Something's Hiding In Here

tonight!

tonight: west elm is hosting a national handmade holiday event this thursday night! each of their 37 stores will be showcasing local etsy designers in a mini market and giving holiday ornament workshops to benefit local charities.  

if you're in philadelphia, come see us at the west elm on chestnut street - you'll find peg and awl, kaye rachelle, giant dwarf,  girls can tell, and us setting up shops full of handmade gift worthy goods! 

check this list to see if there is an event near you and see if your favorite local etsy designer will be there.

just for you

shhh... can you keep a secret? we're offering 20% off all bow ties in our shop through december 1st. hurry over to pick up a bow tie (or two) for your favorite fella to wear at all those holiday parties you'll be going to. just enter the code THANKS at checkout.

goldmine

anna & ashley took over a store front in downtown northhampton, ma to curate a special pop-up shop of handmade goods from over 20 designers including: enhabiten, fieldguided, giant dwarf,  miniature rhino, satsuma press, secret holiday, shanna murray... we're proud to have our bow ties in such good company. goldmine closes tonight, the 28th, at 8 pm.

interwoven & 3191 quarterly

photo credit: 3191

i'm obsessed with the new book interwoven by the ladies of 3191. inspired by the amazing yarn from quince & co, mav gathered inspiration and color palettes while stephanie developed handmade designs. the book shares simple processes to make your own necklaces, bracelets, and headbands - it's so good!

after adding post-it notes to nearly every page, i visited the quince & co online shop and went a little crazy buying lots of american wool yarn. it's absolutely beautiful.

also from mav & stephanie, i adore 3919 quarterly...

photo credits: 3191

published four times a year; each issue shares seasonal food and drink recipes, simple projects, and inspirational tips and imagery. they're offering a yearly subscription only through december 11th, so quickly add it to your holiday wish list. (hint, hint stephen)

forage pop-up {art star bazaar}

this past weekend, we set up a small FORAGE shop at the art star bazaar in philadelphia. our favorite part of doing these shows is seeing old friends (giant dwarf, red prairie press, chez sucre chez, brainstorm) and making new ones (adam smith, girls can tell, farmhaus, kinship press, yard sale press). thanks to everyone who came by to see us especially jahn from bklyn dry goods.

we have a few more pop-ups planned during the next few weeks - if you're in new york or philadelphia, you'll have another chance to come see us and get a bow tie for your favorite fella. keep checking back here and we'll tell you where & when to find us

etsy feature: open studio tour

if you follow us on twitter, you know we typically spend our late nights / early mornings lost in our print shop. etsy asked us to share a glimpse inside our space for their open studio series. visit the etsy blog to see the full feature and find out about the next studio space we're making room for.

coming soon: 11.25.11

the common

we're proud to share that our FORAGE bow ties will be stocked at the common in sf ca. just in case you don't know - the fellas behind this amazing men's shop are the same fellas who founded taylor stitch. if you're not familiar with their custom shirts - you should be.

gifted

hooray! guess what we just found... our FORAGE bow ties in creature comfort's  2011 gifted magazine. grab a cup of coffee,  your credit card and get cozy! once you're done flipping through all 145 pages you won't have any holiday shopping left to do - it's that good. 

letterpress things

this weekend, we spent 9 hours driving to and from chicopee, ma to visit john barrett's letterpress things. it was our 4th trip back and we picked up lots of amazing stuff: teeny-tiny lead type, a small cabinet, composing stone, eyelet press, chase, spacers and piles of vintage paper. the best part of the trip is spending the entire day with john - he's an old school printer with lots of knowledge and plenty of  good stories.