Featured In An Etsy Treasury

Carol, from Kohn Designs, put together this bright and well thought out treasury on Etsy yesterday. She was so kind to include my recently listed Autumn Pumpkin note cards. To view the treasury and the items, click the image below.

I checked out the Kohn Designs Etsy shop and I love this Urban Angle Bag. It'd be perfect for the beach, and it's super stylish as well. 

                                       

New Design, Autumn Pumpkins

When I see pumpkins, it reminds me of the coziness of Fall, of Halloween and Thanksgiving, the brilliant changing of leaves, and family. Send these notes to loved ones, or use them as an invite to your Fall get together. They also make a thoughtful gift. Each one is carefully printed with a hand carved stamp of my design.
♥ Purchase them here in my Etsy store ♥

Back To School Buzz

These awesome back to school wares from Kate's Paperie make me wish I was headed back to school:

L to R: (top) pencil cup, leather bound dictionary, ruler notebook

(bottom) usb hubman, 6 filex folders, paper clips

Isn't that pencil sharpener cup holder just the coolest, and the Hubman has been on my wish list for awhile! Kate's Paperie is located in NYC, but has a wonderful online store to peruse and purchase goodies if you are not going to be in Manhattan anytime soon. I have been swooning over their products for awhile now.

What A Nice Surprise!

I was notified today that I had won a $25 gift certificate to the Cupcake Social online store, and that just made my day. There were so many neat cupcake liners, sprinkles, toppers, and so much more to chose from. If you are a lover of cupcakes, you have GOT to check out this store, www.thecupcakesocial.com. Here is what I finally decided on:

L to R: silver fir tree toppers, assorted red liners, cold one toppers, red foil liners, free-wheeling toppers

I'll be sure to make a post when the baking is done. I loooove decorating sweets, and this is going to be fun! I can't wait to put those retro silver fir trees in a mint icing on a cupcake baked in the red foil liners. I've also had my eyes on those beer can toppers, they'll be perfect for a tailgate. So many ideas...

Featured On Amee Couture

Amee Couture is a lovely blog, created by Amy, and is dedicated to "wedding themes, color, and inspiration." It's darn cute and I have enjoyed perusing over her treasuries. She put together a delightful citrus themed collection, and was so kind to include my Garden Party Notecards. Go check out her blog and see for yourself. Thanks Amy!!

Featured In An Etsy Treasury

Colleen from Forever Tuesday featured my Garden Party Notecards in this precious treasury. I looked at all of the items and found some new favorites. 

Inspired on Etsy - Frida Kahlo Treasury

Nickolas Muray
‘Frida on White Bench, New York’
1939

My Aunt Beth first introduced me to the artwork and life of Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo. I was totally intrigued by this woman who rocked the unfashionable facial hair, and became aware that quite a few others were into her as well. While on a road trip to visit my family early this summer, Jake and I spent a night in Nashville, TN. We checked out the highly recommended neighborhood of Hillsboro Village and the super funky shop, Pangaea, located right in the heart of it. They had quite a selection of Frida Kahlo inspired goods, and I picked up a neat tote with her picture on it to give as a hostess gift to my Aunt Beth. That is when I first became aware that she is a bit of a folk hero, and yes the crafty Etsians have caught the bug. Here is a little treasury of Frida Kahlo and Mexican folk art inspired goodies. Click the image below to check out the treasury on Etsy and for more info about the items.

Even Google has the bug! I was lucky enough to see this on Google front page that day, and of course I forwarded it to my Aunt ;)

Busy as a Bee

I can't believe I haven't blogged in a week and a half. Time just flies by doesn't it? I have been very busy though, with work and Jake and I went on a camping trip. We spent two nights at the Delaware Seashore State Park, the trip was fun but we will not be camping there again any time soon. Unfortunately I forgot the battery to my camera, so I have no pictures to share, sorry! I have also been thinking of new designs, and started to create and test print a stamp today. It's a cute design with 3 pumpkins, perfect for fall. I've been looking around on Etsy today, and found some lovely things. I hope you have had a great weekend! ~Kate

ps... there were two baby deer in my backyard just a minute ago, soooo cute!