surprised us today. Inside I was happy to find beautiful little magnets ($14.95 each) from iPop featuring a selection of fun designs including Hamilton’s own illustration husband/wife superduo, Sorry You’re Happy.

We always got asked about carrying cool magnets and only in the last few months have we’ve been able to find ones we liked and that we felt suited the shop. The other line we are carrying, Badge Bomb features some of the best indie illustrators and designers around. We still have a few packs of these super-strong magnets left ($11.95 each).

Another last-minute arrival is this gem from Chronicle Books. The Little Book of Lettering ($28.95 each) is chock full of amazing type design including some stellar work from another local artist and designer, Jamie Lawson.

While we’re talking books – we still have a few of the ultra-cute board books from BabyLit. Jane Eyre, Alice in Wonderland and Dracula are in-stock ($10.95 each).

Other great gift ideas include: Quo Vadis Habana Journals, No Brow graphic novels and comics, Anthology Magazine, Stillman & Birn sketchbooks, Ecojot journals and cahiers, Stabilo Point 88 fineliners and Lamy Safari fountain pens.

More gifts ideas on Friday!

 

 

Last-minute gift ideas part 1

We are now just 5 days away until Christmas Eve and the shop has been bustling with customers in search of unique gifts. We’ve been hustling to make sure there are interesting things to still find on the shelves.

Leading up to last week’s Art Crawl we had sold our last copies of Keri Smith activity books. We are happy to report we got a new shipment of her amazingly creative books and these are always a fun gift idea.

A few other things we restocked up on: Rookie Yearbook Vol. 1, Owlkids Beastly Activity Series, Cuppow mason jar tops, Slingshot 2013 planners and Vapur water bottles.

Another fantastic idea and one of our holiday best sellers has been Matt Jelly‘s neighbourhood maps. We currently have the downtown and west-end ‘hoods framed up and ready to go ($30-$35 each).

2013 Calendars are going quick – but we still have these ones left: Paper Source Watercolour Art, Jacob Rolfe Wall Art, Studio Hinrich Typography Calendar and Smudge Ink Year-at-a-glance Fox Art.

More ideas tomorrow!

 

Beck’s new Song Reader now in Hamilton!

Lots of people heard Beck Hansen on CBC Radio’s Q this morning and we just opened up a box to discover his new “album” peeking back at us. Beautifully packaged by McSweeney’s – Song Reader is not your average music release.

 “Beck’s latest album comes in an almost-forgotten form—twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded. Complete with full-color, heyday-of-home-play-inspired art for each song and a lavishly produced hardcover carrying case, Song Reader is an experiment in what an album can be at the end of 2012.”

Featuring original art from Marcel Dzama (who created the imagery for Beck’s acclaimed Guero), Leanne Shapton, Josh Cochran, Jessica Hische, and many more.

www.songreader.net

The art of Raymond Biesinger now in Hamilton

We’re excited to announce that Montreal-based Raymond Biesinger’s amazing new book, Black and White Illustrations is now in-stock. We’re also featuring his screenprints of Toronto (1976) and the Europe (1919) map that also doubles as a Risk board and comes with game pieces.

We have one framed City of Toronto print left in stock, $100.

We’ve plaque mounted Europe 1919 for easy display and play – $75.00

We’ve been fans of Raymond’s work for a while now and we think you will be too! Check out www.fifteen.ca to see more of his work!

Rookie, Yellow Owl Workshop and Tintin

I recently had a young girl squeal out loud in the shop when she set eyes on the Rookie Yearbook sitting on our main table. She is not the only one excited by this fantastic print edition compiling some of the best articles, interviews, photo editorials, and illustrations found on Rookie’s fantastic website. This has been a popular gift item this holiday season – get in quick to check it out!

Who doesn’t like rubber stamps? Especially these fun sets from Yellow Owl Workshop. We have a variety of stamps from this amazing San Francisco company and are also stocked up on their ink pads and Print Workshop book.

Were we ever happy to get these amazing Tintin sets the other day! Compiling the entire collection of Tintin books in a neat box set – armchair adventurers can travel the world with the intrepid Belgian reporter, his dog Snowy, Captain Haddock, and the curious cast of characters that make these books worth returning to at any age.

More gift ideas tomorrow!

Cardboard Safari now in Hamilton!

Cardboard Safari makes unique cardboard decor items that are laser-cut, easy to put together and made from recycled materials. We put this moose head together in a snap and love the way it hangs in the shop. We are stocked with moose, deer, bass fish, elephants and unicorns. If you see something on the Cardboard Safari site we don’t carry – let us know as we can quickly special order as we head into Christmas.

Get your Hanukkah cards here Hamilton!

We’re always stocked up at the holidays with traditional Christmas greetings but have always had a hard time finding nice Hanukkah cards. After much searching – we are happy to report we are now carrying these gorgeous letterpress cards from Hammerpress and That Sky Blue. They’ve already been getting lots of attention in the shop and with Hanukkah starting in a few days you’ll want to come by soon to pick some up!