{Paper Envy}

Delightful spoons

2009-03-25T12:55:00.000-07:00

I think these vintage spoon prints from ETSY seller Amy Karol are so adorable. They would look really cute in a kitchen don't you think?

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I need an excuse to buy these

2009-03-19T10:38:00.000-07:00

All I can say is WOW! Wouldn't these make beautiful table numbers for a wedding? The most amazing part is they are all hand cut. Holy cow...what patience that would take.

You can find these and many more at ETSY shop Papercut.

I adore this one....make a wish!!!!

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Beautiful birds

2009-03-09T11:35:00.000-07:00

I adore these prints from Mexico City based artist Geninne Zlatkis. Her colors are so vivid. I love them! You can find more in her ETSY shop

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I want to buy a few for our house but cant decide on which ones! Ack!

Thanks Mr. Mailman

2009-03-02T18:06:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago I mentioned the Press and Post letterpress subscription I signed up for through Sarah Parrot.

Well, the other day I received my first installment in the mail. Its really cute...the card features a little yellow bird on a white card. I also received some .22 cent stamps. Doing a little research I found that it was the going postage rate from 1985 - 1988.

Now I just need to decide who to write a letter to....hmmmmm

I got the memo

2009-03-02T17:53:00.001-08:00

An old friend told me about a cool site called Fishs Eddy. They have an entire line of dishware dedicated to paper. So cool! How awesome are the cheese plates that look like memo paper. I also love the mug that looks like a composition book. Wouldn't it be a cool gift for a teacher?

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Im baaaaack!!!

2009-02-25T14:47:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the radio silence but i've been away for a few weeks and also I lost my job so wasn't really in the mood for blogging. But, im back! Feeling optimistic about finding something new and am in the blogging saddle again. Yeehaw!

Here is one of my newest finds...it isnt really paper related but its still cute!

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After being in and out of airports several times over the past 3 weeks I have been thinking about getting a cute luggage tag (so I can spot my bag out of the millions of other black ones). Having a matching passport holder wouldn't be a bad idea either.

Check out Flight 001 for other innovative and modern travel products.

Press and Post

2009-02-03T15:41:00.000-08:00

I just signed up for a 6 month subscription of Press & Post from ETSY seller Sarah Parrott.

What is it, you ask?

Its a montly delivery of one limited edition letterpress note card along with vintage stamps and an envelope to mail it in. I think writing letters is truly and art form and am so excited to start sending unexpected notes to my friends and family. Plus, getting drool worthy letterpress in the mail each month is like a dream come true.

As I receive each one over the next 6 months I will share them with you. Now I just need to start practicing my handwriting....gah!!

How I love thee

2009-02-02T13:23:00.000-08:00

These letterpress recipe cards are adorable. I must get some! The only issue is that my handwriting sucks so im afraid of marring the beautiful cards with my chicken scratch. Oh bother.

You can find these at Petite Press. But, according to the Paper Crave blog they are sold out. Boooo! Im sure they will come back in stock soon. One can only hope.

Chic family trees

2009-01-29T18:41:00.000-08:00

I have always wanted to chart my family tree. Im pretty lame because I hardly know anything about my history.

I saw these really cool custom genealogy charts from Melangerie over on the What Junebug Loves! blog. These might inspire me to dig in to my past.

I would love one for my house. They would also make a wonderful gift.

They can also make these in to wedding seating charts. How cool!

Alphabet prints

2009-01-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

I adore these A-Z animal prints from ETSY seller Jenn Ski. I think they would look darling in a childs room.

Here are a few of my fav's

{the shop has loads of other cute prints....check it out!}

For the brides....

2009-01-22T21:11:00.001-08:00

The fabulous Lisa from Bellisma Vita and Karen from Huckleberry Karen Designs are hosting the Lovely Details Showcase on Feb 22 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. I attended last year and gathered some great ideas for my wedding. I highly recommend going!

Pssstttt....its FREEE!

For more info look here

Uncrappy letterpress

2009-01-18T13:37:00.000-08:00

The footnotes collection of cards from Old Tom Foolery make me laugh. With their "unsappy, uncrappy letterpress" motto...they are right up my ally.

Here are a few of my favorites...its hard to pick just one.

"Im forever indebted. * By forever, I just mean until you finish reading this card. Then we're square"

"Im head over heels. *Which just means im standing up if you really think about it"

"Thanks a million. * Must you always be so goddamn nice"

"Another year wiser. * By "wiser" I mean "more saggy"

"Its your birthday. *Wow, you were born. Whoopee"

This one makes me think of my friend Sara.

