Do you have a log of magazines lying around your house? I know I certainly do. Here's an excellent way to recycle them from How About Orange. Check out Jessica's tutorial on how to make DIY bows from magazine pages.
Paper Bag Popcorn Turkey
Leave it to the team at Martha Stewart to come up with yet another charming idea. Check out the paper bag popcorn turkey centerpiece tutorial and video for the complete how to. She's recommending it as a centerpiece for the children's table. I think it would be a fun dish to bring for those vegetarians in your life as well.
New Fall letterpress cards at Paper Lovely
Aren't these Fall letterpress cards at paper lovely charming?
New bridal shower invitations
I know it's fall, but I've been feeling springy since the temperature finally dipped below 100. I've also been missing rain so much that I'm obessed with it. Hence the fascination with umbrellas and the idea for a new bridal shower invitation design. You can find them in the new wedding shop in pink or blue. I'm just getting started on new products so speak up if there's something in particular you'd like to see. Invitations, menu cards, save-the-dates, etc.
Swallows are still swanky
Birdies of every type have been wildly popular for a while now. I find that I'm particularly drawn to swallows. Must be those fancy tail tips they sport like fins on a vintage Cadillac. Anyway—back to the point—here are a few examples that are charming:
1. Sweet Swallows birth announcement at Tiny Prints
2. Double Swallows Save the Date postcards by Fa Fa Tin
3. Green Swallow purse by LaLoriHandbags
Latest paper purchases
I love going to garage sales and antique stores to look for vintage paper goods. Here are my latest finds that I can't wait to pore over. A 1922 edition of "The Ladie's Home Journal," a postcard from China Town in San Francisco circa 1920 and a post card book from Hollywood withe the Homes of Movie Stars from the 1930's. I confess I bought the last item just for the Shirley Temple card. I'm a sucker for movies from the 30s and 40s. Illustration was king back in the day and I find it so creative and beautiful. I get tired of the photoshop world we live in now where every shoot is nitpicked to death and things changed to suit someone's idea of how something "should" look rather than the way it actually looks. Pardon the rant, but we art directors do get frustrated.
New mustache items in the shop
New mustache note cards and square mustache seals are now available in the shop. Check 'em out for that dude in your life who rocks the facial fur.