Wask Blog

Behind the scenes and tidbits from a little online shop called Wask.

New product: Flooded With Emotions Mug

The latest Wask product is a mug that cries coffee! This idea has been in the works for a couple years now actually. It’s been trickier to create than I expected, and due to the cost of it, the first batch is only right-handed. If there is enough demand then we can likely include left-handed handles in the future, and potentially other colours too. 🙂

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New product: Flooded With Emotions Mug

New product: Death Wish Birthday Candles

When I thought up cigarette candles, I thought it would have definitely been a regular mass made product at this point – but I couldn’t find them as a real product on the internet and instead mostly found some artsy edited photographs, etc. So I decided to make them! These are the Death Wish Candles. 💀

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New product: Death Wish Birthday Candles

2-tips Matches: restock with minor differences

I’ve put up some new stock of the 2-tips matches online. The manufacturer has made some changes in the way they produce their matches now. They’re still the same size and function the same, but (in my opinion) are unfortunately aesthetically less pleasing now. I’m naming these newer ones “Version 2” or “V2” because I feel they’re significantly different from my original product photos, so I want customers to be informed. Version 1:• Warmer shades of wood• Match head appears more white & smooth Version 2:• Muted tones in the wood• Match head appears more textured and grey This may be the match we carry indefinitely as trying to switch suppliers is not a priority at the time, but feel […]

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2-tips Matches: restock with minor differences

New product: Pinsqueaks Push Pins

I’ve wanted to make these miniature push pins since 2017! They’re made from stainless steel, and I wanted to keep a very geometric design to them. Buy them here!

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New product: Pinsqueaks Push Pins

A forgotten gif.

In December of 2017 shortly after launching Wask, I was trying to figure out what type of route to take for the brand vibes. I made this animation with 3 little Unbreak My Heart Paper Clips sleeping soundly in a bed, but then they get ripped out by a giant hand! It wasn’t really my vibe in the end so I never really finished it… but now that it’s 5 years later I feel like it’s fun to post it on the blog anyway!

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A forgotten gif.

Blasphemail: The end of an era?

Okay! So! A few years ago I wanted to create a unique postal stamp(s) using the custom stamp programs available in both the USA and Canada. Along the way, I discovered there were some rules about what can or can’t be on official stamps – such as the marijuana leaf, or inappropriate language, or basically anything that isn’t “family-friendly” – so I wanted to have a bit of fun with that and find a loophole to circumvent it. Thus the Blasphemail Postage Stamps were born! By ordering one letter a time, the goal was to create the first ever set of stamps that contained swear words, in this case spelling out the letters F U C K ! A year […]

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Blasphemail: The end of an era?

New product: Sinking Feeling Soap

Introducing our latest product, the Sinking Feeling Soap! It’s handmade by me and therefore may contain some small imperfections. This soap is a long time coming. It started with an idea a few years ago to create soap with words on it that would change as you use it, but words are so small and detailed and I realized it would probably have been impossible to make with soap. So I went with a visual route instead – smileys! I created the first prototype last year but it had a major flaw in it from the method I used to make it. Feeling defeated afterwards, it took me a long time to get around finally fixing it. The soap consists […]

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New product: Sinking Feeling Soap

Introducing carbon-neutral shipping.

UPDATE APRIL 2025: We are no longer utilizing a “carbon-neutral” shipping app. After some research, I’ve found that the vast majority of these carbon removal projects are actually failing, and things just aren’t what they seem. You can do your own research on the matter, so I won’t go into details. Thanks for understanding. Previously posted: We’re now using Shopify’s Planet App to automatically offset carbon emissions from the shipping of our orders. We’re currently on their Century tier which funds a mix of nature-based carbon removal and innovative solutions, such as direct air capture and mineralization. The funds go to companies such as: 44.01, Carbofex, CarbonBuilt, CarbonCure, Charm Industrial, Climeworks, DroneSeed, Grassroots Carbon, Heirloom Carbon, Loam, Noya, Pachama, Planetary, […]

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Introducing carbon-neutral shipping.

Insights in my custom sticky notes journey.

Let’s talk sticky notes! The Out of Line sticky notes are my 2nd bestseller after the Think Twice Dice. One of the unique selling points of these sticky notes is that they’re a custom size and feature 3 punched holes on the left, and these little details also make a difference when it comes to finding a company to make them.

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Insights in my custom sticky notes journey.

New product: City to the Key Keychain

Our latest product features a “key to the city” type keychain. It’s a typical sized house key except on the blade of the key is the cityscape of Toronto (my hometown!). Buy one here!

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New product: City to the Key Keychain