Theo Piggy Banks

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These porcelain piggy banks made me laugh...
Available in several sizes and colors at mint.

2 years ago...

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Two years ago on this day, I married my best friend and love of my life.
Happy anniversary my love...

Easy Decorating Details

etch an illustration on your window pane...

dust off that vinyl collection and create a showpiece...

Let the clusters tell a story...

Vintage bottles of different sizes never fail to create a pretty display...

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Interview with Coinop

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The folks over at Pinball Publishing interviewed me for their blog. Thanks guys!
Read more about it on Coinop...

Peter Callesen

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Amazing work from paper artist Peter Callesen. So ethereal and fragile...

brooklyn5and10

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make 'em or mail 'em! clever duo-functional postcards: cut and assemble the illustrations into miniature models of famous city icons, or just mail them from the city of lights.

by brooklyn5and 10

Camp Stationery

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How adorable is this set of stationery for your little camper?
By ph design via Sweet Paul

New Math

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These equations from Craig Damrauer of new math made me laugh.

Umbrellas and stolen kisses

I love oversized umbrellas...
and stolen kisses beneath them...

images from photographer Phillip Newton.

Graphic Designer vs client

via youtube

This is too good not to share... (and a bit too close to reality.)

Special offer: GIVE LOVE Wrap

Share some pink love this month!


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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we are offering a 20% discount on the "Give Love" fabric wraps here

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Nellie B. Connally Breast Cancer Foundation at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

New Save-the-Date cards on Wedding Paper Divas

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New ctc save-the-date cards at Wedding Paper Divas. All you engaged couples, don't forget to send yours out early!

Sandra Juto

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Can you believe October is almost here? I need one of these lovely calendars to keep track of my dates (and months). By Sandra Juto.

Custom Wedding Invitations Tea Party!

One of our favourite retailers, Egg and the Urban Mercantile is hosting a tea-party this Thursday October 1, to announce their collaboration with local designers (ctc included!) and printers. Please stop by for some tea and nibbles and view our wedding collection if you're in the San Francisco area.

Details:
Thursday Oct 1
5-7pm
Egg & the Urban Mercantile
85 Carl Street
San Francisco

See ya there!

Tamar Cohen: Queen of dots

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Loving the use of dots in Tamar Cohen's whimsical work. As she states:
"Dots are my figure, my landscape and my frame."

More here.

World Beach Project

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Devised by Sue Lawty in association with the V&A museum, the World Beach Project is a global art project open to anybody, anywhere, of any age. Building on the experience many of us have of making patterns on beaches and shorelines, this project combines the simplicity of making patterns with stones with the complexities of shape, size, colour, tone, composition, similarity and difference.

"To pick up a rock, is to touch base. Touching stones gives us a primal, spiritual connection with the earth. When we handle a stone, we hold in our hands a small drawing, a tiny piece of the map; we are holding time."
~ Sue Lawty

Anyone can join in! See instructions here.

Inga & Chris at Beaulieu Garden

all images: Anna Kuperberg

The fabulous Anna Kuperberg just sent me these photos from Inga and Chris's wedding and I just had to share. Inga and Chris were just a joy to work with, and kudos to the enormously talented team that put together the event!

Fall internship

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we are looking for our next intern. interested? view the job description here.

New cards at Tiny Prints

A few of my new holiday cards are now available at Tiny Prints. Check out the full collection here.

work in progress...

Alessandra Mortola

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Loving the work of prop stylist Alessandra Mortola...

Disclaimers

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I've been researching disclaimers for a project and this one just cracked me up.

Yuruliku

note bag

bungu-tenugui
triangular scale pencil case

I love the philosophy of Yuruliku:

""yuruliku" was named by combining the words "yururi", which means "relaxing", with "yukkuri", which means "slowly", in Japanese.

We are particular about "things" and "objects" we love. In times we may hang around on the way but we would always like to be in-depths on creating "objects" we love."

Fun acccessories at Atypyk

Witty accessories from Atypyk
Let him/her down easy with a break-up letter handkerchief.

yummy lollipop spoons
Is the mustache craze over yet? I hope not... these pencils are rather adorable. Available here.

360 West Magazine

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Preet preet! Our dear friend from byrd + bleeker scored us a little shout-out in the September issue of 360 West Magazine, a lifestyle magazine based in Fort Worth. As they said, presentation is everything... made especially prettier when you use one of our reusable fabric wraps:)

Thanks Libby!