Getting excited for summer + weekend road trips… Maine is always at the top of my list. Below are a few pics from my visit to Cape Porpoise Outfitters last year. It’s a highly edited + inspiring antiques shop located in a quiet village within Kennebunkport (it’s also down the street from Nunan’s and Cape Porpoise Kitchen, yummm). The shop is filled with pretty much everything I love, not to mention it’s all housed in a gorgeous old barn. Now if I could only find a way to move in.
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I’ve always loved this quote by the great Charles Eames: “The details are not the details. They make the design.” I couldn’t agree more. If you’re not paying attention to the details in your work, what’s the point? (at least for me). It actually scares me sometimes how the smallest of tweaks can take a design from good to great. I strive to find that ‘aha’ moment in every project when the design suddenly feels right and the direction becomes clear (oh, how I wish it weren’t so elusive sometimes). I found this CNBC documentary on J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler to be reassuring and inspiring. Even at a brand as large as J.Crew and in a position as high as his, Drexler is still all about the details.
So today, my post on Oh So Beautiful Paper focuses on the finishing touches. In the world of stationery, that can mean a lot of things — but the final step is always the postage stamp. Read more (and humor my stamp nerdiness for a minute) over here.
This wraps up my guest blogging on OSBP for the week! I hope you’ve enjoyed the posts. I know I’ve had a great time diving back into photo shoots, styling, + blogging again. I hope to keep this momentum going… there are so many more things I’d love to share with you. In case you missed them, all of my guest posts are rounded up here.
P.S. Speaking of Eames and stamps, check out these amazing USPS stamps honoring the work of Charles + Ray! They were issued back in 2008. Man, do I wish I was paying attention to stamps back then. (Thankfully, there’s always ebay).
P.P.S. More stamp love.
Have a great weekend.
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I’m excited to share these screen printed journals with you on Oh So Beautiful Paper today! They were created by the talented Rachel Stewart of Domesticated Desk. Rachel’s work was part of the recent Iskra Print Collective show at JDK in Burlington. I stopped by the show this summer and instantly fell in love with these books. Seeing the entire series all lined up in a row was quite powerful… I was seriously tempted to buy the whole set. Luckily, I didn’t so there’s still a few left for others to enjoy (posters, too!).
Rachel is also one half of the team responsible for this rad biz card that I posted on Instagram awhile back. I can’t wait to see what she is up to next. Check out the full OSBP post here.
Journal by Rachel Stewart / Domesticated Desk
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Hope you all had a great weekend! I just got back from Woodstock, Vermont where I attended the beautiful wedding of my friends, L + N. It was one of those perfect fall weekends that makes you wonder why the other 3 seasons exist. I mean, seriously. I was fortunate to work with L + N over the past year, designing their save the dates, wedding invitations, and wedding day paper goods. It was an incredible experience and I can’t wait to share the final pieces with you soon! (there have been some sneak peeks on Instagram). But first - back to Monday and other fun news.
I am excited to be guest blogging on Oh So Beautiful Paper this week! Nole is on maternity leave (congrats!) so I’ll be sharing some of my favorite finds and custom projects over the next few days. I hope you’ll pop over and check them out. The first post is all about color inspiration - vintage red, white, + blue. View the full post here.
Vintage stamps from Angela Liguori / Studio Carta.
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Saying goodbye to summer with a few lakeside + nautical pics from the season… Oh how I love thee, Lake Champlain.
P.S. Can you tell I like boats?! I find them endlessly fascinating and have become such a dock/shipyard groupie this summer. They are so fun to explore and I always walk away inspired. I mean, just look at those colors. And don’t even get me started on the flags + type.
P.P.S. Send your friends an official farewell to summer with these postcards I created for Frolic! last year. Available for download here.
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A few of my favorite pics from this summer in Vermont… sometimes the best adventures are had close to home.
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Maine is a magical place. In the midst of some intense work deadlines last month, I saw a small window to get away + (thankfully) took it. If you’re ever feeling stressed, head to Maine. 24 hours of camping, sunshine, swimming (wading) in the ocean, lobster rolls, ice cream, beers by the harbor… it’ll do you good. I managed to pack a week of summer (and a month’s worth of shellfish) into a short weekend and am so grateful for the memories. Here are a few of my favorites pics, taken in the York Beach / Ogunquit / Kennebunkport / Cape Porpoise area. I’m still getting over the intoxicating colors + trying to process all of the inspiration. Lesson learned: when you can take a break, take a break.
On a coincidental side note, SHCo. products are now available in Maine at Daytrip Society! It’s an incredible, adventure-inducing shop right in the heart of Kennebunkport. Definitely check it out if you’re visiting the area (I want everything in there, no joke).
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Hope you all have a fun + relaxing holiday tomorrow. To celebrate the 4th, I’ve got a couple of my nautical prints on sale over at Uncovet. The Adventure Begins + Nautical Flags are being offered as a pair, at a discounted price (both are 5” x 7”). Uncovet digs up some pretty rad products for its members and is free to join. My prints will be available for just a few days so check them out here if you’re interested. Thank you!
Above: A few of my fave instagram pics from recent adventures around Vermont.
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I adore this new children’s book by artist Tom Slaughter. I recently picked one up for my niece (and yes - a copy for myself, how could I not??). The book is bright, happy, graphic, and of course - nautical. Different types of boats are revealed through clues + fold-out poster pages. Each poster is literally a work of art in itself. Below is a peek at the cover and a couple of the inside pages. Boat Works is available for purchase on amazon or find it at your local bookstore through Indie Bound.
Copyright © 2012 by Tom Slaughter. Published by Blue Apple Books, Maplewood, NJ.
For more on Tom Slaughter, check out my other posts here and here.
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