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3 – Pick three locally owned stores you’d miss if they disappeared, then return to them. Say hello. Pick up a little something that will make someone smile. Those purchases are what keeps those businesses around.

50 – If just half the employed US population committed to spending $50 in locally owned stores each month, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. Imagine what would happen if 3/4 of them did that.

68 – For every $100 spent in locally owned stores, $68 returns to the local economy through payroll taxes, property taxes, sales tax, payroll, and other business related expenditures. When purchasing from a chain or franchise, that amount drops to $43; if it’s spent online, nothing comes home.

1 – The number of people it takes to start the trend… you.

Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.

Click here for more information on the 3/50 Project.

Recycled Book Journals: Have you had a chance to see our recycled book journals? Each is a hand-crafted sketch book made with the covers (and some interior pages) from old books and about 75 pages of new blank pages ready for your notes and sketches. Every book is unique, so come check out what we have in stock!

Bienfang NoteSketch: Designed especially for visual thinkers, these 64-sheet workbooks provide both lined space for writing and empty space for drawing on each page. A strong double-wire binding secures the opaque, acid-free paper which makes NoteSketch excellent for both pen and pencil. They are available in two different sizes, and in both horizontal and vertical formats.

Stabilo GREENcolors Colored Pencil Sets: These eco-friendly colored pencils are made from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified renewable wood. Coated with an environmentally-friendly matte varnish, they contain the same high quality lead as STABILO Color colored pencils and provide brilliant, intense color application.

32oz Liquitex BASICS: Liquitex BASICS are a student-quality, non-yellowing acrylic paint that drys to a matte finish. We now have 32oz jars of select colors in stock, and they carry the same 20% off everyday price as all of our other Liquitex paints and mediums.

This is a new generation of spray paints, and it’s on sale for 25% off MSRP. (That’s just $7.31 per can!)

Montana Gold Spray Paints are matte, opaque, and fast-drying. Made of extremely high-quality acrylic that will resist fading for many years, Montana Gold has a cap system that combines low and high pressure performance in the same can (similar to a double action airbrush), which offers minimal dripping and running. 100% lead- and CFC-free and available in over 180 colors.

(Note: we do not ship cans, this is an in-store sale only.)