February 2nd - Valentine's Snail Mail Social!

Saturday, February 2nd from 1-4pm we are hosting a Valentine's Snail Mail Social with our friend Annie Yu. Make and send a valentine to your sweetie! We'll have vintage typewriters, custom stationery and all sorts of embellishments to encourage you to get out from behind the computer screen and send a love letter!

All GOLDEN Paints 35% OFF List Through February 14th!

All GOLDEN Brand paints are on sale at 35% off the list price through February 14th! Students and faculty will receive an additional 10% off! We just brought in two new racks in the GOLDEN line; 4oz Fluid Acrylics in 36 colors and 5oz Heavy Body tubes in 30 colors!

GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics are a versatile paint, allowing for rich stains of color that can mimic watercolor or can be used as a thinner version of your typical acrylic colors. Artist Michelle Hagewood used Golden Fluid Acrylics on Duralar (a polyester paper) to achieve spectacular watercolor-like effects with intense vibrancy! We also carry a large selection of Golden Mediums and Varnishes for all of your acrylic painting and digital printing needs!

Stock up for back-to-school and grab all your other supplies at great prices here at ARCH. Welcome Back Students! We've missed you!

All 2013 Calendars and Planners are Now On Sale!

Are you ready for 2013?

Now 40% OFF all 2013 Calendars and Planners. We still have great brands to choose from like Moleskine, Studio Hinrichs and even a few Stendig remain.

Quantities are extremely limited, so call us to make sure we have the one you are looking for.

Happy New Year everyone!

Daniel Smith Watercolor Sticks and Watercolor Ground!

Daniel Smith Watercolor Sticks are here at ARCH! These watercolor sticks can be dipped in water and drawn with, or watered down like a pan watercolor and painted on with a brush. This convenient new product allows you to take watercolors with you easily and relatively mess-free. The color strength and clarity from Daniel Smith Watercolors is terrific and allows you to create a beautiful palette! ARCH carries Daniel Smith Watercolor Sticks in 20 colors and they sell for $10.15 each!

Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground can be applied to both porous and non-porous surfaces to create a "watercolor paper" surface to produce beautiful paintings. The uses and possibilities are endless! Try applying it to wine bottles to create your own custom labels, apply to traditionally gessoed canvas to make a watercolor canvas, or apply to interior walls to create watercolor murals! ARCH carries the Watercolor Ground in white, but it is also available in Black and Buff Titanium. A pint jar sells for $19.17. Look below for some great projects made by using the Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground and Daniel Smith Watercolors!

All Holiday Cards, Wrap, Ornaments and more are 40% Off!

Starting Today!

Last Minute D.I.Y. Gifts!

A great gift for the Do-It-Yourself artist in your life, Speedball offers a comprehensive Screen Printing Kit which includes everything you need to start screen printing at home! ARCH also has a full line of screen printing inks, Diazo materials and more.

Speedball Original Screen Printing Kit $52.91

A simple way to embellish scarves, clothing, bags, and more! Speedball's "Block Print Your Own Art" Kit is a great way to design a custom stamped design to reuse again and again. The kit includes everything you need to print at home including a DVD with ideas and instructions.

Speedball Block Print Your Own Art Kit $52.99
Speedball Fabric and Paper Block Printing Ink 6 Set $21.99

ARCH has some terrific books to inspire and instruct! Pick up Silk Screen Basics: A Complete How-to Handbook by Ginko Press for an easy-to-follow guide to getting started screen printing. Sign Painters by Faythe Levine & Sam Macon is full of inspiring sign artists and their lettering and design works. A great book for the designer or lettering-lover in your life!

Silk Screen Basics Book $25.00
Sign Painters Book $24.95

Thank you for supporting our local small business this holiday season! We really appreciate it!

Shop Local! 10 Gifts Under $20 (and a couple of extra, just a few bucks more)

Here is a small sample of the great selection that Caryn and Kate have put together for your gift giving pleasure. We tried to keep this to items under $20, but we had a few extra that we could not pass up sharing.

We are so grateful for your support of our local, independent store. Thanks for shopping with ARCH!

The Architect Says - Princeton Architectural Press - $14.95

Cubebot - Colorful, wood, robot with movable parts - $8 to $20

Array, Spectrix and Cube party games. Award winning and featured on Cool Hunting - $15

Kikkerland iPencil Stylus - $6.50

Fisher Price Picture Disc Camera - $20

Ed Roth Stencil 101 Stationery - 18 Stencil Designs, 6 Folded Cards, Envelopes and Instructions - $14.95

24 Natural Beeswax Crayons - $13

Neon Color Pencil Set - $7

Mudpuppy Puzzles - Several Themes To Choose From - $12 to $15

Hardbound Whitelines Grid Notebooks - Read More About Them From Our Blog Post - $16.95

Alphabet Rubber Stamp Set from Chewing the Cud - $27

Pan Pastel Ultra Soft Painting Pastel Sets - $37.49

Little Book of Letterpress, Screen Printing or Lettering - Chronicle Books - $24.95 Each