Our rockstar Shop Late Thursday lineup continues with a trunk show featuring the one and only Erica Gordon, the wonderwoman behind Steel Toe Studios. She’ll be bringing a full collection of her buckles and belts, each and every one of them handmade in her badass Georgetown studio.
new for 2012! copper cog buckle $70
The party starts early — at four pm — and the first ten people to walk through the door and purchase a belt & buckle will receive a free bottle opener, fabricated from recycled bike gears (a $25 value). Duck out of work early and get rewarded!
cog bottle opener
Erica’s belts and buckles are a customer favorite, and a great gift for both girls and guys. (Can you say unisexy?) Many of her buckles are fabricated from recycled bike parts from local shops, which makes a perfect gift for that special bike nerd in your life.
brass pebble lens buckle $110
See you Thursday! Along with most Junction merchants, we’ll be open until 9pm every Thursday until December 22nd.
Brett from Alchemy Goods will be joining us at Click! for Shop Late Thursday, December 1st from 6 to 9pm. He has assured us that he’ll have plenty of bags that you haven’t yet seen at Click! and of course all the favorites.
the Ravenna, $98 • one of the best selling bags we carry
Mission statement by Alchemy Goods: “Turning useless into useful”. In AG’s SODO studio this means upcycling used bike tire inner tubes for a second go ’round as great looking handbags, wallets, laptop bags, backpacks and more. These hardworking, stylish bags stand the test of time (again) and keep whatever you need to tote safe and sound. Although this time of year, their greatest feature may be that they are a great gift for both guys and gals!
the Pike, $138 • a new and welcome addition to Click!’s collection.
Elliott Dopp Kit, $32 • so much classier than a ziplock bag.
This is the 4th of seven Junction Shop Late Thursday events before the holidays. Don’t miss out on the fun. Most shops are open until 9pm with specials and events all evening. Stroll around and get festive! Check here for a full list of Click!’s line up.
Did I mention that beverages will be provided by Alchemy’s SODO neighbors DRY Soda? Keep it local!
If there’s one thing we like as much as good design, it’s good sushi. Fortunately, we’re lucky enough to be right down the block from the best sushi in Seattle, Mashiko restaurant.
Tonight during West Seattle Art Walk and Shop Late Thursdays, Mashiko is rolling out some happy hour specials. If you make a purchase at Click! tonight, show your receipt at Mashiko (paper or smart phone if we email your receipt to you) and receive a complimentary order of edamame!
This should be a great night to spend in West Seattle with so many of the shops open late and what promises to be a particularly good Art Walk. Shopping + Art + Sushi = Love.
Love great design? Smart, eco-friendly products? Supporting local companies? Yes? Well, lucky you! Our next anniversary sale is 27% offAlchemy Goods, the SODO-based company who’s creating savvy, smart products from reclaimed bike intertubes.
Mercer bag, $118 $86
Almost every employee at Click! is sporting an Alchemy Goods product, be it belt, bag, or wallet. We love their durability and clean design, and the fact that their products keep tons of bike intertubes out of the landfill.
Ravenna bag $98 $72
Each product is unique due to the varying textures and prints of the inter tubes, so come pick out your favorite and be part of the upcycle!
Franklin wallet $35 $26
And remember, keep checking back to find out what the deal of the day is! Keep in touch via Facebook and Twitter, and don’t forget any purchases over $27 earn you an extra chance to win a loaded Click! gift card in the drawing at our anniversary party on October 15th.
Come on over to Click! before taking a whirl around the Farmers Market this Sunday. We are hosting food writer Amy Pennington, creator of 2 excellent books written to inspire you in your urban kitchen and garden.
urban pantry $19.95
Taste one of her seasonal recipes, get ideas and advice for your own kitchen, even purchase your own copies of Urban Pantry and Apartment Gardening and have them signed by Ms. Pennington herself! It’ll be a great afternoon and terrific inspiration to “Experience Junction Love!” Farm Fresh in your urban West Seattle neighborhood.
apartment gardening $18.95
Did I mention that our market shopping trolleys are discounted 15% during our event?!! Come and get them.
