Recent Posts Tagged With 'paper goods'

• I’m famous!

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 07:41 in design, blogs, crafts, paper goods, wedding paper

  Sweet! My printable notecard design is featured on the fantastic blog iDiY. iDiY catalogues all kinds of great design goodies for special events - think invitations, labels, favor packages, etc… and many are free for download. Here are a co...

• Seeing stripes.

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 19:58 in design, paper goods, buyables

  Ooo… love the subtle bands of color on these ribbon-like rolls of tape (from happytape, now available stateside here). Don’t know what to do with them? Happytape is more than happy to tell you here. Via Oh Joy!...

• Maps & metallics.

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 22:06 in design, paper goods, wedding paper

  Thanks to Ellen for pointing me to these gorgeous custom-designed invitations from Lisa Hoffman’s Ceci New York - each a lovingly detailed little package bursting with style. Love these in particular, with their jet-set motifs and shimmering b...

• Sweetbeets.

  Posted on Saturday April 11th, 2009 at 14:20 in design, paper goods, buyables, products & packaging

  I’m kind of obsessed with yellow right now… is it just me? Is it spring? In any case, I’m loving the kid-friendly and very fresh palette of yellows, oranges, and blues in these sweet letterpressed gift tags from Toronto-based Swee...

• Work pretty.

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 16:42 in design, paper goods, buyables, desk and office goodies

  I’ve been spending a lot of time at the office lately, which has turned my attention to the sad fact that I’ve neglected to stock my office drawer with supplies and knick-knacks prettier than the standard-issue. So! I’m on a missi...

• Fomato for all.

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 18:51 in design, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies, aren't you cheeky, happy birthdays

  At last! My favorite absurdist cards are now available online at Fomato’s shop. Here are some highlights (”It’s pizza’s job to be incredible”? “I’m busy with this burrito”? “It is a super ugly ...

• Eieio.

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 23:00 in design, paper goods, buyables

  It’s a wrap with these Eieio papers from designer Jean Orlebeke - no more cheesy gift paper! Her designs are inspired by mid-century modern design, modern sculpture, and the patterns of hand woven textiles. Below are some of my favorites (inc...

• Short and sweet.

  Posted on Sunday January 11th, 2009 at 23:00 in design, paper goods, just for funsies

  Love these 2″ x 3.5″ mini notes and postcards from Tara Hogan’s Ink + Wit (all soy inks and recycled papers, of course). Perfect for a succinct little note....

• Letterform.

  Posted on Sunday January 4th, 2009 at 23:00 in design, congratulations, thank yous, paper goods, get in my belly (on food, doing whatever it is i do

  Happy 2009! I am back and blogging after a long New Year’s weekend full of snowboarding (I am pleased to report I am still in one piece), cooking, and prancing around in long underwear. Let’s kick off the year with a look at Chicago-bas...

• Oh-nine.

  Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 21:10 in design, paper goods, buyables, desk and office goodies

  We just got pummeled with snow all weekend, so I’ve been holed up - staying warm, making delicious chili, falling asleep without warning, and thinking about flipping the page to balmier months. Speaking of which - with 2009 just around the corn...

• Pretty packages.

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 22:08 in Culture, design, blogs, crafts, paper goods, happy holidays

  My mom always foists the job of wrapping gifts onto me, but it’s one chore I never mind - and how could I, when there are items like these to work with? Shown above are an assortment of handmade graphic wrapping papers from Rifferaff (fantasti...

• Pretty much irresistible.

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 22:20 in design, crafts, paper goods, happy holidays, buyables

  Evan and Nichole Robertson’s Little Brown Pen offers downloadable stationery and gift templates for sale on their etsy shop, to which you “just. add. paper.” Just added are templates for their holiday-themed items to give and kee...

• Some recent custom work…

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 21:31 in design, paper goods, my custom stuff

  …for birthday people of all ages....

• O, snow.

  Posted on Thursday December 4th, 2008 at 23:01 in design, paper goods, happy holidays, my free printable stationery designs

  Ok a had a last little taste of sunshine and beaches over Thanksgiving, but now that I’m back home, I pretty much have winter to look forward to (and I’ve armed myself with a big coat accordingly). However, it’s not all doom and gl...

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  Posted on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 at 23:00 in design, paper goods, get in my belly (on food, doing whatever it is i do

  Keep order at your table with these cute and simple letterpressed placecards from Small Square Design (thanks, Basak!). Happy Thanksgiving all! I’m off to eat my weight in turkey* and pie. * Don’t forget to brine your bird - I hear it&#...

• The bright side(s).

  Posted on Sunday November 23rd, 2008 at 23:00 in design, boston, paper goods, happy holidays, buyables, doing whatever it is i do, desk and office goodies

  It was absolutely freezing in Boston this weekend… the kind of weather that makes me wonder why I live here - below-freezing temps, blustery winds, early sundown - the works. Cruel, cruel, times! I foolishly attempted to take a stroll to meet...