Happy Hanukkah. *Or is it Chanukah? Wait, I think its Hanukkah. Screw it - just have a happy one"

I could spend lots of money on these cards. They have so many funny ones. You can also find more great letterpress items at their ETSY shop.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

2009-01-16T12:51:00.000-08:00

My Mom always forced me to write thank you cards growing up. I hated it...but now that im an adult im glad she instilled that in me. I feel guilty if I don't send one and LOVE getting them from friends. Im always looking for cute cards and of course, the letterpress ones are my favorite.

This "You rock" card from Sweet Letterpress is really cute.

A plant I cant kill

2009-01-10T09:36:00.000-08:00

I know these are not paper related but they are so adorable and creative I had to post them. I really want one. Im such a brown thumb that anything "plant like" that wont die gets a thumbs up from me.

These little bundles of cuteness are from ETSY shop La Pomme. I LOVE the one with the mini smurf. It reminds me of my childhood. I wanted to be Smurfette so bad!

I first saw these over on freshly{blended}. Which is a super cute blog by the way.

Daily mantra

2009-01-07T13:09:00.001-08:00

I love a good daily mantra...this is one of my favorites.

The slogan originated back to WWII . It was a propaganda poster intended by King George VI to keep the citizens calm during the impending war.

There are many many reproductions of the original poster and even a website totally dedicated to the slogan.

I really want to buy one but cant decide on the color. ETSY shop Sfgirlbythebay has them in every hue. Im torn between the green, orange and silver. Hmmmmm...decisions, decisions.

Love a good SALE!

2009-01-06T20:26:00.000-08:00

Some of you may remember my super awesome save-the-dates and our more awesom-er Holiday cards done by Stinkerpants Designs. If you love them as much as I do...here is your chance to get on the Stinker-train.

My very dear friend Sara ala Stinkerpants is having her first SALE! Holy moly! Get 10% off of your design fee. Trust me...this is a great deal. And you can use it for any 'ol project you want.....wedding related, personal stationary, custom whatevers.

Im really serious..as much as I love having you on my blog its time to go! Run! Shoooo! Get over to Stinkerpants ASAP before you regret it.

Letterpress prints

2009-01-02T16:15:00.000-08:00

A while ago I posted about a letterpress print I bought from Lab Partners . Ever since then I have been looking for other prints for our house. I came along this one today which I think is pretty funny.

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I {heart} you

2008-12-31T10:12:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorite invitation designs of the year...its so adorable and makes me think back to grammar school when everyone would draw hearts in their notebooks. What a sweet wedding theme this would be. Don't you think?

{images from here}

Check out awesome invitation designer {Chewing the Cud} for more unique themes and gorgeous letterpress.

Best Christmas ever...

2008-12-28T14:06:00.000-08:00

H and I escaped to Mendocino for Christmas. It was fantastic! We were able to relax and do our own thing which usually doesn't happen during the holidays. A few months ago I found this great little bed and breakfast called Brewery Gulch Inn and thought it would be prefect for our getaway. And, it was!

Here is the Inn...only 10 rooms so its pretty small.

Our room was really cozy and had a fireplace and a flat screen TV so we pretty much lazed around and watched tons of movies (5 to be exact) it was fantastic.

On Christmas morning we opened some gifts and had an amazing breakfast at the Inn. Then we ventured out to the bluffs, had lunch and a few drinks. Good times.

Mendocino is one of my new favorite destinations. Its seriously beautiful. This was the view from our room. Its a pretty nice way to wake up in the morning.

The town is really cute...and you cant beat the scenery.

{I'll be back to my regular posting tomorrow. Hope you all had a great holiday!}

Homemade treats...

2008-12-23T09:19:00.000-08:00

Baking cookies for friends and coworkers is something I love to do during the holidays. Last week I brought 10 dozen of my favorites to the office and tonight im going to make a bunch just for me (and I might share with H)

Adding a "From the kitchen of" tag or label is a great touch. I love this rubber stamp from ETSY shop Terbearco.

You could also include the recipe on these adorable personalized cards from Paisley Prints (unless its top secret).

I have no top secret recipes which is why im sharing my 2 most favorite ones with you. Enjoy my friends!

Peanut butter cup cookies

Chocolate covered macaroons

Great gifts...

2008-12-21T14:36:00.000-08:00

I recently made a photo album on Blurb of our wedding pics for my parents. It made a great gift so I decided to make another one for my Nans & Gramps and will send one to H's folks as well.

I've tried a few of the photo book programs and by far Blurb is the easiest to work with and the quality is great. They ship really fast too.

