Sister Pie Cookbook

Sister Pie: The Recipes and Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit

by: Lisa Ludwinski 
photography: Emily Berger

Hardcover
256 pages

A bursting-with-personality cookbook from Sister Pie, the boutique bakery that's making Detroit more delicious every day.

At Sister Pie, Lisa Ludwinski and her band of sister bakers are helping make Detroit sweeter one slice at a time from a little corner pie shop in a former beauty salon on the city’s east side. The granddaughter of two Detroit natives, Ludwinski spends her days singing, dancing, and serving up a brand of pie love that has charmed critics and drawn the curious from far and wide. No one leaves without a slice—those who don’t have money in their pockets can simply cash in a prepaid slice from the “pie it forward” clothesline strung across the window.

With 75 of her most-loved recipes for sweet and savory pies—such as Toasted Marshmallow-Butterscotch Pie and Sour Cherry-Bourbon Pie—and other bakeshop favorites, the Sister Pie cookbook pays homage to Motor City ingenuity and all-American spirit. Illustrated throughout with 75 drool-worthy photos and Ludwinski’s charming line illustrations, and infused with her plucky, punny style, bakers and bakery lovers won’t be able to resist this book.

Hardcover Book - 416 pages

Dr. Kevin Peterson, co-founder of Sfumato, explores cocktails from the perspectives of an engineer, a perfumer, and a bar owner. Cocktail Theory - A Sensory Approach to Transcendent Drinks is a detailed look at the theory and philosophy behind the Detroit cocktail bar, Castalia, that operates as a Sfumato's brick and mortar by day, but by night transforms to serve scent-paired drinks.

Using data visualization and experimental results, Kevin makes a case for breaking cocktails into their individual sensory components, optimizing each aspect, then putting the pieces back together for an ideal drink. Cocktail Theory is approachable for home bartenders and professionals alike.

Flavor principles are accompanied by recipes that have graced Castalia’s menus, along with practical tips for executing elevated drinks at home. Cocktails are placed in the context of a larger experience, and supported by exercises to improve your palate, allowing you to transcend recipes and understand why certain drinks work, or not.

Castalia has been featured in the New York Times, Imbibe, Vinepair, and the Wall Street Journal, and Cocktail Theory is an in-depth look at what makes scented cocktails work.

(From Kevin) If a book about how to create scent-paired cocktails existed, I just would have read it, like I’ve read literally hundreds of other books about cocktails. If there was a single, concise source for integrating knowledge about the sensory system into creating optimal flavors, I would own it. But as I was working on creating peak experiences at Castalia, I kept bumping up against questions I couldn't find answers for. Or answers I had to search so meticulously for that it consumed me. So, just as I did when I was an engineer, I started designing experiments, sought out expertise, and analyzed a massive amount of data to build a conceptual model that describes the perfect drink.  And after almost 4 years, countless hours, and as much coffee as cocktails, I've captured that work in a book.

Handcrafted in Detroit, Michigan

*POST Instructor

Whether you grew up visiting Boblo Island or are new in town and still take wrong turns to Canada, this book has something for you. Tour the “Paris of the Midwest” through this collection of 40 puzzles that pay homage to the streets, stories, and people that make Detroit an emblem of American history and culture. With 20 crosswords of varying difficulty levels plus 20 minis for easy solving, you can sit back, relax, and cruise the Motor City one clue at a time.

Format: 6x9 perfect bound paperback

1.5 X 7 inch Embroidery lover's bookmark with tassel.

Made with gloss coated cardstock. Printed with logo on back. Comes attached with antique gold color tassel. Rounded corners. Realistic stitching of an assortment of green and blue embroidered flowers and leaves on a deep teal background. Perfect for embroidery lovers who love books.

Handcrafted in Ashland, Virginia
* Woman Owned Business

Riki Inge received her Masters Degree in Textile Design and started her career working in embroidery and dying.  She finds joy in the experimentation of combining her skills in various media; including Fiber Arts, photography, painting and illustration to create artwork that exceeds the limitations of the flat surface.  

If you've ever looked at your Screen Time report in horror, this guided workbook is for you. Unplugged is a short and approachable guide to decluttering your digital life so you can get back to living one full of intention.

REFLECT on your relationship with your phone through interactive journal prompts.

BRAINSTORM around what you would rather do instead of being on social media.

PRESS RESET on your relationship with screens through a 7-day digital detox challenge that covers app, internet, email, and cell phone settings, as well as your daily habits around your phone use.

Improve your mental health, reduce your stress levels, practice self-care, and reclaim your attention, with Unplugged.

Product details: 

• 40 pages
• 8.5” x 5.5”
• Designed by: Caitlin Conlen
• Printed in the USA

Made in Cleveland, Ohio
* Woman Owned Business

Free Period Press exists to help you slow (way, way) down, take care of yourself, and focus on what’s most important to you. We believe that our best days are not the ones where we cross everything off our to-do list. They’re also not the ones where we spend a ton of time staring at screens. We believe our best days are the ones where we feel connected to our body, our mind, and our community. We try to help you do more of that.

Feminist Weed Farmer: Growing Mindful Medicine in Your Own Back Yard
by: Madrone Stewart 

Weed is a powerful medicine, and growing your own is as empowering as it gets. Experienced Humboldt farmer, Madrone Stewart shares her hard-won knowledge gained from years of growing cannabis, Zen meditation, and surviving as a woman in a male-dominated industry. She walks you through the big picture and details of growing six backyard plants, from selecting seeds to harvesting and processing. Humorous, sage, and with a big heart, each chapter is infused with what she's learned about equalizing the weed industry, applying mindfulness to pest management, and the importance of owning each step of the process.

