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Capturing the Month's Memories with Paint.  Of course, Pulp Pals, we fully advocate for diarising your memories with pen and paper. The written word is a fine way of communicating! But there is something about painting memories that is ethereal, vivid, and colourful in a unique way.  Capturing memories with paint means you can focus on evoking the memory's atmosphere through colour, light, and texture, rather than literal depiction.  Splatter, scratch, and apply colours loosely to relay the essence of August visually.  Illustrate the cold, the rain, the laundry that piled up, the wet shoes and socks, and the feelings...

Japanese Lessons in Midori. There are so many reasons to stan “Midori”. Let’s mindfully scroll through some of them... Midori is the most common Japanese word for the colour green. But which shade of green?! Good question!  Apparently, according to The Powers That Be at Internet HQ, Midori is a bright, vibrant shade of green, often described as neon or emerald green. It’s used to represent the general concept of "green" in the Japanese language. Minty Sweet! It’s also used poetically to describe things like nature, and it can also represent the vibrancy of nature, particularly young, fresh growth like...

Sketching up a gratitude mandala for all our amazing customers! Not familiar with this concept? Lean into our inner circle of gratitude.  Think of a visual representation, most often circular, used to focus on and express thankfulness. That’s what we’re talking about here. The idea is to combine the practice of mindfulness art with the positive psychology of gratitude—art therapy at its finest and most fun.  Typically, the mandala's centre includes "I am grateful for" or "I am thankful for," and then expands outward with words or drawings representing things the individual appreciates. For example: “We are grateful for the...

If cats, dogs and Aussie animals could take notes, these are the notebooks they would use.  Or maybe they would want a notebook featuring illustrations of their favourite humans… who knows!  Whatever the case, these Me & Amber Notebooks are quite seriously cute, functional and handy. But first things first. Three questions, and some very well-researched answers - just for you, Pulp notetakers! Who invented notebooks? Well, this is a complicated one. Various forms and advancements have emerged over the centuries. While no single person invented the notebook as we know it, J.A. Birchall of Australia (!!!)  is credited with...

Otherwise known as ‘Golden Fibre', jute (string, twine, you name it!), has a rich and diverse history.  How long is a piece of String, Pulp Fam?  Good question! Guys, if we wanna get technical, it’s actually a well-known and intentionally humorous idiom to indicate that there literally is no answer.   But you know what? The stories surrounding string can shed light on the way we think about this humble but mighty material. Internet, tell us! Let’s go!  String, in its most basic form, is one of humanity's oldest and most versatile tools, predating even the earliest known stone tools. Its...