Creative Artifacts HQ
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec
Eco-friendly sketchbooks, notebooks, journals, blank greeting cards and plantable paper goods handcrafted in small batches in Montreal.
Montreal, QC CA · creativeartifactshq.com
A one-person Montreal studio, founded 2016 as Handbound and rebranded to Creative Artifacts HQ, that hand-binds sketchbooks, notebooks, and plantable paper goods from recycled and locally sourced materials. Sole proprietor Stephanie Raudsepp both owns and makes the products; distribution runs through the vendor's own site, Faire wholesale, and independent Canadian retailers, with no grocery presence.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The privacy policy names the business address as "Stephanie Raudsepp, 4435 Rue de Bellechasse, 105, Montreal QC", indicating a sole proprietorship under the founder's own name. Corporations Canada's federal registry returns zero results for "Creative Artifacts HQ", consistent with an unincorporated Quebec sole proprietorship rather than a federal corporation; the Registraire des entreprises du Quebec, which would confirm registration, is not fetchable.
- Privacy Policy - Creative Artifacts HQ · the vendor's own site “Stephanie Raudsepp, 4435 Rue de Bellechasse, 105, Montreal QC H1T 3R9, Canada”
- Federal corporation search - Creative Artifacts HQ · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”
Manufacturing
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor's own pages state products are "designed and handcrafted in small batches in Montreal, Canada" across the home, about, and shipping-policy pages, with no separate manufacturing facility mentioned.
- About - Creative Artifacts HQ · the vendor's own site “designed and handcrafted in small batches in Montreal, Canada”
- Shipping Policy - Creative Artifacts HQ · the vendor's own site “Designed and handcrafted in small batches in Montreal, Canada”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
Single-founder studio based in Montreal; the site names no other staff or location, so HQ and workforce are both taken as Canada at 1.0.
- About - Creative Artifacts HQ · the vendor's own site “Stephanie Raudsepp is the designer, bookbinder, and founder”
Inputs
92.5 reportedCA 85% · EU 15%
The FAQ page describes the main paper stocks as recycled: cotton rag paper reclaimed from local Montreal-area textile offcuts, and plantable seed paper handmade in Canada with seeds native to Canada. One accessory line uses cork harvested from cork oak bark, a Mediterranean/EU material; this is treated as a minor input alongside the paper-based majority, so the split is an estimate rather than a published figure.
- FAQs - Creative Artifacts HQ · the vendor's own site “Cotton rag paper is recycled from recuperated cotton textile offcuts from the local textile industry.”
Where to buy
- Direct · creativeartifactshq.com 98.9
- Direct · stephanieraudsepp.faire.com 98.9
- Canadian retailer · Various independent stationery shops, museum gift shops, and art boutiques across Canada 89.0
Found via
- madeinca.ca 2026-09-13