If you've ever wanted to grow your own pot or make hash or kief at home, this book is your wise guide!

Paperback

128 pages

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

33 Wines is a wine journal that provides an easy way to quickly record wine tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. It’s perfect for wine novices and pros alike. 33 Wines is perfect for wine aficionados, geeks, nerds, layabouts and other fans of the vintner's art.

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

33 Cocktails is a cocktail making journal and cocktail tasting journal that provides an easy way to quickly record your notes in a small, convenient format. It's thinner than an iPhone and easily fits in an apron, purse, or pocket. It's the perfect gift for cocktail aficionados, mixology geeks, nerds and other fans of the bartender's art. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

We made a zine full of our favorite end-of-year questions we ask ourselves. Whether you're looking to reflect at the end of the year, on your birthday, or a random Tuesday, these questions will help you step back, take stock of how the past year has been, and envision the amazing year ahead.

• 44 pages
• 5.5" x 8.5"

Made in Cleveland, Ohio
* Woman Owned Business

Free Period Press exists to help you slow (way, way) down, take care of yourself, and focus on what’s most important to you. We believe that our best days are not the ones where we cross everything off our to-do list. They’re also not the ones where we spend a ton of time staring at screens. We believe our best days are the ones where we feel connected to our body, our mind, and our community. We try to help you do more of that.

They say necessity is the mother of invention, but alcohol helps, too. Born from attending a few too many beer festivals, 33 Beers is a beer journal that provides an easy way to record tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. It’s designed for beer geeks, by beer geeks. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

33 Coffees is a coffee journal that provides an easy way to quickly record coffee tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. 33 Coffees is perfect for coffee aficionados, geeks, nerds, layabouts and other fans of the roaster's art. It makes an excellent companion gift to my coffee origins map. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

33 Whiskeys is a whiskey journal that provides an easy way to quickly record whiskey tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. It's thinner than an iPhone and easily fits in a back pocket. It's the perfect gift for whiskey aficionados, geeks, nerds and other fans of the distiller's art and works for all types of whisk(e)y, including bourbon and Irish whiskey - even the Canadian stuff! 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

33 Cheeses is a cheese journal that provides an easy way to quickly record cheese tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. It’s perfect for cheese novices and pros alike. The flavor wheel in 33 Cheeses can be used to quickly recall a cheese’s unique flavor long after consumption. For low values of the flavor, fill in dots near the wheel’s center. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

33 Leaves of Tea is a tea journal that provides an easy way to quickly record tea tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. It’s perfect for tea novices and pros alike. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

LIBRA (Sept 23 - Oct 22)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Essential Oils to Destroy the Patriarchy: Remedies Formulated for Modern Women (& 1000-Year-Old Witches)

Are you paid less than your male colleagues for the same work? Do you work all day for the man and then come home and tend to another man and some kids? Do people keep interrupting you, taking credit for your ideas, and asking you to do extra, social labor beyond your job description? And are you literally sick and tired of it all? With a hefty dose of irreverent self-satire, Eryn O'Neal shares the essential oil recipes that she uses to treat her own patriarchal woes.

Handwritten + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Scorpio

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Handwritten + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

If you’ve attended even a few events you know that they are often exclusive affairs prioritizing the majority and those in power. But what about everyone else? This manual trains event organizers promoters and venues to create a welcoming safe atmosphere at in-person and virtual events. Starting with pre-planning and walking you through to the day of the event this is your guide to ensuring your event is accessible to and excellent for your target participants regardless of gender sexuality race disability income level or language. Any music art or community space theoretically wants to make the world a better place. And now they can learn how!

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Herbal Wisdom and Healing Lore for Those Who Menstruate
By Brittany Wood Nickerson
Illustrations by Chelsea Granger

Sacred and Mysterious includes dietary, herbal, and lifestyle information to help support and care for the body throughout each phase of menstruation. It includes information on nourishing and strengthening the body as well as advice for supporting symptoms of menstruation and pre-menstruation. Beautifully illustrated throughout.

63 pages.
5” x 7” book

Made in Conway, Massachusetts
* Woman Owned Business

Brittany Wood Nickerson started Thyme Herbal in 2008. Over the years it has grown and evolved to reflect her interests and passions and those of her community. As an herbalist, author and educator, her goal is to inspire and empower folks to take health and healing into their own hands and use herbal medicine, nutrition, and home remedies for preventative wellness and daily self-care. Chelsea Granger is the illustrator behind these creations. They began collaborating in 2012. They are dear friends and share a vision of making herbal medicine and folk art accessible. They absolutely love making these posters and books and hope that they bring joy to the lives of others!

Chances are you’ve eaten a soup, salad, or sandwich in the past day (or maybe all three). This trio makes up so many of our meals but is rarely given the attention it deserves–until now. Matty Matheson, known for his bold, innovative flavors, has created a cookbook that will revolutionize how you think of these kitchen basics.