Tis the season for wedding bells! We’ve compiled a few blog posts to help you choose a lovely gift for the happy couple.
Gleena ceramics
These hand made bowls, vases, and platters are sure to be a welcome, summery addition to the table, with their soft colors of orange, green, blue, and eggshell white. Hand applied decals are the crowning touch to these sweet dishes. $34 – $148
Modern Twist placemats & coasters
Modern Twist has long been a customer favorite. Silk-screened images on silicon mats and coasters are easy to clean and add a modern touch to the dinner table. “Jardin” pattern pictured above.
Yes we are open!…Stop in for that host gift you’ll need for the evening BBQ. Doors will be open, well, until they are closed, probably around 2:30pm. If you are cutting it close give us a call, 206.328.9252, and we’ll try to keep the doors open a bit longer.
Or head down toSouth Alki were you can catch up with the other half of the Smersh duo. John along with other Beach Naturalists from the Seattle Aquarium will be shedding light on the secret lives of tidal plants and creatures large and small. (12:30pm to 3:30pm) Just go on out there and ask the folks with the tan vests what’s going on. It’s pretty interesting stuff!
We’re thrilled to introduce Bahari, the newest addition to our home accessories collection. Bahari’s simple, clean designs are individually handcrafted from sustainably harvested teak.
Teak candleholders, $24 – $29
set of three dishes $26 • tiny spoons $3
If flowers and centerpieces are more of your thing, check out these gorgeous teak vases. Perfect for the mantel or pride of place at the table.
We’re thrilled to host our favorite local blacksmith, Erica Gordon of Steel Toe Studios, for a trunk show this Saturday, April 30th. Erica will be bringing her entire line of hand-forged buckles and hand-dyed belts, along with new designs from her Urban Farming series.
carrot buckle $105
In keeping with the Urban Farming theme, we’ll also be raising money for Lettuce Link, a non-profit program helping low-income families grow healthy, organic food within our fair city. 10% of Saturday’s sales will be donated to Lettuce Link. Check out everything that this awesome organization does here!
clover buckle $145
We’ll have snacks and beverages, including delicious fizzies from Seattle’s own DRY Soda!
Puppets! “Cate + Levi” started when Josh Title, the founder, became a father and wanted to provide environmentally friendly toys for his son. Not finding what he wanted in stores, he decided to make his own. The end result of this father’s quest for sustainable toys are these awesome puppets, hand-stitched in Toronto, Canada, from reclaimed sweaters.
Each puppet is uniquely one-of-a-kind, since they are all handmade from found materials. Click here for a video of how they’re made!
The puppets come in a range of animals – from dogs & cats to walruses & slugs – and each one is $30.
We also have the perfect card from Seltzer that dovetails nicely with our new puppets! If you’ve ever been confused on the rules of peek-a-boo, here are the details:
We just stocked Click! with an awesome selection of Valentine’s Day cards, and whatever your attitude — smart, sweet, sassy, sultry — we probably have a Valentine to match.
All our cards are $4 or under, and we can probably take care of any other Valentine’s Day gift needs as well. Belts? Jewelry? Other general awesomeness?
It’s not too early to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, which is just under two weeks away! Some of our favorite items for gift giving are the belts & buckles of Steel Toe Studios – these hand crafted beauties are perfect for the guy or girl of your life.
Brass Pebbles buckle, $140
We’re also thrilled to have a larger collection of hand dyed leather belts from Steel Toe Studios – brown, black, green, purple, and a lovely ochre-y orange. Each belt is hand cut, vegetable tanned, and hand dyed.
Steel Toe Studio belts, $44
Cog buckle, which also doubles as a bottle opener, $45.
Erica Gordon, the woman behind STS, was also featured in this month’s American Craft. Congratulations, Erica!
Boys need presents, too. Here are some guy-approved gifts to help with your holiday hunting.
Cog bottle opener from Steel Toe Studios, $25
Upcycled bike tube belt, $38; typography buckle $45; 10% off when purchased together. Both made locally… those bike tubes may have cruised down your street!
