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Spring Arts & Crafts Show

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:09:10 +0000

One day – awesome venue – 20 cool creators

Ubercoolstuff is back in town for one day only!

I’ll be featuring prints, accessories and a few new goodies as well. If you never made it out to Gibraltar, you probably didn’t see the awesome creepy & cute sculptures by Jaded Dragon.

If you like the Scratch Map but just don’t have the space, I’ve got a new travel-size version. The “brown paper” lunch bag is an awesome reusable and waterproof bag made of the same indestructible Tyvek as the Mighty Wallets.

The list of vendors includes some really interesting stuff, and the music club will have food and drink available while you browse the goodies – check out the event page for more details.

Saturday, March 31

10:00am – 4:00pm

London Music Club

470 Colborne St.

Retooling

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:34:21 +0000

Forgive the mess (depending on when you’re looking at this) and lack of new content.

I’m retooling the site for a full online catalog, but it’s going to take a while.

If there’s something you’re looking for in the meanwhile, drop me a line and I’ll see if I can’t hook you up!

Mimobot Designer USB Flash Drives

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:35:12 +0000

These fantastic 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash drives are pure awesomeness. All are produced in limited quantities, making them highly collectible and all come with tons of cool wallpaper icons and media pre-loaded.

Mac and Windows compatible.

DC / Transformers

Star Wars

Hello Kitty / Tokidoki

End of Chapter One

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:43:07 +0000

Well, that’s been a ride and a half.

I’m closing the store, at least for now. It’s been a pretty amazing experience, but this part of the adventure is over.

After seven months, two venues and a couple of road trips, running the shop out of a physical space has me beat. The seven-day week has (surprise, surprise) proven not to be sustainable. I’ve known for a while I’d be putting things on hold after Christmas, but location issues have meant I need to pull the plug a couple weeks early.

Trying to start a retail business while working a full time job has been, quite simply, exhausting. For several months I haven’t been giving the store as much effort and love as it needs. Worse, I feel like I have been absent from my own life. Too many things that bring me joy (cooking, entertaining, gaming with friends, helping out with cool groups and projects) have been shelved too much of the time. It’s time to take a break and reflect on what’s next.

But before I get to that, I have a lot of people to thank for making this Chapter of Über Cool Stuff a success.

To Louise: Thank you for getting me to listen to myself.

To my friends and family: Thank you for listening to me as I tried to figure out what the hell I was doing, and for supporting me in so many ways – with your time, your labour, your talents, your insight and inspiration. (Oh, and your money – lots of you were also great customers!) Thanks to you I found the courage to try it.

To Savy, Katie and Chris: Thank you for bringing the Met to life and giving me a launchpad.

To my fellow vendors at the Met: Thank you for being great company, and in many cases becoming good friends. I will never forget this year.

To the artists and creators who let me showcase your awesomeness: Thanks for inspiring and entertaining me, and cutting me in on a little bit of the success you’ve earned.

To my customers: From the friends who made a point of shopping with me to the people who just stumbled across the store and gave me such positive feedback – thanks for your loyalty, your patronage and for helping me spread the word.

Last, but not least, to Jen: You have been so unquestioningly supportive through every step and every day of this venture. I am grateful and humbled by you. You have worked so hard to let me work hard at this, and never once complained. I could not have done this without you. I love you. (PS. Employee of the month, seven months running!)

So what’s next? Good question! I’ve been wanting to answer that one for a while but haven’t had time. Suffice it to say that something of the spirit of Über Cool Stuff will be coming back in some form before too long, whether or not it bears that name. Whether it’s a store, something online, or something else entirely, I have a lot of ideas and I’m hoping you will be as helpful and supportive in my next venture as you have been in this one.

Any regrets? Only that I never figured out a shortcut to insert ümlauts into text.

Seriously, life’s too short. Watch a cartoon.

The Knuckle Duster

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:54:52 +0000

It’s massive, it’s awesome, and it’s our best-seller.

$19.99

Local Delivery available in London, Ontario on Orders of $40 or more.
(Shipping fee refunded on confirmation of delivery address & time)

Jaded Dragon Studios

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:12:48 +0000

I met Lara Aiken and Paul Schultz at FanExpo. Lara’s papier mache stackables (above) jumped out at me. Their beady little eyes, their mischievous grins. My kind of art. The uber-creative couple head up Jaded Dragon Studios in Burlington, where they create prints, cards, sculptures and more.

We’ve now got some of their amazing Zombies vs. Schoolgirls (figures and mini-comics) Christmas cards, candles, and sculptures in the shop. Plus, their great graphic novel/children’s book “Beware of Frog.” Awesome stuff by awesome people.

Jaded Dragon Christmas Cards

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:05:31 +0000

Robots. Rancors. Rainbow-peeing unicorns. What’s not to like?

Designed and produced by Burlington’s Jaded Dragon Studios, these cards give the reluctant Yuletide celebrant a “cards that don’t suck” option.

$24.99 (10 pack)

Local Delivery available in London, Ontario on Orders of $40 or more.
(Shipping fee refunded on confirmation of delivery address & time)

Eco-Cans

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:23:44 +0000

A stylin’ bio-degradable flask for your favorite cool (or hot) bevvie.

These are by far the coolest reusable drink container I’ve found. They’ve got the look and feel of a pop can, but they are made with PLA: a cornstarch-based plastic. That means they’re BPA-free and completely biodegradable. And with an insulating double wall, they’re basically a mini thermos: great for keeping your coffee, tea or soup hot, or your cool drink cool. They’re leak-proof, dishwasher and microwave safe, and come in four great colours.

Eco-Can Thermal Beverage Holder – $17.99

Moving!

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:47:54 +0000

Time to pack up and try something new!

Über Cool Stuff is off to Gibraltar for the Christmas season. We’re looking forward to meeting a whole bunch of ubercool new peeps!

To my friends and fellow vendors from the Met: You’ve made the last 6 months a lot of fun, and the decision to move very difficult. Let’s say farewell and not goodbye, OK?

Vinyl Blowout!

admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:07:47 +0000