Find your favorite combination by mixing and matching dishes like:

• Soups: Giant Meatball Soup in Beefy Tomato Broth; Crab Congee; Creamy Sausage Soup with Rapini and Tortellini; Caldo de Pollo   
• Salads: Everyone’s Mom’s Macaroni and Tuna Salad; Griddled Salami Panzanella Salad; Peaches with Goat Cheese, Mint, Honeycomb, and Olive Oil   
• Sandwiches: Cubano; Italian Combo; Sun Warmed Tomato; Banana Bread French Toast with Fried Egg, Peameal Bacon, and Maple Syrup 

Packed with character, personal stories, 126 scrumptious recipes, and vivid photographs of a day-in-the-life.

PISCES (Feb 19 - Mar 20)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

33 Scoops is a pocket ice cream tasting journal that provides a fun way to record your dairy discoveries in a delightfully diminutive notebook format. Take your tasting notes, using the checkboxes to note delivery method (cone, dish, float, milkshake, sandwich, etc.). Use the texture meter to memorialize the cream's consistency from dense to light. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

Handwritten + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

A guide to using plants in your environment for their medicinal properties. A whole host of tips and tricks for tending to your bumps and bruises and keeping yourself healthy. Health care and medical doctors are getting more and more useless, but there's a lot of stuff you don't need them for, and being able to tend to your health in small ways is a key adulting skill.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

33 Burgers is a pocket-sized burger tasting journal that provides an easy way to quickly record your notes in a small, convenient format. It works for cheeseburgers, too! It's thinner than an iPhone and easily fits in an apron, purse, or pocket. The trademark flavor wheel makes tasting easy – just connect the dots! 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

Virgo August 22 - September 22 

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

LEO (July 23 - Aug 22)

Simple Ways to Refresh and Restore - According to the Stars

This tiny guide provides tips and ideas of fulfilling activities and rewarding self-care routines. Take some time for yourself and flip through this easily digestible introduction. No previous knowledge of astrology, or self-care is necessary to jump right in! 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Next-Level Ally: How to Support Your Queer and Transgender Friends

If you've ever felt like you're not doing enough to support the queer and trans communities, this zine is a great way to learn how to do more.

Be a supportive advocate and speak up even when it's hard. Learn how not to overstep and how to de-gender your day-to-day language.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Everyone knows the cheese platter gets all the attention at the party, so why not make sure you get all the credit?

With ideas for holidays, special days, game days, and every day, expert food stylist Meg Quinn gives you 50 drool-worthy ideas for boards that anyone can assemble at home.

Just pick a card, collect and prep the ingredients following the list and tips on the back of the card, then reference the beautiful photograph on the front to arrange an abundant board. Here are quick-to-make meal boards for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, cheese boards both fancy and for the budget-minded, and even colorful dessert and candy boards.

With ingredients lists, tips for swaps, and simple and optional recipes for elevating store-bought goods, you can look forward to styling a BYOHD (Build Your Own Hot Dog) board, an Italian antipasti platter, a vegan board, and so much more!

Author - Quinn, Meg Pages

52 Illustrations

50 4C Photographs

Tarot: The Marseille Arcana Reproduction Pack

The tarot cards in this pack are adapted from a Tarot of Marseille deck by Nicholas Conver that dates to 1760. The Major and Minor Arcana cards are accompanied by a booklet, which gives a history of tarot, information on each card, and a step-by-step guide to get started with a tarot reading. 

Dimensions: 4.8″ x 2.8″ x 1.3″ (12.2 x 7.1 x 3.3 cm)

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

The Happy Houseplant Deck is a deep dive into the wild world of houseplants. Whether you are a proud plant parent or have never seen a pothos in your life, this deck of fifty cards and its accompanying informational booklet will provide you with tips and tricks to help your houseplants thrive.

Shuffle through fifty indoor scenes featuring popular plants, from juicy curio and calathea to prickly pear cacti, bubbly succulents, and towering philodendrons and monstera. Each card provides specific plant care instructions including tips on light, soil, and water, as well as pet safety, fertilizer, and humidity.

Use the booklet to learn about the most important components of plant care, the difference between desert and tropical environment plants, how to problem-solve dry leaves or lack of growth, and the prime placement for your plants based on your home's windows.

This new book from bread legend Peter Reinhart is a lushly photographed ode to the pan pizza, a doughy, crispy, crowd-pleasing version of everyone's favorite food that is easy to make in a home oven without specialty equipment like stones and peels.

Starting with recipes for three master doughs that can be made with commercial yeast, as well as a brief intro to sourdough starters, Perfect Pan Pizza illustrates how to make several styles of pan pizza including Detroit-style "deep pan" pizza, focaccia and schiacciata, and Roman and Sicilian styles through step-by-step photographs.

The pizzas include classic toppings like pepperoni and mushrooms, as well as an exciting variety of recipes like the sandwich-inspired Philly-style Roast Pork and Broccoli Rabe; Reuben pizza; Bacon and Egg with Tomato and Arugula Pizza; Blue Cheese, Balsamic Onion Marmalade, and Walnut Focaccia; and Rosemary Garlic Potato, Baby Kale, and Prosciutto Pizza Al Taglio.

33 Pieces of Chocolate is a chocolate journal that provides an easy way to record tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format. A teeny, tiny amount of drinking chocolate is added to the ink in each new edition, which is cryptically noted on the back. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

Now in paperback, this beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout encourages us to break free from the fast fashion industry by repairing our clothes rather than discarding them.

Along with DIY and how-to illustrations and tutorials, you’ll find heartfelt stories by authors Nina and Sonya Montenegro that encourage you to change your consumption habits, celebrate a sustainable, intentional lifestyle, demonstrate mending as a powerful act that not only strengthens the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well.

