unruly things

I’ve just added a set of holiday cards to my shop. each set includes 2 of each style. this little pair of love birds is just one of the three styles offered. check them out here!

be ready for some more updates to the shop soon!

the port2port holiday shop is now open. I love the calendar. it’s even better than last years, if that’s possible. and the letterpress pine card is gorgeous.
{images from port2port}

be on the lookout for lots of exciting things to develop over the next couple of weeks.

and… I’m working out the final details for the CD swap, and will post on Friday, so as Ali said, “stay tuned”!

I love these puzzle piece cookie cutters from Muji. I’d love to somehow formulate the pieces into a cookie-licious game.
I also like these wooden chicks.
the stripes are nice on these.
and this is perfect for that quick little memo.
{images from muji}

I’ve been dying for a set of personalized pencils, ever since I was a little girl. most of the time, I’d see pre-made sets at little shops, they’d have cute flowers and polka dots, all complete with an engraved place where the name shown with gold flecks. I’d search for my name, though 99.99% of the time, it wasn’t there, to be more specific, it wasn’t spelled correctly. there would always be the LLI, LI, and even LLY, but never LY. {secretly, I used to think that my mother purposely gave me an odd spelling name because she’d grown up with no personalized pencils, magnets, or bike tags herself. but we all know that isn’t the case. :)}
I can’t help but check for my name whenever I go into a souvenir store or market where big displays of keychains or pens might be. I think there was one time, when I actually found my name spelled correctly, but it was something silly like a giant fake diamond ring or a set of colorful dominos.

so this year, I think I’ll treat myself to a set of personalized pencils for Christmas. I saw these at Oh Happy Day, and they seem like a great set. though, this summer, while working at the camp, I came across a little boy’s pencil that was engraved with his name on it, and it looked as though it had just been actually cut into the wood of the pencil, rather than painted on or embossed. anyone seen any of these? let me know, I’m dying to find them.
{image from see jane work}

“Have you seen this book?

If you have, you should have grabbed it and run. Why? Because this is a Wordstock Red Book. We’ve published a limited edition of 1,000 of these books, and we’re leaving them all over Portland and the surrounding areas. They are designed to inspire writers of every stripe. They’re free to whomever finds them. They are also numbered, 1 to 1,000. If you’re one of the lucky few to find one, bring it to Wordstock with you. Because on Sunday, November 11, at 4 PM, we’re going to hold a drawing. If we call the number of your Red Book, you win a trip for two to the birthplace, final resting place, or favorite watering hole of your favorite American writer, courtesy of Wordstock and Azumano Travel. So if you need more of a reason to get out there and scour the bookstores, coffee shops, MAX trains, laundromats, athletic clubs, restaurants, and newspaper boxes of the Metro area for a Red Book, now you have it. So get moving. All you have to do is find one. “

{via frolic, via lizzy dishes}

while the traditional black and white is truly wonderful, I’m loving the more subtle and tiny houndstooth prints from this season.
{just as I say that I’m feeling subtle houndstooth, how cute are these?}
{images from nordstrom}

in order to make more room for new designs and inspiring things that I’ve been planning to develop, I’ve reduced the price on the wildflower cards in my etsy shop. check them out, if you haven’t already, and look out for something new to arrive soon.