The Smallest Wallet by Malcolm Fontier easily carries four cards and cash, for those to like to pack light. $29
Bottle opener by FluffyCo – a longtime Click! favorite. Pick your favorite design, and pop a cold one! $38
With all the extra space we have at our new location, we’re please to announce that we’re expanding our collection of jewelry to include four new jewelers!
Dinah Coops is a local artist who silkscreens modern designs and funny animals onto Paperstone, an eco-friendly product made entirely from recycled paper. We love her designs any way we can take them — Click! also carries her coasters, table mats, and silkscreened t-shirts.
Sarah Loertscher is another local artist (and Click! gal) who meticulously fabricates her crystalline-inspired jewelry from sterling silver. Clean angles and sparkling facets make up her light, linear jewelry, which is simply stunning to wear.
Daphne Olive designs elegant jewelry from bamboo. Her nature-inspired designs are strongly influenced from the daily walks she takes through the woods with her young daughter. We love her light, bold, eco-friendly jewelry.
Verre NY is Jess Panza & Julie Burton, a two-woman team who create simple, colorful, elegant glass jewelry. All their jewelry is flameworked glass on sterling silver, and each jewel comes in it’s own tiny glass specimen jar.
This is a wonderfully designed reusable bag! Flip & Tumble bags quickly fold into a stretchy pouch, creating a small portable ball. Bags come in awesome contrasting color combinations, have a reinforced shoulder to prevent slipping, and made of ripstop nylon which can hold up to 25 pounds. Each bag is $9.50.
We also have the Flip & Tumble produce bags, which makes it easy to ditch the plastic at the grocery. Perfect for farmer’s market season! A set of five reusable bags is $12.
If you’ve visited Click! in the last few weeks, you’ll have noticed some new lighting adorning our storefront. Meet Graypants, a Seattle-based design company that’s transforming scrap corrugated cardboard into well-designed and eco-friendly lighting.
“Disc” pendant lamp
We love the clean design and the amazing shadows that these lights create, and it doesn’t hurt that they’re eco-friendly and locally made, too! See more images and info here.
“Callisto” pendant lamp
We are currently stocking the Disc lamp (12″ diameter, $279) and the Callisto lamp (10″ diameter, $229) in both hardwire and swag configurations. Other styles will be available to order.
Click! is in love with the new work from PMO Design, located in Montreal, CA. We just got in a collection of (the cutest!) salt and pepper shakers and lovely cozy mugs. We have a flock of shakers ready to be paired up, taken home, and join you at your table. These little guys/gals are individually handmade, giving each one their own personality. You can choose a white & white pair or a black & white pair for only $25. So cute!
PMO Design also creates handmade ceramic mugs snuggled inside cozies. Each cozy is hand-knit by the designer’s mom(!) and is machine-washable and dryer-safe. The mugs come in two sizes; a small is $21 and large is $25.
From personal experience, I know that keeping up with a seasonal fashion schedule is tough as a designer/maker. Coming out with fresh, compelling design at least twice a year is challenging on it’s own but designing is only the beginning! A maker needs to source and inventory new materials, teach new techniques to assistants who will help with making, document and price pieces accordingly and promote the new work in order to have a successful season. Hats off to the Queen Bee crew! They do it so well and we are happy to have their summer handbags and wallets in store at Click!
Shown are “puddle jump” Truckette $98, and “loops” Maximo wallet $48
Also selected bags from fall/winter discounted 20%! (including those awesome industrial felt bags!)
Often times customers will recommend products to us, which they are usually apologetic about. As it turns out, we love to hear from our peeps when they find Design That Fits.
One such recent recommendation was the Mighty Wallet. Mighty Wallet™ is a Tyvek® wallet that is water-resistant, tear-resistant, recyclable, and made of recycled materials. At only $15 each, they make a great little gift for your Valentine.
We have several designs available in the store, and hope to have them available for purchase online soon. Please call or email to order if you are not in our area. UPDATE: Select designs are now available for purchase from our web store. Call or email if the design you want is not show there.
brass pebble lens buckle $110