Beginners and Seasoned Sewers will find: Basic Mending Skills - how to thread a needle, how to tie knots, and basic stitches Sashiko - a striking Japanese hand-sewing technique for reinforcement and decoration.

224 Illustrations (TI Sheet): Color Illustrations Throughout.

Sitting with Sadness is made for grievers by grievers. If you've lost someone, you know that grief hides in plain sight. Getting to know its shape can be helpful, especially in those moments when you worry about forgetting but remembering hurts too much.

This journal is a place to pause for a private communion or confrontation with your loss. It includes prompts for recording memories, making a wish, and creating rituals, plus space for grief's messier thoughts and feelings. Your grief is your own, but you are not alone.

• Dimensions - 6.5 x 8 inches
• Written by ___LESS
• Designed by Christina Labey
• Printed & Bound in the USA by Conveyor Studio
• Published by People I've Loved

Made in Oakland, California
*Woman Owned Business

We are a few human beings longing for connection / a small printmaking workshop based out of Oakland, California. We specialize in hand-printed & assembled objects, and we're blessed to be able to make them in a small studio by an Oakland farmhouse with a lemon tree. People I've Loved 's works (or pressing issues) intend to facilitate the communication between real, tactile people. Not that we want to deny people their digital selves, we just think there can be room for both. People I've Loved started in 2011 when Carissa Potter left Colpa Press to focus on creating a stationary line that would bridge the gap between people by helping them have authentic and sometimes difficult conversations. Carissa thinks about each card as a form of performance art that choreographs interactions between humans in various types of relationships. Giving in to nostalgic thoughts on the past, buried longings and hopes for the future, People I've Loved's product line embraces the whole range of emotions. We are “in search of the miraculous” yet tragic definition of what it means to exist, in this time and space. And feel that we should make time to share it. Over the years, People I've Loved has had an awesome team. We believe that more brains are better than one, and do all concept development as a team. We talk about our issues & interests as a group and see how we can address them authentically to help people get through their days. Take a deep long breath, things will turn out alright.

100% Genuine Leather Bookmark

The ideal gift for all your stoner friends! Genuine natural leather with foil embossed design. 'Living the high life' embossed on the reverse in black foil.

Measures 7 3/4 inches (20cm) tall

Handcrafted in Scotland, U.K.
*Woman Owned Business

BRITISH MADE IN A RAINBOW OF COLOUR - Ark Colour Design was founded in 2015 by Jane Richards and Amy Lindsay. As buyers for our own shop in Cambridge, we have over a decades worth of experience in the gift trade. Drawing from our backgrounds in fashion and fine art, we set about creating products which are fun and affordable, but also well made. All our products are made by a small family run manufacturer in Scotland. The leather is processed in their on-site tannery and then cut and foil embossed to our designs. Because every piece is hand finished with embossing, each one is unique to the next.

During a time when much attention has been given to sexual harassment and labor issues in the restaurant industry, "How to start a feminist restaurant" is a DIY/DIT guide for creating your own feminist restaurant, café, or coffeehouse, as well as a history of the genre.

written + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

The Kwame Sutra is the definitive volume on the rise and fall of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, told in his own words – including many he never expected the world to see. This slim but comprehensive volume recounts Kilpatrick's career and the text message scandal that drove him from office and is authored by the reporters who took Kilpatrick down. It includes previously unpublished text messages, comments as photos. The book uses Kilpatrick's own words to put the truth to the many lies he told, including sections in which Kilpatrick's public comments are juxtaposed with his contradictory private thoughts, captured in candid text messages typed by his own hands. Unlike many books that speculate on what its subject is thinking, for the first time ever the subject's own private text messages – including many sexually-explicit missives – reveal what is on the subject's mind. While The Kwame Sutra contains some salacious material, it is a fun but serious look back at the self-destructive career of a rising star who seemed headed for the White House, but instead ended up in the big house, sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for turning Detroit's city hall into the hub of a vast criminal enterprise that contributed to Detroit's status as the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy.

Honing Your Craft: Developing Artistic Skills on a Budget

Do you dream of being a writer but despair of finding the resources to make it happen? Writing for your passion or even for a living doesn't have to involve expensive classes, retreats, workshops, pitch sessions, freelance editors, or any of the bells and whistles people are happy to try to sell you. Hell you don't even need to own a computer!

Lydia Rogue shares pointers, ideas, and trade secrets for the brokest among us for all the most essential tasks that writers do - from the mechanics of getting words out of your brain to building a network, and finding readers. Because art should be accessible to everyone!

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Zine, published by Microcosm

How can you embrace your most expansive, authentic life when the world's hostility is always shoving you into fight or flight? Trauma specialist, multidimensional artist, and magickal practitioner Rosśa Crean draws upon their work with clients and their own experience with abuse and recovery in this powerful selection of reflections, prompts, and musings to support others navigating dark times.

Each meditation is designed to help achieve a sense of calm, clarity, and perspective, allowing you to be the recipient of your own nurturing. Whether navigating the idea of "self-fullness," learning about Internal Family Systems, embracing the lessons of anger, or getting better acquainted with your shadows, the meditations in this zine warmly invite you to pause, reflect, and celebrate the vibrant tapestry of your queer identity. Embrace this transformative journey with open arms and an optimistic heart!

