Fairy Tale Threads

This is a neat organization that was introduced to me by a dear friend. I think I'll let their description from the website do all the talking today (btw, they are located in Austin):

"Fairytale Threads is a twice yearly consignment event designed to turn clutter into cash and give you the opportunity to shop new and gently loved items for great prices. As a shopper, you will find clothes, toys, furniture and gear for your little ones.  All items are inspected for quality and organized for a great shopping experience! As a consignor, you can set your own prices and take home 65% of the sales price.  Leave the advertising and organizing to us.  As a volunteer, you can earn up to 80% of your sales price and be the first to shop."

Friday FREE Download - Table Signs

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Here's your FREE Friday Download :) It's a table sign for food, names, etc.! Just print and write in whatever you want.

You can also purchase this in multiple colors and designs as an editable PDF for $12.99 on my Etsy Page.

What the Font?

Fonts have long been a OBSESSION of mine, even before I knew I was in love with graphic design and stationery. To the left you'll see one of my all time favorite font designers, Ale Paul of Sudtipos. You can find these beautiful fonts for sale at Veer.com (yet another one of my complete obsessions!).

While these fonts are generally more expensive than the causal font collector would like to shell out, here are some other great resources for FREE FONTS!

1. www.dafont.com
2. www.1001freefonts.com
3.www.myfonts.com

These guys are all on the front page of Google when you search "Fonts" and they're there for a reason. All of these sites are well organized and help you find stuff that you didn't even know you're looking for.

Here's a fabulous reasource for identifying a font, I use it all the time when people send me screen shots asking me what it is (if I don't already know!): http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

Another note-worthy collection is the font collection designed by Kevinandamanda.com. These folks are super creative allow commercial use of their fonts for $10! Doesn't get any better than that! Enjoy!

Esty LOVE - Homage to Warm Summer Breezes

{ Esty LOVE - Warm Summer Breezes }

Check out this treasury that has tons of cute nostalgic summer items. I love summer but I'm so ready for it to be cool again!

Gender Neutral Bedding

This is by far the CUTEST gender neutral bedding I've ever seen :) Just thought I'd share, you can buy it here: The Land of Nod.

Envelopes

Icing on the Paper is now selling envelopes! Here are the details:

- 4 Bar (fits 4.875" x 3.500"), Eco-White 10 pk: $2.50 (100, $25.00)

- A2 (fits 5.5" x 4.25"), Eco-White 10 pk: $2.75 (100, $27.50)
- A7 (fits 5" x 7"), Eco-White 10 pk: $3.50 (100, $35.00)
- 5.25" Sq (fits 5" sq), Eco-White 10 pk: $3.50 (100, $35.00)
- A9 (fits 8.5" x 5.5"), Eco-White 10 pk: $4.75 (100, $47.50)

Also available in the following Paper Source colors (minimum order of 100):
Red, Fuchsia, Strawberry, Blossom, Papaya, Persimmon, Poppy, Curry, Sunshine, Chartreuse , Clover, Moss, Sage, Bluebell, Pool, Lake, Peacock, Night, Beet, Fig, Plum, Cement, Gravel, Khaki, Paper Bag, Chocolate, Pure White, Superfine Soft White, & Superfine White

How to use a bone folder

My first how to! So, I thought I'd pick something easy. When I first starting making stationery I never cold get the perfect fold because I wasn't doing it right! I though you just lined up your edges and folded. But now I know better!

photo courtesy www.marthastewart.com

To get that perfect fold: 1. lay out your paper on a surface that is safe for scoring. 2. line up your desired fold line with a straight edge. 3. hold the straight edge steady with one head and apply even pressure from top to bottom. 4. turn you paper over and fold! EASY!

If you're ever in a pinch, use the dull side of a butter knife, works just as good :)

FREE Printable Pennant Design

Here's your first freebie in awhile. This pennant is a new type of PDF I'm trying out, you can customize it! Just type in one letter and print. Repeat until you spell your desired word. Great for lemonade stands or birthday banners. Enjoy! (Please note, the image here is a jpg. If you'd like the PDF, please sign up for our email list so I can send it to you :)

Texas BBQ (Totally not stationery related ;)

Photo courtesy www.TexasMonthly.com

BBQ is absolutely one of my favorite foods and Texas Monthly recently came out with a list of the 50 best BBQ joints in Texas, yum! Also, if you live around the Austin area, Texas Monthly is having a BBQ Festival in Austin on October 30, 2011. Check it out! :) Don't see your favorite BBQ joint on here, send them a shout out in a comment!

Monkey Birthday!

Check out these awesome product pics of Icing on the Paper's Monkey Birthday by Melissa Olson Photography :)

You can buy these as printable, digital files or you can have Icing on the Paper make them. You can even choose the colors.

Choose from a banner, straw labels, cupcake toppers, return address labels, favor bag toppers, poster, cupcake wrappers, favor tags and a bookplate! WOW! That's a whole birthday party planned and ready to go. :)

Etsy LOVE: the cookies in the photos were made by TSCookies and the ice cream spoons were made SucreandSpice.

Check out these awesome shops to complete the look for a birthday party your little one will remember for years to come. :)