I've got major web-love happening for the Lost Type Co-Op. This super stylish site offers a collection of fabulous fonts with a unique twist - you can pay whatever you like and your donation goes straight to the designer of the font. Genius, right?!
Sweet
Loving the new crêperie downtown...and the fact that Cory surprised me the other day with both a savoury and sweet to share. Serious husband points were gained. Obviously.
Pink Sprinkle donut
Cute, right?! It's a busy time in the FP studio - lots of wedding invitations in the works and a whole slew of brand new greeting card designs will be completed in the coming month. Sit tight for some exciting new paper goodies!
Shoppe
If you still don't have a 2012 calendar, they are now marked down by $10 so get 'em while you can! Also, check out these floral thank you card sets just added to the shoppe...
Toronto Life Weddings
My good friend Kelly's wedding, which you may have read about here or here, is featured in the 2012 edition of Toronto Life Weddings. Yeah to Kelly + Murray! Is that one good looking bride and groom or what?!
Of course I was also excited to see a shot of K+M's Flakes Paperie stationery included in the spread. This current issue is on newstands now and of course I recommend picking it up to see all of Kelly + Murray's details, as well as the other fabulous Toronto weddings and vendors featured. To close, because I loved them so, how about a shot of their program fans once more...
Guilty Pleasure
My mid-morning snack prompted me to wonder, is a thirty-something gal too old to eat pop tarts?
red berries and fresh snow
It's with great sadness that I put out our Christmas tree out at the curb this morning...ugh, I hate that part. It was a wonderful holiday - lots of quality time with our families, lots of eggnog (my Dad's is the best), loads of damn good food (too much according to my waistline) and the joy of the season culminated at our annual new years eve theme party - this year, a 1980s Olympic theme. Neon headbands and spandex never looked so good let me tell you. Rather than embarrass myself with photos from that ridiculous (and blurry) night, how about a few wintery shots from Collingwood last week. The trees were heavy with fresh snow and pulling into the driveway of my parents' cabin with the Christmas lights glowing...sigh...it was winter perfection! Now let's just hope it doesn't last too long...
Holiday Biz Wrap Up
The Christmas card season is definitely a busy one for all of us at Flakes Paperie...and by us I mean me and the lovely friends I rope into helping me in varying degrees during the One of a Kind Show. Case in point, check out this booth - clearly that was not a one woman job (say hi to my suuuper helpful husband's head in the top right).
I was really happy with the booth construction once again and was thrilled to receive an honourable mention for my overall booth design. It's so much fun creating a cozy little space to highlight my products and to sit in...for 11 hours a day for 11 looong (but lovely) days. And while I'm still blathering on about the show, here are a few more shots of some of the 2011 holiday products...
I was also fortunate enough to be mentioned in several local blogs this holiday season - if you would like to check them out, here are a handful of links:
Style At Home Blog, Gallery No. 8, Feather & Webb, Mad About Plaid, Nea
and CreJJtion. Thanks to all for your kind words!
To conclude, the months of November and December have exceeded my expectations so much so that I bit the bullet and signed on for the 2012 Spring One of a Kind Show, which I haven't done since 2007. Of course I can't even begin to think about that right now considering it's just a few days until Christmas and there are gifts to be wrapped and cookies to be baked/eaten! In a closing moment of sentimentality, here is a photo of my lovely sister, one of my many generous helpers, and I at the show a few weeks ago. Thanks to all my helpers and shoppers who stopped by the booth!
xo
Tinsel + Shimmer + gold
I always look forward to digging out our bin of decorations and oohing and ahhhing over the shiny glass ornaments and silver tinsel garland. Our holiday style can definitely be described as nostalgic, bordering on cheesy...but in a good way. Many decorations are hand-me-downs from my parents who deemed them "too old fashioned" and others were found from antique store rummaging. And so, with my favourite holiday tunes a playin' I can now say the house is sparkling and festive!
The latest...
I've been churning out lots of pretty new paper goodies for the holiday season - just in time for the One of a Kind Show. The FP Etsy shop has been updated and there is still lots more to come!
Sneak a peek
Here's a little peek at the limited edition, screen-printed 2012 wall calendar, which will be packaged and ready to purchase on Monday!
