Fall brings out the melancholy in me (and yet I am also happiest during the fall due to the fine weather, and beauty everywhere I look). Garrison Keillor’s column today touched those same emotions. Read it, won’t you?
silent night card (set of 6)
photo from paperedtogether.etsy.com
I cannot believe it’s October 1. I have to get organized and start thinking holiday asap, because I am one of those people who likes to get shopping done/wrapped/finished early. (Crazy? Perhaps, but it keeps me sane.) Which means that it’s time to think not only presents, but holiday cards. Cards are my favorite part. That, and devising the wrapping theme. I’m still contemplating having custom cards made, but I’ve also found lots of pretty letterpressed cards to share. (And you know I’ll be buying some of these as well.)
First up? Papered Together, created by Krista Stout, out of Minneapolis. (Yay Twin Cities!) When I saw these three cards at Google reader recently, I immediately thought “blog post”. They’re so pretty! Check out Krista’s etsy store here, or click through the link at your favorite photo. Her 2009 calendar is coming soon, too!
“animal parade” card (set of six)
photo from paperedtogether.etsy.com
“sleigh ride” card (set of six)
photo from paperedtogether.etsy.com
subversive jewelry cluster necklace
photo from elementschicago.com
I really like this necklace. A lot.
la fille skirt
love the texture!
photo from kuukukka.com
It is becoming abundantly clear that a trip to Japan could bankrupt me. Spend some time clicking through kuu kukka’s site. All sorts of sweet things that are exactly my style. (Including accessories …..)
Thanks, Maria, for pointing me in the right direction this morning.
cozy turtleneck
photo from kuukukka.com
Though I love to spend hours (and hours) looking at letterpress and cute designs from Japan, I also get incredibly wonky at times. (Cue my love for Jon Stewart) This weekend the wonkiness was in abundance:
- I watched Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Totally depressing (and not so timely, since it was released in 2005, but in a way, completely relevant as the themes are eerily similar to the current credit crisis).
- I finished reading Traffic (and for bonus wonky points, I got it at the library!) I confess: my perfectionism requires that I stick with books that I start. Traffic was interesting, but I would have been better off timewise just reading an excerpt.
- I listened to This American Life This week’s episode, Going Big, had a wonderful story about Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children’s Zone/Baby College (helping parents be better parents; improving children’s lives). I strongly suggest you catch it at iTunes if you missed it.
And then, undoing all of the wonkiness, I read the New York magazine article about Alexis Stewart, followed by a good chunk of time reading her blog. Highly entertaining. I like Alexis. The girl can bake. And wrap. I wonder why?
Oh, and after seeing the preview during Mad Men, I really want to see Revolutionary Road.
