Made by Typo, Market Square Geelong

A brand new store opened yesterday in Market Square Geelong and it’s called Made by Typo!

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As I was approaching the store, I was a little like…

For months I’d been wondering what would be opening there (in the old Priceline pharmacy) and it totally took me by surprise…I was excited!

Made by Typo is of course an expansion on the existing Typo stores, except it is completely dedicated to all things creative.

There are sections for almost every creative activity you can think of! General arts & crafts, baking, sewing, drawing and much more! As a creative person, I was in crafty heaven!

made my typoSome of the cute cupcake supplies. Ceramic cupcake stands, place card holders, cupcake kits and a three tier cupcake stand.

made by typoMy favourite place card holders, macarons!

The store in Market Square is the first and (currently) only Made by Typo stand alone store, there is also a pop-up store at Rundle Mall in Adelaide.

made by typoA wall of letters, that can be left plain or be decorated

made by typoSome sections have little LCD screens that show ways that the materials can be used. I thought this was a great feature.

To celebrate the opening the lovely staff were giving out cupcakes and let me just say, they were the fluffiest cupcakes that I’ve ever tasted!

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I am not sure where they were from, but they were yummy!

made by typoAll they staff were really lovely, very bubbly and welcoming.

There was also a button press set up, where you could choose and cut out a picture and one of the staff would make it into a button for you.

made by typoThe one I chose (below) ‘eat ice cream for breakfast’, I thought it was cute.
made by typoSelected items can be purchased online under the Made by Typo heading, but many of the other items can also be found at regular Typo stores.

There will also be workshops soon!
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XO XO
E

Single on Valentine’s day? Typo’s got you covered

Valentine’s Day is that one day a year-where if you are single, you are over looked or ignored. If you didn’t already feel bad enough about not having a significant other on this day, stores make it worse (from January to early February) by clearly displaying their Valentine’s Day products and cards, that are marketed to couples.

The design team at Typo have come up with a way to include the single people on Valentine’s day , they have released a range of cards for single people!

Whether you treat yourself or go out with your single friends, Why not celebrate being single on a day that revolves around being in a relationship?

For the single people

One of the cards says ‘F*** Happy Valentine’s Day, you’re single and Fabulous’, which reminds me of Sex and the City. Another (pictured below) that says ‘Single woman unite to search for The perfect man, that isn’t Gay, Married or a Pansy ass mamma’s boy. This one made me quietly laugh to myself when I read it in-store.

singleThe cards may not be ground breaking or even empowering, but they make light of that one day that can make singles feel really bad about themselves.

All cards are $2.95 each from Typo (not all are available online)

We are taught from an early age, that when we ‘grow up’ we need to find someone, settle down and start a family. It is a lot of pressure and when you are single (whether it was your choice or not) you shouldn’t have to feel ashamed or less of a person, just because you are alone!

This Journal sums up (for me) what it is to be single…

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a5 pattern journal, $9.95AUD from Typo

I don’t like the commercialisation of Valentine’s day, but I do love all the cute products that get released! I am a girly girl, so anything heart shaped or in varying shades of pink and red, I love…I will be buying myself the red Lindt chocolate heart tin (available from Woolies for $10).

One Typo card shows the commercialisation of the day…

I thought it was clever and funny, because it is so true! Florists make a killing on Valentine’s day because frantic boyfriends/fiances/husbands will pay anything when it’s last minute and they totally forgot.

Not all guys are ‘into’ Valentine’s day, some couples do something special every year, while some single people may throw ant-valentine’s day parties or just treat themselves (because you should love yourself, right?)

I won’t wish you all a happy Valentine’s yet because I have a couple more Valentine’s Day themed posts and it’s only February 1st!

Until next time…

XO XO Evelyn