Holiday Cards

We're offering lots of lovey Christmas card sets in our Etsy shop. Check them out here...

Black Friday Sale!

In honor of Black Friday & Cyber Monday, we're holding our first ever sale! Enter the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout and you'll receive 10% off you entire order from November 26 thru November 29th.

Visit our shop now to check out our newest items and take advantage of the sale!

Happy Thanksgiving!

101 Reasons to Buy Handmade

One of my favorite blogs, Poppytalk, recently posted a list of 101 reasons to buy handmade items. As the holiday season draws near, let's spread the word and help the "handmade" community be successful!

You can check out the blog post on Poppytalk here.

Halloween Banners

I'm super excited about these new Halloween Banners that we're carrying in our shop. It's the first time I've designed the banner and printed it digitally instead of hand stamping. I was a little nervous at first because I thought they might lose their charm...but I'm definitely pleased with the results. You can check them out in our Halloween 2010 shopping section, or click on the links below for details on each individual banner.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Double Banner

TRICK OR TREAT Halloween Banner

BOO Banner

SPOOKY Banner

Spooky Halloween Chalkboards

Well...after a little break from blogging {not because I didn't have anything to say, but because I've been so freaking busy} I'm back with some very exciting new products that we just uploaded onto our Etsy site.

Check out our new Halloween Tombstone Chalkboards - click here.

Friday the 13th Greeting Cards

Now available on our Etsy Shop:

Friday the 13th Greeting Cards - available here.

Lemon/Lime Cutting Boards

In honor of our favorite time of the day - cocktail hour - we've concocted a new single drink cutting board. No need to drag out your big cutting board or risk damaging your counter top just to make one drink. This cutting board is the perfect size for lemons and limes.

We currently have these available in black walnut, cherry and oak. For more info, check them out here.

Dr. Seuss Knows His Stuff

I recently came across this wonderful little quote by Dr. Seuss. It goes like this:

"You know your in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

So, we made a print out of this quote and introduced it at the July Art Walk at Banyan Tree. It was a huge hit. These are now available for sale on our Etsy shop.

These are available in red (shown), pink, hot pink, electron blue and yellow.

New Vintage Book Pages Prints

We are very pleased to introduce our new line of framed prints on vintage book pages. These are all available for sale on our Etsy site. You can find out more details here.

What are you doing tomorrow?

If you're in Northeast Ohio and are out and about in the Tremont area next Friday {July 9th}...stop and see us at Banyan Tree. We're psyched about being the featured artist for the July Artwalk. And we've got lots of new products that we'll be debuting.

Check out Banyan Tree's website for a look at their awesome store...www.shopbanyantree.com

The Paris Recap

Well, I'm finally back home from my 1st international trip. In fact...I've been home for nearly a week. And while I really did have the best intentions to blog every day during my trip I barely had the energy to check my email at the end of the day. I really only had one completely free day to explore Paris. So when I would get back to my hotel after working about 10 hours, I would hit the streets to see as much as I possibly could during my 4 days there. Here are a few things that I saw:

Sacre Coeur - my official favorite site in Paris (sorry Eiffel Tower)

I liked Sacre Coeur so much that I actually walked up these 5 million stairs twice to see it. My legs hated me for it.

Notre Dame

Arc de Triomphe - this actually wasn't even on my list of sites that I wanted to visit. I've seen it a million times on tv and in movies, but I thought...what's the big deal? It's just a gate, right? But I was close to it one night so I figured...what the heck. I'm glad I did. It's about 20 times the size I thought I was. And the most impressive part is detailing you get to see when you walk underneath it. Ah...the Eiffel Tower. It's just as beautiful as I thought it would be...

...and even prettier at night.

Saying Auf Wiedersehen to Germany and Bonjour to Paris

On my last day in Germany, I decided to take the trek to Berlin to visit the Brandenburg Gate. I honestly didn't know much of the significance of this landmark before I went, but had heard that it was a great thing to see while in Germany. Turns out...it was probably one of the most significant landmarks I think I have ever seen. You can read some history of the gate here. Over the course of the Cold War, 152 people were shot and killed for trying to pass through the gate illegally from West Germany to East Germany. Today the gate symbolizes democratic freedom and a unified Germany.

The west side of the Brandenburg Gate

The east side of Brandenburg Gate {once occupied the the Soviet Union}

Right down the road from the Brandburg Gate is the Reichstag Building. This building now houses Germany's Parliament, but at one time was the site for many of Hitler's propaganda presentations.

What's is maybe more eerie than walking through the Brandenburg gate is standing on the same steps that Hitler once did.

During the Cold War, the Reichstag Building went unused after the Berlin Wall was built. After the Wall was torn down, the new democratic goverment decided to move back into this building. The glass dome that you can see in the above picture is meant to symbolize the political transparency that is now promised to the people by the goverment.

I'm a little bummed that I didn't know too much of the history of these amazing sites before I visited, but I'm really excited to start doing some research {I think I may have just become a history buff in training}.

And now on to more upbeat topics...

I'M IN PARIS!!!

I arrived in Paris at 9:00pm (3:00 pm in Ohio). I can't say if it is the most beautiful city in the world, but it is certainly the most beautiful city I have ever seen. When I was walking to dinner tonight, I came across this gorgeous building...

I'm not sure what this is, but I'm excited to find out tomorrow.

This is the view from the balcony in my hotel room.

Tomorrow I have a completely free day to explore the city before I head to a tradeshow on Monday...so stay tuned for more pics of Paris