Check out this one I just ordered for my Grandparents..on the last page I put one of our wedding photos along side their wedding photo. My Nans is gonna love it (im sure she will shed a tear...or five)

Sarah and Hamish

August 02, 2008

By Sarah Martin

Book Preview

UPDATE: Seems like you cant view the whole book on the preview (booo) so here is what I put on the last page of the book. One of our wedding pics along side my Grandparents wedding pic (they have been married 50+ years)

Built for two...

2008-12-19T19:30:00.000-08:00

Tandem bikes are so cute! I think they would make an adorable wedding theme.

{Letterpress}

{Kiss and Tell Cards}

{Back Alley Designs}

Buttons, buttons, buttons...

2008-12-14T21:48:00.000-08:00

The button details on the handmade cards from ETSY shop Aruri Cards are adorable! The "forever" card is my fav.

Simple...is better

2008-12-12T17:01:00.000-08:00

I love the collection of cute and simple note cards available from Sunlit Letterpress

This one reminds me of my friend Lisa at BV Weddings. She loves green and grass.

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Tag...you're it

2008-12-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

I've been blog tagged by both Marianne and Stephanie. Here it goes....

The rules:
1. Link to the person that tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
6. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

6 things about myself:

1. I have a cat named Lola. She is very fat (about 16 lbs) We think dressing her up is funny.

2. I love to cook and have secret dreams of being on the food network.

3. I am terrified of cotton balls. I don't know what it is but they way they feel freaks me out. In college my roommate found out about my fear and put hundreds of cotton balls all over our dorm room. I about had a heart attack.

4. I used to ride horses and was pretty good (at least I think I was). When I was 16 I qualified to go to Madison Square gardens in NY for one of the biggest horse shows in the country but my parents made me choose...horses or college. Ummm...I picked College. I think it was a smart choice. I still have my horse. His name is Arvis. I've had him since I was 13. He lives at my parents ranch and is 24 years old now. That's him (and me!)

5. Speaking of college...I went to Sonoma State University and have a degree in Environmental Science.

6. My parents have a donkey named Curly. She is the cutest!

Blogs im tagging (I don't really know these people but I like their blogs :)

1. Angela @ VegSF

2. Alyssa @ Suburban Chic

3. Teri @ Cashmere Cuddles

4. Faith @ I Pray to Gouda

5. Tanya @ Cooking with Tanya

If its FREE its for MEEE!

2008-12-09T19:07:00.001-08:00

I love free stuff which is why im excited about all of these down loadable gift tags from Delight. All you need is some good quality paper and a pair of scissors and you are all set! Download them here.

Im sure you are sick of my holiday posts so i'll have some other stuff tomorrow!

Address your cards with style...

2008-12-04T17:33:00.000-08:00

After Thanksgiving I took a little blogging vacation but im back now! Hope you all had a great one.

I wanted to share these super cute "print it yourself" Santa address labels which I found on the Creature Comforts blog. I wish I would have seen these yesterday before I addressed all of our holiday cards. Bummer!

To use:

Download Santa-address-labels

Print on to 8.5 x 11 sticker paper

Cut and stick onto all of your holiday cards and packages!

Gobble Gobble

2008-11-26T18:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

{Photo from here}

Letterpress gift tags

2008-11-26T18:43:00.003-08:00

Adding an adorable gift tag to a perfectly wrapped gift is a great touch. Here are some of my favorites.

Sycamore Street Press

Armato Design

Dauphine Press

Prezzies, prezzies and more prezzies....

2008-11-24T19:46:00.001-08:00

I really like giving (and getting) holiday gifts with cute wrapping paper. Here are some cool styles from Paper Source. When someone spends the time to wrap a gift in a special way it means so much. Don't you think?

Add a cool ribbon and gift tag and you are all set! I will share some of my favorite gift tags with you soon (letterpress of course)

Thanksgiving dinner details

2008-11-21T17:10:00.000-08:00

I love setting a pretty dinner table so I {heart} these Thanksgiving place cards.

The cool thing is that you can print them at home so its a piece of cake.

Just add paper!

ETSY seller Little Brown Pen will send you a .PDF of these little lovelies and

also 3 other place card & gift tag designs for only $4!

The gifts tags would be really cute added to a hostess gift

Oh! Christmas cards {2}

2008-11-20T19:04:00.000-08:00

I saw these adorable Christmas cards over

on another blog and I want them ALL!!!!!

Lucky Bee Press

I am head over heels in love with the little hedgehog's. Aren't they cute?

Oh! Christmas cards {1}

2008-11-18T18:27:00.000-08:00

This is the first of many posts over the next few weeks where I
will be featuring beautiful holiday cards. Enjoy!

Luxe Paperie

Sarah Parrott

Greenwich Letterpress

I just love this moose!!!

