giddy-up!

When you send as many packages & letters as we do, it's nice to stick a little something special on there. I'm loving these new commemorative stamps honoring the Cowboys of the Silver Screen, designed by Carl T. Herrman (who also designed the Redwood Forest and Old Faithful express stamps).

sorting things out

While eating lunch today and making the rounds thru my favorite blogs, I came across this very informative post on Black Eiffel about how to be more eco-conscious, including a list of books and films to read and watch to educate yourself. Personally, I've got the "conscious" part done - and how could we not when every where we turn there's reminders to recycle, eat local and ride your bike, not your suv. But beyond all that, the way to follow thru with what we already know is really about convenience and putting together a system that works for you and making it a habit. 

In order to create a more convenient system here at the studio, we installed this simplehuman recycling & trash bin system under our sink a few weeks ago and let me just say, it's a dream! It's so easy to sort thru our trash, recycling and compost when it's all organized and easy to pull out and see! Simplehuman has many other designs to make organizing our trash more efficient and easy.....I'm ordering one for home too! 

Happy Birthday Johnny Cash

Don't Touch My Pinkerton Card

My mom told me it was time for a new post, the Valentines were getting old. As usual, she's right, but I don't have much time. So here's a quick post: happy birthday to the Man in Black. Maybe he would have been a little cheerier if he would have gotten more birthday cards.

Bizarre Valentines

Nothing says love like a smoke served in a heart-adorned pitcher. Thanks to Marc Felion at Chicago Now for sharing these gems from a friend's collection of odd, creepy or just plain weird valentines. See more here, and Happy Valentine's Weekend!

need a break?

Why don't you take a minute to jump on over to paper n stitch where the lovely Brittni has blogged about our notebooks! Her blog is a daily must-read and is full of design, fashion and crafty inspiration!

(sort of) new notebooks!

Obviously, it's been busy over here because I've completely forgotten to inform you, dear blog reader(s) that our new notebooks are now available! The cover designs are printed on thick recycled stock and there is a colored flysheet between cover and 64 lined pages. We also have coordinating boxed note cards for most of the designs, too!

 

  

There's more where those came from!...

Felt & Wire Shop

We're proud to have just set up shop (mini-shop) over at Felt & Wire. Sort of like Etsy, but paper-focused and edited down to only the good stuff, Felt & Wire is definitely worth a look. Brought to you by the people at Mohawk Papers, makers of fine uncoated stock, loved by designers everywhere.

Here you'll find our valentines and new journals. Along with this brilliant Apple-A-Day poster by Vik, which has a tiny square for you to put that little sticker from your apple (or pear, or whatever) each day: