For my son's first birthday, I wanted to do a variation on the buck invites in my Etsy store. Picked up some cute stamps in blues and greens and voila! we have invites!! I can address and stamp your next invite. Check out the Shop for more information.
Wish List... better late than never
Just in case anyone was wondering, I like these things...
1. Bird-E Towels. I would love to use fewer paper towels.
3. Tillandsia. I love these little plants. Paxton's Gate grows them in SF and sells them at their shop.
4. Jacket from The Gap. It's like a sweater/jacket combo.
5. Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
6. A night away from home. Joie de Vivre hotels has served me right in the past. And several hotels are accessible by BART.
7. Mrs. Meyer's Lemon Verbena Hand Soap Can't live without this.
8. Custom portrait from Made by Rizzie.
9. I'll always appreciate gift cards... Paxton's Gate, Anthropologie, Borders, H&M
Satisfactory Printing
I've written about Satisfactory Printing before (birthday wishes), but they're worth mentioning again. They're a feisty and fun company led by a favorite fellow of mine, Nick Canada. He's really built up quite a business. 10 years ago he was printing t-shirts in his living room. Our businesses started to thrive around the same time. My first studio was $500 per month and Nick somehow scored an amazing little basement cave for something like $3 per month. We both moved around a lot and eventually I moved away.
When I went back to visit, I was pleasantly surprised to see Nick has new digs, an amazing warehouse space. I was lucky enough to have a bit of time to take some photos... he has a marquee outside, a great mural, and a company cat (named Tuesday, I think). The best part is that he owns the space… no more pesky landlords! Go Nick & Team Satisfactory (Melinda, Claire, Nick's brother, etc.). Nick's working with fancy names like MailChimp, Iron & Wine, Georgia Music Hall of Fame and various awesome Athens-related jams (Of Montreal, R.E.M., and Grit).
In addition to shirts and posters for clients, they also have their own line of clothing available in their Etsy shop. Have you seen this awesome dress?!! Get stuff now, rumor has it that they're about to take their designs to the fancy shops…
Welcome New Year
I've never been very good at getting my Christmas cards mailed on time. With a baby, I'm not even going to try. I've designed some cards to help welcome the New Year, giving me a pass on sending out Christmas cards.
If you're a procrastinator like me, you can buy them from my Etsy shop. There are two different color choices: heavy kraft paper with mustard yellow envelopes or natural white linen paper with light kraft color envelopes. A set of 6 cards is $20.