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SQUISH STATIONARY - etsy.com/ca/shop/ SquishStationary Find beautiful custom cards made by a local six-yearold and her mom! These beautiful handmade cards are perfect for any occasion and support her education fund, piggy bank, and charities she picks herself. You can follow her work on Instagram (@squishstationary) or support this new business through her Etsy shop!
TINY FIRE COZY HOME - tinyfire.co Handmade cozy items for the home created here in Calgary! Their collection includes blankets and candles to bring warmth to your home, and they proudly support postpartum and women’s mental health initiatives. Check out their website or follow on Instagram @tinyfirecozyhome.
SUCCULENTS & STEMS - succulentsandstems.com A locally owned, home based floral studio that is dedicated to creating faux floral pieces with high quality faux florals, greenery, and succulents. Wondering why faux? By using high quality faux materials your arrangement is low maintenance, sturdy, and can be repurposed and last forever. If you’re feeling social, you can find them on Instagram or Facebook (@succulentsandstems) and browse their portfolio of gorgeous arrangements.
SURPRISE BOX - surprise-box.ca Looking for a way to brighten someone’s day? No matter the occasion, Surprise Box can help deliver customized gift boxes. No two boxes are the same! Check out their huge variety of gifts including smash cakes, chocolate covered strawberries, cakesicles, flower balloons, and more at surprise-box.ca. UP BALLOOONS - instagram.com/upballooons Are you celebrating a special day? Birthday, graduation, new addition to the family? Whatever the occasion, Up Ballooons can assist your decorating with a custom ballooon arrangement sure to bring big smiles and make lasting memories and photos. Custom ballooon arrangements are also a great idea to send some love from afar when you can’t be together for big milestones! Follow Up Ballooons on Instagram (@upballooons)!
USE IT AGAIN - useitagain.store Looking to reduce your plastic waste? Check out Use It Again where you can shop for environmentally friendly products and shop bulk using refillable containers. This new business has opened in the Killarney neighborhood and carries many health and beauty products like shampoo, conditioner, lotion, bubble bath and soap! You can also find cleaning products like Nellie’s Clean and TruEarth Laundry! Follow them on Instagram @useitagainstore! ARIN HIEBERT - arinhiebert.com If you love the convenience of subscription services, you might enjoy the subscription plans available from Arin Hiebert Company. You may remember Arin Hiebert from the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship Season 6, which aired in 2020. Arin is now located in Calgary and has created a virtual bake shop! You can get delivery of a six pack of cookie sandwiches or cupcakes or choose to receive the four inch cake of the month! Delivery is limited to Calgary and your baked treats arrive on the first Friday of the month! There are also options for one-time purchases if a subscription plan isn’t right for you.
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