OPENING CERMONY CANDY-GRAMS

cute, cute idea...

hip downtowners opening ceremony are offering old-school candy-grams á la junior high. got your eye on someone special? $3 for each; you can either stop in the store and scribe your own sweet nothings or ask them to jot it down for you online. your lucky recipient will receive an email directing him/her to visit the shop to pick up their cool card and lollipop on-site.

DARLING CLEMENTINE

look at these cutiepants notebooks from darling clementine.

IRIS SCHWARZ

back to school for grown-ups might mean sprucing up a home office or studio.
i know i'd love to line up this triptych of pretty iris schwarz prints. simple black ink on paper; quiet and lovely.

BLANCA GÓMEZ

holy christ! red cap launched a new line of blanca gómez cards?!
must. start. paying. closer. attention!

nary an item cuter, dear readers.

MOLESKINE CAHIER ROUND-UP

screened, embroidered, rubber-stamped, hand-illustrated.... i love how easy it is to hack these into your own thing. more back to school fun with these adorable notebooks from various etsy sellers:


golden girl silhouette on navy or red from cutiepie company

pretty 2-color dahlias from ink whimsy


clean, precise embroidery from papermode home



charming little umbrella from by belinda


lovely hand-painting by mary's granddaughter. those doll arms kill me!




and something for the boys from portland's two guitars




and from CREATEaTHOUGHT

JOHNNY MILLER

BACK TO SCHOOL!

i love this time of year...
i love these serene johnny miller still life photographs of desks even more.





oh joy featured these other gorgeous johnny miller photographs yesterday. divine.

NEW CRANE & CO. WEBSITE

nice to see the launch of the new crane & co. website. while crane is widely known for their luxurious papers and traditional stationery, it's always fun to look at some of their contemporary products -- especially to sneak peek at the holidays.

MAE MAE PAPERIE

lovely black and white monogram on mae mae paperie wedding invitation set. look at that typography!




link from 100 layer cake blog

DALTON GHETTI

so awesome!
i love knowing something like this it out there...
brazilian carpenter, dalton ghetti, microsculpts these pencil leads with razor blades, sewing needles, and sculpting knives. beautiful.

thanks for the link to kid robot, zach!