Last Minute Gift Ideas

Hi there. How are you? 

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is gift wrapping. I spend way too much time on it and I like to come up with new ways to wrap things every year.

Tea towels make great gift wrap. Here I've wrapped up jars of local honey and apple butter. 

Tea Towel as Gift Wrap

Since I started making tea towels a couple years back, I enjoy using them as wrapping "paper". Here I wrapped up a jar of local honey and a local apple butter and topped it off with one of my dala hoop ornaments.

Wouldn't this make a cute teacher or hostess gift?

Click HERE to see how I wrapped this.

My fabric ornaments have sold well this year. 

Hoops are Hot for 2017

I Introduced these small fabric hoop ornaments in 2016 and did not sell a single one. This year, they've been super popular! The ebb and flow of retail is weird.

Wine towels are new in 2017. Click through to purchase. 

New Wine Towels

As a lover of wine, I don't know why it took me so long to make a wine tea towel. They're finally here and I love them! (Click HERE to see the whole towel.) 

Wrap a bottle of wine in this wine tea towel and you've got an instant holiday hostess gift!

A Stylish Holiday Gift

My favorite way to gift a tea towel is with a bottle of wine. Wrap it up and a bow and bam, you've got a fab holiday hostess gift.  (Click HERE to see the steps I followed to wrap this.)

One last thing: 

All orders placed by December 19th will ship with a free mystery print.

It's a little gift from me to you!

December 19th is also the last day I will be shipping for the holidays.

My apologies to my international crew....Any international orders placed now won't make it in time for Christmas.

Happy Holidays Friends! Ciao.

2017 Coloring Calendars Are Here!

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The 2017 Coloring Calendar is here. Click to purchase!

2017 Coloring Calendars are Here!

After many months in the making, I've got 12 new hand drawn calendar pages for you to color and enjoy. I'm so pleased with how these turned out and am excited to send them out into the world.

Printed on a nice thick cardstock, you can color with sharpies or any other marker on this 2017 coloring calendar.

Color with any Media

Each page in this spiral bound calendar measures 5.5" x 8.5" and are single sided so that you can easily share or hang your colored creations. The calendar was professionally printed right here in Carbondale on a nice heavy card-stock, so feel free to coloring with any tool of your choice. I've colored here with Sharpies and other permanent markers, and there was just a tiny bit of bleed through onto the back side of the page.

The spiral bound calendar comes with a small hole in each page so it's easy to hang.

Ready to hang. Easy to gift.

Believe it or not, the holiday season is almost upon us. At just $17.00, these calendars make a great gift to keep on hand for any creative on your list.

With a small hole at the bottom of each page, this calendar is easy to hang in your home or office. I hung mine on the wall just above my computer so I can easily refer to it.

The calendar illustrations look cool colored and uncolored.

Looks cool uncolored

Not into coloring? The 12 hand drawn illustrations can stand on their own without color. I most likely won't color my own calendar.......I honestly don't have the patience for coloring. (Crazy, but true.)

Act fast. These won't last!

If you enjoy my artwork and blog, please share this post and my sale with your friends.

Ciao!

A Last Minute Gift & Wrapping Paper in One!

Hi there. How are you?

How is it December 15th already? This month is flying by and we'll soon be on our way up north to celebrate the holidays with family.

If you're like me and you still need to do some holiday gift buying, I've got a quick and affordable idea for you. Read on.....

Original feather pattern screen printed on 100% cotton tea towel.

Screen printed tea towel featuring a hand-drawn beer pattern.

Enter the Tea Towel

I've collaborated with my friends at Merchop to create screen printed tea towels featuring two of my favorite hand drawn patterns.

These 100% cotton towels were hand printed with water based inks and can be machine washed. They make a stylish and affordable gift (or gift wrapping) for your favorite cook, beer, or bird lover.

 A tea towel is a perfect size to wrap up a bottle of wine, spirits or big beer.

I have quite a collection (hoard) of tea towels. I use them all the time, and not just in the kitchen. I lay one down on the coffee table when we have weekend hors d'oeuvres in the living room. I use them as hand towels in the guest bath. I've got them on top of night stands and dressers to add color to a space while hiding little imperfections.

I've even been known to use tea towels as "wrapping paper." Sized at 17" x 30" my tea towels are particularly well suited to wrapping bottles. Pick up a bottle of wine, beer, or spirits, wrap the towel around it, and add a bow. Voila! Instant awesome gift!

There's Still Time to Shop!

If you purchase anytime between now and Thursday, December 17th, I'll automatically upgrade to priority 1-3 day shipping! In fact, December 17th is the last day I will be shipping until after the holidays. So shop now, and shop often!

Shop Locally Too!

If you live near Carbondale, you can also purchase my tea towels locally.  They are in stock at 6Pence Gifts, the adorable gift store inside Cristaudo's Bakery, in downtown Carbondale. If you've never been there, it's so worth a trip. The store is stocked with a mix of vintage finds, locally made goods, humorous gifts and great cards. And while you're there, have an egg between sandwich and a Russian tea cake. Yum!

Well, that's all for now. Thank you friends for supporting me much during this crazy busy holiday retail season.

Ciao and Happy Holidays!