UPDATE: Shop is now closed for the holiday season! See you in the new year.

All orders placed Dec 14 and later will be shipped after January 6th. Please contact us if there is any issue or if you mistakenly placed an order.

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December 13th: Canada + USA

December 1st: International

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Please note that we cannot always guarantee that an order will reach you by a particular date - specifically for orders crossing the border. These dates are guidelines but refunds are not provided to orders that do not arrive by a specific upcoming date.

The One of a Kind Show - Nov 23-Dec 3

 Excited to take place in this amazing show beginning late November. Find us in booth E03 - we will have all our holiday items as well as a selection of our paper and wood lasercut art.

One of a Kind is such a magical show - the best makers in Canada come together with the most amazing gifts. Even though prepping for the show makes for some of the most intense weeks of the year, we are still super excited for it to begin! And we can't wait until you see our booth design for this year!

Me and Mike spent the month of August travelling around Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. These are my top 10 moments from the trip.

1. Mount Kinabalu Climb

 We hiked up to 4095m to catch the sunrise at Lowe's peak. It was the most tiring thing I've ever done - I literally could not take steps for 2 days afterwards, so I gotta put it at number 1 or was it really worth it? 

2. Every single dog

 I met all the cutest dogs in Kota Kinabalu. Seriously half of my camera roll are full of pics of these angel pups.

3. Mount Kinabalu Holiday Camp

 We camped overnight in a little hut on the side of Mount Kinabalu - run by one man and his 13 dogs, this was such a memorable night. Woke up early to see the sun rise - and we could see the lights from the climbers hiking up the back side of Mt Kinabalu! 

4. Ais Kacang

My favourite dessert in Malaysia and Singapore - cendol, jellies, condensed milk, syrup, peanuts, red beans and more topped onto shaved ice. I averaged 2 per day. 

5. Singapore Gardens by the Bay

A million plants and flowers - this is one of those super touristy things that is completely worth it. The light show under the trees was so entertaining.

6. Shops in Kuala Lumpur 

My faves were Snackfood and Isetan the Japan Store.

7. Batu Caves (and monkeys!)

Climbed up the many (many!) stairs into the sacred Batu caves. We got there super early and were worried that we wouldn't see any monkeys - but as soon as it got busy they rushed out of the trees to beg for bananas and rice!

8. Yayoi Kusama at the Singapore National Gallery

Felt so lucky to catch this exhibit during our short stay in Singapore - can't wait until it comes to the AGO!

9. Manukan Island outside of Kota Kinabalu

A tiny island just outside of Kota Kinabalu - we went here after our climbing days and it was super relaxing - and the only two days that it didn't rain. 

10. The view of Hong Kong

 

enough said.

Staying motivated during the beautiful spring and summer months is seriously tough for me. I created this series of papercuttings for myself as a reminder to stay focused and continue to get stuff done (has it worked? not really!)

Like these pieces? We are selling the hand-cut originals as a bundle of 4 - you can grab all 4 of them here.

Enjoy 15% off your next purchase with coupon code "SUMMERSOLSTICE" 

We'll be holding a studio sale Friday, May 26 + Saturday May 27. Stop by our studio - we'll have a variety of discontinued or slightly defective pieces - anywhere from 20-80% off original prices!

Accepting credit cards and cash. 15 Adrian Ave, Unit 227 - Buzzer 2270.

Our studio neighbours Fitzy, Birds of North America, and Dagg and Stacey will also be holding sales during these hours!

One of my goals this year was to utilize my business to do some good. I didn't have a plan set out for this goal, but I had been planning for a while to create a papercutting piece of the uterus and ovaries, and had envisioned making a charitable donation from the proceeds of the piece. I completed the piece earlier this year, and after seeing it come together I couldn't stop thinking of the image on a t-shirt. I also figured more people buy t-shirts than papercutting art pieces (...I assume?) so more potential to raise some cash for a good cause. 

As one of millions of people who participated in the Women's March in January, I felt the draw to focus this project on reproductive health, and felt especially worried about the potential threats to reproductive health in the US. After creating the handcut piece, I went to bed every night picturing the shirt, and every time, the letters GTFO floated around in my mind. 

So I made it!

Here it is! I scanned the original hand-cut papercutting piece to digitize the design and have it silkscreened onto the shirts. The design, as my other anatomical organ pieces, is my artistic interpretation of this reproductive organ. I chose the image of the uterus as the symbol for this cause, as Planned Parenthood has so often come under fire for the services they provide, and as our bodies are so often governed by the social conservatism of cis male politicians. Even though I was told the text was "out there," I chose GTFO (get the f*ck out!) for the lettering because, hey, IRL I'm pretty brazen and I don't have a problem saying GTFO when it needs to be said. Plus, I couldn't get it out of my head!

 

Why Planned Parenthood US?

Though we are a Canadian company, I feel a strong connection with my American friends and family, and also with all the Americans who support Light + Paper. Over 80% of Light + Paper online orders come from the United States, and with the current political climate, I feel that fighting alongside my American neighbours is what we need to be doing. We ended up being able to donate $3000 to Planned Parenthood US! Go us! 

For our new GTFO Shirts in black we will be donating a portion of the proceeds to Planned Parenthood Toronto. We will also donate a portion of the proceeds from the lasercut paper female reproductive piece and the new GTFO Pins towards Planned Parenthood Toronto.

It took me a while to decide to go ahead with this project. I was worried. What if people are offended? Is it exclusionary? Is it "on brand"? What if nobody buys it? In the end, I hope this can do more good than harm, and I don't think now is the time to allow my own fears prevent me from taking action.

We'd love your help to spread the word! Please share the images above, just link back to the product listing. If you'd like a high res image, or have any other questions email me!

And BUY IT HERE

Much love,

Ali

Light + Paper Wedding 2017 collection is officially out! This year I really wanted to create a collection of cake toppers (and a few table numbers) that were really unique, and inspired by my hand-cut papercutting style. It's tough with wedding stuff not to get swept up into the calligraphic, elegant wedding style, but that's just not me. I wanted to incorporate more geometric shapes, quirky imagery and my hand-cut papercutting font. Check them out here!v

We are so proud to share that we were featured this week on the My Modern Met Facebook page!

The site is beautifully curated - I feel special! 

 

Etsy's latest campaign #DifferenceMakesUs aims to celebrate the originality that makes Etsy so special. This past week I was one of the lucky Etsy sellers invited to celebrate the launch of this campaign at the Alison Milne Gallery, and WOW it was amazing. 

The Etsy Canada team completely spoiled us. I actually started typing out a list of all that they treated us with, but it was so over the top that it seemed RUDE to list it all here. Instead, gush at my photos!

My place setting - quite a different scene from my usual lunch at the studio....

My wreath made with Coral Wreath Designs - STILL hanging on my front door at home (I've deemed it a year-round wreath).

My PERSONALIZED gifts (and wrapping). What the hell?!

Check out more from #DifferenceMakesUs!