National Ampersand Day!

Need a little relief from the daily news loop?  Then rejoice, National Ampersand Day is for you!  This is the day that graphic designers and calligraphers look forward to all year.  We can all blatantly throw beautiful ampersands into all our correspondence without fear of over-using!  &&&  A time to get creative with a clever and helpful little shorthand for "and" & a moment to appreciate this lovely little ligature, so often overlooked!  Indulge and enjoy...sadly it's only one day!

Sweet, sweet Valentine

Valentines' Day is probably my favorite holiday!  First of all, I love the color pink…mostly in soft, muted, blushy tones, but for Valentines' it's popping out all over the shop in hot, bright pinks accented with gold foil, whites and of course, red!  Just the spark of brightness we need during the gray season.  Next, I think, aside from my one true love, most of the rest of my friends and family expect very little of me on Valentines' Day.  This sets up the exact situation in which I can excel!  Merely dropping a pretty card in the mail can set  up a whole series of delightful consequences:  a smile, an email ;|, a phone call ;)…  Add a sweet treat {yes, many unexpected choices available in the shop} and they're over the moon!   Just like that!  Enjoy your Valentine consequences!

2015 Calendars are arriving!

With just a little sadness we bid farewell to summer and look ahead to the new year.  It's the arrival of the art calendars that gets my pulse racing again!  Artistic and printing styles range the gamut from subtle, graphic letter pressed designs to bright, detailed flat prints.  Gold foil accents are popping up everywhere!  Find beautiful art calendars to adorn a wall, functional daily planners, or mini-sized calendars liven up your deskscape.  These are the gifts that truly keep giving all year long!