We’re working on a new line of children’s party invitations and stumbled upon this vintage Betty Crocker book the other day.  It seems like we pull it out every few days, and read little bits of it while having lunch here at the studio.  It’s chock full of amazing illustrations, adorable ideas and bright colors.

Don’t [...]

I have a soft spot for vintage cookbooks.  Not only are they a great historical peek into food and cultural trends of the past, but the graphics are always delightful.  This cookbook (actually more of a booklet) is a new addition to our archive of vintage design and it’s a gem!

I just love the combination [...]

Susie is out sick today.  We both rarely take sick days, instead preferring to just power through a bout of the sniffles.  Unfortunately her sniffles turned worse this time and she’s home getting some much needed rest.

I thought I’d post some of my favorite “Get Well” cards from our collection of vintage greetings.  I am [...]

It was definitely the pink, aqua, and black color combination that first attracted me to the box of this craft kit. I just love the use of limited color palettes in vintage illustrations and this one really does it perfectly. What I didn’t expect to find was a complete kit, never used, with all the [...]

Let it be known, that I adore anything heart shaped. I’m not particularly a girlie-girl, yet for some reason, I love hearts.  One of the things I have a small collection of is vintage heart lockets. I bought one, on a whim, on eBay once and fell in love with it [...]

The week after Thanksgiving is when I like to decorate for the holidays. Usually I like to do this over the long weekend, but this year Heidi & I were working at a local craft fair and there just wasn’t enough time. Tonight, after work, I am going to get the boxes of [...]

Happy Friday! Don’t let the sad expression in this picture make you think we are down! We’re excited to do our first holiday sale of the season this weekend. Tomorrow we’ll be putting the finishing touches on some handmade goodies for the show (there is always more we want to make!)

-Susie & Heidi

My house is filled with artwork. So much so that I have a backlog of framing to be done and a quickly disappearing amount of wall space on which to hang things. My collection has blossomed in recent years in part due to so many great artists and printmakers offering affordable prints.  [...]

One of the great byproducts of reorganizing and cleaning up is you find things you didn’t remember you had. Sometimes it feels almost like some sort of cosmic intervention that you found that thing at that particular moment.

Let me explain. As we were cleaning up in our storage loft, [...]

Since tomorrow is Halloween, we thought that we’d go a little Goth for you today! Our model is a vintage doll with a permanently affixed hat that looks like a blob of lettuce. We’re not sure what it’s suppose to be, but just for today, we’ll call it her Halloween costume!

Enjoy your weekend!

-Susie [...]