Calamitygen

Montreal, Canada

4.6k
Sales
We calculate this number using a recency-weighted average of all ratings, with a rating's value decreasing by half each year to best reflect the current experience. 5.0 (852)
3 years
on Etsy
We calculate this number using a recency-weighted average of all ratings, with a rating's value decreasing by half each year to best reflect the current experience. 5.0 (852)
4.6k
sales
3 years
on Etsy
4.6k
Sales
We calculate this number using a recency-weighted average of all ratings, with a rating's value decreasing by half each year to best reflect the current experience. 5.0 (852)
3 years
on Etsy
We calculate this number using a recency-weighted average of all ratings, with a rating's value decreasing by half each year to best reflect the current experience. 5.0 (852)
4.6k
sales
3 years
on Etsy

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Last updated on Feb 11, 2026
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About Calamitygen

Vintage craft supplies: Sewing collage and more!

Sales 4,562
On Etsy since 2022

Vintage craft supplies: Sewing collage and more!

Shop about video description

A special journey into the beauties of the last century.

Shop members

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    Genevieve Massie

    Owner

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    Zachary Dagenais

    Shipper, Assistant

    Zachary is my very organized son. He’s my partner in this journey. He does works on the website and the one making certain every item is filed properly, shipped on time with no mistakes. He also do all the deliveries and respond to your questions.

Shop policies

Last updated on Jul 10, 2024

Shipping

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Customs and import taxes

Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.

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Returns & exchanges

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Cancellations

Cancellations: accepted

Request a cancellation: before item has shipped

Privacy policy

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Last updated on Dec 17, 2025

Frequently asked questions

Buyers from Germany

On January 1, 2019, Germany’s Packaging Act (VerpackG) came into effect, imposing requirements on online retailers (including Etsy shops) selling to buyers in Germany. The Packaging Act promotes recycling and reuse of packaging materials (e.g. cardboard boxes, tape, and bubble wrap).

My company CalamityGen is registered with LUCID, which is the Packaging Register of the Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR).

Producers/distributors pay a license fee to the dual system for the collection, sorting and recycling of the packaging they introduced to the market. My Dual System partner is Activate by Reclay.

Please recycle when you can. Thank you.

How fast do I ship?

I guarantee shipping within one or two business day. For Canadian buyers, Canada Post office pick up time is 16:00 ET. If I receive an order before 15:00 and I’m home I will mail your order the same day. Note that there is no service Saturday and Sunday. If it’s a holiday I will let you know when the next working day will be.
For international buyers, pick up is at 7:00 pm, so sometimes if you order later than 4:00 pm I will still send it the same day.

What about my shop

My shop is located in my house and all the art works are decorating my home waiting to be adopted… We are a non smoker family but where lives my dogs, cats and birds. I clean and wash everything and make sure all is prepped out before being shipped. But mistake happen and I’m apologizing in advance if not.

How do I rate my magazine

Mint: Pristine condition
Very Good (VG) – Top grade - with all pages present, clean covers, no tears or stains noticeable. Looks practically new!
Good/Very Good (G/VG) – complete and clean possibly with minor light cover wear or light aging.
Good (G) – Definitely looks its age, but complete. Covers may be slightly soiled or creased, and some fraying of the spine edge may be present. Possible small cover edge tears or light stains.
Fair/Good – Well read, and not stored well. Wear to the covers, with possible edge tears, stains, writing, library markings and partially loose pages.
Fair – Readable and complete. Well read, and not stored well. Wear to the covers, possible edge tears, stains, loose pages.
Collage: incomplete

Canadian customers : Which postal services I use, tracking, pricing and upgrade shipping

For all patterns, magazines, buttons and small items: I will use Canada post regular mail. It’s the cheapest fastest way of sending items in Canada, no tracking number will be included. When CP is on strikes we use private companies.
For all bigger packages, I use private companies. With them you will receive a tracking number.
If for any reason you need a faster service, please let me know before you order. Depending on the size of the item and where you live I will calculate the extra shipping cost and your different options. Sometimes it’s not really worth it, depending on your location.
Please take note that I ship from Montreal.

American customers : Which postal service I use, pricing, tracking and upgrade

I use two private shipping companies, chitchat and Stallion express with DDP option, which means all tarifs are paid in advance. They both bring shipments to the border, to USPS within the first day. If I ship an item, by noon of the next day, your package will be in the USA.
You will see on your package a USPS label. The price only includes the US portion, explaining the difference between what you pay and what’s on the label. The smaller packages are only partially tracked within Canada. Tracking will finished when it will be held to USPS.
You have an option to upgrade shipping to fully tracked items for sewing patterns at checkout.
Please note that I will reimburse excess shipping cost over 2 dollars.

European and international customers: which shipping company I use, pricing, tracking and upgrades

I use Stallion express that partners with NL (Netherlands).
Timing for international shipping depend on factors like holiday, weather, customs and your location inside your country. The fist date on the delivery is the usual date but I fix a range to include contingencies.
For all countries, it will be taken in charge by NL until it’s given to your local postal service. For smaller items it’s partially tracked until it reaches Europe.You can decide to upgrade shipping at checkout.
Note that for Great Britain it’s fully tracked and handle by Royal Mail.
Here is the link to track the items.
https://stallionexpress.ca/track/
https://www.postnl.nl/en/
By telling me when you receive an item you help giving accurate infos to others.

What to do if a package is late

When a package is late we ask you to communicate with us as soon as possible. We will ask you to verify your address in the system, contact your local post office and verify with your neighbours.
We always ask to wait one week as delivery delays happen.
Please note that we cannot do anything passed 100 days of the presume delivery date and may not passed 60.

Duties fees and customs - Us customers buying from Canadian sellers

Thank you for shopping at my Etsy store! We’re thrilled to inform you that nearly all of our items are proudly made in the United States, so you won’t face additional customs duties. Our shipping rates for U.S. orders are calculated under Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) terms, meaning all customs clearance fees are included in the shipping cost you see at checkout. For the rare exceptions, we ensure any applicable fees are handled for a seamless experience.

Duties and customs fees for European customers

Etsy collects VAT on your order so you will not have to pay anything upon reception.

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