Sunshine Motel by Jen Zahigian
It’s shaping up to be a glorious Labor Day weekend. Do you have any great adventures planned? Any daytrips or backyard rendezvous awaiting you?
We’ve got a birthday party, a picnic at the park, maybe even a little pool time on the horizon. Isn’t September grand?
Happy long weekend! Here’s hoping yours looks a little something like these:
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To perpetuate acts of kindness, unexpected surprises and good times, we bring you Jollydays.
It’s a free desktop wallpaper providing you with excuses to add some jolly to the month ahead. Enjoy!
I’m still in a bit of denial about September starting tomorrow. Don’t get me wrong, I adore the sights and smells of Autumn, but I’m just not ready to let go of the summer sun, the season’s fresh berries and trips to the Farmers’ Market.
I have, however, found a delightful way to grab hold of the beauty of that lively place and share it with someone else—year round if I choose—with these wonderful Farmers’ Market cards by Yee-Haw Industries.
Oh and by the way, Yee-Haw is amazing, y’all. Their Knoxville, Tennessee shop headed up by Julie Belcher and Kevin Bradley, produces some of the most down-home, honky-tonk, kickass artisan printed pieces you ever did see.
The cards are available in assorted sets or you can pick your preferred piece of produce at Yee-Haw’s Etsy Shop.
Which printed piece of produce would you pick? A peck of pickled peppers? ;)
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1. String in a Tin by The Thoughtful Gardener, 2. Bird Watcher Letterpress Print by Old School Stationers
In the heart of Kennebunkport’s Dock Square is a cheerful store set on inspiring your inner daytripper.
Daytrip Society carries a charming mix of gifts and gear for nature-loving, treehugging, outdoorsy types. Whether into roughing it, glamping it, or simply filling your home with wonderfully green things, there’s something special awaiting you here.
1. Surfing Photographs from the Seventies, 2. Scrimshaw Coasters, 3. Porcelain Farmer’s Market Basket by Roost, 4. Wild Herbs: Plantable Paper 45, 5. Sweet Balsam 3-Wick Candle
Leaving their high profile jobs at Island Def Jam Records, Jessica, a music video producer and Andy, a graphic designer, returned home to their native Maine and set up shop a couple years ago. They opened their doors with a desire to share their wanderlust and love for an afternoon adventure. I’m so glad they did, aren’t you?
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I’ve always dreamed of something like this. A way to sketch and doodle right onto paper and have my drawings magically appear on the computer so I can do more with them.
Well it’s not magic and it isn’t a dream. Coming mid-September is the new Inkling by Wacom. What you draw on regular paper uploads (in layers even) straight into a digital format. Oh, the possibilities!
The video for it is pretty great too. Check it out:
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You remember these pants. Well what if he had balls to match? (Oh you stop, I’m talking about golf balls).
Instead of a monogram or putting someone’s face on the ball, here’s a fun way to personalize golf balls so that they’re easier to identify on the course and a lot more colorful.
With just some water and a little bit of dye, create a rainbow for the whole family to use or choose your golfer’s favorite colors for a simple DIY gift made with love.
The instructions are here. Let me know how yours turn out!
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While friends and family further south might be wishing otherwise, up here in the Northwest I’m hanging on to every ounce of summer I can get.
As we head into the weekend, let’s resolve to make the most of this last one in August, okay?
And if you need a little persuasion, the internet and I are here to help you along.
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Hoo-dee-hoo! The blog’s got a new fresh face and we’re so excited to share it with you.
What do you think? Do you love it? I hope so!
Whether you’re looking to gift it, wrap it or say it, we’re setting out to inspire your inner gift-giver and help you give amazing gifts every chance you get.
This is just the beginning of new wonderful things from Wantist, and in just a little bit we’ll share a whopping interview with one of our favorite places to shop.
So tell us, thoughts on the redesign? Have something in mind you’d like to see here on the blog?
Oh and that awesome card above? It’s by Mary Kate McDevitt and you can find it right here.
Have I made it clear how much I love paper goods and perfect packages? No? Well I do. And I will.
Case in point: when I found out Felt & Wire was adding a supplies section to their already wonderful collection, I was giddy, and let’s just say that’s a word I save for special moments.
Already known for their art prints, gift wrap and stationery, they recently introduced the stuff that really encourages a person to get crafty. Stuff like ribbon and tape and interesting collections of things to stick on paper and make it look like you’re super creative. Which you are. I’m not saying you’re not. Oh, just look!
I grew up watching Gene Kelly movies. My mom would take my sister and I to the library to rent old musicals on VHS. (I know, old school.)
He was always our favorite. An effortless dancer. He sang too. And of course that smile! It didn’t hurt that my mother had done a stage show or two with him in the past and had wonderful stories to tell. That definitely added to our admiration of the classic screen star.
With a tip of the hat to the charming Irishman on his birthday (and boy could he wear a hat), here’s a few gifts inspired by some of my favorite Gene Kelly films.
1. Pelican Boots by Sperry Top-Sider
2. Woolrich John Rich & Bros. Heritage Officer Coat
3. The Sky Umbrella fends off rain with blue skies underneath!
4. Prints of Paris by fine art photographer Irene Suchocki
5. Renoir Straw Porkpie Hat
6. Lemon Ball Vintage Baseball
7. Ebbet’s Flanell vintage replica: 1940 Hollywood Stars Cap
