Miskatonic University PressI got some great stuff from AnneArchy, a radical solo operation out of Michigan selling small hand-made stickers, buttons and bookmarks, including these:
My order was lost by Canada Post, but Anne was quick to help me get it sorted out—she was able to claim for the loss, then sent me a replacement with another shipper, and even included a free bookmark (“Ban Bigotry, Not Books”). The packaging and ephemera are lovely and done with great care.
Everything is designed, printed, cut and assembled by Anne, all with home equipment. The cutting is done with a Silhouette machine. These things were new to me, and I spent a while looking at videos of them and Cricuts, and what they can do is amazing. (Mind you, it’s a world of proprietary software and hardware, so I’m not going to buy one.) They get used a lot by stationery and planner people who want to make their own inserts for Filofaxes and the like. The Toronto Public Library has a high-quality cutter at its fabrication studio and I am going to try it.
I got multiples of several and will be giving them away to friends and colleagues. Have a look at what’s available. If you like books and libraries (or cats and hot water bottles), and don’t like bigots and authoritarians interfering in your life, you’ll find something you want.