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Join us on Boxing Day (December 26th) as we begin our only sale of the year. Most S&C stock will be reduced in both the online and Etsy shops!! We'll be clearing out stock from our Fall/Winter Wanderlust collection.
Happy holidays everyone and thank you for such a great year for S&C!!
Today is my last day as a resident of Toronto and leaving feels very bittersweet indeed. I've been thinking a lot about who I was when I arrived here from Mexico, two and a half years ago, and who I am today on my way home to Vancouver. I am leaving with a bit more confidence, a lot more focus and a feeling of being connected to both sides of this huge country.
Toronto gets a lot of heat from the rest of Canada for being large and impersonal - too self centered and overly materialistic to be a nurturing city. But what everyone seems to leave unsaid is how vibrant the creative community is, how fiercely entrepreneurial and motivated it's residents are, and how welcoming everyone is to new people. When I arrived Scout & Catalogue was a fledgling art project that Toronto helped blossom into a full time job. I met new friends, created a home and learned how to survive sub-zero winters and revel in the heat of long summers. I will be forever grateful for my time here and the people I have encountered along the way.
Thank you Toronto and all the people that I have met over the last few years - you have truly changed me and my life.
Head on over to MTV Fora today to enter to win a S&C Geometric Cloud scarf and a Constellation Viaje clutch as a part of their 12 Days of Giveaways event!
Also - just a quick note that both of our online shops will be closed as of tomorrow morning for the next few weeks so get any of your last minute shopping in today! Remember that we are based out of Toronto, Canada and in most cases you will have to pay for faster shipping if you would like your items to arrive before the 25th.
Today's Holiday Wish List was created by my good friend Julie who used to write the S&C blog's Look!Book! monthly book review. Lucky for us she's back and has compiled a selection of books she'd be happy to give or receive this season:
1/Kathleen Winter, Annabel This debut novel tells the story of Wayne growing up in remote Labrador and concealing a secret he is only somewhat aware of himself.
2/Erin Morgenstern, The Night CircusI’m not usually a fan of fantasy but The Night Circus held me (wait for it!) under its spell from page one.
3/Hilary Mantel, Bring up the BodiesThis year’s Man Booker Prize winner is the darker and pacier sequel to Wolf Hall and chronicles Anne Boleyn’s demise – perfect to read by the fire.
4/Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen, Procrastination: Why You Do It, What To Do About It I listened to this book over ten (highly productive) hours in the fall and it may have changed my life.
5/Caitlin Moran, How To Be A Woman There is a lot to love and laugh at in Caitlin Moran’s memoir/rant but her invention (to my knowledge) of the term “Sex Narnia” is quite spectacular.
6/F. Scott Fitzgerald, TheGreat Gatsby Re-reading this classic reinforced both my admiration for it as well as my fears about the movie casting. This Penguin edition (pictured) would make a great gift or track down a vintage copy in your local second hand bookshop.
7/James Joyce, TheDubliners In Dublin I picked up a lovely copy of Joyce’s short stories for my dad, but couldn’t resist reading them myself first. Next up, A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man.
8/Speaking of short stories, I already know my mum has bought me Emma Donoghue’s latest collection Astray for Christmas. She probably remembers that in undergrad I nerdily emailed a paper to Donoghue (about her novel Hood) and have saved her kind reply to this day.
~Julie
It is well passed the date where if you live outside of Canada regular shipping will reach you before December 25th. For the die hard S&C fans on your xmas list please feel free to contact us for expedited shipping or purchase a few S&C gift certificates. Also check out our stockists page to find retailers that carry our goods in your country - you could also luck out and discover stores that still have sold out items in stock like the Galileo Moon Silk Scarf and Libro Clutch in Tie Dye Leather pictured above and available on the site Craft & Culture.
Take a peek at a small interview of me on The Design Hunter blog - one of our Australia based stockists.
I will be moving to Vancouver in 3 weeks which means my days have been spent packing, packing and doing more packing. One of the things I am most excited about in this transition is the opportunity to create a new home which, if my inspiration photos above are any indicator, is going to be WHITE.
Unfortunately most of Vancouver's housing stock was built between 1977 - 1989 so my new space will not have the architectural details I am so accustomed to in Toronto. Hopefully, with a little time and effort, I'll be able to pull something together that feels warm and welcoming and, most of all, like home.
Photos sources: Closet Visit, Freunde Von Freuden, JJJound, Unknown
One of my favourite things about moving is uncovering little memories - tucked away in books, shelves and behind furniture - as you pack your life into boxes. Clockwise from top left:
1) A Spanish fortune purchased in Guadalajara, chosen for me from a box by a budgie2) A photo exhibit I saw ages ago in London3) A horoscope I've been carrying in my wallet for years encouraging me to trust in life4) A watercolour circle cut from my journal - I later used this as the logo for my short lived Yard Sale site5) A polaroid with old (good) friends 6) A random doodle drawn through a particularly long scrabble game
It's that time of year again - making sure you purchase your holiday gifts in time for them to arrive promptly at your door! Below is the run down on best-to-purchase-by dates depending on where you live (keeping in mind that these are estimates and that all S&C items ship from Canada):
Within Canada:Purchase by December 15th
United States:Purchase by December 8th
Everywhere Else:Purchase by November 27th
Faster (more expensive) shipping can be arranged by request if you've missed your purchase-by date.
I have received many emails asking if we will be restocking sold out items for the holiday rush and the answer is no. We do, however, have a wide range of retailers that carry S&C who may still have a sold out item in stock. Click here to see who is carrying us this season.
