Katydid is a letterpress studio based in Chicago, IL. We are inspired by design, fine art, family, letterpress, and combining these elements to create playful, elegant, and singular paper goods. Kate, the founder behind Katydid, prints on a cast iron press that’s more than one hundred years old, and named the business katydid because that’s what her family called her during her childhood in the midwest.

Paper Wolf Design is a small Illustrated paper goods company, run by upstate, NY based designer, Lara Bremer. Lara learned to draw and create as a child growing up on her family’s artist farm in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Before starting Paper Wolf she lived in Brooklyn, NY where she studied Graphic Design at the Art Institute of New York. After 8 years in the city she returned to her country roots to start her company.

The Black Apple is the imagination of Artist Emily Winfield Martin.  In the whimsical world of her mind, she creates fairy girls, dream animals, and writes children’s books where they can all live.  You’ll find prints, cards and sets, and a collection of her stories here in our store, and we bet you’ll fall in love with them just as hard as we have.

Bitchstix really cares – about you, the environment, and your community.  100% of the net proceeds from all product sales support domestic abuse and violence prevention programs.  Using organic, natural, and GMO free ingredients, Bitchstix ensures quality in every stick.  They also never test on animals, are free of palm oil derivatives – helping to save our rainforests, and are made with 100% renewable energy offsets.  Let’s take back the word BITCH, together.

Karisa Cole, the maker behind Ribbon + Roving, has been a long time teacher and crafter. In addition to a career in elementary education, Karisa enjoys being a student in various classes and workshops learning how to draw, paint, crochet, knit, weave, mold clay and create block prints. You can find her weavings and pillows in our store!

Elizabeth Benotti’s work explores the relationships between everyday objects, color, image and form.  Using porcelain, she interchanges slipcasting, handbuilding and wheelthrowing techniques. The objects act as a canvas for drawings that can be found on most of her work. The drawings are all inlaid into the clay using a traditional mishima process and the decorative colors are hand painted.

Inspired by shapes and patterns found in nature, Katie can be found walking her dog on a sunny day with sketchbook and camera in hand – collecting her inspiration. She emulates, alters, simplifies, and repeats shapes she finds in nature to create original works of wearable art. You can feel good about wearing your Katie Carder jewelry too – Each year a portion of the company’s proceeds is donated to animal shelters and rescue groups in the Midwest.

Calling all secret-society-quiet-girls, hot mess monsters, and mild thangs…Band of Weirdos is here! This sassy collection of pins, patches, and prints comes from the weirdo OG herself, Jacie Anderson-Coovert. After working as a textile designer for 8 years for a mass retailer, Jacie is happily sharing her weird, nerdy, and fierce femme accessories full-time now!

Goose Grease dolls are unique hand crafted products, made to last a lifetime. Each doll is carefully hand-chiseled on an electric lathe in a small carpentry shop in Bogotá, Colombia, using sustainably forested wood. Goose Grease trains and employs skilled artisans to hand-paint each peg with non-toxic water-based materials, making them perfect for kids of all ages. Goose Grease is owned and run by Juan Carlos and Anna Leigh Donado in Brooklyn, NY.

Joelle Medici and Emily Doyle are the creative minds behind Mr. Sogs Creatures. This dynamic sister duo has a deep affinity for animals which can be seen throughout their collection. Come shop Mr. Toothypegs and more in store! We promise you, and the kids, will love this line!

Inspired by zoology, folklore, and world culture, Toys by Jean Elise are sure to please any young explorer in your life. Taking from scientific drawings, turn-of-the-century ornamentation, and Korean animation, Jean Elise sketches, designs, cuts, pastes, sews, and proofs all her toys and games to create this entirely handmade collection.

Taking her first jewelry class at age 11, Studio AMF is the work of Indianapolis artist Allison Ford.  With an established local following, Allison creates stunning pieces of wearable art inspired by nature and the insect world.  You can find moth rings, beetle necklaces, and more amongst her collection.