Do you enjoy making sarcastic and/or saucy greeting cards? Then there might be a big opportunity for you!
Normally I like to talk about the more hidden places in Edmonton, and you already know about Whyte Ave’s Chicken Scratch. What you may not know is that the store is working toward carrying almost entirely Edmonton-made products! That’s something I’d expect to see in Portland — not from an oil town. But it just goes to show how many amazing artists and creatives reside in this city. Just look at these dog bowties:
Of particular interest to me, a paper nerd, is this other local company, The Collective Scribble. They make handmade journals out of all sorts of paper media. I used to do bookbinding, so these tugged at my heart.
But really, what draws most people to Chicken Scratch are their totally inappropriate greeting cards. Last I chatted with them, they had not found an Edmonton-based supplier. Maybe it’s you! Get some friends together, throw in a bottle of wine, and make some pretty cards that let us tell each other how we really feel.
Or, make a postcard of your neighbourhood and add it to the Edmonton postcards section. Buy local, everyone!
