have you seen madewell?

it is worth checking out. it's a sister store to jcrew and full of some cool separates and accessories. i will take two of the sequin jackets. yum. browse if you have a chance http://www.madewell.com/.

MCF

so i have new gal in my life. i'll refer to her as MCF. MCF is helping me to organize, stay on task and catalog all of my freebird ideas. one of those tasks is this blog. she will be making sure i keep this puppy updated. i'm sure you'll be seeing more of her great influence as we head into the holiday season.

thanks MCF. you have been more helpful than you know.

new stamp designs

i am always searching for new stamp designs to complete the look of the envelope. bills, thank you notes, invitations...it doesn't matter. i want to avoid the standard forever bell, if possible. i love when a stamp adds a pop of color or a suprise design element. here are a few new ones i stumbed across...

there are 10 stamps hidden on this sheet...so cool!

dennis the menance was an automatic read for me on sundays

actual artwork on a stamp

pigs and moose and gators and...

new goodies have arrived from linda & harriett, a designer out of brooklyn, new york. her stuff is too fun! greeting cards, letterpressed stationery and notepads...just to name a few. oh, and check out the surprise on the back of the moose notecards.

stationery $14

notepads $12

look at this seating chart!

inspired by a plinko board, this gorgeous creation served as a seating chart for a wedding in st. louis, missouri in september 2008. wow!
this seating chart was featured in the summer 2009 edition of martha stewart weddings.

manifesto for slow communication

there was a stellar article in last weekend's edition of the wall street journal about the art of good old fashioned letterwriting. couldn't agree with them more. it's a great read. check it out here:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574358643117407778.html?mod=relevancy#articleTabs%3Darticle

free stationery promotion from fontaine maury!

the always impressive, fontaine maury, is running a free stationery promotion through the end of april. fontaine maury stationery and calling cards make great gifts for birthdays, mother's day, father's day, graduations, new babies and the list goes on and on. prices begin at $30.