• Fugu Fugu Press.

  Posted on Saturday November 22nd, 2008 at 19:35 in kids, love, design, congratulations, thank yous, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies

  I happened upon a charming holiday card featuring a pair of happy chestnuts today as I was stocking up on supplies from my favorite shop and to my dismay, I didn’t have my notebook on hand (a frequent occurrence and very serious personal flaw, ...

• 9SpotMonk.

  Posted on Thursday October 30th, 2008 at 00:00 in design, invitations, thank yous, paper goods, buyables, wedding paper, happy birthdays, desk and office goodies

  I’m lusting after the papers that New Jersey printshop 9SpotMonk uses for their line of notes and cards - all beautifully tactile reclaimed cotton, which allows for a really deep imprint. Here are some snippets from 9SpotMonk’s collectio...

• All business. Mostly.

  Posted on Wednesday October 29th, 2008 at 00:00 in design, paper goods, desk and office goodies

  Your whole professional identity is a lot to cram onto a little card - but these beautifully designed business cards seem to manage. Ranging from the utterly minimalist to complex contraptions that pop out and fold in on themselves, they experiment ...

• Draw draw draw.

  Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 00:00 in design, blogs, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies, get in my belly (on food, prints & posters

  The drawings at draw draw draw make me smile - the style reminds me of the illustrations in some of my favorite books growing up, and the blog is like a kind of droll graphical diary. Artist Liz Tjepkema says: Computers frustrate me, but I like blog...

• Small Square Design.

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 00:02 in boston, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies, products and packaging

  Seriously sweet letterpressed cards, tags, and other items from Basak Notz’s San Francisco-based Small Square Design. I love the sketchy, doodly feel of these designs. For more, check out the etsy shop or Basak’s blog, full of mistakes....

• Irresistibly absurd.

  Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 00:00 in boston, paper goods, buyables, you are just darling, happy birthdays

  It’s birthday season in my social circle and in the midst of all the attendant events, a friend introduced me to the Los Angeles stationer Fomato. Unidentifiable bloblike creatures (that seem vaguely inspired by contemporary Japanese graphic de...

• Pancake & Franks.

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 19:39 in paper goods, buyables, just for funsies

  Gorgeous contours and textures from Arizona-based Stacy Pancake’s Pancake & Franks, taking their inspiration from nature - things as simple as wood, garlic bulbs, and sea urchins don’t escape artistic notice here....

• A. Favorite Design.

  Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 00:00 in friendship, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies

  Cheerfully simple letterpress cards from Chicago graphic designer turned letterpress artist a. favorite (a.k.a. Amber Favorite). Vintage signs, typewriters, and wood block type are among the themes that pop up frequently in her charming line. Via h...

• Up and comers.

  Posted on Monday September 1st, 2008 at 22:06 in thank yous, paper goods, wedding paper

  More from Minted, which I posted about recently. In addition to offering their regular selection of social stationery, they run periodic Design Challenges, in which they pose a, well, design challenge inspired by real people and accept entries from ...

• Snow & Graham on the interwebs.

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 00:01 in paper goods, get in my belly (on food, happy birthdays, desk and office goodies, products and packaging

  After a long wait, Snow & Graham’s website is at last live! Here’s a preview of their line of letterpress. Also, there is a whole section on the site dedicated to sweet treats, for no reason other than that… they like them. ...

• Taking notes.

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 10:30 in paper goods, buyables, desk and office goodies

  (Taking the Boltbus down to NYC today for the weekend. The wifi’s a little iffy but blog I must! - come dropped connections or close quarters.) Jot down thoughts and to-do’s in these lovelies from cake + milk paperie. Line graphics are ...

• Simply ink.

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 00:00 in paper goods, buyables, fine art and illustration, just for funsies

  I love this Berlin, Berlin drawing from Helsinki-based artist Hanna Konola. It’s somehow simultaneously provincial and etheral… all wavering daylight and ink-and-water purity. Abstract forms and subdued colors with a shot of pink sugges...

• Rock paper scissors.

  Posted on Friday August 8th, 2008 at 16:09 in paper goods, buyables, desk and office goodies

  No matter how much of my life migrates to Google Calendar (quite a lot of it these days, I can tell you), I still love notebooks - especially these beautifully tactile, scalloped-edged ones from Nantaka Joy. Joy’s foil patterns are subtle and ...

• Just minted.

  Posted on Wednesday August 6th, 2008 at 18:55 in paper goods, buyables, wedding paper

  I’ve just discovered a new stationery shop, Minted. They carry work from a wide range of talented independent designers, including some of my personal favorites. Their raison d’être: We believe that great design lives and thrives in th...