Psst... we're over on The Social Life of Paper today (with a giveaway!)

Big thanks to PJ at The Social Life of Paper for featuring us on her lovely blog today. We're doing a give-away for all of her readers (and ours) -- free set of note cards from my shop (winner's choice on style). Head on over to read the interview and post a comment to enter the give-away!

and the thank you notes go to...

And, the winner of our folded thank you note give-away is K.Tsai (comment number 4). Congrats, Kim! Keep an eye on your mailbox, a pack of blue color block thank yous are on the way :)

Thanks everyone for entering!

Give-away: Folded Thank You Notes

So... I realized I failed to tell you about some of the new designs that we launched at the National Stationery Show! In addition to our flat notes, we now have a variety of folded notes -- thank yous, happy birthday, congratulations, howdy.... lots of options, yay!

Below are some of the 'thank yous' that are available online through our etsy store as well as at the following retailers: Arts & Letters (Santa Monica, CA) and O' So Inviting (Yardley, PA).

To enter the give-away contest, leave a comment telling us which of the four designs below is your favorite and why. The contest is open until 11:59pm PT on Sunday, October 11th. One winner will be picked by random.org and announced on Monday, October 12th. Winner will receive a free pack of their favorite thank you notes! Good luck!

DIY: Custom Wrapped Soap

When I stumbled upon the freebie placecards from Creature Comforts, I also discovered that she has a pretty extensive archive of DIY projects. This one was actually written a couple of years ago for mother's day, but as she states, there are many uses for dressed-up soap bars. I'm thinking about including a few in a gift basket for a friend. What will you use them for?

Check out the step by step instructions here.

Pantone's Spring 2010 Fashion Color Report

Last month, Pantone released their Spring 2010 fashion color report in conjunction with New York's fashion week. Not only is the report chalked full of fun, sunny colors that we can all look forward to this spring, but it also provides some interesting insight as to how designers and retailers are responding to consumer consciousness in a down economy.

Interesting read and beautiful colors. Can't wait to start playing with some of these new shades in new designs!