Paper-Ya on Granville Island - Beautiful Papers and Treasures from Around the World

Oh, do we have some good deals for you! It's inventory time at Paper-Ya.

That means lots of goodies for you at half price, yep, that's 50% off. Exquisite stitched Indian paper. We got carried away and bought too many of these beauties.

Retro Lamps...its hard to sell these fabulous well made lamps when thay are stored in the back room...but as much as we love them, they just don't fit on our shelves. We can't hoard them any longer. Ask for them if you don't see them, cause you know where they might be? In the back room!

We have lots of other great bits and pieces waiting for you to consider. You never know what you will find at Paper-Ya, so its worth a visit soon.

Posted January 28, 2012

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Sit back, relax and get the ideas out of your head and onto paper!

Socrates wrote that inspired ideas originate with the gods and that the gods inspire us not when we are rational, but when we are at peace with ourselves. Einstein did some of his best thinking while sailing with the wind blowing through his wild hair.

The famous graphic designer Milton Glaser believes that drawing can change your brain and so can the search for the right musical note. It is about paying attention to what we are looking at, what we are experiencing; this is what is most challenging and can be most inspiring.

I thought that these Moleskin Notebooks might also be a good tool to help focus such attention.

'I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand' ~ ancient chinese proverb.

Filed under // notebooks

Posted January 11, 2012

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Happy New Year Possums! It's time for planning, organizing, scheduling and getting on with the business of living.

That includes work and play; so don't forget to block time for both. This time of year we assess our previous year and make important decisions about the new one ahead. Whatever system you may choose, most of us use a calendar somewhere in this process. Lists and calendars seem to go hand in hand. Personally, I use my reliable and user friendly day timer. I use my phone to remind me of daily events. But the calendar that most impresses me is the bold and graphic Stendig Wall Calendar.An impressive three by bour foot, black and white paper calendar. It hangs easily on the wall using the metal eyelets on the back. Remove sheets by tearing along the perforatedd edge.

Posted December 28, 2011

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Gifts for the creative and curious. Support the creativity of your loved ones!

We have been stocking the amazing Uppercase Magazine for a while now and it just keeps getting better and better. Filled with photographs, ideas, and inspiration to get one's creative mojo rocking.

Dottie Angel is the book that celebrates the crafty world of Tif Fussel. Once you open these pages you will be hooked and barely able to contain yourself from running out the door in pursuit of bakers twine, washi tape and unusual paper goods. Worry not, we carry all these and more.

Here are a few other ideas to support the artists, the writers and crafters in your life.

There is no better way to show we recognize and support the creativity of our loved ones, (even when they don't) than to give gifts that encourage them to express themselves.