Yup. Scaredy Kat, one of the early settlers on the new Fifth Avenue is moving to larger digs right across the street at 232 Fifth Avenue, right next store to Playa
A neighborhood card & gift shop, Scaredy Kat has been the go-to card and gift shop for me since they opened in July 1999. It's definitely an OTBKB favorite and they've been on the Park Slope 100 for sure.
They have a unique aesthetic that's hard to describe: vintage meets great design. Letter press meets cool illustration. Old photos with zany captions. That sort of thing. Suffice it to say I love the place and their sense of style (and humor).
And they've got a blog called Kat's Treats, too.
Here's what owners Nora and Damond say about the beginnings of the shop:
"Scaredy Kat began as a way to combine our aesthetics, experience, and creative
energies into one project (and to try and make a living as well!). At
the same time, we started a line of greeting cards to satisfy our creative side
as well as keep us busy."
energies into one project (and to try and make a living as well!). At
the same time, we started a line of greeting cards to satisfy our creative side
as well as keep us busy."
I'm not sure if they're still doing their line of cards but they do produce custom
products such as invitations, announcements, and note cards and they love to do weddings, baby
announcements, birthday parties, holiday cards – you name the event, and they'll work with
you to create a set of cards as individual as you are.