Category Archives: Favours & Gifts

Love & Rummage

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Every year around Valentine’s Day I make a point of visiting the Love & Rummage Show at the Workroom, always finding inspiring people doing wonderfully crafted items that can be used for weddings. This year was no different.

I heard that Jamie Maddalena, a Toronto wedding photographer, would be there with her new venture, Send More Mail. Jamie has packaged vintage stamps in bundles that add up 59 cents, the cost of mailing a standard size in letter Canada. Once stuck onto the envelope they create a unique salon-style art exhibit on each envelope.

Send a bouquet to your sweetheart or décor you wedding with beautiful arrangements by Alison Westlake, a florist with a love of mixing the old and the new. Stay tuned for an interview with Alison and a tour of Coriander Girl – her adorable store on Queen West. Coriander Girl- 1537 Queen Street West, Toronto.

Bookhou was also at the Love & Rummage sale with some great ides for Valentine’s Day: heart tags and cards; printed tea towels; and embroidered buttons. My favorite find was their heart gift bag containing a je t’aime tea towel, and two heart shaped cookies all in a reusable gift bag. Customized with the theme of your wedding these gift bags make fantastic favours.
Bookhou-798 Dundas Street West, Toronto.

TapeSwell

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Let me introduce you to TapeSwell, a website solely devoted to tape! I love these wrap around mailing labels, there is space for the mailing address and return address, just wrap and write, so cute!

They also have great labels for that DIY favour you and your partner have spent hours making, what a lovely way to complete the package.

But don’t stop there, TapeSwell has many other products and is ready to ship to Canada so get shopping!

Friday Finds

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Letterpress Coaster Favours

I spotted theses lovely coasters on the Snap & Tumble blog and in keeping with the stationery theme this week, I wanted to share them with you. These little pieces of art are a beautiful idea for custom wedding favours or as a seasonal hostess gift. I asked Tanya, owner of Snap & Tumble, how long they would last, being that they are made of paper, and she assured me that they’re sturdy and can be used more than once. They’re environmentally friendly, too (made from pulp board).

Embroidered Gift Tags

For a schoolteacher or DIY wedding, these adorable gift tags would look great attached to any gift — or as favours themselves. You can see more designs by Toronto artist Heather Shaw at the One Of A Kind Show and Sale, on this weekend at Toronto’s Direct Energy Centre.