With Linda & Harriett deals this good, you’ll want to heavy up on your card stock.
THE TURN ON: Cards and paper from Linda & Harriet, the Brooklyn-based stationer known for it’s chic modern designs with a vintage twist, are not as easy to come by as they used to be. Its delightful stationery used to be available online and at specialty stores everywhere but in May 2010, it changed gears to focus on just a few key products, such as its popular annual calendar (it features a postcard in the back to cut out and send when the month is over) and limited edition monthly projects.
WHAT’S THE DEAL: For a limited time only, Linda & Harriet have opened up an online outlet, where fans like us can shop for its letterpressed greetings and note cards. Even better, everything in its outlet is marked up to 80% off.
WHY WE’RE EXCITED: Greeting cards for $1.50 each (or a pack of five for $6) and boxes of six note cards for $5 – you can’t find cheaper at the dollar store! We’ve picked up several boxes of note cards, which will make for lovely hostess gifts and we’re also stocking up on birthday greetings and thank you cards. With June graduations just around the corner, we’re throwing in some congratulations cards too.
HOW LONG WILL THE PLEASURE LAST: just one more week – the outlet closes on March 31st.
WHERE’S THE F SPOT!: online at lindaandharriet.com —Natasha Muslih
Sonja Picard’s Stunning New/Old Jewellery
/2 Comments/in CANADIAN CONTENT, FASHION, Fashion & Beauty, Shops & Shopping, View All Fashion Stories /by EditorDesigner Sonja Picard takes your unworn old jewellery and refashions it into stunning new pieces you’ll never take off.
Rather than ignore this old jewellery—or sell it for a fraction of its original appraised value—why not combine it all together—gemstones, precious metals, everything—to create new, meaning-filled pieces imbued with the spirit, history and energy of the old ones, contemporary pieces you really will wear. Read more
Get Your Grill On: Win A Weber Cookbook
/2 Comments/in FOOD, Food & Drink, Tools & Techniques, View All Food Stories /by EditorHow one bad day with a gas-fired barbecue turned us into charcoal lovers for good—plus enter to win A Time To Grill, a hot, new BBQ cookbook.
(Instructions on how to WIN YOUR OWN COPY of the book at the bottom.) Read more
Taking {Card} Stock
/0 Comments/in Culture & Leisure /by EditorIt’s not too late to establish the tradition of sending out Easter greetings—particularly when they’re free!
FREE IS GOOD | We don’t know a lot of people who send out Easter or Passover cards to everyone they know the way they might do for holidays such as Christmas or Valentine’s day, but when cute easy-to-send-out greetings are available online for free, why wouldn’t you do it. Read more
No Sweat (Marks)! How To Remove Them
/5 Comments/in Cleaning & Maintenance, FASHION, Fashion & Beauty, Goods & Services, Styling Tips, View All Fashion Stories, View All Home Stories /by EditorIt’s the bane of white tee shirt lovers everywhere—fabric discolouration due to perspiration. Frugalbits asked an international expert how to remove this pesky stain—and he told us what to do.
DO IT YOURSELF | Many general stain removal charts do not even include underarm perspiration as a category. Google “how to remove perspiration/ deodorant stains from clothing” and you’ll find a confusing number of disparate solutions. If there’s a rule of thumb for dealing with this universal problem, who could rightfully claim to know what it is: Martha Stewart; Linda Cobb, the self-proclaimed Queen of Clean; Heloise? Learned as these ladies are, they are home-keeping generalists, not laundry stain specialists. For the definitive answer, Frugalbits asked a leading light in the stain removal industry. Read more
Recipe For Happiness: Cooking At Dirty Apron
/0 Comments/in CANADIAN CONTENT, Culture & Leisure, Food & Drink /by EditorPut your money where your mouth is—take a hands-on cooking class at the Dirty Apron Cooking School.
Which brings us to our new favourite experiential “happiness place,” the Dirty Apron Cooking School. Everyone we know who has taken one of their four-hour hands-on cooking classes raves about it. Read more
Style Maven Anicka Quin Shops & Eats YVR
/0 Comments/in CANADIAN CONTENT, Columns, My5 Finds /by EditorWestern Living editor and style maven extraordinaire Anicka Quin shares a few of her top spots to eat and shop.
Here are her suggestions for five cheap, free or worth-it things to do, see or buy in Vancouver. Read more
Steal Away: Luxury Hotels for Pennies
/3 Comments/in Travel, TRAVEL, Travel Advisory, View All Travel Stories /by EditorOnline auction buffs can scoop up ultra luxurious accommodations for pennies on the regular price.
Where To Find Well Made Lampshades
/0 Comments/in Home & Garden /by EditorWhere does a shopper have to go to find a decent lampshade in this town? Felicity Stone has the answer.
With Linda & Harriett deals this good, you’ll want to heavy up on your card stock.
/2 Comments/in The F Spot! /by EditorWith Linda & Harriett deals this good, you’ll want to heavy up on your card stock.
THE TURN ON: Cards and paper from Linda & Harriet, the Brooklyn-based stationer known for it’s chic modern designs with a vintage twist, are not as easy to come by as they used to be. Its delightful stationery used to be available online and at specialty stores everywhere but in May 2010, it changed gears to focus on just a few key products, such as its popular annual calendar (it features a postcard in the back to cut out and send when the month is over) and limited edition monthly projects.
WHAT’S THE DEAL: For a limited time only, Linda & Harriet have opened up an online outlet, where fans like us can shop for its letterpressed greetings and note cards. Even better, everything in its outlet is marked up to 80% off.
WHY WE’RE EXCITED: Greeting cards for $1.50 each (or a pack of five for $6) and boxes of six note cards for $5 – you can’t find cheaper at the dollar store! We’ve picked up several boxes of note cards, which will make for lovely hostess gifts and we’re also stocking up on birthday greetings and thank you cards. With June graduations just around the corner, we’re throwing in some congratulations cards too.
HOW LONG WILL THE PLEASURE LAST: just one more week – the outlet closes on March 31st.
WHERE’S THE F SPOT!: online at lindaandharriet.com —Natasha Muslih
Jordan Eng Chows Around Chinatown
/1 Comment/in CANADIAN CONTENT, My5 Finds /by EditorChinatown insider Jordan Eng takes us to his favourite spots in one of Vancouver’s trendiest areas.
Jordan Eng’s Fave Five Read more