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Undoubtedly, Yes! And when it does, you can lean in and sniff our candles, incense and crayons! Smell is evocative. It’s transformative! It’s a safe and cheap way to time travel. You heard us! The aroma of freshly baked biscuits and cakes? It's your first time at grandma’s cosy home. The salty essence of seaweed, sand and the sea mixed with sunscreen? You’re at the beach as a teenager with your friends.  Yup, the connection between smell and memory is an important part of life as we know it. Smell triggers memories and is deeply tied to our cognitive, emotion...

Halloween, a night of ghosts, goblins, and lollies, has its roots in ancient Celtic traditions. Let's explore the history of this spooky day and discover how to create a Pulpific and memorable celebration.  You know the drill, Pulp revellers; celebration days and events are full of excitement, anticipation and fun! Halloween included. But what’s really behind the concocting, crafting, costumes and confectionary collection? That is a very good question. We have six days to learn about ‘The ‘Ween’ (as we like to call it). No fear; we’re here to boost your knowledge in one quick blog post!  Halloween is celebrated...

Try Googling “The first bag ever.” Do you know what happens? The magical box of questions and answers (aka your computer/phone) will present you with an anecdote dating back as far as the brain can fathom. It’ll say something like this: “The oldest known purse dates back more than 5000 years, and was a pouch worn by a man, Ötzi the Iceman.” Interesting! Clearly, Ötzi needed extra packing space for the proliferation of the ice in his possession. We can relate. Not about the ice, but other things. Like Halloween lollies?! It’s just a thought.  Later in the ages,  pouches...

Essential Art and Craft Supplies for October!  Stop scrolling, and start turning out some arts’n’crafts!  Drum roll, please, for  Essential Rolls for your Pulpific pursuits. We are officially rolling (or Springing) towards the end of the year. Whatever the verb, things are rolling on swiftly. Let’s acknowledge it by listing three of Pulp's favourite indispensable tubes, reels, spools, scrolls, bolts - whatever you wanna call them!  How shall we start? Halloween is slowly but spookily spinning towards us. Just a thought. Even if it’s not your thing, we think there’s undeniably a flurry of creativity in the air. But don’t...

No! No! No! (And a Ho! Ho! Ho!) We think it’s OK. Better than OK! It’s October, after all! The sun is shining (mostly), and we bet St Nick is already waxing up his board in preparation for shredding some sick Aussie swells. I mean, he only gets down here once a year, are we right?!  Besides, it's the perfect time for super-organised people -yes, we’re looking at you- to start getting in the Merry headspace of December 25, and stock up.  That's what we're here for, Pulp Fam. We have your back, front, sides and -dare we say- bottoms? ...