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Spring Cleaning: An Herbal Guide to Sustainable and Healthful Seasonal Detoxing
By Brittany Wood Nickerson
Illustrations by Chelsea Granger

This booklet outlines a safe and effective 5-7 day gentle, nourishing cleanse to help the body transition healthfully into the Spring and Summer months. During the cleanse you eat kitchari (a traditional Ayurvedic food of mung beans and basmati rice) and drink teas that help aid digestion and assimilation as well as help the body to process and remove toxins.

20 pages.
4.25" x 11" booklet

Made in Conway, Massachusetts
* Woman Owned Business

Brittany Wood Nickerson started Thyme Herbal in 2008. Over the years it has grown and evolved to reflect her interests and passions and those of her community. As an herbalist, author and educator, her goal is to inspire and empower folks to take health and healing into their own hands and use herbal medicine, nutrition, and home remedies for preventative wellness and daily self-care. Chelsea Granger is the illustrator behind these creations. They began collaborating in 2012. They are dear friends and share a vision of making herbal medicine and folk art accessible. They absolutely love making these posters and books and hope that they bring joy to the lives of others!

Jon Kung grew up as a "third-culture" kid: born in Los Angeles, raised in Hong Kong and Toronto, and now living in Detroit, Jon learned to embrace his diasporic identity in the kitchen after pivoting his career from law school graduate to being a cook. When the pandemic shut down his immensely popular popup, he turned to social media—not just as a means of creative expression, but as a way to teach and inspire.  

Over time, Jon discovered that expressing himself through food not only reflected his complicated identities, it affirmed them. From dumplings to the most decadent curried mac and cheese, Jon inspires millions through his creative recipes and content. 

In Kung Food, he breaks the boundaries of flavors in chapters such as:  • Snacky Snacks, Bites, and Cravings (Sesame Shrimp Toast, Vegan Fried Chicken Sandwich) • Noodles & Dumplings (Ginger Scallion Noodles, Buffalo Chicken Rangoon, Lamb Curry Dumplings) • Rice & Congee (“Clay Pot” Rice Tahdig, Mushroom Fried Rice).

At Home With Fragrance: Creating Modern Scents for Your Space, the first-ever book written by P.F. owners Kristen + Tom.

In this book, you’ll learn how to enhance any space using home fragrance, then try your hand at making your very own via easy-to-follow DIYs. "Equal parts design and DIY, At Home with Fragrance will teach you which fragrances work best for each room, how to interpret your distinct design style into fragrance, and (the best part!) how to make candles, room sprays, and incense with your own custom scents. Filled with tips and recipes for room sprays, incense, candles, and more, the book unlocks the secrets of P.F.’s hallmark style—creating atmosphere with candles and scent—and helps readers make it their own."

Designed in Los Angeles, California
* Woman Owned Business

P.F. Candle Co. is a Los Angeles-based home fragrance company owned and operated by Kristen Pumphrey and Thomas Neuberger. We believe that fragrance is an extension of your home design, and create high-quality products with accessible price points in mind. P.F. is a completely independent business: what started as a one-woman operation in 2008 is now an entire team designing and producing our collection under one roof in Southern California. As we grow, so does our commitment to sustainability, to our planet, and to our crew who makes it all happen.

33 Doughnuts is a doughnut tasting journal that provides a fun way to record your pastry particulars in a small, convenient notebook format. Based on the format of other "33" books, this journal does away with the flavor wheel in favor of an "Eater's Rendering" area that allows you to record the visual attributes of the doughnuts you sample. Think of it as a super sweet sketchbook. 

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals

Hardcover 264 pages

An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, décor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner. 

The Fine Art of Paper Flowers is an elevated art and craft guide that features complete step-by-step instructions for over 30 of Tiffanie Turner’s widely admired, unique, lifelike paper flowers and their foliage, from bougainvillea to English roses to zinnias. In the book, Turner also guides readers through making her signature giant paper peony, shares all of her secrets for special paper treatments, candy-striping, playing with color and creating botanical imperfections, and shows how to turn paper flowers into gorgeous garlands, headdresses, bouquets and more. These stunning creations can be made from simple and inexpensive materials and the book's detailed tutorials and beautiful photography make it easy to achieve dramatic and lifelike results.

Across infinite time and space, experiences and memories are passed on to us by the people we call family. We live with their palpable but unknowable significance. This book is an invitation to write down your story. Or give it to someone whose story you want to remember for generations to come.

• Dimensions - 6.5 x 8 inches
• 110 pages
• Written by Vera Kachouh & Carissa Potter
• Designed by Christina Labey
• Printed & Bound in the USA by Conveyor Studio
• Published by People I've Loved

Made in Oakland, California
*Woman Owned Business

We are a few human beings longing for connection / a small printmaking workshop based out of Oakland, California. We specialize in hand-printed & assembled objects, and we're blessed to be able to make them in a small studio by an Oakland farmhouse with a lemon tree. People I've Loved 's works (or pressing issues) intend to facilitate the communication between real, tactile people. Not that we want to deny people their digital selves, we just think there can be room for both. People I've Loved started in 2011 when Carissa Potter left Colpa Press to focus on creating a stationary line that would bridge the gap between people by helping them have authentic and sometimes difficult conversations. Carissa thinks about each card as a form of performance art that choreographs interactions between humans in various types of relationships. Giving in to nostalgic thoughts on the past, buried longings and hopes for the future, People I've Loved's product line embraces the whole range of emotions. We are “in search of the miraculous” yet tragic definition of what it means to exist, in this time and space. And feel that we should make time to share it. Over the years, People I've Loved has had an awesome team. We believe that more brains are better than one, and do all concept development as a team. We talk about our issues & interests as a group and see how we can address them authentically to help people get through their days. Take a deep long breath, things will turn out alright.

