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

For more than 15 years we have been selling the Space Pen. Why? How could we not? Watch & be amazed

A customer came to our store, went to the Space Pen section and we saw him smiling ear-to-ear. We couldn't help but to notice him, so we asked why he appeared so happy to see the Space Pen. He informed us that he received a Space Pen as a gift 15 years ago from his daughter who now lives far away from him. She bought it from our store. Both father & daughter used to live in Vancouver. Now he's just visiting, and to see the Space Pen still available at our store brought him back so many happy memories.

He then proceeded to purchase another Space Pen from us. We asked him whether he still has the one given by his daughter. He said it's still working perfectly fine, but since he'd like to treasure that one always, he needed another one for his daily use. Yup, made us almost cry :)

Our Space Pen display

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How to make an awesome paper flower pop-up. Very easy steps. Watch me...

All you need is paper, scissor and glue. Make it more interesting by using different coloured papers. Don't worry about screwing up. Just do it several times & you'll be amazed at your newfound ability :)

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What's in your Moleskine? Christian Borku from Barcelona, Spain shows us his

       

So what's in your Moleskine? Show us like Christian did & yours can be featured in our blog :)

PS: Thanks, Christian!

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How to make an amazing & beautiful paper gift topper that will leave a lasting impression with just 6 simple steps

                   

Use above photos & steps below to create the gift topper.

  1. Print out words and cut strips of paper.
  2. Use double sided tape to adhere the text to the paper strips.
  3. Using a craft knife, cut out the tops and sides of each letter. Don't cut out the bottom edges.
  4. Pop letters up from strip, folding along the bottom edge.
  5. Cut the strips at varying lengths and bend them into circles.
  6. Use double sided tape to attach completed circles.

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