{Invitation of the week - 2 }

2008-11-17T17:11:00.000-08:00

These beach inspired invitations from Hello! Lucky make me drool.

I love the soft colors and coral motif.

Personalized note cards

2008-11-17T16:30:00.000-08:00

Saratams over at ETSY has super adorable

note cards, prints, sticker sets, invites and more!

These are a few of the ones I love...wouldn't they make great gifts?

Best idea ever

2008-11-14T16:52:00.000-08:00

I saw this amazing idea over on the Wedding Paper Divas blog. I don't know about you but I know my Husband would appreciate at little cheat sheet as to what to buy me from time to time. I know this will come in handy during the holidays (and birthdays and anniversary's and any other day of the year) I might just slip one of these little pink cards in his wallet.

Starting next week I will be showcasing some of the beautiful holiday cards Ive

been drooling over so stay tuned!!

Address labels can be stylish...

2008-11-12T18:39:00.000-08:00

Im the type to use the free address labels that get sent to me in the mail but I think these ones from Penny People are so stylish. I might have to get some.

{Images from Penny People website}

Gobble gobble.....

2008-11-12T18:10:00.001-08:00

Over at Tiny Prints they have some super cute Thanksgiving Dinner invitations. If I was having people over I would send these out for sure.

{Invitation of the week - 1 }

2008-11-11T18:00:00.000-08:00

These wedding invitations from Dauphine Press are gorgeous!

I adore the California Poppies.

Unique save the dates & cards

2008-11-07T16:35:00.000-08:00

My friend Sara of Stinkerpants Designs made the most amazingly cute

save the dates for us earlier this year.

This is the front of card (its was postcard size)

This is the back .

I swear, the drawing she did looks EXACTLY like us!

On top of Sara being uber talented. She is so nice! She gave us a framed print of our save the date (minus the wording) as a wedding gift. We have it hanging in the living room...its a sweet reminder to the Mr and I of our wedding day.

Sara has a NEW website with lots and lots of paper treats. Here are a few of her

scrumptious cards which can be purchased directly from the website.

My favorite is the baby elephant ...."Welcome to the herd" (aawwwwww)

{all images from Stinkerpants Designs}

Sara is working on our holiday cards...I will be sure to share them when they are done!

Prints....

2008-11-07T12:00:00.000-08:00

I really like the prints from ETSY shop Lab Partners. I have this one in our hallway and put it in a funky gold frame. Its super cute and makes me smile mostly because I love San Francisco AND letterpress...this print combines both of my obsessions. What could be better?

Since we purchased our first home recently i've

been looking for cute wall hangings. I think this one might be my next purchase.

I love the orange and red.

Since I cant help myself...maybe i'll buy this one too.

All photos from Lab Partners

Oh, so chic

2008-11-06T15:50:00.000-08:00

You will soon learn that I love Etsy. Its one of my most favorite places to shop. You can find anything and everything while sitting on your couch at home.

The beauty is that everything is handmade which makes it even cooler

(and super unique for gift giving)

I recently purchased these thank you cards from Invita Paper Studio.

They are so sweet and stylish!

I also got these...I love the little birds.

Grey and yellow are one of my fav color combos.

They also make some beautiful wedding invitations.

I think peacocks would be a great wedding theme.

This save the date is so cute. I love the color combo.

(All photos from here}

Its a new year {almost}

2008-11-05T17:08:00.000-08:00

Since 2009 is right around the corner I thought I would share some of the neat calendars i've come across. I want to order them all!

Would it be odd if I had one in every room of my house?

I love this colorful one from SusyJack*

This one from etsy seller Sycamore Street Press is adorable

Im very tempted to buy this one from Laurie Coyle Designs for the kitchen

Studio of the week {1}

2008-11-05T13:09:00.001-08:00

Every week im going to feature my favorite paper studio. Kicking it off is Dolce Press .

They have the most glorious stationary. I just want to eat it!

(Im sure it looks better than it tastes)

I love the feathered flourish on this one and the lined envelopes are to die for.

Dolce Press also does some really neat and unique business and calling cards. Having a letterpress business card is so CHIC!

I think this one is really cute.

{All photos from Dolce Press website}

Letterpress lust

2008-11-05T11:48:00.000-08:00

My paper obsession began when I found Tara from Ephemera Letterpress. Her work is AMAZING! Once I took a look at her website I was in love instantly. I ordered some samples and when I got them in my hot little hands (I might have caressed some of the pieces) I was hooked.

For my first blog post (yea!) I wanted to share with you how my wedding stationary turned out.

I love the whimsy the bumble bee adds. Tara even sent me the bee graphic so I could use it on our programs and menus.

wedding photos from here

stationary photos from here