Zine / pamphlet.

This is your guide to the fast-paced, energetic sport of treewatching! Just kidding. Watching trees is a relaxing way to slow down your life, synch up with the natural world, and truly breathe and learn to be in peace for a little while. You may have heard of forest bathing—it's a similar idea. This guide will open your eyes to trees, nature, and your own capacity for calm observation and meditation.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

100% Genuine Leather Bookmark | Made in the United Kingdom

A book lover bookmark for the book lover in your life. A sweet gift for couples this Valentines day and anniversaries or just a small token of love. A figurative line drawing on one side, BOOK LOVERS embossed in metallic foil on the reverse with a contrast leather colour. Double sided genuine leather bookmark; The genuine leather is sourced from a family run Scottish tannery using skins sourced as a by product from the meat and dairy industry. Made using the traditional technique of hot foil embossing which ensures a handmade and unique product every time. 

Handcrafted in Scotland, U.K.
*Woman Owned Business

BRITISH MADE IN A RAINBOW OF COLOUR - Ark Colour Design was founded in 2015 by Jane Richards and Amy Lindsay. As buyers for our own shop in Cambridge, we have over a decades worth of experience in the gift trade. Drawing from our backgrounds in fashion and fine art, we set about creating products which are fun and affordable, but also well made. All our products are made by a small family run manufacturer in Scotland. The leather is processed in their on-site tannery and then cut and foil embossed to our designs. Because every piece is hand finished with embossing, each one is unique to the next.

...and Still Keep In Touch With Your Friends

With a strategy for maintaining your relationships outside the confines of the internet, this little zine is part personal reflection on the merits of unplugging and part instruction manual for successfully extricating yourself from the ever-more-nightmarish world of social media. Author Sylvia Friday reflects on the uses of social media, and offers a critique of the ways that social media (especially for artists) has reduced art to a vacuous process of the capitalist cult of productivity. Friday calls for us to embrace snail mail and the beauty of ink and paper as a way to slow down, be creative in new and different ways, and engage more meaningfully with our friends through the process of writing physical letters on actual pieces of paper. 

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Innovative and completely visual, this card deck of 50 gorgeous granny squares will help you create successful design combinations every time you pick up your hook.  

The sturdy, stylish box contains 50 colorful cards, each with a gorgeous granny square to make, mix and match. On the front of each 4 x 4in card is a color photograph of the finished granny square, and nothing else. This allows you to lay out the designs and easily mix, match and create your own design combinations. Simply flip the card over to find the instructional crochet chart and joining instructions.  

Also in the box is a 32-page booklet, which contains a comprehensive step-by-step guide to reading and understanding crochet charts, with five side-by-side examples of pattern and chart instructions to get you started. You'll also find advice on choosing yarns and hooks, two different methods for joining your squares together.

Handwritten + illustrated pamphlet or "zine"

Born from the book that went viral If Animals Could Talk Carla Butwin and Josh Cassidy created a special edition coloring book to help make quarantine suck a little less. Combining dark humor and intentionally child-like illustrations they dive deep into the unfiltered minds of your favorite animals during this time. In the immortal words of the llama "Everything's f*cked."

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Raven Brass Bookmark is crafted from etched brass. Featuring a detailed design of a raven perched on a stack of books, this eye-catching bookmark slips effortlessly onto the page using the raven's wing. Perfect for fans of gothic fiction, dark academia, and horror literature, it’s a popular pick for readers seeking a unique and functional keepsake. 

Measures: 4 inches tall (10 cm)

The perfect gift for any bookworm or literature lover!

Made from etched brass (etched on both sides of the bookmark)
Presented on a Literary Emporium backing card

Designed + Produced in the U.K.
*Woman Owned Business

Literary Emporium Ltd is a family run business creating gifts for book lovers including jewelry, stationery and clothing. With a design studio located in the Somerset countryside, we take inspiration from classic literature and beautiful words to bring a range of literary themed gifts for bookworms and bibliophiles.

This book is an upbeat, quirky collection of wisdom and support for creators of all kinds. Hand-lettered and heartfelt messages share empathy from one artist to others. Advice is organized by topic and tailored to the needs of creatives, like seeking and accepting help from others, getting over comparing yourself to other creatives, and how to get over common creative fears. This empowering and empathetic book is perfect for all creatives who need a work of reassurance and positive reinforcement.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Published by Microcosm! Paperback book. Fifth edition.

Do you have a passion that you want to obsess about in a love letter to the world? In this new edition of Microcosm’s popular DIY guide to zine-making, Joe Biel updates the information provided in the first edition (edited by Biel and the late and great Bill Brent) to address zine making in today's digital and social-media-obsessed world.

Covering all the bases for beginners, the book hits on more advanced topics like Creative Commons licenses, legality, and sustainability. Illustrated by an army of notable and soon-to-be-notable artists and cartoonists, Make a Zine! also takes a look at the burgeoning indie comix scene, with a solid and comprehensive chapter by punk illustrator Fly (Slug and Lettuce, Peops). Part history lesson, part how-to guide, Make a Zine! is a call to arms, an ecstatic, positive rally cry in the face of TV show book clubs and bestsellers by celebrity chefs. As says Biel in the book’s intro, “Let’s go!”

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Paperback, published by Microcosm

Create an affordable indoor jungle Want to fill your home with lush greenery? You can do it without breaking the bank or your back.

Cara Brezina shares her love of plants and offers advice on how to choose, nurture, and not kill the houseplants in your life—all without spending a bunch of money. With the help of clear illustrations and straightforward instructions, learn to find free or affordable plants and herbs; propagate from cuttings, roots, and your dinner scraps; create dazzling displays, cactus gardens, and terrariums on a budget; find sustainable planting materials; and fertilize your plants without spending big. Discover the joy of experimentation and seeing what you can make grow. No matter where you live, how broke you are, or how hectic your life is, you can turn your home into a green oasis and make lasting friends with your houseplants.

Produced / Published / Distributed in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Gorgeous photos and simple design resonate strongly in this modern take on the tarot tradition. Each card in Gold Lyre Tarot represents the divine feminine of today's blended American culture and gender-fluid evolution. The Tarot is a divination tool used as self-reflection. Checking in with where your intentions are placed, amplified, and felt carries into what you are manifesting at any given moment. Every card mirrors your spiritual and dynamic location within this Earthly realm. Real-life images leave you with the symbolism of everyday life rather than being overwhelmed with in-depth hermetic symbolism.

With Gold Lyre Tarot, insight will come a little easier to those beginning their tarot journey, and it nicely complements other decks for those who are more intuitively advanced. Grounded in the same suits & archetypes as the Smith-Rider-Waite deck, Gold Lyre Tarot includes 78 cards with an insert booklet.

Dimensions: 6.5″ x 4.5″ x 1.6″ (16.5 x 11.4 x 4.1 cm)

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

If you’ve ever ripped a pair of jeans, had a moth eat your sweater or are just trying to learn a new skill, this zine is for you! A complete guide on mending materials and techniques, you'll be repairing your clothing in style in no time with this guide! 

Handmade in Somerville, Massachusetts
*Woman Owned Business

Every artist has tools of their trade— knitters have needles and yarn, painters have brushes and easels, stitchers have needles, thread, and fabric — and every artist will tell you the tools of their trade can be expensive, especially when you're just starting out. When you’re looking for a set of supplies to explore a new medium, figuring out what you actually need can be overwhelming and cost-prohibitive. Make & Mend was born out of a desire to change that narrative. Established in 2017 by Somerville artist Emily Tirella, Make & Mend is working to remove the financial barriers to creation by offering gently used art supplies at an accessible rate for seasoned artists and first-timers alike. Like any great work of art, our shop has moved through many forms. Make & Mend was once a brick and mortar space but in March 2020 we said good-bye to our tiny shop and we have now moved to a fully digital platform serving the makers of the Boston artist community and beyond!

Perfect for children ages 3-5, these placemats offer fun scenes to color in as well as engaging activities to make dinner time more fun.

Connect the dots, spot the differences between two illustrations, finish the scene, or just color in the caterpillar, ladybug, fruits, and other fun images from the wonderful world of Eric Carle.

With 40 coloring pages of 20 different designs repeating twice, there are plenty of pages to enjoy and it’s easy to share with a sibling or friend. When dinner is ready or your meal arrives, just scoot the crayons to the side and pick back up where you left off without having to move the placemat. Great for travel, restaurants, or just having a fun night at home, kids will love getting to color in their favorite characters and bring a little creativity to mealtimes.

Zine, published by Microcosm 

It wasn't always a breeze to find lovers on the high seas, and we don't have many sources about sailors who desired their shipmates. But what we do have are tattoo designs—still recognizable in today's traditional tattooing styles—which sailors used to communicate their origins, status, and sexuality while on ship or shore. Gay Sailor Tattoos gives us a look into the lives of queer men, who, despite the dangers and difficulties of the sailing life, found freedom in their relationships and bodily expression. This thoughtful and well-researched zine brings together historical and visual details about the lives (lustful and otherwise) of sailors at the height of the seafaring profession, and their enduring cultural influence.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Paperback cookbook.

Mama Tried: Traditional Italian Cooking for the Screwed, Crude, Vegan, and Tattooed

Cecilia Granata grew up cooking with her family in Italy. As a vegan, she learned to adapt her favorite recipes to be animal-free while retaining the flavor and feeling of true Italian home cooking. She shares her commitment to ethical and artful eating in this alphabetically-arranged cookbook with over 100 recipes, ranging from traditional favorites from across Italy to homemade liqueurs to aphrodisiacs—all "senza sofferenza."

Lushly illustrated with tattoo flash art.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm

 Remember that 'oh shit' moment you had at your first protest? Or maybe you've been avoiding the news and your facebook feed; you want to get out there and be involved but you don't even know where to start with the shit-show of our current state of affairs. How not to get arrested is a zine full of illustrations, checklists, and thoroughly researched survival tips for the beginner demonstrator and the seasoned activist.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!

Grow in the Dark: How to Choose and Care for Low-Light Houseplants

Grow in the Dark puts the spotlight on 50 of the best houseplants you can grow in your dim or dark apartment. Author Lisa Eldred-Steinkopf, known as the Houseplant Guru, shares the knowledge she’s gained tending to her own personal jungle of over 1,000 houseplants.

Having a south-facing window doesn’t always guarantee you the best light to grow plants—especially if your window faces an alley or a tree-lined street. What’s the point of growing an urban jungle if tall buildings are blocking all your sunshine? This compact guide, designed to look as good on your shelf as it is useful, will help you learn how to make the most of your light so you can reap the physical and emotional benefits of living with plants.

Detailed profiles include tips on watering your plants just right, properly potting them, and troubleshooting pests and diseases. You’ll also learn which plants are safe to keep around your pets.

Whether you live in a shady top-floor apartment or a dungeon-y garden level, this book will help you grow your plant collection to its healthiest for its Instagram debut.

HARDCOVER
160 pages

Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is The Houseplant Guru

33 Tacos is a pocket-sized taco tasting journal that provides an easy way to quickly record your notes in a small, convenient format. It's thinner than an iPhone and easily fits in an apron, purse, or pocket. The trademark flavor wheel makes tasting easy – just connect the dots!

Dimensions: 3.5" x 5".

Made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Northwest.

These notebooks make great gifts for any holiday, from Valentine's Day to Father's Day ... and beyond!

Designed + Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon

Dave Selden started 33 Books Co. as a side project to his side project. A weekend homebrewer and beer blogger, he developed a unique pocket beer-tasting notebook in 2009 to help take notes on the beers he was writing about. After just a few years, the books became his full-time job. Today, 33 Books Co. produces more than a dozen flavors of pocket tasting notebooks and other tasting tools in Portland, Oregon.

Full color illustrated double sided leather bookmark.

Measures 7 3/4 inches (20cm) tall

Handcrafted in Scotland, U.K.
*Woman Owned Business

BRITISH MADE IN A RAINBOW OF COLOUR - Ark Colour Design was founded in 2015 by Jane Richards and Amy Lindsay. As buyers for our own shop in Cambridge, we have over a decades worth of experience in the gift trade. Drawing from our backgrounds in fashion and fine art, we set about creating products which are fun and affordable, but also well made. All our products are made by a small family run manufacturer in Scotland. The leather is processed in their on-site tannery and then cut and foil embossed to our designs. Because every piece is hand finished with embossing, each one is unique to the next.

If you’ve ever wanted to embrace your inner granny and learn to embroidery and cross stitch, this guide is for you! A complete guide on embroidery materials and techniques, you'll be hand-stitching kitchy art in no time! 

Handmade in Somerville, Massachusetts
*Woman Owned Business

Every artist has tools of their trade— knitters have needles and yarn, painters have brushes and easels, stitchers have needles, thread, and fabric — and every artist will tell you the tools of their trade can be expensive, especially when you're just starting out. When you’re looking for a set of supplies to explore a new medium, figuring out what you actually need can be overwhelming and cost-prohibitive. Make & Mend was born out of a desire to change that narrative. Established in 2017 by Somerville artist Emily Tirella, Make & Mend is working to remove the financial barriers to creation by offering gently used art supplies at an accessible rate for seasoned artists and first-timers alike. Like any great work of art, our shop has moved through many forms. Make & Mend was once a brick and mortar space but in March 2020 we said good-bye to our tiny shop and we have now moved to a fully digital platform serving the makers of the Boston artist community and beyond!

The Pasta Tarot is a deck for readers of all experience levels, and even for folks who simply love a steamy baked ziti. Rooted in the authors' queer Italian American identities, this 78-card deck and accompanying pamphlet offer readers a contemporary, playful take on tarot.  

The Major Arcana is bursting with pasta-rific pop culture references, renderings of chosen family, drag queens, and iconic divas. You'll find a Corleone with a cannoli, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Sophia Loren, pop star Sophie, and Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera leading a pride parade. And don't get us started on the suits! Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles are replaced by Corta (short pasta), Ripiena (stuffed pasta), Lunga (long pasta), and Minuta (tiny pasta), respectively. That's fifty-six types of pasta!   

Pull cards to divine pasta dishes for your next dinner party. Share an introspective reading with a close friend or pull a daily card to give you an in

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism, Jerry Saltz presents a handbook with insight to inspire, rivet, and guide artists of all kinds. Full of wisdom, insight, tips and advice, Saltz touches on how to get past the roadblocks many artists will find along the path of their crafts -- from making the most of your talents and limitations to finding joy and stability within your career. Writer, performer, or painter, Saltz looks to give any creative his insight to creation and perseveration.

Designed + Produced in Portland, Oregon
* Woman Owned Business

Portland's most colorful, authentic, and empowering publishing house and distributor, Microcosm Publishing equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.Microcosm has lived in milk crates, in closets, in a mud room, in a windowless basement, in a church, and under a desk at a major credit card company. We've brought our brightly colored books to infoshops, zine fests, media summits, bicycle conferences, parks, street corners, house shows, dirty bars, all­night coffeeshops, art museums, and every corner of the mainstream where we can clear away a little space to set up shop. We set out to save ourselves from not caring, but out there in the margins we've found communities worth always doing it better for. Now we have contracts instead of handshakes, a warehouse instead of a fanny pack full of zines. We have a staff, we have relationships in the industry that send our books to places we wouldn't have dreamed we could walk into ourselves. We're not as drunk or dirty as we used to be. But still, at heart, we've got this milk crate strapped to the back of a bike and we're riding wildly across town to hand you the book that might just be the one that saves your life!